2012 DODGE DURANGO jacking

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CONTENTS
Hazard Warning Flashers ................ 551
 If Your Engine Overheats ................ 551
 Jacking And Tire Changing ............... 552
▫ Jack Location ....................... 553
▫ Spare Tire Stowage ................... 554
▫ Spare Tire Removal ................... 555
▫ Preparations For Jacking ............... 558
▫ Jacking Instructions ................... 559 ▫
Road Tire Installation ................. 566
 Jump-Starting ........................ 567
▫ Preparations For Jump-Start ............. 568
▫ Jump-Starting Procedure ............... 569
 Freeing A Stuck Vehicle ................. 571
 Emergency Tow Hooks — If Equipped ...... 573
 Shift Lever Override ................... 573
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CAUTION!
Driving with a hot cooling system could damage
your vehicle. If the temperature gauge reads HOT
(H), pull over and stop the vehicle. Idle the vehicle
with the air conditioner turned off until the pointer
drops back into the normal range. If the pointer
remains on HOT (H), and you hear continuous
chimes, turn the engine off immediately and call for
service.
WARNING!
You or others can be badly burned by hot engine
coolant (antifreeze) or steam from your radiator. If
you see or hear steam coming from under the hood,
do not open the hood until the radiator has had time
to cool. Never try to open a cooling system pressure
cap when the radiator or coolant bottle is hot.
JACKING AND TIRE CHANGING
WARNING!
•Do not attempt to change a tire on the side of the
vehicle close to moving traffic. Pull far enough off
the road to avoid the danger of being hit when
operating the jack or changing the wheel.
•Being under a jacked-up vehicle is dangerous. The
vehicle could slip off the jack and fall on you. You
could be crushed. Never put any part of your body
under a vehicle that is on a jack. If you need to get
under a raised vehicle, take it to a service center
where it can be raised on a lift.
•Never start or run the engine while the vehicle is
on a jack.(Continued)
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Preparations For Jacking
1. Park the vehicle on a firm level surface, away from
traffic.
WARNING!
Do not attempt to change a tire on the side of the
vehicle closest to moving traffic, pull far enough off
the road to avoid being hit when operating the jack
or changing the wheel.
2. Place the transmission in PARK, set the parking brake
and activate the Hazard Warning flashers. 3. Block the diagonally opposite
wheel.
NOTE: Passengers should not remain in the vehicle
when the vehicle is being jacked.
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Jacking Instructions
WARNING!
Carefully follow these tire changing warnings to
help prevent personal injury or damage to your
vehicle:
•Always park on a firm, level surface as far from
the edge of the roadway as possible before raising
the vehicle.
•Turn on the Hazard Warning flasher.
•Block the wheel diagonally opposite the wheel to
be raised.
•Set the parking brake firmly and set the automatic
transmission in PARK.
•Never start or run the engine with the vehicle on a
jack.(Continued)
WARNING! (Continued)
•Do not let anyone sit in the vehicle when it is on a
jack.
•Do not get under the vehicle when it is on a jack.
•Only use the jack in the positions indicated and
for lifting this vehicle during a tire change.
•If working on or near a roadway, be extremely
careful of motor traffic.
•To assure that spare tires, flat or inflated, are
securely stowed, spares must be stowed with the
valve stem facing the ground.
Jack Warning Label
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CAUTION!
Do not attempt to raise the vehicle by jacking on
locations other than those indicated in the Jacking
Instructions for this vehicle.
1. Loosen (but do not remove) the wheel lug nuts by
turning them to the left, one turn, while the wheel is still
on the ground.
2. Assemble the jack and jacking tools.
3. For the front axle, place the jack on the body flange
just behind the front tire as indicated by the triangular lift
point symbol on the sill molding.Do not raise the
vehicle until you are sure the jack is fully engaged.
Jack and Tool Assembly
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Lift Point Symbol On Sill MoldingFront Jacking Location6
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4. For a rear tire, place the jack in the slot on the rear
tie-down bracket, just forward of the rear tire (as indi-
cated by the triangular lift point symbol on the sill
molding).Do not raise the vehicle until you are sure the
jack is fully engaged.
5. Raise the vehicle by turning the jack screw clockwise.
Raise the vehicle just enough to remove the flat tire.
Lift Point Symbol On Sill Molding
Rear Jacking Location
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Electric Remote Mirrors................... 112
Electrical Outlet, Auxiliary (Power Outlet) ...... 263
Electronic Brake Control System ............. 467
Anti-Lock Brake System ................ 468
Brake Assist System ................... 469
Electronic Roll Mitigation ............... 470
Traction Control System ................ 468
Electronic Roll Mitigation (ERM) ............. 470
Electronic Speed Control (Cruise Control) ....205,208
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) ............. 470
Electronic Vehicle Information
Center (EVIC) ....................... 303,309
Electronically Shifted Transfer Case ........... 450
Emergency, In Case of Freeing Vehicle When Stuck ............. 571
Hazard Warning Flasher ............... 551
Jacking ............................ 552
Jump Starting ....................... 567
Tow Hooks ......................... 573 Emission Control System Maintenance
......... 584
Engine Air Cleaner ......................... 590
Block Heater ........................ 429
Break-In Recommendations .............. 97
Compartment .................... 581,582
Compartment Identification ..........581,582
Cooling ........................... 601
Exhaust Gas Caution ..............48,98,515
Fails to Start ........................ 428
Flooded, Starting ..................... 428
Fuel Requirements ................. 51 1,632
Jump Starting ....................... 567
Multi-Displacement ................... 465
Oil ............................ 587,632
Oil Change Interval ................... 588
Oil Disposal ........................ 590
Oil Filter ........................... 590
Oil Filter Disposal .................... 590
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