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STARTING AND OPERATING
Themanufacturersupportstheuseofreformulatedgaso- ProblemsthatresultfromusingmethanolgasolineorE85
lines.Properlyblendedreformulatedgasolineswillpro- Ethanolblendsarenottheresponsibilityofthemanufac-
videexcellentperformanceanddurabilityofengineand turer.WhileMTBEisanoxygenatemadefromMethanol,
fuelsystemcomponents.
itdoesnothavethenegativeeffectsofMethanol.
Gasoline/OxygenateBlends
E-85UsageInNon-FlexFuelVehicles
Some fuel suppliers blend unleaded gasoline with oxy- Non-FFVvehiclesarecompatiblewithgasolinecontain-
genatessuchas10%ethanol,MTBE,andETBE.Oxygen- ing 10% ethanol (E10). Gasoline with higher ethanol
atesarerequiredinsomeareasofthecountryduringthe contentmayvoidthevehicle’swarranty.
winter months to reduce carbon monoxide emissions.
If a Non-FFV vehicle is inadvertently fueled with E-85
Fuels blended with these oxygenates may be used in
fuel,theenginewillhavesomeorallofthesesymptoms:
yourvehicle.
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operateinaleanmode
CAUTION!
OBDII“MalfunctionIndicatorLight”on
poorengineperformance
DO NOT use gasoline containing Methanol or E85
Ethanol. Use of these blends may result in starting
and drivability problems and may damage critical
fuelsystemcomponents.
• poorcoldstartandcolddrivability
increasedriskforfuelsystemcomponentcorrosion
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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