Fuel Selection; Reformulated Gasoline - Mitsubishi Mirage 2017 Owner's Manual

Fuel selection

Fuel selection
Your vehicle is designed to use unleaded gas-
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oline only. It is equipped with a fuel tank
filler pipe specifically designed to accept only
a small diameter unleaded gasoline dispens-
ing nozzle.
WARNING
 Gasoline is highly flammable and explo-
sive. You could be burned, seriously
injured or killed when handling it. When-
ever you refuel your vehicle, stop the
engine and keep flames, sparks, and
smoking materials away from the vehicle.
Always handle fuel in well-ventilated out-
door areas.
CAUTION
 Using leaded gasoline in your vehicle will
damage the engine, catalytic converter, and
the oxygen sensors. Also, using leaded gaso-
line is illegal, and will void your warranty
coverage of the engine, catalytic converter,
and oxygen sensors.
Gasoline detergent additives
In the United States, fuel suppliers are
required by law to add detergents to their gas-
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oline to minimize fuel-injector clogging and
minimize intake-valve deposits. Detergent
N00301000912 gasoline helps keep your engine in tune and
your emission-control system working prop-
erly.
Octane requirement
Your vehicle is designed to operate on
unleaded gasoline having a minimum octane
number of 87 [(MON+RON)/2] or 91 RON.
Oxygenated gasoline
Gasoline sold at some service stations con-
tains oxygenates such as ethanol, although
the oxygenates may not be identified by those
names. Oxygenates are required in some
areas of the country. Such fuel can be used in
your vehicle.
Ethanol (Gasohol)
A mixture of up to 10 % ethanol (grain alco-
hol) and 90 % unleaded gasoline may be used
in your vehicle, provided the octane number
is at least as high as that recommended for
unleaded gasoline.
Methanol
Do not operate your vehicle on gasoline con-
taining methanol (wood alcohol). Using this
type of alcohol could adversely affect the
vehicle's performance and damage critical
parts of the vehicle's fuel system.

Reformulated gasoline

Many areas of the country require the use of
cleaner burning fuel referred to as "Reformu-
lated Gasoline".
Reformulated gasoline contains oxygenates
and is specially blended to reduce vehicle
emissions and improve air quality.
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation strongly sup-
ports the use of reformulated gasoline. Prop-
erly blended reformulated gasoline has no
adverse effect on vehicle performance or the
durability of the engine and fuel system.
MMT (methylcyclopentadienyl
manganese tricarbonyl)
MMT is a manganese-containing metallic
additive that is blended into some gasolines
to increase the octane number. Mitsubishi
Motors Corporation recommends using gaso-
lines without MMT.