FEATURES OF YOUR HYUNDAI
NOTE:
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What About Gasohol?
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FEATURES OF
YOUR HYUNDAI
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Forsomecountries,Hyundaivehiclesare
designed to use leaded gasoline. When
youaregoingtouseleadedgasoline,ask
to Hyundai dealer whether leaded gaso-
line in your vehicle is available or not.
Octane rating of leaded gasoline is same
with unleaded one.
Gasohol (a mixture of 90% unleaded gasoline
and 10% ethanol or grain alcohol) may be used
in your Hyundai. However, if your engine devel-
ops drive ability problems, the use of 100%
unleaded gasoline is recommended. Fuels with
unspecified quantities of alcohol, or alcohols
other than ethanol, should not be used.
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FUEL RECOMMENDATIONS
Use Unleaded Gasoline
Use Diesel
Diesel fuel of 52 to 54 cetane is used in Hyundai
vehicle. If two types of diesel fuel are available,
use summer or winter fuel properly according
tothefollowingtemperatureconditions.
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Do not Use Methanol
Fuelscontainingmethanol(woodalcohol)should
notbeusedinyourHyundai.Thistypeoffuelcan
reduce vehicle performance and damage com-
ponents of the fuel system.
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Above -5°C (23°F) ... Summer type diesel
fuel.
Below -5°C (23°F) ... Winter type diesel fuel.
CAUTION:
Watch the fuel level in the tank very carefully : If
theenginestopsthroughfuelfailure,thecircuits
must be completely purged to permit restarting.
Your Hyundai's New Vehicle Limited War-
ranty may not cover damage to the fuel sys-
tem and performance problems that are
caused by the use of methanol or fuels con-
tainingmethanol.
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Unleaded gasoline with a Pump Octane Rating
of 87 (Research Octane Number 91) or higher
mustbeusedinHyundaivehicle.Ifleadedgaso-
lineisused,itwillcausethecatalyticconverterto
become ineffective and the emission control
system to malfunction.
This can also result in increased maintenance
expense.Toavoidaccidentaluseofleadedfuel,
the large nozzle used with leaded gasoline at
servicestationscannotbeinsertedintofueltank
opening of Hyundai vehicle.
CAUTION:
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Do not let any gasoline or water enter the
tank. This would make it necessary to
drain it out and to bleed the lines to avoid
jamming the injection pump and damag-
ing the engine.
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Gasolines for Cleaner Air
Tohelpcontributetocleanerair,Hyundairecom-
mendsthatyouusegasolinestreatedwithdeter-
gent additives, which help prevent deposit for-
mation in the engine. These gasolines will help
theengineruncleanerandenhanceperformance
of the Emission Control System.
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In winter, in order to cut down incidents
duetofreezing,paraffinoilmaybeadded
to the fuel if the temperature drops to
below -10°C. Never use more than 20%
paraffin oil.
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