Maintenance and care
FFVengine(ifequipped)
YourvehicleisdesignedtouseFuelEthanol(E85),“Regular”unleaded
gasolineoranypercentageofthetwofuelscombined.
U.S.governmentregulationsrequirefuelethanoldispensing
pumpstohaveasmall,square,orangeandblacklabelwiththe
commonabbreviationE85ortheappropriatepercentageforthat
region.UseofotherfuelssuchasFuelMethanolmaycause
powertraindamage,alossofvehicleperformance,andyour
warrantymaybeinvalidated.
Fuel quality
Manyoftheworld’sautomakers
issuedtheWorld-wideFuelCharter
thatrecommendsgasoline
specificationstoprovideimproved
performanceandemissioncontrol
systemprotectionforyourvehicle.
GasolinesthatmeettheWorld-wide
FuelChartershouldbeusedwhen
available.Askyourfuelsupplier
aboutgasolinesthatmeetthe
World-wideFuelCharter.InCanada,
lookforfuelsthatdisplaytheAutoMakers’Choicelogo.
Itshouldnotbenecessarytoaddanyaftermarketproductstoyourfuel
tankifyoucontinuetousehighqualityfueloftherecommendedoctane
rating.Aftermarketproductscouldcausedamagetothefuelsystem.
Repairstocorrecttheeffectsofusinganaftermarketproductinyour
fuelmaynotbecoveredbyyourwarranty.
UnleadedGasolineengines
Ifyouareexperiencingstarting,roughidleorhesitationdriveability
problemsduringacoldstart,tryadifferentbrandof“Regular”unleaded
gasoline.“Premium”unleadedgasolineisnotrecommended(particularly
intheUnitedStates)becauseitmaycausetheseproblemstobecome
morepronounced.Iftheproblemspersist,seeyourdealeroraqualified
servicetechnician.
FFVengine(ifequipped)
YourFFVwilloperatewellonordinary“Regular”unleadedgasoline,but
onlythehighestqualityfuelethanolwillprovidethesamelevelof
protectionandperformance.ToidentifyifyourvehicleisanFFV,check
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