Maintenance and Specifications
Thefuelsystemmaybeunderpressure.Removefuelfillercap
slowly.Otherwise,fuelmaysprayoutandinjureyouorothers.
Ifyoudonotusetheproperfuelfillercap,excessivevacuumin
thefueltankmaydamagethefuelsystemorcausethefuelcap
todisengageinacollision,whichmayresultinpersonalinjury.
EasyFuel™“nocap”fuelsystem(ifequipped)
YourfueltankmaybeequippedwithanEasyFuel™“nocap”fuelfiller
system.Thisallowsyoutosimplyopenthefuelfillerdoorandinsertthe
fuelfillernozzleintothefuelsystem.TheEasyFuel™systemis
self-sealingandprotectedagainstdust,dirt,waterandsnow/ice.
Whenfuelingyourvehicle:
1.
2.
3.
Turntheengineoff.
Openthefuelfillerdoor.
Slowlyinsertthefuelfillernozzlefullyintothefuelsystem.Pumpfuel
asnormal.
4.
Afteryouaredonepumpingfuel,slowlyremovethefuelfiller
nozzle—allowaboutfivesecondsafterpumpingfuelbeforeremovingthe
fuelfillernozzle.Thisallowsresidualfueltodrainbackintothefueltank
andnotspillontothevehicle.
IftheCheckFuelFillInletlamporCheckFuelFillInletmessagecomes
on,thefuelfillinletmaynothaveproperlyclosed.Theinletmayhave
stuckopenordebrismaybepreventingtheinletfromfullyclosing.At
thenextopportunity,safelypullofftheroad,turnofftheengine,open
thefuelfillerdoorandremoveanyvisibledebrisfromthefuelfill
opening.Inserteitherthefuelfillnozzleorthefuelfillfunnelprovided
withthevehicleseveraltimestodislodgeanydebrisand/orallowthe
inlettocloseproperly.Ifthisactioncorrectstheproblem,theCheck
FuelFillInletlamporCheckFuelFillInletmessagemaynotreset
immediately.ItmaytakeseveraldrivingcyclesfortheCheckFuelFill
InletlamporCheckFuelFillInletmessagetoturnoff.Adrivingcycle
consistsofanenginestart-up(afterfourormorehourswiththeengine
off)followedbycity/highwaydriving.ContinuingtodrivewiththeCheck
FuelFillInletlamporCheckFuelFillInletmessageonmaycausethe
ServiceEngineSoonlamptoturnonaswell.
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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