2012 Dodge Avenger Owner Manual - Page 202

200 UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL off unless the parking brake is applied or a brake fault is NOTE: You must apply the brakes before shifting from detected. If the light does not illuminate, have the light PARK. inspected by an authorized dealer. 14. Odometer Display/Trip Odometer Display The light also will turn on when the parking brake is The odometer display shows the total distance the veapplied with the ignition switch in the ON/RUN posi- hicle has been driven. U.S. Federal regulations require that upon transfer of vehicle ownership, the seller certify tion. to the purchaser the correct mileage that the vehicle has NOTE: This light shows only that the parking brake is been driven. If your odometer needs to be repaired or applied. It does not show the degree of brake application. serviced, the repair technician should leave the odometer reading the same as it was before the repair or service. If 12. Tachometer The silver area of the scale shows the permissible engine s/he cannot do so, then the odometer must be set at zero, revolutions-per-minute (RPM x 1000) for each gear range. and a sticker must be placed in the door jamb stating Before reaching the red area, ease up on the accelerator to what the mileage was before the repair or service. It is a good idea for you to make a record of the odometer prevent engine damage. reading before the repair/service, so that you can be sure 13. Shift Lever Indicator that it is properly reset, or that the door jamb sticker is The Shift Lever Indicator is self-contained within the accurate if the odometer must be reset at zero. instrument cluster. It displays the gear position of the automatic transmission.