2015 JEEP COMPASS tire size

VEHICLE LOADING
As required by National Highway Traffic Safety Admin-
istration regulations, your vehicle has a certification label
affixed to the driver’s side door or B-Pillar.
Vehicle Certification Label
Your vehicle has a Vehicle Certification Label attached to
the driver’s door B-Pillar.
The label contains the following information:
•Name of manufacturer
•Month and year of manufacture
•Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)
•Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
•Type of Vehicle
•Month, Day and Hour of Manufacture (MDH)
The bar code allows a computer scanner to read the
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)
The GVWR is the total allowable weight of your vehicle.
This includes driver, passengers, and cargo. The total
load must be limited so that you do not exceed the
GVWR.
Tire Size
The tire size on the Vehicle Certification Label represents
the actual tire size on your vehicle. Replacement tires
must be equal to the load capacity of this tire size.
Rim Size
This is the rim size that is appropriate for the tire size
listed.
410 STARTING AND OPERATING

CAUTION!
Driving with a hot cooling system could damage your
vehicle. If the pointer rises to the H (red) mark, the
instrument cluster will sound a chime. When safe,
pull over and stop the vehicle with the engine at idle.
Turn off the air conditioning and wait until the pointer
drops back into the normal range. If the pointer
remains on the H (red) mark for more than a minute,
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.
WHEEL AND TIRE TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
Proper lug nut/bolt torque is very important to ensure
that the wheel is properly mounted to the vehicle. Any
time a wheel has been removed and reinstalled on the
vehicle the lug nuts/bolts should be torqued using a
properly calibrated torque wrench.
Torque Specifications
Lug Nut/Bolt
Torque
**Lug Nut/
Bolt Size
Lug Nut/Bolt
Socket Size
100 Ft-Lbs
(135 N·m)
M12 x 1.25 19 mm
**Use only Chrysler recommended lug nuts/bolts and
clean or remove any dirt or oil before tightening.
430 WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES

Jacking...............................432
Life of Tires...........................389
Load Capacity.........................375
Pressure Monitor System (TPMS)............393
Pressure Warning Light...................221
Quality Grading........................535
Radial...............................383
Replacement...........................390
Rotation..............................392
Safety...............................369
Sizes................................371
Snow Tires............................385
Spare Tire.............................433
Spinning.............................388
Trailer Towing.........................420
Tread Wear Indicators....................388
Tire Safety Information.....................369
Tire Service Kit...........................442
Tongue Weight/Trailer Weight................417
Towing................................412
24-Hour Towing Assistance................125
Disabled Vehicle........................460
Guide...............................416
Recreational...........................425
Weight...............................416
Towing Assistance.........................125
Towing Vehicle Behind a Motorhome...........425
Trailer Towing...........................412
Cooling System Tips.....................424
Hitches..............................415
Minimum Requirements..................418
Ti p s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..423
Trailer and Tongue Weight.................417
Wiring...............................422
Trailer Towing Guide.......................416
Trailer Weight............................416
Transaxle
Automatic.............................12
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