STARTING AND OPERATING
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FUEL REQUIREMENTS
Poor quality gasoline can cause problems such as hard
starting, stalling and stumble. If you experience these
problems,tryanotherbrandofgasolinebeforeconsider-
ingserviceforthevehicle.
300M
Yourengineisdesignedtomeetallemissionsregulations
andprovidesatisfactoryfueleconomyandperformance
when using high quality unleaded gasoline having an
octane range of 87 to 89 or higher. The manufacturer
recommends the use of 89 octane for optimum perfor-
mance.
Over 40 automobile manufacturers around the world
have issued and endorsed consistent gasoline specifica-
tions (the World Wide Fuel Charter, WWFC) to define
fuelpropertiesnecessarytodeliverenhancedemissions,
engineperformance,anddurabilityforyourvehicle.The 5
manufacturerrecommendstheuseofgasolinesthatmeet
theWWFCspecificationsiftheyareavailable.
300M
Special Only
Yourengineisdesignedtomeetallemissionsregulations
andprovidesatisfactoryfueleconomyandperformance
when using high quality unleaded gasoline having an
octanerangeof87to91.Themanufacturerrecommends
the use of 91 octane premium gasoline for optimum
performance.
Reformulated Gasoline
Many areas of the country require the use of cleaner
burningfuelreferredtoas“ReformulatedGasoline”.
Reformulatedgasolinescontainoxygenates,andarespe-
ciallyblendedtoreducevehicleemissionsandimprove
airquality.
Lightsparkknockatlowenginespeedsisnotharmfulto
yourengine.However,continuedheavysparkknockat
highspeedscancausedamageandshouldbereportedto
yourdealerimmediately.Enginedamageresultingfrom
operatingwithaheavysparkknockmaynotbecovered
bythenewvehiclewarranty.
Themanufacturersupportstheuseofreformulatedgaso-
lines.Properlyblendedreformulatedgasolineswillpro-
videexcellentperformanceanddurabilityofengineand
fuelsystemcomponents.
| Categories | Chrysler 300 Manuals, Chrysler Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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