2016 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT tire pressure

Periodic Safety Checks You Should Make Outside
The Vehicle
Tires
Examine tires for excessive tread wear and uneven wear
patterns. Check for stones, nails, glass, or other objects
lodged in the tread or sidewall. Inspect the tread for cuts
and cracks. Inspect sidewalls for cuts, cracks, and bulges.
Check the wheel nuts for tightness. Check the tires
(including spare) for proper cold inflation pressure.
Lights
Have someone observe the operation of brake lights and
exterior lights while you work the controls. Check turn
signal and high beam indicator lights on the instrument
panel.
Door Latches
Check for proper closing, latching, and locking.
Fluid Leaks
Check area under vehicle after overnight parking for fuel,
engine coolant, oil, or other fluid leaks. Also, if gasoline
fumes are detected or if fuel, power steering fluid (if
equipped), or brake fluid leaks are suspected. The cause
should be located and corrected immediately.
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Tire Pressure Monitoring Indicator Light
Yellow TelltaleLight What It Means
Tire Pressure Monitoring Indicator Light
The warning light switches on and a message is displayed to indicate that the tire pressure
is lower than the recommended value and/or that slow pressure loss is occurring. In these
cases, optimal tire duration and fuel consumption may not be guaranteed.
Should one or more tires be in the condition mentioned above, the display will show the
indications corresponding to each tire in sequence.
IMPORTANT: Do not continue driving with one or more
flat tires as handling may be compromised. Stop the
vehicle, avoiding sharp braking and steering. Repair
immediately using the dedicated tire repair kit and
contact your authorized dealership as soon as possible.
Each tire, including the spare (if provided), should be
checked monthly when cold and inflated to the inflation
pressure recommended by the vehicle manufacturer on the vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure label. If your
vehicle has tires of a different size than the size indicated
on the vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure label, you
should determine the proper tire inflation pressure for
those tires.
As an added safety feature, your vehicle has been
equipped with a Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS) that illuminates a low tire pressure telltale when
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one or more of your tires is significantly under-inflated.
Accordingly, when the low tire pressure telltale illumi-
nates, you should stop and check your tires as soon as
possible and inflate them to the proper pressure. Driving
on a significantly under-inflated tire causes the tire to
overheat and can lead to tire failure. Under-inflation also
reduces fuel efficiency and tire tread life, and may affect
the vehicle’s handling and stopping ability.
Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute for proper
tire maintenance, and it is the driver ’s responsibility to
maintain correct tire pressure, even if under-inflation has
not reached the level to trigger illumination of the TPMS
low tire pressure telltale.
Your vehicle has also been equipped with a TPMS
malfunction indicator to indicate when the system is not
operating properly. The TPMS malfunction indicator is
combined with the low tire pressure telltale. When the
system detects a malfunction, the telltale will flash forapproximately one minute and then remain continuously
illuminated. This sequence will continue upon subse-
quent vehicle start-ups as long as the malfunction exists.
When the malfunction indicator is illuminated, the sys-
tem may not be able to detect or signal low tire pressure
as intended. TPMS malfunctions may occur for a variety
of reasons, including the installation of replacement or
alternate tires or wheels on the vehicle that prevent the
TPMS from functioning properly. Always check the
TPMS malfunction telltale after replacing one or more
tires or wheels on your vehicle, to ensure that the
replacement or alternate tires and wheels allow the TPMS
to continue to function properly.
CAUTION!
The TPMS has been optimized for the original
equipment tires and wheels. TPMS pressures and
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CAUTION!(Continued)
warning have been established for the tire size
equipped on your vehicle. Undesirable system opera-
tion or sensor damage may result when using re-
placement equipment that is not of the same size,
type, and/or style. Aftermarket wheels can cause
sensor damage. Using aftermarket tire sealants may
cause the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
sensor to become inoperable. After using an after-
market tire sealant it is recommended that you take
your vehicle to an authorized dealership to have your
sensor function checked.
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Cruise Control
This area will show reconfigurable white caution tell-
tales. These telltales include:
•Cruise Ready
This telltale will illuminate white to indicate
that the Cruise Control system is activated.
• Electronic Speed Control SET
This telltale will illuminate green when the elec-
tronic speed control is SET. Refer to “Electronic
Speed Control” in “Understanding The Features
Of Your Vehicle” for further information.
DID Selectable Menu Items
Push and release the UPorDOWNarrow but-
tons until the desired Selectable Menu item is dis-
played in the DID.
