Maintenance and care
If you do not use the proper fuel filler cap, excessive pressure or
vacuum in the fuel tank may damage the fuel system or cause
the fuel cap to disengage in a collision, which may result in possible
personal injury.
Fuel Filter
For fuel filter replacement, see your dealer or a qualified service
technician. Refer to the scheduled maintenance guide for the appropriate
intervals for changing the fuel filter.
Repla ce the fuel filt er wit h an author ize d Mot or cr aft pa rt. The
cust ome r warranty ma y be void for any da ma ge to the fuel syst em
if an author ize d Mot or cr aft fuel filt er is not use d.
ESSENTIALS OF GOOD FUEL ECONOMY
Measuring techniques
Your best source of information about actual fuel economy is you, the
driver. You must gather information as accurately and consistently as
possible. Fuel expense, frequency of fill-ups or fuel gauge readings are
NOT accurate as a measure of fuel economy. We do not recommend
taking fuel economy measurements during the first 1,600 km (1,000 miles)
of driving (engine break-in period) . You will get a more accurate
measurement after 3,000 km–5,000 km (2,000 miles-3,000 miles) .
Filling the tank
The advertised fuel capacity of the fuel tank on your vehicle is equal to
the rated refill capacity of the fuel tank as listed in the Refill capa cities
section of this chapter.
The advertised capacity is the amount of the indicated capacity and the
empty reserve combined. Indicated capacity is the difference in the
amount of fuel in a full tank and a tank when the fuel gauge indicates
empty. Empty reserve is the small amount of fuel remaining in the fuel
tank after the fuel gauge indicates empty.
The amou nt of usa ble fuel in the empt y rese rve varies and shou ld
not be relie d upon to incr ease dr ivin g range. Whe n refuelin g you r
vehicle aft er the fuel gauge indica tes empt y, you might not be
able to refuel the full amou nt of the adve rtise d capa cit y of the
fuel tank du e to the empt y rese rve st ill pr ese nt in the tank.
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