2000-2006 Toyota Corolla 4 Door Information before driving your Toyota -> Fuel User Manual
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’04 Corolla_U (L/O 0306)  
Break−in period  
Fuel  
Drive gently and avoid high speeds.  
FUEL TYPE  
OCTANE RATING  
Your vehicle does not need an elaborate  
break−in. But following a few simple tips  
for the first 1600 km (1000 miles) can add  
to the future economy and long life of  
your vehicle:  
Your new vehicle must use only un-  
leaded gasoline.  
Select Octane Rating 87 (Research Oc-  
tane Number 91) or higher.  
To help prevent gas station mix−ups, your  
Toyota has a smaller fuel tank opening.  
The special nozzle on pumps with un-  
leaded fuel will fit it, but the larger stan-  
dard nozzle on pumps with leaded gas will  
not.  
Use of unleaded gasoline with an octane  
rating or research octane number lower  
than stated above will cause persistent  
heavy knocking. If it is severe, this will  
lead to engine damage.  
D Avoid full throttle acceleration when  
starting and driving.  
D Avoid racing the engine.  
If your engine knocks...  
At  
a
minimum, the gasoline you use  
D Try to avoid hard stops during the first  
If you detect heavy knocking even when  
using the recommended fuel, or if you  
should meet specifications of ASTM  
D4814 in the U.S.A. and CGSB 3.5−M93  
in Canada.  
300 km (200 miles).  
hear steady knocking while holding  
a
D Do not drive slowly with the manual  
steady speed on level roads, consult your  
Toyota dealer.  
transmission in a high gear.  
NOTICE  
D Do not drive for a long time at any  
However, occasionally, you may notice  
light knocking for a short time while accel-  
erating or driving up hills. This is normal  
and there is no need for concern.  
single speed, either fast or slow.  
Do not use leaded gasoline. Use of  
leaded gasoline will cause the three−  
way catalytic converter to lose its ef-  
fectiveness and the emission control  
system to function improperly. Also,  
this can increase maintenance costs.  
D Do not tow a trailer during the first 800  
km (500 miles).  
GASOLINE CONTAINING DETERGENT  
ADDITIVES  
Toyota recommends the use of gasoline  
that contains detergent additives to  
avoid build−up of engine deposits.  
However, all gasoline sold in the U.S.  
contains detergent additives to keep clean  
and/or clean intake systems.  
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2004 COROLLA from Oct. ’03 Prod. (OM12859U)  
’04 Corolla_U (L/O 0306)  
QUALITY GASOLINE  
OXYGENATES IN GASOLINE  
NOTICE  
Automotive manufacturers in the U.S.,  
Europe and Japan have developed  
Toyota allows the use of oxygenate  
blended gasoline where the oxygenate  
content is up to 10% ethanol or 15%  
MTBE. If you use gasohol in your  
Toyota, be sure that it has an octane  
rating no lower than 87.  
z Do not use gasohol other than  
stated above. It will cause fuel sys-  
tem damage or vehicle performance  
problems.  
a
specification for quality fuel named  
World−Wide Fuel Charter (WWFC) that  
is expected to be applied world wide.  
The WWFC consists of four categories  
that depend on required emission lev-  
els. In the U.S., category 3 has been  
adopted. The WWFC improves air quali-  
ty by providing for better emissions in  
vehicle fleets, and customer satisfaction  
through better vehicle performance.  
z If driveability problems occur (poor  
hot starting, vaporizing, engine  
knock, etc.), discontinue the use.  
Toyota does not recommend the use of  
gasoline containing methanol.  
z Take care not to spill gasohol dur-  
ing refueling. Gasohol may cause  
paint damage.  
GASOLINE CONTAINING MMT  
Some gasoline contain an octane en-  
hancing additive called MMT (Methylcy-  
clopentadienyl Manganese Tricarbonyl).  
CLEAN BURNING GASOLINE  
FUEL TANK CAPACITY  
Toyota does not recommend the use of  
gasoline that contains MMT. If fuel con-  
taining MMT is used, your emission con-  
trol system may be adversely affected.  
The Malfunction Indicator Lamp on the in-  
strument cluster may come on. If this hap-  
pens, contact your Toyota dealer for ser-  
vice.  
Cleaner burning gasoline, including re-  
formulated gasoline that contains oxy-  
genates such as ethanol or MTBE is  
available in many areas.  
50 L (13.2 gal., 11.0 lmp. gal.)  
Toyota recommends the use of cleaner  
burning gasoline and appropriately blended  
reformulated gasoline. These types of gas-  
oline provide excellent vehicle perfor-  
mance, reduce vehicle emissions, and im-  
prove air quality.  
GASOLINE QUALITY  
In a very few cases, you may experience  
driveability problems caused by the partic-  
ular gasoline that you are using. If you  
continue to have unacceptable driveability,  
try changing gasoline brands. If this does  
not rectify your problem, then consult your  
Toyota dealer.  
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2004 COROLLA from Oct. ’03 Prod. (OM12859U)  

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