2008 Mazda Tribute Owners Manual

MaintenanceandSpecifications
Runningoutoffuel
Avoidrunningoutoffuelbecausethissituationmayhaveanadverse
effectonpowertraincomponents.
Ifyouhaverunoutoffuel:
•
YoumayneedtocycletheignitionfromOFFtoONseveraltimesafter
refuelingtoallowthefuelsystemtopumpthefuelfromthetankto
theengine.Onrestarting,crankingtimewilltakeafewsecondslonger
thannormal.
•
•
Normally,adding1gallon(3.8L)offuelisenoughtorestartthe
engine.Ifthevehicleisoutoffuelandonasteepgrade,morethan
1
gallon(3.8L)mayberequired.
The
indicatormaycomeon.Formoreinformationonthe“check
engine”orthe“serviceenginesoon”indicator,refertoWarninglights
andchimesintheInstrumentClusterchapter.
ESSENTIALSOFGOODFUELECONOMY
Measuringtechniques
Yourbestsourceofinformationaboutactualfueleconomyisyou,the
driver.Youmustgatherinformationasaccuratelyandconsistentlyas
possible.Fuelexpense,frequencyoffill-upsorfuelgaugereadingsare
NOTaccurateasameasureoffueleconomy.Wedonotrecommend
takingfueleconomymeasurementsduringthefirst1,000miles(1,600km)
ofdriving(enginebreak-inperiod).Youwillgetamoreaccurate
measurementafter2,000miles–3,000miles(3,000km–5,000km).
Fillingthetank
Theadvertisedfuelcapacityofthefueltankonyourvehicleisequalto
theratedrefillcapacityofthefueltankaslistedintheMaintenance
productspecificationsandcapacitiessectionofthischapter.
Theadvertisedcapacityistheamountoftheindicatedcapacityandthe
emptyreservecombined.Indicatedcapacityisthedifferenceinthe
amountoffuelinafulltankandatankwhenthefuelgaugeindicates
empty.Emptyreserveisthesmallamountoffuelremaininginthefuel
tankafterthefuelgaugeindicatesempty.
Theamountofusablefuelintheemptyreservevariesandshould
notbereliedupontoincreasedrivingrange.Whenrefuelingyour
vehicleafterthefuelgaugeindicatesempty,youmightnotbe
abletorefuelthefullamountoftheadvertisedcapacityofthe
fueltankduetotheemptyreservestillpresentinthetank.
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2008
Tribute(j14)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda Tribute Manuals
Model Year2008
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