Dodge Caliber Owner's Manual page 189

WARNING! (Continued)
• Only use the jack in the positions indicated
and for lifting this vehicle during a tire
change.
• If working on or near a roadway, be ex-
tremely careful of motor traffic.
• To assure that spare tires, flat or inflated,
are securely stowed, spares must be
stowed with the valve stem facing the
ground.
• Turn on the Hazard Warning flasher.
Jack Warning Label
1. Remove the scissors jack and lug wrench
from the spare wheel as an assembly. Turn the
jack screw to the left to loosen the lug wrench
and remove the wrench from the jack assembly.
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2. Loosen, but do not remove, the wheel nuts
by turning them to the left one turn while the
wheel is still on the ground.
Jacking Locations
CAUTION!
Do not attempt to raise the vehicle by jacking
on locations other than those indicated in
Step 3.
3. There are two front jacking locations and two
rear jacking locations on each side of the body.
The front locations are outlined by two triangu-
lar cutouts, the rear ones by two rectangular
cutouts. For vehicles equipped with plastic
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trim, the plastic has been cut away to expose
the jacking locations in the body.
Do not raise the vehicle until you are sure the
jack is securely engaged.
4. Turn the jack screw to the left until the jack
can be placed under the jacking location.
Once the jack is positioned, turn the jack screw
to the right until the jack head is properly
engaged with the lift area closest to the wheel
to be changed.
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. Using the swivel wrench raise the vehicle by
turning the jack screw to the right. 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.
6. Remove the wheel nuts and pull the wheel
and wheel covers, where applicable, off the
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