2016 DODGE DART Owners Manual

DID Displays
The DID displays are located in the center portion of the
cluster and consists of the follow sections: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
9 — Sub-menu Current Position — Whenever there are
sub-menus available, the position within the sub-menus
is shown here.
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DID Messages
•Front Seatbelts Unbuckled
• Driver Seatbelt Unbuckled
• Passenger Seatbelt Unbuckled
• Service Airbag System
• Traction Control Off
• Washer Fluid Low
• Oil Pressure Low
• Oil Change Due
• Fuel Low
• Service Antilock Brake System
• Service Electronic Throttle Control
• Service Power Steering •
Cruise Off
• Cruise Ready
• Cruise Set To XXX MPH
• Tire Pressure Screen With Low Tire(s) “Inflate Tire to
XX”
• Service Tire Pressure System
• Parking Brake Engaged
• Brake Fluid Low
• Service Electronic Braking System
• Engine Temperature Hot
• Service Electronic Throttle Control
• Lights On
• Right Turn Signal Light Out
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•Left Turn Signal Light Out
• Turn Signal On
• 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
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•Automatic Unavailable Use Autostick Service Req.
• Transmission Getting Hot Press Brake
• 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, yellow telltales in the
middle, and red telltales on the left.Analog Or Digital Speedometer Selection
Full Speedometer Analog Icon
Full Speedometer Digital Icon
Push and release the UP or DOWN arrow button until
the Analog or Digital display icon is highlighted in the
DID. Push and release the RIGHT arrow button to change
the display between analog and digital.
Vehicle Speed MPH / km/h
Push and release the UP or DOWN arrow
button until the Vehicle Speed icon is high-
lighted in the DID. Push the RIGHT arrow
button to view a digital display of the current
speed in MPH or km/h. Pushing the RIGHT arrow
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button a second time will toggle the unit of measure
between mph or km/h. Push the LEFT arrow button to
return to the main menu.
NOTE:Changing the unit of measure in the Vehicle
Speed menu will not change the unit of measure in the
DID.
Vehicle Info
Push and release the UP or DOWN arrow
button until the Vehicle Info icon is highlighted
in the DID. Push and release the RIGHT arrow
to scroll through the following information
sub-menus using the UP and DOWN arrows:
Vehicle Info Sub Menus
Push and release the UP or DOWN arrow button until
Tire Pressure is highlighted in the DID. Push and
release the RIGHT arrow button and one of the following
will be displayed: •
Tire Pressure
• Coolant Temp
• Oil Temp
• Oil Life
Fuel Economy
Push and release the UP or DOWN arrow
button until the Fuel Economy icon is high-
lighted. Push the RIGHT arrow button and the
next screen will display the following:
• Average Fuel Economy
• Range To Empty (RTE)
• Current Fuel Economy
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The DID has the capability of displaying an interactive
flower through the Fuel Economy sub-menu which will
add one flower petal for every 2.5 Miles Per Gallon
(MPG) (1.06 km per liter (km/l) increment. Once the
vehicle reached 30 MPG the DID will display a full
flower.
Fuel Economy Analog DisplayFuel Economy Digital Display
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Fuel Economy MPG Flower Analog DisplayFuel Economy MPG Flower Digital Display
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Trip A
Push and release theUPorDOWN arrow
button until the Trip A icon/title is highlighted
in the DID. The Trip A information will display
the following:
• Distance MI or km/h
• Average. MPG or L/100km
• Elapsed Time
Hold the RIGHTarrow button to reset all the information.
Push the DOWNarrow button to enter Trip B.
Trip B
Push and release the UPorDOWN arrow
button until the Trip B icon/title is highlighted
in the DID. The Trip B information will display
the following:
• Distance MI or km/h
• Average. MPG or L/100 km
• Elapsed Time
Hold the RIGHTarrow button to reset all the information.
Stored Messages
Push and release the UP or DOWN arrow
button until the Messages display icon is high-
lighted in the DID. This feature shows the
number of stored warning messages. Pushing
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