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Road tire installation, What to do in emergencies – Chrysler 2012 200 - User Guide User Manual

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7. Lower the vehicle by turning the jack

screw to the left.

8. Finish tightening the 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 torque is 100 ft lbs (135 N·m). If you
doubt that you have tightened the nuts
correctly, have them checked with a
torque wrench by your authorized dealer
or at a service station.

9. Remove the wheel blocks and lower the jack until it is free. Reassemble the lug wrench to

the jack assembly and stow it in the spare tire area. Secure the assembly using the means
provided.

10. Place the deflated (flat) tire in the cargo area and have the tire repaired or replaced as

soon as possible.

11. Check the tire pressure as soon as possible. Correct the tire pressure as required.

Road Tire Installation

Vehicles Equipped With Wheel Covers

1. Mount the road tire on the axle.

2. To ease the installation process for steel wheels with wheel covers, install two lug nuts on

the mounting studs which are on each side of the valve stem. Install the lug nuts with the
cone shaped end of the nut toward the wheel. Lightly tighten the lug nuts.

3. Align the valve notch in the wheel cover

with the valve stem on the wheel. Install
the cover by hand, snapping the cover
over the two lug nuts. Do not use a
hammer or excessive force to install the
cover.

4. Install the remaining lug nuts with the

cone shaped end of the nut toward the
wheel. Lightly tighten the lug nuts.

5. Lower the vehicle to the ground by

turning the jack handle counterclockwise.

1 — Valve Stem

4 — Wheel Cover

2 — Valve Notch

5 — Mounting Stud

3 — Wheel Lug Nut

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