2010 Dodge Avenger Owner Manual - Page 335

334 WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES WARNING! Raising the vehicle higher than necessary can make the vehicle less stable. It could slip off the jack and hurt someone near it. Raise the vehicle only enough to remove the tire. 5. Raise the vehicle by turning the jack screw to the right, using the swivel wrench. Raise the vehicle only until the tire just clears the surface and enough clearance is obtained to install the spare tire. Minimum tire lift provides maximum stability. WARNING! To avoid possible personal injury, handle the wheel covers with care to avoid contact with any sharp edges. 7. Lower the vehicle by turning the jack screw to the left. 8. Finish tightening the nuts. Push down on the wrench while tightening the wheel nuts. Alternate nuts, until each nut has been tightened twice. The correct wheel nut torque is 100 ft lbs (135 N·m). If you doubt that you have tightened the nuts correctly, have them checked with a 6. Remove the wheel nuts, and pull the wheel and wheel torque wrench by your authorized dealer or at a service covers (where applicable) off the hub. Install the spare station. wheel and wheel nuts with the cone shaped end of the 9. Remove the wheel blocks and lower the jack until it is nuts toward the wheel. Lightly tighten the nuts. To avoid free. Reassemble the lug wrench to the jack assembly and the risk of forcing the vehicle off the jack, do not tighten stow it in the spare tire area. Secure the assembly using the nuts fully until the vehicle has been lowered. the means provided.