Maintenance and Specifications
Octane recommendations
Yourvehicleisdesignedtouse
“Regular”unleadedgasolinewith
pump(R+M)/2octaneratingof87.
Wedonotrecommendtheuseof
gasolineslabeledas“Regular”that
87
(R+M)/2 METHOD
aresoldwithoctaneratingsof86orlowerinhighaltitudeareas.
NOTE:Donotbeconcernedifyourenginesometimesknockslightly.
However,ifitknocksheavilyundermostdrivingconditionswhileyouare
usingfuelwiththerecommendedoctanerating,seeyourauthorized
Mazdadealertopreventanyenginedamage.
Fuel quality
NOTE:Ifyouareexperiencingstarting,roughidleorhesitation
driveabilityproblemsduringacoldstart,tryadifferentbrandof
“Regular”unleadedgasoline.“Premium”unleadedgasolineisnot
recommended(particularlyintheUnitedStates)becauseitmaycause
theseproblemstobecomemorepronounced.Iftheproblemspersist,see
yourauthorizedMazdadealer.
Itshouldnotbenecessarytoaddanyaftermarketproductstoyourfuel
tankifyoucontinuetousehighqualityfueloftherecommendedoctane
rating.
Aftermarketproductscouldcausedamagetothefuelsystem.
Repairstocorrecttheeffectsofusinganaftermarketproductin
yourfuelmaynotbecoveredbyyourwarranty.
Manyoftheworld’sautomakers
issuedtheWorld-wideFuelCharter
thatrecommendsgasoline
specificationstoprovideimproved
performanceandemissioncontrol
systemprotectionforyourvehicle.
GasolinesthatmeettheWorld-wide
FuelChartershouldbeusedwhen
available.Askyourfuelsupplier
aboutgasolinesthatmeetthe
World-wideFuelCharter.InCanada,
lookforfuelsthatdisplaytheAutoMakers’Choicelogo.
Cleaner air
Mazdaendorsestheuseofreformulated“cleaner-burning”gasolinesto
improveairquality.
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| Model Year | 2003 |
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