2013 Dodge Dart Owner Manual - Page 286

284 UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL one or more of your tires is significantly under-inflated. Accordingly, when the low tire pressure telltale illumi1. Tachometer nates, you should stop and check your tires as soon as This gauge measures engine revolutions-per-minute possible, and inflate them to the proper pressure. Driving (RPM x 1000). on a significantly under-inflated tire causes the tire to overheat and can lead to tire failure. Under-inflation also 2. Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light - If Equipped reduces fuel efficiency and tire tread life, and may affect Each tire, including the spare (if provided), the vehicle's handling and stopping ability. should be checked monthly when cold and Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute for proper inflated to the inflation pressure recommended tire maintenance, and it is the driver's responsibility to by the vehicle manufacturer on the vehicle maintain correct tire pressure, even if under-inflation has placard or tire inflation pressure label. (If your vehicle not reached the level to trigger illumination of the TPMS has tires of a different size than the size indicated on the low tire pressure telltale. vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure label, you should determine the proper tire inflation pressure for those Your vehicle has also been equipped with a TPMS tires.) malfunction indicator to indicate when the system is not operating properly. The TPMS malfunction indicator is As an added safety feature, your vehicle has been combined with the low tire pressure telltale. When the equipped with a Tire Pressure Monitoring System system detects a malfunction, the telltale will flash for (TPMS) that illuminates a low tire pressure telltale when INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DESCRIPTIONS