2009 Dodge Caliber Owner Manual - Page 385

oil if it has been six months since your last oil change and even if the oil change indicator message is NOT illuminated. • Change your engine oil more often if you drive your vehicle off-road for an extended period of time. • Under no circumstances should oil change intervals exceed 6,000 miles (10 000 km) or six months, whichever comes first. Your authorized dealer will reset the oil change indicator message after completing the scheduled oil change. If this scheduled oil change is performed by someone other than your authorized dealer, the message can be reset by referring to the steps described under "Oil Change A I N T E N A N At Each Stop for Fuel C • Check the engine oil level about five minutes after a E MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES 383 M Required" in "Use Factory Settings" of the EVIC section in this manual or under "Odometer/Trip Odometer" in the Instrument Cluster Descriptions section of this manual. S C H E D U • Check the windshield washer solvent and add if L E required. S fully warmed engine is shut off. Checking the oil level while the vehicle is on level ground will improve the accuracy of the oil level reading. Add oil only when the level is at or below the ADD or MIN mark. 8