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Break-in Period, Fuel Recommendation
Break-in Period
Fuel Recommendation
Your vehicle is designed to operate
your authorized dealer for service.
Help assure your vehicle’s future
reliability and performance by paying on unleaded gasoline with a pump
Some gasoline today is blended with
oxygenates such as ethanol or
MTBE. Your vehicle is designed to
operate on oxygenated gasoline
extra attention to how you drive
octane number of 87 or higher. Use
during the first 600 miles (1,000 km). of a lower octane gasoline can cause
During this period:
a persistent, heavy metallic rapping
noise that can lead to engine damage. containing up to 10 percent ethanol
by volume and up to 15 percent
We recommend using gasoline
containing detergent additives that
help prevent fuel system and engine
deposits.
Avoid full-throttle starts and rapid
acceleration.
MTBE by volume. Do not use
gasoline containing methanol.
Do not change the oil until the
scheduled maintenance time.
If you notice any undesirable
operating symptoms, try another
service station or switch to another
brand of gasoline.
Avoid hard braking for the first
200 miles (300 km).
In addition, in order to maintain good
performance, fuel economy, and
emissions control, we strongly
recommend, in areas where it is
available, the use of gasoline that
does NOT contain manganese-based
fuel additives such as MMT.
Do not tow a trailer.
For further important fuel-related
information, please refer to your
Quick Start Guide.
You should also follow these
recommendations with an
overhauled or exchanged engine, or
when the brakes are replaced.
Use of gasoline with these additives
may adversely affect performance,
and cause the malfunction indicator
lamp on your instrument panel to
come on. If this happens, contact
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