Maintenance and Specifications
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.Wedonotrecommend
takingfueleconomymeasurementsduringthefirst1,600km(1,000
miles)ofdriving(enginebreak-inperiod).Youwillgetamoreaccurate
measurementafter3,000km–5,000km(2,000miles-3,000miles).
Filling the tank
Theadvertisedfuelcapacityofthefueltankonyourvehicleisequalto
theratedrefillcapacityofthefueltankaslistedintheRefillcapacities
sectionofthischapter.
Theadvertisedcapacityistheamountoftheindicatedcapacityandthe
emptyreservecombined.Indicatedcapacityisthedifferenceinthe
amountoffuelinafulltankandatankwhenthefuelgaugeindicates
empty.Emptyreserveisthesmallamountoffuelremaininginthefuel
tankafterthefuelgaugeindicatesempty.
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