Driving
Donotcranktheengineformorethan10secondsatatimeasstarter
damagemayoccur.Iftheenginefailstostart,turnthekeytooffand
wait30secondsbeforetryingagain.
Donotusestartingfluidsuchasetherintheairintakesystem.Such
fluidcouldcauseimmediateexplosivedamagetotheengineandpossible
personalinjury.
IfyoushouldexperiencecoldweatherstartingproblemsonE
ethanol,
85
andneitheranalternativebrandofE ethanolnoranengineblock
85
heaterisavailable,theadditionofunleadedgasolinetoyourtankwill
improvecoldstartingperformance.Yourvehicleisdesignedtooperate
onE85 ethanolalone,unleadedgasolinealone,oranymixtureofthetwo.
SeeChoosingtherightfuelintheMaintenanceandSpecifications
chapterformoreinformationonethanol.
If the engine fails to start using the preceding instructions
(flexible fuel vehicles only)
1.
Pressandholddowntheaccelerator1/3to1/2waytofloor,then
cranktheengine.
2.
Whentheenginestarts,releasethekey,thengraduallyreleasethe
acceleratorpedalastheenginespeedsup.Iftheenginestillfailsto
start,repeatStep1.
Guarding against exhaust fumes
Althoughodorlessandcolorless,carbonmonoxideispresentinexhaust
fumes.Takeprecautionstoavoiditsdangerouseffects.
WARNING:Ifyoueversmellexhaustfumesofanykindinside
yourvehicle,haveyourauthorizeddealerinspectandfixyour
vehicleimmediately.Donotdriveifyousmellexhaustfumes.These
fumesareharmfulandresultinaccidentordeath.
Havetheexhaustandbodyventilationsystemscheckedwhenever:
•
•
•
thevehicleisraisedforservice.
thesoundoftheexhaustsystemchanges.
thevehiclehasbeendamagedinacollision.
WARNING:Engineexhaust,someofitsconstituents,and
certainvehiclecomponentscontainoremitchemicalsknownto
theStateofCaliforniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm.Inaddition,certainfluidscontainedinvehiclesand
certainproductsofcomponentwearcontainoremitchemicalsknown
totheStateofCaliforniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm.
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2010
Tribute (j14)
Owners Guide, 1st Printing
USA (fus)
| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda Tribute Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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