Maintenance and care
Ifyoudonotusetheproperfuelfillercap,thepressureinthe
fueltankcandamagethefuelsystemorcauseittowork
improperlyinacollision.
Fuel Filter
Yourvehicleisequippedwithafuelfilterthatismountedonthe
underbody.
Forfuelfilterreplacement,seeyourdealeroraqualifiedservice
technician.RefertotheScheduledMaintenanceGuideforthe
appropriateintervalsforchangingthefuelfilter.
If you repla ce the fuel filt er, repla ce it 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
Yourbestsourceofinformationaboutactualfueleconomyisyou,the
driver.Youmustgatherinformationasaccuratelyandconsistentlyas
possible.Fuelexpense,frequencyoffillupsorfuelgaugereadingsare
NOTaccurateasameasureoffueleconomy.Wedonotrecommend
takingfueleconomymeasurementsduringthefirst1600km(1000
miles)ofdriving(enginebreak-inperiod).Youwillgetamoreaccurate
measurementafter3000km–5000km(2000miles-3000miles).
Theadvertisedfuelcapacityofthefueltankonyourvehicleisequalto
theratedrefillcapacityofthefueltankaslistedintheRefillCapacities
chartinthis“OwnerGuide.”Theadvertisedcapacityistheamountof
theIndicatedCapacityandtheEmptyReservecombined.Indicated
Capacityisthedifferenceintheamountoffuelinafulltankandatank
whenthefuelgaugeindicatesempty.EmptyReserveisthesmallamount
ofusablefuelremaininginthefueltankafterthefuelgaugeindicates
empty.
The amou nt of 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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| Model Year | 1999 |
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