Maintenance and care
Thefuelsystemmaybeunderpressure.Ifthefuelfillercapis
ventingvapororifyouhearahissingsound,waituntilitstops
beforecompletelyremovingthefuelfillercap.Otherwise,fuelmay
sprayoutandinjureyouorothers.
Ifyoudonotusetheproperfuelfillercap,excessivepressureor
vacuuminthefueltankmaydamagethefuelsystemorcause
thefuelcaptodisengageinacollision,whichmayresultinpossible
personalinjury.
Choosing the right fuel
UseonlyUNLEADEDFUEL.Theuseofleadedfuelisprohibitedbylaw
andcoulddamageyourvehicle.
Ifyourvehicleisaflexiblefuelvehicle(FFV),useonlyUNLEADED
FUELandETHANOL(E85).Theuseofleadedfuelisprohibitedbylaw
andcoulddamageyourvehicle.
Donotusefuelcontainingmethanol.Itcandamagecriticalfuelsystem
components.
Yourvehiclewasnotdesignedtousefuelorfueladditiveswithmetallic
compounds,includingmanganese-basedcompoundscontainingMMT.
Repairstocorrecttheeffectsofusingafuelforwhichyourvehiclewas
notdesignedmaynotbecoveredbyyourwarranty.
Octane recommendations
Donotbeconcernedifyourengine
87
sometimesknockslightly.However,
ifitknocksheavilyundermost
drivingconditionswhileyouare
(R+M)/2 METHOD
usingfuelwiththerecommended
octanerating,seeyourdealeroraqualifiedservicetechniciantoprevent
anyenginedamage.
UnleadedGasolineengines
Yourvehicleisdesignedtouse“Regular”unleadedgasolinewithan
(R+M)/2octaneratingof87.Wedonotrecommendtheuseofgasolines
labeledas“Regular”thataresoldwithoctaneratingsof86orlowerin
highaltitudeareas.
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