Lexus ES-300 2001 Manual page 422

customer satisfaction through better vehicle
performance.
Cleaner burning gasoline
Cleaner burning gasoline, including reformulated
gasoline that contains oxygenates such as ethanol
or MTBE is available in many areas.
Lexus recommends the use of cleaner burning gasoline
and appropriately blended reformulated gasoline.
These types of gasoline provide excellent vehicle
performance, reduce vehicle emissions, and improve air
quality.
Oxygenates in gasoline
Lexus 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 Lexus, be
sure that it has an octane rating no lower than 87.
Lexus does not recommend the use of gasoline
containing methanol.
Sulfur in gasoline
If your vehicle is certified to California Emission
Regulations, the vehicle is designed to operate on
California cleaner burning gasoline (CBG) that
contains lower sulfur. If you cannot use California
CBG, your emission control system may suffer
damage and turn on the Malfunction Indicator Lamp.
If the malfunction is caused by the type of fuel used,
repairs may not be covered by your warranty.
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