Additives
described earlier.However,E85(85%ethanol) and
otherfuelscontaining morethan10%ethanolmust
notbeusedinvehicles thatwerenotdesigned for
thosefuels.
Toprovidecleanerair,allgasolines intheUnitedStates
arenowrequired tocontainadditives thathelpprevent
engineandfuelsystemdeposits fromforming, allowing
theemissioncontrolsystemtoworkproperly.Inmost
cases,nothingshouldhavetobeaddedtothefuel.
However,somegasolines containonlytheminimum
amountofadditive required tomeetU.S.Environmental
Protection Agencyregulations. Tohelpkeepfuel
injectors andintakevalvesclean,orifthevehicle
experiences problems duetodirtyinjectors orvalves,
lookforgasoline thatisadvertised asTOPTIER
Detergent Gasoline.
Notice: Thisvehiclewasnotdesigned forfuelthat
containsmethanol. Donotusefuelcontaining
methanol. Itcancorrodemetalpartsinthefuel
systemandalsodamageplasticandrubberparts.
Thatdamagewouldnotbecoveredunderthe
vehiclewarranty.
Somegasolines thatarenotreformulated forlow
emissions cancontainanoctane-enhancing additive
calledmethylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl
(MMT);asktheattendant whereyoubuygasoline
whetherthefuelcontainsMMT.Werecommend against
theuseofsuchgasolines. Fuelscontaining MMTcan
reducethelifeofsparkplugsandtheperformance of
theemissioncontrolsystemcouldbeaffected. The
malfunction indicator lampmightturnon.Ifthisoccurs,
returntoyourdealer/retailer forservice.
Forcustomers whodonotuseTOPTIERDetergent
Gasolineregularly,onebottleofGMFuelSystem
TreatmentPLUS,addedtothefueltankateveryengine
oilchange,canhelpcleandepositsfromfuelinjectors
andintakevalves.GMFuelSystemTreatmentPLUSis
theonlygasolineadditive recommended byGeneral
Motors.
Also,yourdealer/retailer hasadditives thatwillhelp
correctandpreventmostdeposit‐relatedproblems.
FuelE85(85%Ethanol)
Thisvehiclecanuseeitherunleaded gasoline or
Gasolines containing oxygenates, suchasethersand
ethanol, andreformulated gasolines mightbeavailable
inyourarea.Werecommend thatyouusethese
gasolines, iftheycomplywiththespecifications
85%
ethanolfuel(E85).Weencourage theuseof
E85invehicles thataredesignedtouseit.Theethanol
inE85isa“renewable”fuel,meaningitismadefrom
renewable sourcessuchascornandothercrops.
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