Maintenance and care
Observethefollowingguidelineswhenhandlingautomotivefuel:
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Extinguishallsmokingmaterials
andanyopenflamesbefore
fuelingyourvehicle.
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Alwaysturnoffthevehiclebefore
fueling.
Automotivefuelscanbeharmful
orfatalifswallowed.Fuelsuchas
gasolineishighlytoxicandif
swallowedcancausedeathor
permanentinjury.Iffuelis
swallowed,callaphysicianimmediately,evenifnosymptomsare
immediatelyapparent.Thetoxiceffectsoffuelmaynotbevisiblefor
hours.
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Avoidinhalingfuelvapors.Inhalingtoomuchfuelvaporofanykind
canleadtoeyeandrespiratorytractirritation.Inseverecases,
excessiveorprolongedbreathingoffuelvaporcancauseserious
illnessandpermanentinjury.
Avoidgettingfuelliquidinyoureyes.Iffuelissplashedintheeyes,
removecontactlenses(ifworn),flushwithwaterfor15minutesand
seekmedicalattention.Failuretoseekpropermedicalattentioncould
leadtopermanentinjury.
Fuelscanalsobeharmfulifabsorbedthroughtheskin.Iffuelis
splashedontheskinand/orclothing,promptlyremovecontaminated
clothingandwashskinthoroughlywithsoapandwater.Repeatedor
prolongedskincontactwithfuelliquidorvaporcausesskinirritation.
Beparticularlycarefulifyouaretaking“Antabuse”orotherformsof
disulfiramforthetreatmentofalcoholism.Breathinggasolinevapors,
orskincontactcouldcauseanadversereaction.Insensitive
individuals,seriouspersonalinjuryorsicknessmayresult.Iffuelis
splashedontheskin,promptlywashskinthoroughlywithsoapand
water.Consultaphysicianimmediatelyifyouexperienceanadverse
reaction.
Whenrefuelingalwaysshuttheengineoffandneverallow
sparksoropenflamesnearthefillerneck.Neversmokewhile
refueling.Fuelvaporisextremelyhazardousundercertainconditions.
Careshouldbetakentoavoidinhalingexcessfumes.
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| Model Year | 2001 |
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