Dodge Challenger 2014 Owner's Manual page 498

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496 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES
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MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
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Your vehicle is equipped with an automatic oil change
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indicator system. The oil change indicator system will
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remind you that it is time to take your vehicle in for
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scheduled maintenance.
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Based on engine operation conditions, the oil change
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indicator message will illuminate. This means that ser-
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vice is required for your vehicle. Operating conditions
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such as frequent short-trips, trailer tow, extremely hot or
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cold ambient temperatures, and E85 fuel usage will
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influence when the "Change Oil" or "Oil Change Re-
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quired" message is displayed. Severe Operating Condi-
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tions can cause the change oil message to illuminate as
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early as 3,500 miles (5,600 km) since last reset. Have your
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vehicle serviced as soon as possible, within the next 500
miles (805 km).
On Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)
equipped vehicles, "Oil Change Required" will be dis-
played in the EVIC and a single chime will sound,
indicating that an oil change is necessary.
On Non-EVIC equipped vehicles, "Change Oil" will flash
in the instrument cluster odometer and a single chime
will sound, indicating that an oil change is necessary.
Your authorized dealer will reset the oil change indicator
message after completing the scheduled oil change. If a
scheduled oil change is performed by someone other
than your authorized dealer, the message can be reset by
referring to the steps described under "Electronic Vehicle
Information Center (EVIC)" in "Understanding Your
Instrument Panel" for further information.
NOTE: Under no circumstances should oil change inter-
vals exceed 10,000 miles (16,000 km) or twelve months,
whichever comes first.
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