This could apply to other cars in Fiat Chrysler group. Find the
belt on the left of the engine. You can take a picture of the routing. Identify
the belt tensioner by pulling on the belt and seeing which pulley
yields. In my car it is the center pulley. It has a 13mm hex bolt on
it. Hold it while you pull on the belt to see which way it turns as it
yields. In my car it turns clockwise. I think there is a hole to lock
the loosened tensioner in place, but I did not even attempt it due to difficult
access. Use a ratchet and turn the tensioner with left hand and use the right hand to slide
the belt from/onto the bottom pulley. It will be easier to put on a
belt if it is longer rather than shorter. I got myself a rather short
replacement belt and it seemed I had to turn the tensioner to the
limit to put it on.
Tools used: a 1/2" ratchet with 24cm arm, a 13mm hex socket, head lamp.
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