Maintenance and Specifications
Note:Afuelspillageconcernmayoccurifoverfillingthefueltank.Do
notoverfillthetanktothepointthatthefuelisabletobypassthefuel
fillernozzle.Theoverfilledfuelmayrundownthedrainlocatedbelow
andinfrontofthefuelfillerdoor.
IfthecheckfuelfillinletlamporCHECKFUELFILLINLETmessage
comeson,thefuelfillinletmaynothaveproperlyclosed.Theinletmay
havestuckopenordebrismaybepreventingtheinletfromfullyclosing.
Atthenextopportunity,safelypullofftheroad,turnofftheengine,
openthefuelfillerdoorandremoveanyvisibledebrisfromthefuelfill
opening.Inserteitherthefuelfillnozzleorthefuelfillfunnel(see
Refillingwithaportablefuelcontainerforfunnellocation)provided
withthevehicleseveraltimestodislodgeanydebrisand/orallowthe
inlettocloseproperly.Ifthisactioncorrectstheproblem,thecheckfuel
fillinletlamporCHECKFUELFILLINLETmessagemaynotreset
immediately.Itmaytakeseveraldrivingcyclesforthecheckfuelfillinlet
lamporCHECKFUELFILLINLETmessagetoturnoff.Adrivingcycle
consistsofanenginestart-up(afterfourormorehourswiththeengine
off)followedbycity/highwaydriving.Continuingtodrivewiththecheck
fuelfillinletlamporCHECKFUELFILLINLETmessageonmaycause
theserviceenginesoonlamptoturnonaswell.
WARNING:Thefuelsystemmaybeunderpressure.Ifyouhear
ahissingsoundnearthefuelfillerdoor(EasyFuel™“nocap”
fuelsystem),donotrefueluntilthesoundstops.Otherwise,fuelmay
sprayout,whichcouldcauseseriouspersonalinjury.
FlexFuelVehicle(FFV)fuelfillinlet
Ifyourvehicleisflexfuelcapable,itwillhaveayellowbezelplacedover
thefuelfillinlet.
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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