2013 Dodge Avenger User Guide - Page 91

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MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE CAUTION! • Mixing of engine coolant (antifreeze) other than specified Organic Additive Technology (OAT) engine coolant (antifreeze), may result in engine damage and may decrease corrosion protection. Organic Additive Technology (OAT) engine coolant is different and should not be mixed with Hybrid Organic Additive Technology (HOAT) engine coolant (antifreeze) or any "globally compatible" coolant (antifreeze). If a non-OAT engine coolant (antifreeze) is introduced into the cooling system in an emergency, it should be flushed with OAT coolant and replaced with the specified OAT engine coolant (antifreeze) as soon as possible. Do not use water alone or alcohol-based engine coolant (antifreeze) products. Do not use additional rust inhibitors or antirust products, as they may not be compatible with the radiator engine coolant and may plug the radiator. This vehicle has not been designed for use with propylene glycol-based engine coolant (antifreeze). Use of propylene glycol-based engine coolant (antifreeze) is not recommended. • • E85 FLEXIBLE FUEL - 3.6L ENGINE ONLY Refer to your Owner's Manual on the DVD for further details. CAUTION! Only vehicles with the E-85 fuel filler door label or a yellow gas cap can operate on E-85. MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE Your vehicle is equipped with an automatic oil change indicator system. The oil change indicator system will remind you that it is time to take your vehicle in for scheduled maintenance. Based on engine operation conditions, the oil change indicator message will illuminate. This means that service is required for your vehicle. Operating conditions such as frequent short-trips, trailer tow, extremely hot or cold ambient temperatures, and E85 fuel usage will influence when the "Oil Change Required" message is displayed. Severe Operating Conditions can cause the change oil message to illuminate as early as 3,500 miles (5,600 km) since last reset. Have your vehicle serviced as soon as possible, within the next 500 miles (805 km). 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" for further information 89

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CAUTION!
• Mixingofenginecoolant(antifreeze)otherthanspecifiedOrganicAdditiveTechnol-
ogy(OAT)enginecoolant(antifreeze),mayresultinenginedamageandmayde-
creasecorrosionprotection.OrganicAdditiveTechnology(OAT)enginecoolantis
differentandshouldnotbemixedwithHybridOrganicAdditiveTechnology(HOAT)
enginecoolant(antifreeze)orany“globallycompatible”coolant(antifreeze).Ifa
non-OATenginecoolant(antifreeze)isintroducedintothecoolingsysteminan
emergency,itshouldbeflushedwithOATcoolantandreplacedwiththespecified
OATenginecoolant(antifreeze)assoonaspossible.
• Donotusewateraloneoralcohol-basedenginecoolant(antifreeze)products.Donot
useadditionalrustinhibitorsorantirustproducts,astheymaynotbecompatible
withtheradiatorenginecoolantandmayplugtheradiator.
• This vehicle has not been designed for use with propylene glycol-based engine
coolant(antifreeze).Useofpropyleneglycol-basedenginecoolant(antifreeze)isnot
recommended.
E85FLEXIBLEFUEL—3.6LENGINEONLY
RefertoyourOwner'sManualontheDVDforfurtherdetails.
CAUTION!
OnlyvehicleswiththeE-85fuelfillerdoorlabelorayellowgascapcanoperateonE-85.
MAINTENANCESCHEDULE
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanautomaticoilchangeindicatorsystem.Theoilchange
indicator system will remind you that it is time to take your vehicle in for scheduled
maintenance.
Basedonengineoperationconditions,theoilchangeindicatormessagewillilluminate.
Thismeansthatserviceisrequiredforyourvehicle.Operatingconditionssuchasfrequent
short-trips,trailertow,extremelyhotorcoldambienttemperatures,andE85fuelusagewill
influencewhenthe“OilChangeRequired”messageisdisplayed.SevereOperatingCondi-
tionscancausethechangeoilmessagetoilluminateasearlyas3,500miles(5,600km)
sincelastreset.Haveyourvehicleservicedassoonaspossible,withinthenext500miles
(805km).
Yourauthorizeddealerwillresettheoilchangeindicatormessageaftercompletingthe
scheduledoilchange.Ifascheduledoilchangeisperformedbysomeoneotherthanyour
authorizeddealer,themessagecanberesetbyreferringtothestepsdescribedunder
“ElectronicVehicleInformationCenter(EVIC)/OilChangeRequired”in“UnderstandingYour
InstrumentPanel”forfurtherinformation
MAINTAININGYOURVEHICLE
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