2012 Chrysler 300 User Guide SRT - Page 63

2012 Chrysler 300 Manual

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WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES 24-HOUR TOWING ASSISTANCE • Dial toll-free 1-800-521-2779 or 1-800-363-4869 for Canadian residents. • Provide your name, vehicle identification number and license plate number. • Provide your location, including telephone number, from which you are calling. • Briefly describe the nature of the problem and answer a few simple questions. • You will be given the name of the service provider and an estimated time of arrival. If you feel you are in an "unsafe situation", please let us know. With your consent, we will contact local police or safety authorities. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WARNING LIGHTS - Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Activation/Malfunction Indicator Light • The "ESC Activation/Malfunction Indicator Light" in the instrument cluster will come on when the ignition switch is turned to the ON/RUN position. It should go out with the engine running. If the "ESC Activation/Malfunction Indicator Light" comes on continuously with the engine running, a malfunction has been detected in the ESC system. • If this light remains on after several ignition cycles, and the vehicle has been driven several miles (kilometers) at speeds greater than 30 mph (48 km/h), we recommend you drive to the nearest service center and have the vehicle serviced immediately. - Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) Light • Each tire, including the spare (if provided), should be checked monthly, when cold and inflated to the inflation pressure recommended by the vehicle manufacturer on the vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure label. (If your vehicle has tires of a different size than the size indicated on the vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure label, you should determine the proper tire inflation pressure for those tires.) • As an added safety feature, your vehicle has been equipped with a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) that illuminates a low tire pressure telltale when one or more of your tires is significantly under-inflated. Accordingly, when the low tire pressure telltale illuminates, you should stop and check your tires as soon as possible, and inflate them to the proper pressure. Driving on a significantly under-inflated tire causes the tire to overheat and can lead to tire failure. Under-inflation also reduces fuel efficiency and tire tread life, and may affect the vehicle's handling and stopping ability. • IF THE LIGHT STARTS FLASHING INDICATING A LOW TIRE PRESSURE, ADJUST THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE LOW TIRE TO THE AIR PRESSURE SHOWN ON THE VEHICLE PLACARD OR TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE LABEL LOCATED ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR. NOTE: AFTER INFLATION, THE VEHICLE MAY NEED TO BE DRIVEN FOR 20 MINUTES BEFORE THE FLASHING LIGHT WILL TURN OFF. 61

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24-HOURTOWINGASSISTANCE
• Dialtoll-free1-800-521-2779or1-800-363-4869forCanadianresidents.
• Provideyourname,vehicleidentificationnumberandlicenseplatenumber.
• Provideyourlocation,includingtelephonenumber,fromwhichyouarecalling.
• Brieflydescribethenatureoftheproblemandanswerafewsimplequestions.
• Youwillbegiventhenameoftheserviceproviderandanestimatedtimeofarrival.Ifyou
feelyouareinan“unsafesituation”,pleaseletusknow.Withyourconsent,wewillcontact
localpoliceorsafetyauthorities.
INSTRUMENTCLUSTERWARNINGLIGHTS
-ElectronicStabilityControl(ESC)Activation/MalfunctionIndicator
Light
• The“ESCActivation/MalfunctionIndicatorLight”intheinstrumentclusterwillcomeon
whentheignitionswitchisturnedtotheON/RUNposition.Itshouldgooutwiththe
enginerunning.Ifthe“ESCActivation/MalfunctionIndicatorLight”comeson
continuouslywiththeenginerunning,amalfunctionhasbeendetectedintheESC
system.
• Ifthislightremainsonafterseveralignitioncycles,andthevehiclehasbeendrivenseveral
miles(kilometers)atspeedsgreaterthan30mph(48km/h),werecommendyoudriveto
thenearestservicecenterandhavethevehicleservicedimmediately.
-TirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)Light
• Eachtire,includingthespare(ifprovided),shouldbecheckedmonthly,whencoldand
inflatedtotheinflationpressurerecommendedbythevehiclemanufactureronthe
vehicleplacardortireinflationpressurelabel.(Ifyourvehiclehastiresofadifferentsize
thanthesizeindicatedonthevehicleplacardortireinflationpressurelabel,youshould
determinethepropertireinflationpressureforthosetires.)
• Asanaddedsafetyfeature,yourvehiclehasbeenequippedwithaTirePressure
MonitoringSystem(TPMS)thatilluminatesalowtirepressuretelltalewhenoneormore
ofyourtiresissignificantlyunder-inflated.Accordingly,whenthelowtirepressuretelltale
illuminates,youshouldstopandcheckyourtiresassoonaspossible,andinflatethemto
theproperpressure.Drivingonasignificantlyunder-inflatedtirecausesthetireto
overheatandcanleadtotirefailure.Under-inflationalsoreducesfuelefficiencyandtire
treadlife,andmayaffectthevehicle’shandlingandstoppingability.
IFTHELIGHTSTARTSFLASHINGINDICATINGALOWTIREPRESSURE,
ADJUSTTHEAIRPRESSUREINTHELOWTIRETOTHEAIRPRESSURE
SHOWNONTHEVEHICLEPLACARDORTIREINFLATIONPRESSURE
LABELLOCATEDONTHEDRIVER'SDOOR.NOTE:AFTERINFLATION,
THEVEHICLEMAYNEEDTOBEDRIVENFOR20MINUTESBEFORETHE
FLASHINGLIGHTWILLTURNOFF.
WHATTODOINEMERGENCIES
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