2010 Dodge Ram 1500 Regular Cab Owner Manual - Page 215

UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL 213 Do not operate the vehicle until the cause is corrected. As an added safety feature, your vehicle has been This light does not indicate how much oil is in the engine. equipped with a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) that illuminates a low tire pressure telltale when The engine oil level must be checked under the hood. one or more of your tires is significantly under-inflated. For vehicles equipped with a premium cluster this indiAccordingly, when the low tire pressure telltale illumicator will display in the Electronic Vehicle Information nates, you should stop and check your tires as soon as Center (EVIC). Refer to "Electronic Vehicle Information possible, and inflate them to the proper pressure. Driving Center (EVIC) - If Equipped" for further information. on a significantly under-inflated tire causes the tire to 25. Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light overheat and can lead to tire failure. Under-inflation also Each tire, including the spare (if provided), reduces fuel efficiency and tire tread life, and may affect should be checked monthly, when cold and the vehicle's handling and stopping ability. inflated to the inflation pressure recommended Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute for proper by the vehicle manufacturer on the vehicle tire maintenance, and it is the driver's responsibility to placard or tire inflation pressure label. (If your vehicle maintain correct tire pressure, even if under-inflation has has tires of a different size than the size indicated on the not reached the level to trigger illumination of the TPMS vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure label, you should low tire pressure telltale. determine the proper tire inflation pressure for those tires.) 4