Dodge 2014 Charger Owner's Manual page 600

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598 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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N 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 service
is required for your vehicle. Operating conditions such as
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C frequent short-trips, trailer tow, extremely hot or cold
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ambient temperatures, and E85 fuel usage will influence
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when the "Change Oil" or "Oil Change Required" message
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is displayed. Severe Operating Conditions can cause the
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change oil message to illuminate as early as 3,500 miles
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(5,600 km) since last reset. Have your vehicle serviced as
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soon as possible, within the next 500 miles (805 km).
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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)/Oil Change Required" in
"Understanding Your Instrument Panel" or under "In-
strument Cluster Description/Odometer/Trip Odom-
eter" 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.