FUEL INFORMATION
Petrol engine
CAUTION
Do not useleaded petrol. Using leaded petrol will
damagethe three-way catalyst.
1.6L petrol engine model:
UseUNLEADED PREMIUM petrol with an octane
rating of at least95(RON).
If unleaded premium petrol is not used,
UNLEADED REGULARpetrol with an octane rat-
ing of at least91(RON) or above maybetempo-
rarily used, but onlyunder the following precau-
tions:
•
Have the fuel tank filledonlypartially with
unleaded regular petrol, and fillupwith unleaded
premiumpetrol as soon as possible.
•
Avoid fullthrottle driving and abrupt acceleration.
Useunleaded premium petrol for maximum ve-
hicle performance.
2.0L petrol engine model:
Us
eU
NLEADED PREMIUM petrol
wi
th an octane
rating of at least95(RON).
If unleaded premium petrol is not used,
UNLEADED REGULARpetrol with an octane rat-
ing of at least93(RON) or above maybetempo-
rarily used, but onlyunder the following precau-
tions:
•
Have the fuel tank filledonlypartially with
unleaded regular petrol, and fillupwith unleaded
premiumpetrol as soon as possible.
•
Avoid fullthrottle driving and abrupt acceleration.
Useunleaded premium petrol for maximum ve-
hicle performance.
Diesel engine*
Diesel fuel above 50 cetane and with lessthan
10 ppm of sulphur (EN590) must be used.
Iffuelotherthanthespecified fuelis used,white
smoke could be emitted.
*Iftwo types of diesel fuel are available, use
summer or winter fuel properly according to
the following temperature conditions.
•
Above −7°C(20°F) ... Summer type diesel fuel.
•
Below −7°C(20°F) ... Winter type diesel fuel.
CAUTION
•
Do not usehome heating oil, petrol or other alter-
nate fuels in the diesel engine. The useofthose or
adding thosetodiesel fuelcan causeengine dam-
age.
•
Do not usesummer fuel at temperatures below
−7°C(20°F). The cold temperatures will causewax
to form in thefuel.Asaresult, it may prevent the
engine from runningsmoothly.
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