Fuel And Engine Exhaust Precautions; Fuel Requirements; Driving Your Mazda - Mazda Mazda5 Owner's Manual

Before Driving Your Mazda

Fuel and Engine Exhaust Precautions

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.
Your Mazda will perform best with fuel listed in the table.
Fuel
Premium unleaded fuel
Regular unleaded fuel
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.
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Leaded fuel is harmful to the catalytic converter and oxygen sensors and will lead to
deterioration of the emission control system and or failures.
Never add fuel system additives. Otherwise, the emission control system could be
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damaged. Consult an expert repairer, we recommend an Authorised Mazda Repairer
for details.
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Fuel Requirements

Research Octane
Number
Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Macau,
95 or above
Brunei, South Africa
90 or above Fiji, Papua New Guinea
CAUTION
Country