2013 DODGE DART warning

31. Red Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)
Reconfigurable Telltales
This area will show reconfigurable red telltales (Door(s)
Ajar, Oil Pressure Warning Telltale, Charging System
Telltale, Electronic Throttle Control (ETC) Telltale, Engine
Temperature Warning Telltale, Electric Power Steering
Malfunction). For further information, refer to “Elec-
tronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)”.
32. ECO (Fuel Saver Indicator) — If Equipped
The ECO indicator will illuminate when you are driving
in a fuel efficient manner and can be used to modify
driving habits in order to increase fuel economy. The
ECO display will toggle on and off depending on driving
habits and vehicle usage.ELECTRONIC VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER
(EVIC)
The Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) fea-
tures a driver-interactive display that is located in the
instrument cluster.
Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)
1 — EVIC Steering Wheel Controls
2 — EVIC Display
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UP Arrow ButtonPress and release the UP arrow button to scroll
upward through the main menus (Odometer,
Digital Vehicle Speed, Trip Info, Range To
Empty, Average Fuel Economy, Current Fuel
Economy, Stored Messages, Settings).
RIGHT Arrow Button Press and release the RIGHT arrow button to
access the sub-menu screens of a main menu
item. Press and hold the RIGHT arrow button
for two seconds to reset displayed/selected
features that can be reset.
Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)
Messages
•
Key Fob Battery Low
•Wrong Key Fob
•Key Fob Damaged
•Key In Ignition
•Left Turn Signal Out
•Right Turn Signal Out
•Turn Signal On
•Lights On
•Low Beam Headlight Out
•High Beam Headlight Out
•License Plate Light Out
•Backup Light Out
•Brake Light Out
•Parking Light Out
•Service Airbag System
•Service Airbag Warning Light
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Tire pressure information is displayed as follows:
•If tire pressure is OK for all tires, a vehicle graphic is
displayed with tire pressure values in each corner or
the graphic.
•If one or more tires have low pressure, Inflate Tire To
XX and a vehicle graphic are displayed with tire
pressure values in each corner of the graphic. Tire
pressure values that are too low will be flashing.
•If the Tire Pressure System requires service,Service
TPM System is displayed. Tire Pressure is an infor-
mation only function and cannot be reset.
Stored Messages
When a stored warning message is present, this
icon is displayed in the lower left side of the
Tire Pressure menu. This feature shows the
number of stored warning messages. Pressing
the RIGHT arrow button will allow you to see what the
stored messages are.
Settings — EVIC Units And Language Selection
Displays the units used for the Outside Temperature,
Average and Current Fuel Economy, Distance to Empty
and Tire Pressure features. Press and Release the RIGHT
arrow button to toggle units between U.S.andMET-
RIC.
Press the UP arrow button until the Language is dis-
played, then press the Right arrow button to select
English, Francais, or Espanol depending on availability.
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Four Button EVIC — If Equipped
This system allows the driver to select a variety of useful
information by pressing the switches mounted on the
steering wheel. The EVIC consists of the following:
•Radio Info
•Fuel Economy Info
•Screen Setup
•Digital Vehicle Speed
•Analog Vehicle Speed
•Trip Info
•Tire Pressure
•Vehicle Info
•Stored Warning MessagesThe system allows the driver to select information by
pressing the following buttons mounted on the steering
wheel:
EVIC Steering Wheel Buttons (Four–Button EVIC
Controls)
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1. Speedometer (Digital or Analog) (km/h or mph)
2. Main Screen — The inner ring of the display will
illuminate in grey under normal conditions, yellow for
non critical warnings, red for critical warnings and white
for on demand information.3. Selectable Information (Compass, Temp, Range to
Empty, Trip A, Trip B, Average MPG)
4. Menu Titles / Odometer
5. Menu Set (Selectable Icons)
6. Shift Lever Status (PRNDL)
7. Reconfigurable Telltales
8. Audio / Phone Information
9. Sub-menu Current Position — Whenever there are
sub-menus available, the position within the sub-menus
is shown here.
Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)
Messages
•
Front Seatbelts Unbuckled
•Driver Seatbelt Unbuckled
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•Vehicle Not in Park
•Key in Ignition
•Key in Ignition Lights On
•Remote Start Active Key to Run
•Remote Start Active Push Start Button
•Remote Start Aborted Fuel Low
•Remote Start Aborted Too Cold
•Remote Start Aborted Door Open
•Remote Start Aborted Hood Open
•Remote Start Aborted Trunk Open
•Remote Start Aborted Time Expired
•Remote Start Disabled Start to Reset
•Service Airbag System
•Service Airbag Warning Light
•Driver Seatbelt Unbuckled
•Passenger Seatbelt Unbuckled
•Front Seatbelts Unbuckled
•Door Open
•Doors Open
•Trunk Open
•Gear Not Available
•Shift Not Allowed
•Shift to Neutral then Drive or Reverse
•Autostick Unavailable Service Required
•Automatic Unavailable Use Autostick Service Req.
•Transmission Getting Hot Press Brake
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•Trans. Hot Stop Safely Shift to Park Wait to Cool
•Transmission Cool Ready to Drive
•Service Transmission
•Service Shifter
•Engage Park Brake to Prevent Rolling
•Transmission Too cold Idle with Engine On
•Washer Fluid Low
The Reconfigurable Telltales section is divided into the
white telltales area on the right, amber telltales in the
middle, and red telltales on the left.
EVIC Amber Telltales
This area will show reconfigurable amber caution tell-
tales. These telltales include:
•Low Fuel Telltale When the fuel level reaches approximately 2.0 gal
(7.5 L) this light will turn on, and remain on until
fuel is added.
•Windshield Washer Fluid Low Indicator This telltale will turn on to indicate the wind-
shield washer fluid is low.
•Transmission Temperature Warning Telltale – If
Equipped This telltale indicates that the transmission
fluid temperature is running hot. This may
occur with severe usage, such as trailer towing.
If this telltale turns on, safely pull over and
stop the vehicle. Then, shift the transmission into NEU-
TRAL and run the engine at idle or faster until the light
turns off.
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CAUTION!
Continuous driving with the Transmission Tempera-
ture Warning Telltale illuminated will eventually
cause severe transmission damage or transmission
failure.
WARNING!
If the Transmission Temperature Warning Telltale is
illuminated and you continue operating the vehicle,
in some circumstances you could cause the fluid to
boil over, come in contact with hot engine or exhaust
components and cause a fire.
EVIC Red Telltales
This area will show reconfigurable red telltales. These
telltales include:
•Door AjarThis telltale turns on when one or more doors
are ajar. The telltale will show which doors are
ajar.
•Oil Pressure Warning TelltaleThis telltale indicates low engine oil pressure. If
the light turns on while driving, stop the vehicle
and shut off the engine as soon as possible. A chime will
sound when this light turns on.
Do not operate the vehicle until the cause is corrected.
This light does not show how much oil is in the engine.
The engine oil level must be checked under the hood.
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