Break−in period
Fuel
Drive gently and avoid high speeds.
FUEL TYPE
Use of unleaded fuel with an octane num-
ber or rating lower than stated above will
cause persistent heavy knocking. If se-
vere, this will lead to engine damage.
Your vehicle must use only unleaded
gasoline.
Your vehicle does not need an elaborate
break−in. But following a few simple tips
for the first 1000 km (600 miles) can add
to the future economy and long life of
your vehicle:
To help prevent gas station mixups, your To-
yota has a smaller fuel tank opening. The
special nozzle on pumps with unleaded fuel
will fit it, but the larger standard nozzle on
pumps with leaded gas will not.
If your engine knocks ...
If you detect heavy knocking even when
using the recommended fuel, or if you
D Do not drive over 100 km/h (62 mph).
hear steady knocking while holding
a
D Avoid full−throttle starts.
steady speed on level roads, consult your
Toyota dealer.
At
a
minimum, the gasoline you use
D Try to avoid hard stops during the first
should meet the specifications of ASTM
D4814 in the U.S.A. and CGSB 3.5−M93
in Canada.
300 km (200 miles).
However, now and then, you may notice
light knocking for a short time while accel-
erating or driving up hills. This is no
cause for concern.
NOTICE
GASOLINE CONTAINING DETERGENT
ADDITIVES
Do not use leaded gasoline. Use of
leaded gasoline will cause the three−
way catalytic converter to lose its
effectiveness and the emission con-
trol system to function improperly.
Also, this can increase maintenance
costs.
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. con-
tains detergent additives to keep clean and/or
clean intake systems.
OCTANE RATING
Select unleaded gasoline with an Oc-
tane Rating of 87 (Research Octane
Number 91) or higher.
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