2018 DODGE DURANGO SRT flat tire

Compact Spare Tire — If Equipped
The compact spare is for temporary emergency use only.
You can identify if your vehicle is equipped with a compact
spare by looking at the spare tire description on the Tire
and Loading Information Placard located on the driver ’s
side door opening or on the sidewall of the tire. Compact
spare tire descriptions begin with the letter “T” or “S”
preceding the size designation. Example: T145/80D18
103M.
T, S = Temporary Spare Tire
Since this tire has limited tread life, the original equipment
tire should be repaired (or replaced) and reinstalled on
your vehicle at the first opportunity.
Do not install a wheel cover or attempt to mount a
conventional tire on the compact spare wheel, since the
wheel is designed specifically for the compact spare tire.
Do not install more than one compact spare tire and wheel
on the vehicle at any given time.
WARNING!
Compact and collapsible spares are for temporary
emergency use only. With these spares, do not drive
more than 50 mph (80 km/h). Temporary use spares
have limited tread life. When the tread is worn to the
tread wear indicators, the temporary use spare tire
needs to be replaced. Be sure to follow the warnings,
which apply to your spare. Failure to do so could result
in spare tire failure and loss of vehicle control.
Collapsible Spare Tire — If Equipped
The collapsible spare is for temporary emergency use only.
You can identify if your vehicle is equipped with a collaps-
ible spare by looking at the spare tire description on the
Tire and Loading Information Placard located on the
driver ’s side door opening or on the sidewall of the tire.
Collapsible spare tire description example: 165/80-17 101P.
Since this tire has limited tread life, the original equipment
tire should be repaired (or replaced) and reinstalled on
your vehicle at the first opportunity.
Inflate collapsible tire only after the wheel is properly
installed to the vehicle. Inflate the collapsible tire using the
electric air pump before lowering the vehicle.
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Do not install a wheel cover or attempt to mount a
conventional tire on the collapsible spare wheel, since the
wheel is designed specifically for the collapsible spare tire.
WARNING!
Compact and Collapsible spares are for temporary
emergency use only. With these spares, do not drive
more than 50 mph (80 km/h). Temporary use spares
have limited tread life. When the tread is worn to the
tread wear indicators, the temporary use spare tire
needs to be replaced. Be sure to follow the warnings,
which apply to your spare. Failure to do so could result
in spare tire failure and loss of vehicle control.
Full Size Spare — If Equipped
The full size spare is for temporary emergency use only.
This tire may look like the originally equipped tire on the
front or rear axle of your vehicle, but it is not. This spare
tire may have limited tread life. When the tread is worn to
the tread wear indicators, the temporary use full size spare
tire needs to be replaced. Since it is not the same as your
original equipment tire, replace (or repair) the original
equipment tire and reinstall on the vehicle at the first
opportunity.
Limited Use Spare — If Equipped
The limited use spare tire is for temporary emergency use
only. This tire is identified by a label located on the limited
use spare wheel. This label contains the driving limitations
for this spare. This tire may look like the original equipped
tire on the front or rear axle of your vehicle, but it is not.
Installation of this limited use spare tire affects vehicle
handling. Since it is not the same as your original equip-
ment tire, replace (or repair) the original equipment tire
and reinstall on the vehicle at the first opportunity.
WARNING!
Limited use spares are for emergency use only. Instal-
lation of this limited use spare tire affects vehicle
handling. With this tire, do not drive more than the
speed listed on the limited use spare wheel. Keep
inflated to the cold tire inflation pressures listed on
your Tire and Loading Information Placard located on
the driver ’s side B-Pillar or the rear edge of the driver ’s
side door. Replace (or repair) the original equipment
tire at the first opportunity and reinstall it on your
vehicle. Failure to do so could result in loss of vehicle
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Temperature Grades
The Temperature grades are A (the highest), B, and C,
representing the tire’s resistance to the generation of
heat and its ability to dissipate heat, when tested under
controlled conditions on a specified indoor laboratory
test wheel.
Sustained high temperature can cause the material of
the tire to degenerate and reduce tire life, and excessive
temperature can lead to sudden tire failure. The grade C
corresponds to a level of performance, which all pas-
senger vehicle tires must meet under the Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard No. 109. Grades B and A
represent higher levels of performance on the laboratory
test wheel, than the minimum required by law.
WARNING!
The temperature grade for this tire is established for
a tire that is properly inflated and not overloaded.
Excessive speed, under-inflation, or excessive load-
ing, either separately or in combination, can cause
heat buildup and possible tire failure.STORING THE VEHICLE
If the vehicle should remain stationary for more than a
month, observe the following precautions:
•
Park your vehicle in a covered, dry and possibly airy
location the windows open slightly.
• Check that the Electric Park Brake is not engaged.
• Disconnect the negative (-) terminal from the battery
post and be sure that the battery is fully charged. During
storage check battery charge quarterly.
• If you do not disconnect the battery from the electrical
system, be sure to check the battery charge every 30
days. Also, it is recommended that you use storage
mode. For more information refer to “Instrument Clus-
ter Display Menu Items” in “Getting To Know Your
Instrument Panel”.
• Clean and protect the painted parts by applying protec-
tive waxes.
• Clean and protect polished metal parts by applying
protective waxes.
• Apply talcum powder to the front and rear wiper blades
and leave raised from the glass.
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•Cover the vehicle with an appropriate cover taking care
not to damage the painted surface by dragging across
dirty surfaces. Do not use plastic sheeting which will not
allow the evaporation of moisture present on the surface
of the vehicle.
• Inflate the tires at a pressure of +7.25 psi (+0.5 bar)
higher than recommended on the tire placard and check
it periodically.
• Do not drain the engine cooling system.
•
Whenever you leave the vehicle is stationary for two weeks
or more, run idle the engine for approximately five minutes,
with the air conditioning system on and high fan speed.
This will ensure a proper lubrication of the system, thus
minimizing the possibility of damage to the compressor
when the vehicle is put back into operation.
CAUTION!
Before removal of the positive and negative terminals
to the battery, wait at least a minute with ignition
switch in the OFF position and close the driver ’s door.
When reconnecting the positive and negative terminals
to the battery be sure the ignition switch is in the OFF
position and the driver ’s door is closed.
Battery Storage Mode
With the ignition in the ON position, engine not running,
navigate to the battery gauge page on the instrument cluster
display, then press and hold the OK button. The vehicle will be
put into battery storage mode, which will greatly increase the
amount of time the vehicle can sit and restart without needing
to disconnect the battery. Going into battery storage mode will
increase the amount of time between starts to about 60 days.
NOTE: The key fob buttons will not work while the
vehicle is in battery storage mode, pulling the door handle
will wake the vehicle and allow it to recognize the key fob
to unlock the door.
BODYWORK
Protection From Atmospheric Agents
Vehicle body care requirements vary according to geographic
locations and usage. Chemicals that make roads passable in
snow and ice and those that are sprayed on trees and road
surfaces during other seasons are highly corrosive to the metal
in your vehicle. Outside parking, which exposes your vehicle
to airborne contaminants, road surfaces on which the vehicle
is operated, extreme hot or cold weather and other extreme
conditions will have an adverse effect on paint, metal trim,
and underbody protection.
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Carbon Monoxide Warning................248, 456
Cargo Area Cover .......................106, 107
Cargo Compartment ........................106
Light .................................106
Luggage Carrier ........................ .127
Cargo Light ............................. .106
Cargo Tie-Downs .......................... .107
Car Washes ...............................445
Cellular Phone ............................525
Center High Mounted Stop Light ...............362
Chains, Tire ............................. .441
Changing A Flat Tire ........................420
Chart, Tire Sizing .......................... .422
Check Engine Light (Malfunction Indicator Light). . . .164
Checking Your Vehicle For Safety ...............248
Checks, Safety ............................ .248
Child Restraint ............................224
Child Restraints Booster Seats ............................227
Child Seat Installation .....................242
How To Stow An unused ALR Seat Belt ........239
Infant And Child Restraints .................226
Locating The LATCH Anchorages .............232
Lower Anchors And Tethers For Children .......229
Older Children And Child Restraints ...........226Seating Positions
........................ .228
Child Safety Locks ..........................38
Clean Air Gasoline ........................ .453
Cleaning Wheels ............................... .440
Climate Control ............................81
Automatic ..............................82
Cold Weather Operation ..................... .262
Compact Disc (CD) Maintenance ................541
Compact Spare Tire ........................ .438
Contract, Service .......................... .546
Cooling Pressure Cap (Radiator Cap) ............415
Cooling System............................412
Adding

