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STARTING AND OPERATING
Gasoline/Oxygenate Blends
MMT in Gasoline
Some fuel suppliers blend unlead ed gasoline with mate-
rials called oxygenates such as 10% ethanol, MTBE and
ETBE. Oxygenates are requ ired in som e areas of the
country during the winter months to red uce carbon
monoxid e emissions. Fuels blend ed with these oxygen-
ates may be used in you r vehicle.
MMT is a manganese containing metallic additive that is
blend ed into som e gasoline to increase the octane nu m-
ber. Gasolines blend ed with MMT offer no perform ance
advantage beyond gasolines of the sam e octane nu mber
withou t MMT. Gasolines blend ed with MMT have show n
to red uce spark plug life and red uce emission system
perform ance in som e vehicles. The manu factu rer recom -
mend s using gasolines withou t MMT. Since the MMT
content of gasoline may not be ind icated on the pump,
you shou ld ask you r gasoline retailer whether or not
his/ her gasoline contains MMT.
CAUTIO N!
DO NOT use gasolin es contain ing Meth anol. Use of
these blen ds may resu lt in startin g and driveab ility
prob lem s and may damage critical fuel system com-
ponents.
It is even more important to look for gasolines withou t
MMT in Canad a becau se MMT can be used at higher
levels than allow ed in the United States.
Problem s that resu lt from using methanol/ gasoline
blend s are not the resp onsibility of the manu factu rer and
may not be covered by the vehicle warranty. While MTBE
is an oxygenate made from Methanol, it does not have
the negative effects of Methanol.
MMT is prohibited in both Federal and California refor-
mulated gasolines.
| Categories | Chrysler Manuals, Chrysler Sebring Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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