Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd.
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CATALYTIC CONVERTER
This vehicle is equipped with a catalytic converter.
The catalytic converter contains precious metals that serve as catalysts, promoting chemical
reactions to convert the exhaust gases without affecting the metals.
The catalytic converter acts on HC, CO and NOx. A replacement unit must be an original
Honda part or its equivalent.
The catalytic converter must operate at a high temperature for the chemical reactions to
take place. It can set on fire any combustible materials that come near it. Park your vehicle
away from high grasses, dry leaves or other flammables.
A defective catalytic converter contributes to air pollution, and can impair your engine’s
performance. Follow these guidelines to protect your vehicle catalytic converter.
• Always use unleaded petrol. Even a small amount of leaded petrol can contaminates
the catalyst metals making the catalytic converter ineffective.
• Keep your engine tuned-up.
• Have your vehicle diagnosed and replaced if it is misfiring, backfiring, stalling or
other wise not running properly.
