Maintenance and care
Afterrefueling,ifthe“CHECKFUELCAP”indicatorcomesonandstays
onwhenyoustarttheengine,thefuelfillercapmaynotbeproperly
installed.Turnofftheengine,removethefuelfillercap,alignthecap
properlyandreinstallitsecurely.Theindicatorshouldturnoffafterthree
drivingcycleswiththefuelfillercapproperlyinstalled.Adrivingcycle
consistsofacoldenginestart-upfollowedbymixedcity/highwaydriving.
Ifyoumustreplacethefuelfillercap,replaceitwithafuelfiller
capthatisdesignedforyourvehicle.Thecustomerwarrantymay
bevoidforanydamagetothefueltankorfuelsystemifthe
correctgenuineMazdafuelfillercapisnotused.
WARNING: Thefuelsystemmaybeunderpressure.Ifthefuel
fillercapisventingvapororifyouhearahissingsound,wait
untilitstopsbeforecompletelyremovingthefuelfillercap.
Otherwise,fuelmaysprayoutandinjureyouorothers.
WARNING: Ifyoudonotusetheproperfuelfillercap,
excessivepressureorvacuuminthefueltankmaydamagethe
fuelsystemorcausethefuelcaptodisengageinacollision,
whichmayresultinpossiblepersonalinjury.
Fuel Filter
Forfuelfilterreplacement,seeyourauthorizedMazdadealership.Refer
totheservicemaintenancesectionfortheappropriateintervalsfor
changingthefuelfilter.
ReplacethefuelfilterwithanauthorizedMazdapart.The
customerwarrantymaybevoidforanydamagetothefuelsystem
ifanauthorizedMazdafuelfilterisnotused.
ESSENTIALS OF GOOD FUEL ECONOMY
Measuring techniques
Yourbestsourceofinformationaboutactualfueleconomyisyou,the
driver.Youmustgatherinformationasaccuratelyandconsistentlyas
possible.Fuelexpense,frequencyoffillupsorfuelgaugereadingsare
NOTaccurateasameasureoffueleconomy.Wedonotrecommendtaking
fueleconomymeasurementsduringthefirst1,600km(1,000miles)of
driving(enginebreak-inperiod).Youwillgetamoreaccurate
measurementafter3,000km–5,000km(2,000miles-3,000miles).
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