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Before Driving Your Mazda

Fuel and Engine Exhaust Precautions

Form No. 8R65-EA-03C

Your vehicle is equipped with an emission control system (the catalytic converter is part of

this system) that enables your vehicle to comply with existing exhaust emissions

requirements.

Emission Control System

Parking Over Things That Burn:

Parking over or near anything flammable, such as dry grass, is dangerous. Even with

the engine turned off, the exhaust system could ignite it because the exhaust system

gets very hot during normal use. A resulting fire could cause serious injury or death.

Never park over or near anything flammable.

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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Don’t drive your Mazda with any sign of engine malfunction.

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Don’t coast with the ignition switch turned off.

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Don’t descend steep grades in gear with the ignition switch turned off.

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Don’t operate the engine at high idle for more than 5 minutes.

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Don’t tamper with the emission control system. All inspections and adjustments must

be made by a qualified technician.

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Don’t try to push-start or pull-start your vehicle.

NOTE

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

system before the first sale and registration of a vehicle is subject to penalties. In some

states, such modification made on a used vehicle is also subject to penalties.

WARNING

CAUTION

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