flat tire DODGE DURANGO SRT 2019 Owner's Guide

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.8
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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
control.
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WARNING!(Continued)
include acceleration, cornering, hydroplaning, or
peak traction characteristics.
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.
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WARNING! (Continued)
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.
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•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.
• 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 opera-
tion.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.
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Caps, FillerOil (Engine) ..................... .398, 401, 402
Radiator (Coolant Pressure) .................418
Carbon Monoxide Warning ................251, 460
Cargo Area Cover ......................... .107
Cargo Compartment ....................... .107
Light ................................ .107
Luggage Carrier ........................ .128
Cargo Light ............................. .107
Cargo Tie-Downs .......................... .108
Car Washes .............................. .448
Cellular Phone ........................... .530
Center High Mounted Stop Light ...............364
Chains, Tire ............................. .444
Changing A Flat Tire ....................... .423
Chart, Tire Sizing .......................... .425
Check Engine Light (Malfunction Indicator Light). . . .166
Checking Your Vehicle For Safety ...............250
Checks, Safety ............................ .250
Child Restraint ........................... .225
Child Restraints Booster Seats ........................... .228
Child Seat Installation .....................244
How To Stow An unused ALR Seat Belt ........241
Infant And Child Restraints .................227 Locating The LATCH Anchorages
.............234
Lower Anchors And Tethers For Children .......231
Older Children And Child Restraints ...........228
Seating Positions ........................ .230
Child Safety Locks ..........................40
Clean Air Gasoline ........................ .457
Cleaning Wheels ............................... .443
Climate Control ............................82
Automatic ..............................83
Cold Weather Operation ..................... .263
Compact Disc (CD) Maintenance ................545
Compact Spare Tire ........................ .441
Contract,
Service.......................... .550
Cooling Pressure Cap (Radiator Cap) ............418
Cooling System ........................... .415
Adding Coolant (Antifreeze) .................417
Coolant Level .......................... .418
Cooling Capacity ........................ .460
Disposal Of Used Coolant ..................418
Drain, Flush, And Refill ....................416
Inspection ......................... .415, 418
Points To Remember ..................... .419
Pressure Cap ........................... .418
Radiator Cap .......................... .418
556 INDEX

Power............................... .281
Tilt Column .............................64
Wheel, Heated ...........................65
Wheel, Tilt ..............................64
Steering Wheel Audio Controls .................512
Steering Wheel Mounted Sound System Controls . . . .512
Storage ..................................115
Door .................................115
Storage, Vehicle .............................96
Sunglasses Storage ......................... .128
Sun Roof ............................ .101, 103
Sunshade Operation ........................ .102
Sun Visor .................................69
Sway Control, Trailer ....................... .179
Synthetic Engine Oil ....................... .402
System, Remote Starting ......................27
Telescoping Steering Column ...................64
Temperature Control, Automatic (ATC) ............94
Tie Down Hooks, Cargo ..................... .108
Tilt Steering Column .........................64
Tire And Loading Information Placard ............429
Tire Markings ............................ .424
Tires......................... .253, 433, 440, 445
Aging (Life Of Tires) ..................... .437Air Pressure
........................... .433
Chains ............................... .444
Changing ...................... .371, 381, 423
Compact Spare ......................... .441
Flat Changing .......................... .381
General Information ...................433, 440
High Speed ............................ .435
Inflation Pressure ....................... .434
Jacking ............................... .423
Life Of Tires ........................... .437
Load Capacity ...................... .429, 430
Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) ........160, 191
Quality Grading ........................ .445
Radial ............................... .435
Replacement ........................ .381,
438
Rotation .............................. .444
Safety ............................ .424, 433
Sizes ................................ .425
Snow Tires ............................ .440
Spare Tires ..................... .372, 440, 442
Spinning .............................. .436
Trailer Towing .......................... .342
Tread Wear Indicators .....................436
Wheel Mounting ........................ .381
Wheel Nut Torque ....................... .455
566 INDEX