Follow the Menu or submenu prompts as desired.
Speedometer
Push and release the UPorDOWN arrow button until
the Speedometer menu is displayed in the DID. Push and
release the OKbutton to toggle units (km/h or mph) of
the digital speedometer
Vehicle Info
Push and release the UPorDOWNarrow button
until the Vehicle Info menu is displayed in the DID.
Push and release the RIGHT
arrow button to enter
the submenu items of Vehicle Info. Follow the direc-
tional prompts to access or reset any of the following
Vehicle Info submenu items:
Tire Pressure Monitor
Coolant Temp
Trans Temp
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Noise Vibration Harshness (NVH) countermeasures de-
signed into your vehicle. New components may need to
be installed to return the system to the original NVH
performance.
Recommended tire pressure for track use:
•Challenger/Charger: 40 psi hot, 32 psi front, 30 psi rear
cold
Track Burnishing Your Brakes
To avoid “green lining fade” during track use, the brake
pads and rotors must have a thermal burnish for factory
installed components or when new brake friction com-
ponents are installed:
1. Utilize one track session to burnish brakes by driving at 75% speed. Brake at approximately 0.60 – 0.80g Max
without ABS intervention. 2. Lap the track in this manner until you start smelling
the brakes. Continue for another ½ lap at speed, then
do a two lap cool down with minimal brake applica-
tion. Make sure the brakes are not smoking. If they are,
do another cool down lap.
3. Do not continue for more than one full burnishing lap after you start smelling the brakes. Do not get them
smoking heavily. This will get them too hot and will
negatively affect their life in future track use.
4. Allow the vehicle to sit and cool in the paddock for at least 30 minutes. If an infrared thermal gun is avail-
able, allow the rotors to cool to 200° F (93.3° C) before
going back out.
5. There should be a thin, ashy layer when inspecting the pads installed in the caliper. If the ash layer is more
than ½ the thickness of the brake pad material, this is
an indication of too aggressive of a burnish.
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▫Hill Start Assist (HSA) .................425
▫ Traction Control System (TCS) ............428
▫ Electronic Stability Control (ESC) ..........428
▫ Electronic Roll Mitigation (ERM) ..........434
▫ Ready Alert Braking (RAB) ...............435
▫ Rainy Brake Support (RBS) ...............435
 TIRE SAFETY INFORMATION .............436
▫ Tire Markings ....................... .436
▫ Tire Identification Number (TIN) ...........439
▫ Tire Terminology And Definitions ..........441
▫ Tire Loading And Tire Pressure ...........442
 TIRES — GENERAL INFORMATION ........447
▫ Tire Pressure ....................... .447▫
Tire Inflation Pressures .................448
▫ Radial Ply Tires ..................... .450
▫ All Season Tires — If Equipped ............451
▫ Summer Or Three Season Tires —
If Equipped ......................... .451
▫ Snow Tires ......................... .452
▫ Tire Spinning ....................... .452
▫ Tread Wear Indicators ..................453
▫ Life Of Tire ........................ .454
▫ Replacement Tires .....................454
 TIRE CHAINS (TRACTION DEVICES) .......456
 TIRE ROTATION RECOMMENDATIONS .....456
▫ Tire Rotation — Same Tire Size On Front And
Rear Axle .......................... .457
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▫Tire Rotation — Different Tire Size On Front And
Rear Axle .......................... .458
 TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM (TPMS) . .458
▫ Premium System ..................... .461
▫ General Information ....................464
 FUEL REQUIREMENTS ..................465
▫ 6.2L Supercharged And 6.4L Engine ........465
▫ Reformulated Gasoline .................465
▫ Gasoline/Oxygenate Blends ..............466
▫ E-85 Usage In Non-Flex Fuel Vehicles .......466
▫ MMT In Gasoline .....................467
▫ Materials Added To Fuel ................467
▫ Fuel System Cautions ...................468
▫ Carbon Monoxide Warnings .............469
ADDING FUEL ....................... .470
▫ Fuel Filler Cap (Gas Cap) ...............470
▫ Loose Fuel Filler Cap Message ............472
 VEHICLE LOADING ....................472
▫ Vehicle Certification Label ...............472
▫ Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) .......473
▫ Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) .........473
▫ Overloading ........................ .473
▫ Loading ........................... .474
 TRAILER TOWING .....................474
 RECREATIONAL TOWING (BEHIND
MOTORHOME, ETC.) ...................475
▫ Towing This Vehicle Behind Another Vehicle . .475
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