Fuel Selection - Mitsubishi MOTORS PAJERO OBKE10E1 Owner's Manual

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Fuel selection

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Petrol-powered vehicles
Unleaded petrol octane number
(EN228)
95 RON or higher
Diesel-powered vehicles
Recommended Vehicles to comply with the Eu-
fuel ro 4 regulation
Cetane number (EN590)
51 or higher
Vehicles to comply with the Eu-
ro 3 regulation
Cetane number
45 or higher
CAUTION
l For petrol-powered vehicles, the use of lea-
ded fuel can result in serious damage to
the engine and catalytic converter. Do not
use leaded fuel.
l Diesel-powered vehicles to comply with
the Euro 4 regulation are designed to use
only diesel fuel that meets the EN590
standard.
Use of any other type of diesel fuel would
adversely affect the engine's performance
and durability.
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CAUTION
l
For diesel-powered vehicles, if proper
"winter" fuel is not used in winter, the die-
sel preheat indication lamp may blink
and the engine speed may not rise above
the idling speed because of fuel freezing.
In this case, keep the engine idling for
about ten minutes, then turn off the igni-
tion switch and immediately turn it on
again to confirm that the diesel preheat in-
dication lamp is off. (Refer to "Diesel pre-
heat indication lamp" on page 3-08.)
NOTE
l
It is advisable to sufficiently warm up the en-
gine after starting it when the outside temper-
ature is below zero °C.
l For diesel fuel, due to the separation of paraf-
fin, the fluidity decreases considerably as the
temperature falls.
Because of this fact there are two kinds of
fuel: "summer" and "winter".
This must be considered in winter use.
Select either of the two kinds of fuel in ac-
cordance with ambient temperature.
Above -5 °C: "Summer" diesel
Below -5 °C: "Winter" diesel
When travelling abroad, find out in advance
about the fuels served in local service stations.
l Petrol-powered vehicles have the knock con-
trol system so that you can use unleaded pet-
rol 91 RON as an emergent measure in case
unleaded petrol 95 RON or higher is not avail-
able on journey, etc. In such a case, you
don't need to adjust the engine specially.
In case of using unleaded petrol 91 RON, the
engine performance level is reduced.
l In petrol-powered vehicles, repeatedly driv-
ing short distance at low speeds can cause de-
posits to form in the fuel system and engine,
resulting in poor starting and poor accelera-
tion.
If these problems occur, you are advised to
add a detergent additive to the gasoline when
you refuel the vehicle. The additive will re-
move the deposits, thereby returning the en-
gine to a normal condition. Be sure to use a
genuine MITSUBISHI FUEL SYSTEM
CLEANER. Using an unsuitable additive
could make the engine malfunction.
For details, please contact
MITSUBISHI MOTORS Authorized Service
Point.
l Poor quality petrol can cause problems such
as hard starting, stalling, engine noise and hes-
itation. If you experience these problems, try
another brand and/or grade of petrol.
If the check engine warning lamp flashes,
have the system checked as soon as possible
at a MITSUBISHI MOTORS Authorized
Service Point.
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