Fuel supply
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‘UNLEADED
FUEL
ONLY
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Unleaded
fuels may
not
be available
The
91
RON
octane
rating which you will
Po
———
'
outside
the continental U.S. and
Cana-
find
on
a
plate,
visible after
taking
off
for
cars
with
a
catalytic
converter
(Cali-
da.
Therefore,
we
recommend you do
the filler
cap of
your
car
is based
on
the
fornia
vehicles)
Such
vehicles
are
go
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take
your
car
to
areas or
countries
research method. The
CLC octane
rat-
identified
by
a
sticker
on
the
steering
where
unleaded
fuel
may not
be
avai-
ing
usually
displayed
on
U. S. gasoline
column
and another sticker
next
to
the
able.
pumps
is
calculated
as
follows: research
fuel
filler
ca
=
~~
octane
number
plus
motor octane num-
7
Pp.
ber,
divided
by
2.
Cars with catalytic
converter
Thatis
RON
+
MON
Cars
with
catalytic
converter need
un-
_
_
e
oe
.
leaded fuel. The
catalytic
converter
is
The GLC
octane
raiing
is
usually 4
—
an
efficient “clean-up” device
pall
in-
points
less
than the RON
rating:
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to
the
exhaust
system of
the
car.
The
ca-
—__
91 RON
equals
87
CLC
talytic
converter
burns the undesirable
REGULAR,
low-lead
or
unleaded
fuel,
95
RON
equals 91
GLC
pollutants
in the
exhaust gas before
it
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000
TU
is
released
to the
atmosphere.
special
marking.
=
oo
-
Min.
octane
rating
is
listed
on a
plate,
Fuel filler
neck
is
located
above
the
right
Deposits
from
leaded
gasolines
destroy
VSible
after
taking
off
the
filler
cap.
rear
wheel.
the
catalytic
converter
and
thus defeat
;
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._
Coa
its purpose to control harmful exhaust
"egularfuel and
octane
rating
Fuel tank
capacity
is
listed
under
emissions.
Octane
rating
indicates
a
gasoline’s
abi-
“Technical Data/Capacities.”
lity
to
resist
detonation.
Theretore,
Cara with a
catalytic
converter,
requir-
buying
the
correct
octane
gas is impor-
_
Never
start
or
let
the engine
run
in
an
ing
unleaded
fuel
have a
smaller
fuel
tant
to
prevent
engine
"knock".
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ei
exneust
tank
opening,
and
gas
station
pumps
FAegular
fuels
have
an
octane rating
Meddie
which
Be
olorlone
and
have smaller nozzles. This will prevent
ranging from 91 to
95
RON (Research
odorless
gas.
Carbon
monoxide,
can
accidental
pumping
of leaded fuel into
Octane
Number)
or
87
to
91
GLE (U.S.
be fatal
if inhaled
,
26
cars
with
a
catalytic
converter.
Cost of
Living
Council
Octane rating).
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