2015 DODGE DURANGO spare tire

4. Slide the tire out from under the vehicle and rotate it
vertically behind the rear bumper.
5. Spread the retaining tabs on the plastic plate and pull
the metal stamping toward you to release it from the
plastic plate.
Spare Tire
Tab Location
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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. If
you need to get under a raised vehicle, take it to a
service center where it can be raised on a lift.
•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.
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5. Raise the vehicle by turning the jack screw clockwise.
Raise the vehicle just enough to remove the flat tire.
WARNING!
Raising the vehicle higher than necessary can make
the vehicle less stable. It could slip off the jack and
hurt someone near it. Raise the vehicle only enough
to remove the tire.
6. Remove the lug nuts and wheel.
7. Install the spare wheel/tire on the vehicle and install
the lug nuts with the cone-shaped end toward the
wheel. Lightly tighten the nuts.
CAUTION!
Be sure to mount the spare tire with the valve stem
facing outward. The vehicle could be damaged if the
spare tire is mounted incorrectly.
Mounting Spare Tire
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11. Insert the two long tubes on the plastic protective
plate in the lug holes of the road wheel. Push the end
of the winch’s cable, spring, steel sleeve and stamped
cone shape wheel plate though the road wheel and
protective plate.
12. Slide the road wheel on the ground using the protec-
tive plate until it is directly under the winch and
between the rear bumper and exhaust system heat
shields. Raise the tire by turn the lug wrench on the
winch extension clockwise until it clicks/ratchets
three times to make sure the cable is tight.
Installing Winch
Road Wheel Installed In Spare Location
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NOTE:Double check to ensure the tire is snug against the
underbody of the vehicle. Damage to the winch cable
may result if the vehicle is driven with the tire loose.
WARNING!
Do not use power tools to winch the tire up or down.
Impact-type tools may damage the winch mecha-
nism.
13. Lower the jack to the fully closed position. Return the
tools to the proper positions in the tool bag. Fold the
flap on the tool bag under the tools and roll the tools
in the bag underneath the others. Use the Velcro
straps to secure the tool bag to the jack with the lug
wrench on the forward side of the jack. Expand the
jack on the bracket by turning the thumb screw
clockwise until it is tight to prevent rattles.
14. Reinstall the plastic plug into the floor of the cargo
area. Roll up and store the Jack, Tool Kit and Tire
Changing Instructions. Reinstall the cover for the jack
in the rear storage bin.
15. Have the aluminum road wheel and tire repaired as
soon as possible and properly secure the spare tire,
jack and tool kit.
WARNING!
A loose tire or jack thrown forward in a collision or
hard stop could endanger the occupants of the ve-
hicle. Always stow the jack parts and the spare tire in
the places provided.
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Installing Child Restraints Using The Vehicle Seat
Belt..................................99
Locating The LATCH Anchorages............93
Lower Anchors And Tethers For Children.......89
Older Children And Child Restraints..........85
Seating Positions........................88
Child Safety Locks.........................33
Clean Air Gasoline........................507
Cleaning
Wheels...............................621
Climate Control..........................381
Automatic............................381
Cold Weather Operation....................426
Compact Disc (CD) Maintenance..............378
Compact Spare Tire........................490
Console, Overhead........................239
Contract, Service..........................659
Coolant Pressure Cap (Radiator Cap)...........611
Cooling System...........................607
Adding Coolant (Antifreeze)...............609
Coolant Capacity.......................640
Coolant Level..........................612
Disposal of Used Coolant..................611
Drain, Flush, and Refill...................608
Inspection............................607
Points to Remember.....................612
Pressure Cap..........................611
Radiator Cap..........................611
Selection of Coolant (Antifreeze).............608
Corrosion Protection.......................619
Cruise Control (Speed Control)................196
Cupholders.............................261
Customer Assistance.......................657
Data Recorder, Event.......................81
Daytime Running Lights....................174
Dealer Service............................589
Defroster, Rear Window.....................275
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Disarm The System.......................20
Tamper Alert...........................21
Security System...........................19
SENTRY KEY®
FCC General Information..................18
Key Programming.......................18
Sentry Key (Immobilizer)....................16
Sentry Key Replacement.....................18
Service Assistance.........................657
Service Contract..........................659
Service Manuals..........................662
Shifting................................428
Automatic Transmission..................428
Shoulder Belts............................52
Signals, Turn.............................112
Snow Chains (Tire Chains)...................496
Snow Plow..............................536
Snow Tires..............................488
Spare Tire...............................490
Spark Plugs.............................642
Speed Control (Cruise Control)................191
Speedometer.............................292
Starting.................................27
Automatic Transmission..................422
Cold Weather..........................426
Engine Block Heater.....................427
Engine Fails to Start.....................426
Remote...............................27
Starting and Operating.....................422
Starting Procedures........................422
Steering
Power...............................453
Tilt Column...........................187
Wheel, Heated.........................190
Wheel, Tilt............................187
Steering Wheel Audio Controls...............377
Steering Wheel Mounted Sound System Controls . . .377
Storage................................634
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Storage, Vehicle...........................396
Storing Your Vehicle.......................634
Sunglasses Storage........................241
Sun Roof...............................251
Sun Visor Extension.......................131
Supplemental Restraint System - Airbag..........67
Sway Control, Trailer.......................466
System, Remote Starting.....................27
Tachometer..............................292
Telescoping Steering Column.................187
Temperature Control, Automatic (ATC)..........390
Temperature Gauge, Engine Coolant............292
Tie Down Hooks, Cargo....................273
Tilt Steering Column.......................187
Tire and Loading Information Placard...........478
Tire Markings............................472
Ti re s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2
Aging (Life of Tires).....................493
Air Pressure...........................483
Chains...............................496
Changing.............................551
Compact Spare.........................490
General Information.....................483
High Speed...........................486
Inflation Pressures.......................485
Jacking...............................551
Life of Tires...........................493
Load Capacity.........................478
Pressure Monitor System (TPMS)............498
Pressure Warning Light...................292
Quality Grading........................663
Radial...............................486
Replacement...........................494
Rotation..............................497
Safety...............................472
Sizes................................473
SnowTires............................488
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