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STARTING AND OPERATING
Gasoline/Oxygenate Blends
E85 Usage In Non-Flex Fuel Vehicles
Some fuel suppliers blend unleaded gasoline with oxy- Non-FFVvehiclesarecompatiblewithgasolinecontain-
genatessuchas10%ethanol,MTBE,andETBE.Oxygen- ing 10% ethanol (E10). Gasoline with higher ethanol
atesarerequiredinsomeareasofthecountryduringthe contentmayvoidthevehicle’swarranty.
winter months to reduce carbon monoxide emissions.
If a Non-FFV vehicle is inadvertently fueled with E85
Fuels blended with these oxygenates may be used in
fuel,theenginewillhavesomeorallofthesesymptoms:
yourvehicle.
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operateinaleanmode
CAUTION!
OBDII“MalfunctionIndicatorLight”on
poorengineperformance
DO NOT use gasoline containing Methanol or E85
Ethanol. Use of these blends may result in starting
and driveability problems and may damage critical
fuelsystemcomponents.
• poorcoldstartandcolddriveability
increasedriskforfuelsystemcomponentcorrosion
•
Problems that result from using methanol/gasoline or TofixaNon-FFVvehicleinadvertentlyfueledoncewith
E85 Ethanol blends are not the responsibility of the E85performthefollowing:
manufacturer. While MTBE is an oxygenate made from
•
• changetheengineoilandoilfilter
drainthefueltank(seeyourauthorizeddealer)
Methanol, it does not have the negative effects of
Methanol.
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