Before Driving
Fuel and Emission
Fuel-Filler Lid and Cap
CAUTION
Always use only a genuine Mazda fuel-ꢀller
cap or an approved equivalent, available
at an Authorized Mazda Dealer. The wrong
cap can result in a serious malfunction of
the fuel and emission control systems.
(U.S.A. and Canada)
WARNING
When removing the fuel-ꢀller cap, loosen
the cap slightly and wait for any hissing to
stop, then remove it:
Fuel spray is dangerous. Fuel can burn skin
and eyes and cause illness if ingested. Fuel
spray is released when there is pressure in
the fuel tank and the fuel-ꢀller cap is
removed too quickly.
It may also cause the check engine light in
the instrument cluster to illuminate.
Refueling
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Before refueling, close both the doors,
windows, and the trunk lid, and switch the
ignition OFF.
1. To open the fuel-filler lid, pressed the
edge of the lid with the doors
unlocked.
Before refueling, stop the engine, and
always keep sparks and ꢁames away from
the ꢀller neck:
Fuel vapor is dangerous. It could be ignited
by sparks or ꢁames causing serious burns
and injuries.
Additionally, use of the incorrect fuel-ꢀller
cap or not using a fuel-ꢀller cap may result
in a fuel leak, which could result in serious
burns or death in an accident.
Do not continue refueling after the fuel
pump nozzle shuts oꢂ automatically:
Continuing to add fuel after the fuel pump
nozzle has shut oꢂ automatically is
dangerous because overꢀlling the fuel tank
may cause fuel overꢁow or leakage. Fuel
overꢁow and leakage could damage the
vehicle and if the fuel ignites it could cause
a ꢀre and explosion resulting in serious
injury or death.
NOTE
The fuel-filler lid operates in
conjunction with the door locking/
unlocking mechanism.
2. To remove the fuel-filler cap, turn it
counterclockwise.
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