Dodge Dakota 2006 Owner's Manual page 304

308 MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
1. Position the vehicle on a levelsurface.
2. Turn Of fthe engine and allow appr oximately 5 min-
utes for the oilto settle to the bottom ofthe crankcase.
3. Remove the engine oillevelindicator (dipstick).
4. W ipe the engine oillevelindicator (dipstick)clean.
5. Install the engine oil level indicator (dipstick) and
make sur e itis seated in the tube.
6. Remove the engine oillevelindicator(dipstick),keep-
ing the handle above the tip,and r ead the oillevelon the
engine oillevelindicator (dipstick).
7. Add oilonly ifthe levelisbelow the "SAFE" range (at
or below the "ADD" mark) on the engine oil level
indicator (dipstick).Adding one quart of oil when the
r eading isattheADD mark willr esultin a r eading atthe
top ofthe SAFE zone on these engines.
CAUTION!
Overfilling or underfilling the crankcase willcause
oilaeration or loss of oilpressure.This could dam-
age your engine.