2014 Chrysler Town & Country User Guide - Page 112

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W H AT TO D O I N E M E R G E N C I E S 8. Finish tightening the lug nuts. Push down on the wrench while at the end of the handle for increased leverage. Tighten the lug nuts in a star pattern until each nut has been tightened twice. The correct wheel nut tightness is 100 ft lbs (135 N·m). If in doubt about the correct tightness, have them checked with a torque wrench by your authorized dealer or at a service station. 9. Lower the jack to its fully-closed position. 10. Place the deflated (flat) tire and compact spare tire cover assembly in the rear cargo area. Do not stow the deflated tire in the spare tire location. Have the full-sized tire repaired or replaced, as soon as possible. 11. Stow the cable and wheel spacer before driving the vehicle. Reassemble the winch handle extensions to form a "T" and fit the winch T-handle over the drive nut. Rotate the nut to the right until the winch mechanism clicks at least three times. NOTE: Refer to the "Spare Tire Tools" section for instructions on assembling the T-handle. 12. Stow the jack, jack handle and winch handle tools back in the stowage compartment. 13. Check the compact spare tire pressure as soon as possible. Correct the tire pressure, as required. Securing The Spare Tire 1. Assemble the winch handle extensions to form a T-handle and fit the winch T-handle over the drive nut. Rotate the nut to the left until the winch mechanism stops turning freely. This will allow enough slack in the cable to allow you to pull the wheel spacer out from under the vehicle. 2. Assemble the winch handle extensions to form the spare tire hook, and pull the wheel spacer from under the vehicle. 3. Turn the compact spare tire so that the valve stem is down, and place the tire into the spare tire/cover assembly. Slide the wheel spacer through the center of the wheel and spare tire/cover assembly, so that the two retainer tabs snap out and engage the spare tire cover on the opposite side. 4. Using the winch T-handle, rotate the drive nut to the right until the compact spare tire/cover assembly is drawn into place against the underside of the vehicle. 5. Continue to rotate the nut to the right until you hear the winch mechanism click three times. It cannot be overtightened. Check under the vehicle to ensure the compact spare tire/cover assembly is positioned correctly against the underside of the vehicle. 110

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8. Finishtighteningthelugnuts.Pushdownonthewrenchwhileattheendofthehandlefor
increasedleverage.Tightenthelugnutsinastarpatternuntileachnuthasbeentightened
twice.Thecorrectwheelnuttightnessis100ftlbs(135N·m).Ifindoubtaboutthecorrect
tightness,havethemcheckedwithatorquewrenchbyyourauthorizeddealerorataservice
station.
9. Lowerthejacktoitsfully-closedposition.
10. Placethedeflated(flat)tireandcompactsparetirecoverassemblyintherearcargoarea.
Do
notstowthedeflatedtireinthesparetirelocation.
Havethefull-sizedtirerepairedor
replaced,assoonaspossible.
11. Stowthecableandwheelspacerbeforedrivingthevehicle.Reassemblethewinchhandle
extensionstoforma“T”andfitthewinchT-handleoverthedrivenut.Rotatethenuttothe
rightuntilthewinchmechanismclicksatleastthreetimes.
NOTE:
Refertothe“SpareTireTools”sectionforinstructionsonassemblingtheT-handle.
12. Stowthejack,jackhandleandwinchhandletoolsbackinthestowagecompartment.
13. Check the compact spare tire pressure as soon as possible. Correct the tire pressure, as
required.
SecuringTheSpareTire
1. AssemblethewinchhandleextensionstoformaT-handleandfitthewinchT-handleoverthe
drivenut.Rotatethenuttotheleftuntilthewinchmechanismstopsturningfreely.Thiswill
allowenoughslackinthecabletoallowyoutopullthewheelspaceroutfromunderthevehicle.
2. Assemblethewinchhandleextensionstoformthesparetirehook,andpullthewheelspacer
fromunderthevehicle.
3. Turnthecompactsparetiresothatthevalvestemisdown,andplacethetireintothespare
tire/cover assembly. Slide the wheel spacer through the center of the wheel and spare
tire/coverassembly,sothatthetworetainertabssnapoutandengagethesparetirecoveron
theoppositeside.
4. UsingthewinchT-handle,rotatethedrivenuttotherightuntilthecompactsparetire/cover
assemblyisdrawnintoplaceagainsttheundersideofthevehicle.
5. Continuetorotatethenuttotherightuntilyouhearthewinchmechanismclickthreetimes.
Itcannotbeovertightened.Checkunderthevehicletoensurethecompactsparetire/cover
assemblyispositionedcorrectlyagainsttheundersideofthevehicle.
WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES
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