Kia PICANTO 2023 Manual page 7

Introduction
2. Petrol or gasohol containing metha-
nol.
3. Leaded fuel or leaded gasohol.
CAUTION
Never use gasohol which contains meth-
anol. Discontinue use of any gasohol
product which impairs drivability.
Other fuels
Using fuels such as
僅 Silicone (Si) contained fuel,
僅 MMT (Manganese, Mn) contained
fuel,
僅 Ferrocene (Fe) contained fuel, and
僅 Other metalic additives contained
fuels, may cause vehicle and engine
damage or cause plugging, misfiring,
poor acceleration, engine stalling, cat-
alyst melting, abnormal corrosion, life
cycle reduction, etc.
Also, the Malfunction Indicator Lamp
(MIL) may illuminate.
NOTICE
Damage to the fuel system or perfor-
mance problem caused by the use of
these fuels may not be covered by your
New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
Use of MTBE
Kia recommends avoiding fuels contain-
ing MTBE (Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether)
over 15.0% vol. (Oxygen Content 2.7%
weight) in your vehicle.
Fuel containing MTBE over 15.0% vol.
(Oxygen Content 2.7% weight) may
reduce vehicle performance and pro-
duce vapour lock or hard starting.
CAUTION
Your New Vehicle Limited Warranty may
not cover damage to the fuel system
and any performance problems that are
caused by the use of fuels containing
methanol or fuels containing MTBE
(Methyl TertiaryButyl Ether) over 15.0%
vol. (Oxygen Content 2.7% weight.)
Do not use methanol
Fuels containing methanol (wood alco-
hol) should not be used in your vehicle.
This type of fuel can reduce vehicle per-
formance and damage components of
the fuel system, engine control system
and emission control system.
Fuel Additives
Kia recommends that you use unleaded
petrol which has an octane rating of
RON (Research Octane Number) 95 /
AKI (Anti Knock Index) 91 or higher (for
Europe) or Octane Rating of RON (Rea-
search Octane Number) 91 / AKI (Anti-
Knock Index) 87 or higher (except
Europe).
For customers who do not use good
quality petrols including fuel additives
regularly, and have problems starting or
the engine does not run smoothly, one
bottle of additives added to the fuel tank
when the engine oil is replaced.
Additives are available from a profes-
sional workshop along with information
on how to use them. Kia recommends to
visit an authorised Kia dealer/service
partner. Do not mix other additives.
Operation in foreign countries
If you are going to drive your vehicle in
another country, be sure to:
僅 Observe all regulations regarding reg-
istration and insurance.
Fuel requirements
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