2010 Dodge Charger Owner Manual SRT8 - Page 176

UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL 175 The light also will turn on when the parking brake is vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure label, you should applied with the ignition switch in the ON position. determine the proper tire inflation pressure for those tires.) NOTE: This light shows only that the parking brake is applied. It does not show the degree of brake application. As an added safety feature, your vehicle has been equipped with a Tire Pressure Monitoring System 21. Vehicle Security Light - If Equipped (TPMS) that illuminates a low tire pressure telltale when This light will flash at a fast rate for approxione or more of your tires is significantly under-inflated. mately 15 seconds, when the vehicle security Accordingly, when the low tire pressure telltale illumialarm is arming, and then will flash slowly nates, you should stop and check your tires as soon as until the vehicle is disarmed. possible, and inflate them to the proper pressure. Driving on a significantly under-inflated tire causes the tire to 22. Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light Each tire, including the spare (if provided), overheat and can lead to tire failure. Under-inflation also should be checked monthly, when cold and reduces fuel efficiency and tire tread life, and may affect inflated to the inflation pressure recommended the vehicle's handling and stopping ability. by the vehicle manufacturer on the vehicle Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute for proper placard or tire inflation pressure label. (If your vehicle tire maintenance, and it is the driver's responsibility to has tires of a different size than the size indicated on the 4