Maintenance and Specifications
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Normally,adding1gallon(3.8L)offuelisenoughtorestartthe
engine.Ifthevehicleisoutoffuelandonasteepgrade,morethan1
gallon(3.8L)mayberequired.
The
indicatormaycomeon.Formoreinformationonthe“check
engine”orthe“serviceenginesoon”indicator,refertoWarninglights
andchimesintheInstrumentClusterchapter.
ESSENTIALS OF GOOD FUEL ECONOMY
Measuring techniques
Yourbestsourceofinformationaboutactualfueleconomyisyou,the
driver.Youmustgatherinformationasaccuratelyandconsistentlyas
possible.Fuelexpense,frequencyoffillupsorfuelgaugereadingsare
NOTaccurateasameasureoffueleconomy.Wedonotrecommend
takingfueleconomymeasurementsduringthefirst1,000miles
(1,600
km)ofdriving(enginebreak-inperiod).Youwillgetamore
accuratemeasurementafter2,000miles-3,000miles
km–5,000km).
(3,000
Filling the tank
Theadvertisedfuelcapacityofthefueltankonyourvehicleisequalto
theratedrefillcapacityofthefueltankaslistedintheMaintenance
productspecificationsandcapacitiessectionofthischapter.
Theadvertisedcapacityistheamountoftheindicatedcapacityandthe
emptyreservecombined.Indicatedcapacityisthedifferenceinthe
amountoffuelinafulltankandatankwhenthefuelgaugeindicates
empty.Emptyreserveisthesmallamountoffuelremaininginthefuel
tankafterthefuelgaugeindicatesempty.
Theamountofusablefuelintheemptyreservevariesandshould
notbereliedupontoincreasedrivingrange.Whenrefuelingyour
vehicleafterthefuelgaugeindicatesempty,youmightnotbe
abletorefuelthefullamountoftheadvertisedcapacityofthe
fueltankduetotheemptyreservestillpresentinthetank.
Forconsistentresultswhenfillingthefueltank:
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Turntheengine/ignitionswitchtotheoffpositionpriortorefueling,
anerrorinthereadingwillresultiftheengineisleftrunning.
Usethesamefillingratesetting(low—medium—high)eachtime
thetankisfilled.
Allownomorethantwoautomaticclick-offswhenfilling.
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