spare wheel DODGE SPRINTER 2008 2.G Owner's Manual

553 Practical hints
Flat tire
5
\1
Push the wheel onto the wheel hub
and press it on.
Wheels with centering by wheel bolts:
\1
Screw in the wheel bolts and tighten
them finger-tight.
1Wheel bolt for light-alloy wheel
2Wheel bolt for steel wheelor wheels wit h whe el n uts :
!
CAUTION
If your vehicle is equipped with the
tire pressure monitor, each wheel
has an electronic component.
Tire mounting tools should not be ap-
plied in the area of the valve, as this
could damage the electronic compo-
nents.
Have the tires changed only at an
authorized Sprinter Dealer.
Warning
G
Do not tighten the wheel bolts and wheel
nuts completely while the vehicle is still
jacked up. The vehicle could tip.
iOn vehicles with light-alloy wheels,
you will find short wheel bolts suit-
able for the steel spare wheel in the
vehicle tool kit.N40.10-2175-31
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555 Practical hints
Flat tire
5
Vehicles with wheel caps:
Make sure that the opening in the
wheel cap is positioned over the tire
vent.
Vehicles with center caps:
Make sure that the retaining lugs of
the hub cap are positioned over the
bolts.
\1
Compress the piston of the hydraulic
jack and close the pressure release
screw.
\1
Store the jack and the remaining ve-
hicle tools.
\1
Place the defective wheel in the
spare wheel bracket after changing
the wheel (
\2
page 517).
\1
Check the tire pressure
(\2
page 361).
\1
Retighten the wheel bolts and wheel
nuts to the specified tightening
torque once the vehicle has been
driven for 30 miles (50 km).
iGive the middle of the center cap a
knock to engage it on the wheel.
Warning
G
For safety reasons, you must observe the
following after changing a wheel:Have the tightening torque checked:for wheel bolts 177 lb-ft (240 Nm) (steel
wheel)/133 lb-ft (180 Nm) (light-alloy
wheel) orfor wheel nuts133 lb-ft (180 Nm).The wheels could otherwise come loose.
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656 IndexSide lamps
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 526
Side marker lamps
. . . . . . . . . . . 526
changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535
Side wall
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Side windowscleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244Sliding doorclosing aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
locking/unlocking
from the inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Sliding sunroof
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
opening/closing manually . . . . . 522
resetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Sliding sunroof emergency
operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522
Sliding/tilting sunroofsee Sliding sunroofSnow chains
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Spare wheel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517
Speedadjusting
see Cruise controlSpeedometer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
setting the unit (vehicles with
steering wheel buttons) . . . . . . . 165
Spinningsee Tires, Direction of rotationSRS (Supplemental
Restraint System)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
display message . . . . . . . . . . . . 496
SRS (Supplemental
Restraint System)warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469Standard seat
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Standing lampschanging bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530Steering
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Steering column adjustment
. . . 128
Steering locksee Ignition lockSteering wheeladjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
buttons
(vehicle with steering wheel
buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
,151
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