2009 Dodge Challenger Owner's Manual - Page 393

MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE 391 WARNING! • Use of a brake fluid that may have a lower initial boiling point, or is unidentified as to specification, or which may occur by leaving the top of your master cylinder reservoir uncovered or the top off of the brake fluid bottle off, allowing it to absorb moisture may result in sudden brake failure during hard prolonged braking. You could have an accident. • Overfilling the brake fluid reservoir can result in spilling brake fluid on hot engine parts and the brake fluid catching fire. (Continued) WARNING! (Continued) • Use only brake fluid that has been in a tightly closed container (both as to bottles and the master cylinder remaining covered) to avoid contamination from foreign matter or moisture. Brake fluid, unlike many other fluids, actually absorbs moisture from the air. This lowers the boiling point of the fluid and may cause it to boil during hard braking and create a soft pedal pressure resistance as the gas compresses. This condition does not apply adequate pressure to the brakes to function properly. • Do not allow petroleum based fluid to contaminate the brake fluid, all brake seal components could be damaged, causing partial or complete brake failure leading to a crash. 7