2006 Dodge Dakota Owner Manual - Page 292

292 WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES Correct nut tightness is the following: • Steel Wheels: 130-170 ft. lbs. (177-231 N·m) torque. • Aluminum Wheels: 120-160 ft. lbs. (163-217 N·m) torque. WARNING! Carefully follow these tire changing warnings to help prevent personal injury or damage to your vehicle: • Always park on a firm, level surface as far from the edge of the roadway as possible before raising the vehicle. • Block the wheel diagonally opposite the wheel to be raised. • Apply the parking brake firmly before jacking. • Never start the engine with the vehicle on a jack. • Do not let anyone sit in the vehicle when it is on a jack. • Do not get under the vehicle when it is on a jack. • Only use the jack in the positions indicated. • If working on or near a roadway, be extremely careful of motor traffic. • To assure that spare tires, flat or inflated are securely stowed, spares must be stowed with the value stem facing the ground. WARNING! A loose tire or jack thrown forward in a collision or hard stop could injure someone in the vehicle. Always stow the jack, tools and the extra tire and wheel in the places provided. 7. Lower the jack to its fully closed position. Stow the replaced tire, jack, and tools as previously described. 8. Adjust the tire pressure when possible. NOTE: Do not oil wheel studs. For chrome wheels, do not substitute with chrome plated wheel nuts.