2011 Dodge Challenger Owner Manual SRT8 - Page 278

276 STARTING AND OPERATING When parking on a hill, it is important to turn the front wheels toward the curb on a downhill grade and away from the curb on an uphill grade. For vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission, apply the parking brake before placing the shift lever in PARK, otherwise the load When the parking brake is applied and the ignition on the transmission locking mechanism may make it switch is in the ON position (RUN position with Keyless difficult to move the shift lever out of PARK. The parking Enter-N-Go), the "Brake Warning Light" in the instrubrake should always be applied whenever the driver is ment cluster will illuminate. not in the vehicle. NOTE: Manual Transmission - If Equipped • When the parking brake is applied and the transmisThe foot operated parking brake is positioned below the sion is placed in gear, the "Brake Warning Light" will lower left corner of the instrument panel. To release the flash. If vehicle speed is detected, a chime will sound parking brake, pull the parking brake release handle. to alert the driver. Fully release the parking brake before attempting to move the vehicle. PARKING BRAKE Before leaving the vehicle, make sure that the parking brake is fully applied and place the shift lever in the PARK or REVERSE (manual transmission only) position. • This light only shows that the parking brake is applied. It does not show the degree of brake application.