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BeforeDrivingYourMazda
FuelandEngineExhaustPrecautions
FuelRequirements
VehicleswithcatalyticconvertersoroxygensensorsmustuseONLYUNLEADEDFUEL,
whichwillreduceexhaustemissionsandkeepsparkplugfoulingtoaminimum.
YourMazdawillperformbestwithfuellistedinthetable.
Fuel
OctaneRating*(Anti-knockindex)
Regularunleadedfuel
87[(R+M)/2method]orabove(91RONorabove)
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U.S.federallawrequiresthatoctaneratingsbepostedongasolinestationpumps.
Fuelwitharatinglowerthan87octane(91RON)couldcausetheemissioncontrolsystem
toloseeffectiveness.Itcouldalsocauseengineknockingandseriousenginedamage.
CAUTION
USEONLYUNLEADEDFUEL.
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Leadedfuelisharmfultothecatalyticconverterortheoxygensensor.Theleadwill
accumulateontheoxygensensorandthecatalystinsidetheconverter.Thiswillresult
inamalfunctionoftheemissioncontrolsystem,causingpoorperformance.
Yourvehiclecanonlyuseoxygenatedfuelscontainingnomorethan10%ethanolby
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volume.Damagetoyourvehiclemayoccurwhenethanolexceedsthis
recommendation,orifthegasolinecontainsanymethanol.Stopusinggasoholofany
kindifyourvehicleengineisperformingpoorly.
Neveraddfuelsystemadditives.Neveraddcleaningagentsotherthanthosespecified
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byMazda.Othercleaningagentsandadditivesmaydamagethesystem.Consultan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
Gasolineblendedwithoxygenatessuchasalcoholorethercompoundsaregenerally
referredtoasoxygenatedfuels.Thecommongasolineblendthatcanbeusedwithyour
vehicleisethanolblendedatnomorethan10%.Gasolinecontainingalcohol,suchas
ethanolormethanol,maybemarketedunderthename“Gasohol”.
Vehicledamageanddrivabilityproblemsresultingfromtheuseofthefollowingmaynot
becoveredbytheMazdawarranty.
Gasoholcontainingmorethan10%ethanol.
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Gasolineorgasoholcontainingmethanol.
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Leadedfuelorleadedgasohol.
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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