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
takingfueleconomymeasurementsduringthefirst1,000miles(1,600
km)ofdriving(enginebreak-inperiod).Youwillgetamoreaccurate
measurementafter2,000miles-3,000miles(3,000km–5,000km).
Filling the tank
Theadvertisedfuelcapacityofthefueltankonyourvehicleisequalto
theratedrefillcapacityofthefueltankaslistedintheRefillcapacities
sectionofthischapter.
Theadvertisedcapacityistheamountoftheindicatedcapacityandthe
emptyreservecombined.Indicatedcapacityisthedifferenceinthe
amountoffuelinafulltankandatankwhenthefuelgaugeindicates
empty.Emptyreserveisthesmallamountoffuelremaininginthefuel
tankafterthefuelgaugeindicatesempty.
Theamountofusablefuelintheemptyreservevariesandshould
notbereliedupontoincreasedrivingrange.Whenrefuelingyour
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REVIEWCOPY
2005
MazdaTribute(j14),OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)(own2002),
Market: USA_English(fus)
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