diff --git a/ionic/components/datetime/datetime.ts b/ionic/components/datetime/datetime.ts
index 1c2cacf11d..c54749e0f6 100644
--- a/ionic/components/datetime/datetime.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/datetime/datetime.ts
@@ -213,13 +213,11 @@ const DATETIME_VALUE_ACCESSOR = new Provider(
  * ```html
  * <ion-item>
  *   <ion-label>Período</ion-label>
- *   <ion-datetime displayFormat="DDDD MMM D, YYYY"
- *     [(ngModel)]="myDate"
- *     monthNames="[janeiro, fevereiro, mar\u00e7o, ... ]"
- *     monthShortNames="[jan, fev, mar, ... ]"
- *     dayNames="[domingo, segunda-feira, ter\u00e7a-feira, ... ]"
- *     dayShortNames="[dom, seg, ter, ... ]"
- *     ></ion-datetime>
+ *   <ion-datetime displayFormat="DDDD MMM D, YYYY" [(ngModel)]="myDate"
+ *     monthNames="janeiro, fevereiro, mar\u00e7o, ..."
+ *     monthShortNames="jan, fev, mar, ..."
+ *     dayNames="domingo, segunda-feira, ter\u00e7a-feira, ..."
+ *     dayShortNames="dom, seg, ter, ..."></ion-datetime>
  * </ion-item>
  * ```
  *
diff --git a/ionic/components/datetime/test/basic/main.html b/ionic/components/datetime/test/basic/main.html
index 06e68f13f5..f5f7f496c4 100644
--- a/ionic/components/datetime/test/basic/main.html
+++ b/ionic/components/datetime/test/basic/main.html
@@ -15,13 +15,16 @@
   </ion-item>
 
   <ion-item>
-    <ion-label>MMM DD, YYYY</ion-label>
-    <ion-datetime displayFormat="MMM DD, YYYY" min="1994-03-14" max="2012-12-09" [(ngModel)]="firefoxReleased" class="e2eOpenMMDDYYYY"></ion-datetime>
+    <ion-label>MM/DD/YYYY</ion-label>
+    <ion-datetime displayFormat="MM/DD/YYYY" min="1994-03-14" max="2012-12-09" [(ngModel)]="firefoxReleased" class="e2eOpenMMDDYYYY"></ion-datetime>
   </ion-item>
 
   <ion-item>
-    <ion-label>DDD. MM/DD/YY (locale day)</ion-label>
-    <ion-datetime displayFormat="DDD. MM/DD/YY" min="1990-02" max="2000" [dayShortNames]="customShortDay" [(ngModel)]="operaReleased"></ion-datetime>
+    <ion-label>DDD. MMM DD, YY (custom locale)</ion-label>
+    <ion-datetime [(ngModel)]="operaReleased" min="1990-02" max="2000"
+      displayFormat="DDD. MMM DD, YY"
+      monthShortNames="jan, feb, mar, apr, mai, jun, jul, aug, sep, okt, nov, des"
+      [dayShortNames]="customShortDay"></ion-datetime>
   </ion-item>
 
   <ion-item>