Before Driving; Fuel and Emission- Page 93

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Before Driving

Fuel and Emission

 Emission Control System

            This  vehicle  is  equipped  with  an  emission  control  system  (the  catalytic  converter  is 
part of this system) that enables the vehicle to comply with existing exhaust emissions 
requirements.

WARNING

  Never park over or near anything fl ammable:

  Parking over or near anything fl ammable, such as dry grass, is dangerous. Even with the 
engine turned off , the exhaust system remains very hot after normal use and could ignite 
anything fl ammable. A resulting fi re could cause serious injury or death.

CAUTION

  Ignoring the following precautions could cause lead to accumulate on the catalyst inside 
the converter or cause the converter to get very hot. Either condition will damage the 
converter and cause poor performance.

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  USE ONLY UNLEADED FUEL.

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  Do not drive your Mazda with any sign of engine malfunction.

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  Do not coast with the ignition switched off .

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  Do not descend steep grades in gear with the ignition switched off .

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  Do not operate the engine at high idle for more than 2 minutes.

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  Do not tamper with the emission control system. All inspections and adjustments 

must be made by a qualifi ed technician.

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  Do not push-start or pull-start your vehicle.

   NOTE

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  Under U.S. federal law, any modifi cation to the original-equipment emission control 

system before the fi rst sale and registration of a vehicle is subject to penalties. In some 
states, such modifi cation made on a used vehicle is also subject to penalties.

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  While the engine is off, the sound of a valve opening and closing can be heard at the rear 

of the vehicle, however this does not indicate an abnormality. The vehicle has a self-
checking device and it operates while the engine is off.