Fluid
Use only Mopar® ZF 8 & 9 Speed ATF Automatic Transmission Fluid, or equivalent. Failure to use the correct fluid may affect the function or performance of your transmission.
Applies to: Automatic Transmission
Owner’s manual specs
2021 Dodge Charger Specs: Fluids & Maintenance Schedule
Figures for the 2021 Dodge Charger, copied from Dodge’s own owner’s manual. Every one links to the manual page it came from.
From the manufacturer’s manuals. Every figure here is copied from the manufacturer's own manual, with a link to the page it came from. Where a manual is unclear or contradicts itself, we leave the figure out.
Fluids & capacities
All engines
Fluid
We recommend you use Mopar® Antifreeze/Coolant 10 Year/150,000 Mile (240,000 km) Formula OAT (Organic Additive Technology).
Applies to: Engine Coolant
Fluid
We recommend you use a Mopar® Engine Oil Filter. If a Mopar® Engine Oil Filter is unavailable only use filters that meet or exceed SAE/USCAR-36 Filter Performance Requirements.
Applies to: Engine Oil Filter
3.6L
Fluid
MS-6395
SAE 5W-20
We recommend you use API Certified SAE 5W-20 Engine Oil, meeting the requirements of the manufacturer Material Standard MS-6395 such as Mopar®, Pennzoil, and Shell Helix Ultra. Refer to your engine oil filler cap for correct SAE grade.
Applies to: Engine Oil - 3.6L/5.7L Engine
Maintenance schedule
Maintenance Plan - 3.6L And 5.7L
| Service | When |
|---|---|
| Additional Maintenance Replace engine air cleaner filter. | Every 30,000 mi |
| Replace cabin air filter. | Every 20,000 mi |
Oil life & reset procedures
Engine oil life / oil change indicator reset
Use the steering wheel instrument cluster display
Applies to: Use the steering wheel instrument cluster display
Before you start
- Use the steering wheel instrument cluster display controls for the following procedure(s): 1.
- Without pressing the brake pedal, push the ENGINE START/STOP button and place the ignition in the ON/RUN position (do not start the engine).
Steps
- Without pressing the brake pedal, push the ENGINE START/STOP button and place the ignition in the ON/RUN position (do not start the engine).
- Push and release the down arrow button to scroll downward through the main menu to “Vehicle Info.”
- Push and release the right arrow button to access the ”Oil Life” screen.
- Push and hold the OK button to reset oil life. If conditions are met, the gauge and numeric display will update to show 100%. If conditions are not met a pop-up message of "To reset oil life engine must be off with ignition in run” will be displayed (for five seconds), and the user will remain at the Oil Life screen.
- Push and release the up or down arrow button to exit the submenu screen.
Engine oil life / oil change indicator reset
NOTE
Applies to: NOTE
Before you start
- Without pressing the brake pedal, push the ENGINE START/STOP button and place the ignition to the ON/RUN position (do not start the engine).
Steps
- Without pressing the brake pedal, push the ENGINE START/STOP button and place the ignition to the ON/RUN position (do not start the engine).
- Fully press the accelerator pedal, slowly, three times within ten seconds.
- Without pushing the brake pedal, push the ENGINE START/STOP button once to return the ignition to the OFF position.
If the indicator message illuminates when you start the vehicle, the oil change indicator system did not reset.
Not on this page
- Fuse box locations & fuse chart: The manual we hold doesn't cover this.