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Gasoline/OxygenateBlends
E-85UsageInNon-FlexFuelVehicles
Some fuel suppliers blend unleaded gasoline with oxy- Non-FFVvehiclesarecompatiblewithgasolinecontain-
genatessuchasEthanol.Fuelsblendedwithoxygenates ing 10% ethanol (E10). Gasoline with higher ethanol
maybeusedinyourvehicle.
contentmayvoidthevehicle’swarranty.
If a Non-FFV vehicle is inadvertently fueled with E-85
fuel,theenginewillhavesomeorallofthesesymptoms:
CAUTION!
DONOTusegasolinecontainingMethanolorgaso-
linecontainingmorethan10%Ethanol.Useofthese
blendsmayresultinstartinganddriveabilityprob-
lems,damagecriticalfuelsystemcomponents,cause
emissions to exceed the applicable standard, and/or
cause the “Malfunction Indicator Light” to illumi-
nate. Pump labels should clearly communicate if a
fuelcontainsgreaterthan10%Ethanol.
•
operateinaleanmode
• OBDII“MalfunctionIndicatorLight”on
poorengineperformance
• poorcoldstartandcolddrivability
increasedriskforfuelsystemcomponentcorrosion
TofixaNon-FFVvehicleinadvertentlyfueledoncewith
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•
•
Problems that result from using gasoline containing E-85performthefollowing:
Methanolorgasolinecontainingmorethan10%Ethanol
•
• changetheengineoilandoilfilter
drainthefueltank(seeyourauthorizeddealer)
are not the responsibility of the manufacturer and may
notbecoveredunderwarranty.
| Categories | Jeep Liberty Manuals, Jeep Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2011 |
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