Maintenance and Specifications
Studiesindicatethattheseadditivescancauseyourvehicle’s
emissioncontrolsystemtodeterioratemorerapidly.InCanada,
premiumgradefuelgenerallycontainsmoremetallicadditives
thanregularfuel.Werecommendusingregulargradefuel.In
Canada,manyfuelscontainmetallicadditives,butfuelsfreeof
suchadditivesmaybeavailable;checkwithyourlocalfueldealer.
•
•
Donotusefuelcontainingmethanol.Itcandamagecriticalfuel
systemcomponents.
Repairstocorrecttheeffectsofusingafuelforwhichyour
vehiclewasnotdesignedmaynotbecoveredbyyourwarranty.
Octane recommendations
Yourvehicleisdesignedtouse
87
“
Regular”unleadedgasolinewith
pump(R+M)/2octaneratingof87.
Wedonotrecommendtheuseof
gasolineslabeledas“Regular”that
(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’sautomakersapprovedtheWorld-wideFuelCharter
thatrecommendsgasolinespecificationstoprovideimproved
performanceandemissioncontrolsystemprotectionforyourvehicle.
GasolinesthatmeettheWorld-wideFuelChartershouldbeusedwhen
available.Askyourfuelsupplieraboutgasolinesthatmeetthe
World-wideFuelCharter.
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2005
MazdaTribute(j14),OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)(own2002),
Market: USA_English(fus)
| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda Tribute Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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