Coolant (Antifreeze) .................414
Coolant Level .......................... .415
Cooling Capacity ........................ .456
Disposal Of Used Coolant ..................415
Drain, Flush, And Refill ....................413
Inspection ..........................412, 415
Points To Remember ..................... .416
Pressure Cap ............................415
Radiator Cap .......................... .415
Selection Of Coolant (Antifreeze) .......413, 456, 457
Corrosion Protection ........................444
Cruise Control (Speed Control) ..............282, 285
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Telescoping Steering Column...................63
Temperature Control, Automatic (ATC) ............94
Tie Down Hooks, Cargo ..................... .107
Tilt Steering Column .........................63
Tire And Loading Information Placard ............426
Tire Markings ............................ .421
Tires......................... .251, 430, 437, 442
Aging (Life Of Tires) ..................... .434
Air Pressure ............................430
Chains ............................... .441
Changing .......................369, 379, 420
Compact Spare ..........................438
Flat Changing .......................... .379
General Information ...................430, 437
High Speed ............................ .432
Inflation Pressure ........................431
Jacking ............................... .420
Life Of Tires ............................434
Load Capacity .......................426, 427
Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) ........157, 190
Quality Grading ........................ .442
Radial ............................... .432
Replacement ........................ .379, 435
Rotation ...............................441
Safety ............................ .420, 430Sizes
.................................422
Snow Tires ............................ .437
Spare Tires ..................... .370, 437, 439
Spinning ...............................433
Trailer Towing .......................... .343
Tread Wear Indicators .....................433
Wheel Mounting ........................ .379
Wheel Nut Torque ........................451
Tire Safety Information .......................420
Tongue Weight/Trailer Weight .................341
To Open Hood ............................103
T owing ................................. .336
Behind

A Motorhome ..................... .347
Guide .................................339
Recreational ............................347
Weight ............................... .339
Towing Behind A Motorhome ..................347
Traction ............................. .347, 348
Traction Control .......................... .173
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) ....................177
Trailer Towing ............................ .336
Cooling System Tips ..................... .346
Hitches ............................... .339
Minimum Requirements ....................342
Tips ................................. .346
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