Information Before Driving Your Toyota; Fuel Type - Toyota 1997 Tercel Owner's Manual

Part 2
INFORMATION
BEFORE DRIVING
YOUR TOYOTA
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Break-in period
D
Fuel
D
Operation in foreign countries
D
Three-way catalytic converter
D
Engine exhaust cautions
D
Facts about engine oil
consumption
D
Twin ground electrode spark
plugs
D
Brake system
D
Brake pad wear limit indicators
D
Luggage stowage precautions
D
Your Toyota's idenitification
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Theft prevention labels
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Suspension and chassis
D
Types of tires
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Break-in period
Drive gently and avoid high speeds.
Your vehicle does not need an elaborate
break-in. But following a few simple tips
for the first 1600 km (1000 miles) can add
to the future economy and long life of your
vehicle:
D Do not drive over 88 km/h (55 mph).
D Run the engine at moderate speed be-
tween 2000 and 4000 rpm.
D Avoid full-throttle starts.
D Try to avoid hard stops during the first
300 km (200 miles).
D Do not drive slowly with the manual
transmission in a high gear.
D Do not drive for a long time at any
single speed, either fast or slow.
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Fuel

FUEL TYPE

Your new vehicle must use only un-
leaded gasoline.
To help prevent gas station mixups, your
Toyota has a new smaller fuel tank open-
ing. The special nozzle on pumps with un-
leaded fuel will fit it, but the larger stan-
dard nozzle on pumps with leaded gas will
not.
NOTICE
Do not use leaded gasoline. Use of
leaded gasoline will cause the
three-way catalytic converter to
lose its effectiveness and the emis-
sion control system to function im-
properly. Also, this can increase
maintenance costs.
OCTANE NUMBER
Select Research Octane Number 91
(Octane Rating 87) or higher.
Use of unleaded fuel with an octane num-
ber rating lower than stated above will
cause persistent heavy knocking. If se-
vere, this will lead to engine damage.
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