2013 Dodge Journey Owner Manual - Page 452

450 STARTING AND OPERATING If your vehicle is not equipped with an original equipment tire and wheel as a spare, a non-matching temporary emergency use spare may be equipped with your vehicle. Temporary use spares are engineered to be used only with your vehicle. Your vehicle may be equipped with one of the following types of non-matching tempoSpare Tire Matching Original Equipped Tire And rary use spares; compact, full size, or limited-use. Do not Wheel - If Equipped install more than one non-matching temporary use spare Your vehicle may be equipped with a spare tire and tire/wheel on the vehicle at any given time. wheel equivalent in look and function to the original equipment tire and wheel found on the front or rear axle CAUTION! of your vehicle. This spare tire may be used in the tire rotation for your vehicle. If your vehicle has this option Because of the reduced ground clearance, do not take refer to an authorized tire dealer for the recommended your vehicle through an automatic car wash with a compact, full size or limited-use temporary spare tire rotation pattern. installed. Damage to the vehicle may result. While studded tires improve performance on ice, skid and traction capability on wet or dry surfaces may be poorer than that of non-studded tires. Some states prohibit studded tires; therefore, local laws should be checked before using these tire types.