Maintenance and Specifications
Thefuelsystemmaybeunderpressure.Ifthefuelfillercapis
ventingvapororifyouhearahissingsound,waituntilitstops
beforecompletelyremovingthefuelfillercap.Otherwise,fuelmay
sprayoutandinjureyouorothers.
Ifyoudonotusetheproperfuelfillercap,excessivepressureor
vacuuminthefueltankmaydamagethefuelsystemorcause
thefuelcaptodisengageinacollision,whichmayresultinpossible
personalinjury.
Choosing the right fuel
UseonlyUNLEADEDFUEL.Theuseofleadedfuelisprohibitedbylaw
andcoulddamageyourvehicle.
Donotusefuelcontainingmethanol.Itcandamagecriticalfuelsystem
components.
Yourvehiclewasnotdesignedtousefuelorfueladditiveswithmetallic
compounds,includingmanganese-basedcompoundscontainingMMT.
Repairstocorrecttheeffectsofusingafuelforwhichyourvehiclewas
notdesignedmaynotbecoveredbyyourwarranty.
Octane recommendations
Yourvehicleisdesignedtouse
87
“
Regular”unleadedgasolinewith
pump(R+M)/2octaneratingof87.
Wedonotrecommendtheuseof
gasolineslabeledas“Regular”that
(R+M)/2 METHOD
aresoldwithoctaneratingsof86orlowerinhighaltitudeareas.
Donotbeconcernedifyourenginesometimesknockslightly.However,if
itknocksheavilyundermostdrivingconditionswhileyouareusingfuel
withtherecommendedoctanerating,seeyourdealeroraqualified
servicetechniciantopreventanyenginedamage.
Fuel quality
Ifyouareexperiencingstarting,roughidleorhesitationdriveability
problemsduringacoldstart,tryadifferentbrandof“Regular”unleaded
gasoline.“Premium”unleadedgasolineisnotrecommended(particularly
intheUnitedStates)becauseitmaycausetheseproblemstobecome
morepronounced.Iftheproblemspersist,seeyourdealeroraqualified
servicetechnician.
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| Model Year | 2002 |
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