Fuel And Emission; Fuel And Engine Exhaust Precautions; Fuel Requirements - Mazda MX-5 Owner's Manual

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Fuel and Emission

Fuel and Engine Exhaust Precautions

Fuel Requirements

Vehicles with catalytic converters or oxygen sensors must use ONLY UNLEADED FUEL,
which will reduce exhaust emissions and keep spark plug fouling to a minimum.
The vehicle will perform best with fuel listed in the table.
Fuel
Premium unleaded fuel
(Conforming to EN 228
and within E10) *1
Regular unleaded fuel
*1 Europe
Fuel with a lower rating will negatively affect the emission control system performance and
could also cause engine knocking and serious engine damage.
USE ONLY UNLEADED FUEL.
Leaded fuel is harmful to the catalytic converter and oxygen sensors and will lead to
deterioration of the emission control system and or failures.
The use of E10 fuel with 10 % ethanol in Europe is safe for your vehicle. Damage to
your vehicle may occur when ethanol exceeds this recommendation.
Never add fuel system additives, otherwise the emission control system could be
damaged. Consult an expert repairer, we recommend an Authorised Mazda Repairer
for details.
3–24
Research Octane
Number
New Caledonia, Turkey, Canary Islands, Reunion,
Morocco, Austria, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium,
Denmark, Finland, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Hungary, Germany, Poland, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia,
Luxembourg, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania, France, Czech,
Estonia, Romania, The Netherlands, Macedonia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Guadeloupe, Martinique,
Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei, Macau,
95 or above
Sri Lanka, South Africa, Jamaica, Surinam, Trinidad and
Tobago, Commonwealth of Dominica, Myanmar, Taiwan,
The Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Tahiti, Kuwait, Oman,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Lebanon, Israel,
Tunisia, Egypt, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica,
Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, Dominican Republic (LHD),
Panama, Uruguay, Honduras, Peru, Cyprus, Malta, Ireland,
UK
90 or above Fiji
CAUTION
Country