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Note
- Vehicle components such as the engine,
transm ission, suspension or electrical sys-
tem can be severely damaged by driving
through water.
- Determine the depth before driving through
water.
- Do not stop the vehicle, drive in reverse or
switch the eng ine off when dr iving through
water.
- Keep in mind that oncoming veh icles may
create waves that raise the water level and
make it too deep for your vehicle to drive
through safely .
- Avoid d riving through salt water (corrosion).
Warming
up and cooling
down
By carefully warm ing up and cool ing down your
veh icle, you can he lp ensure that it is not over-
stressed un necessa rily during sporty driving.
When warming up, the vehicle is dr iven at a max-
imum eng ine speed of 6000 RPM in order to raise
the eng ine oi l temperature
to a min imum of
140 °F (60 °C). The tires a lso on ly reac h their full
road ho ld ing capability once they have warmed
up .
The cooling fan can continue to run in your vehi-
cle after the engine is swit ched off. Howeve r,
d riving t he vehicle to cool it dow n is particularly
important. During sporty dr iving, the engine and
brakes, the exhaust system, and the transmission
a ll become extremely hot . Before you park the
ve hicle, you shou ld drive it for a few m iles/kilo-
meters at light load in the low rpm range to al-
low it to cool down.
Driving
and the envir o nment
Catalytic
converter
Applies to: vehicles w ith gasoli ne engi ne
It is very important that your emission control
system (catalytic converter) is functioning prop-
erly to ensure that your vehicle is running in an
environmentally sound manner .
.. Always use lead-free gasoline¢
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Fuel supply.
.. Never run the tank down all the way to empty.
.. Never put too much motor o il in your engine
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Adding engine oil
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.,. Never try to pus h- or tow-start your veh icle.
The catalytic converter is an efficient "clean-up"
device built into the exhaust syst em of t he ve hi-
cle. The catalyt ic conv e rter burns ma ny of the
po llutants in the exhaust gas before they are re-
leased into t he atmosphere.
The exclusive use of un leaded fuel is cr itically im-
po rt ant fo r the life of the catalytic converte r and
prope r funct io ning of the eng ine.
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WARNING
The tempe ratu re of t he exh aus t sys t em is
high, bot h when driving and aft er stopping
the engine.
- Never tou ch the exhaus t tail pipes on ce t hey
have become hot. This cou ld res ult in burns.
- Do not pa rk or operate the vehicle in ar eas
where the hot exhaus t sys t em may come in
contact w ith dry grass, brush, fuel spill or
other mate rial which can cause a fire.
- Do not app ly additiona l undercoating or
rustp roofing on or near the exhaust mani-
fold, exha ust pipes, cata lytic converter or
heat shields. During driving, the substance
used for undercoat ing could overheat and
cause a fire.
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Note
- Be aware that just one tank filling with
leaded fuel w ill already seriously degrade
the performance of the catalytic converter.
- Do not exceed the correct engine oil leve l
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