Dodge Caliber 2012 Owner's Manual page 298

296 STARTING AND OPERATING
▫ Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
▫ General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Driving On Slippery Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
▫ Acceleration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
▫ Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Driving Through Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
▫ Flowing/Rising Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
▫ Shallow Standing Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
▫ Power Steering Fluid Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
▫ Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Electronic Brake Control System . . . . . . . . . . . 324
▫ Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . 325
▫ Brake Assist System (BAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
▫ Traction Control System (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . 326
▫ Hill Start Assist (HSA) - Manual
Transmission Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
▫ Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . 328
▫ ESC Activation/Malfunction Indicator Light
And ESC Off Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Tire Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
▫ Tire Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
▫ Tire Identification Number (TIN) . . . . . . . . . 335
▫ Tire Terminology And Definitions . . . . . . . . . 336
▫ Tire Loading And Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 337
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