Mazda Not a Manual manual Emission Control System

Before Driving Your Mazda

Fuel and Engine Exhaust Precautions

Emission Control System

Your vehicle is equipped with an emission control system (the catalytic converter is part of this system) that enables your vehicle to comply with existing exhaust emissions requirements.

WARNING

Never park over or near anything flammable:

Parking over or near anything flammable, such as dry grass, is dangerous. Even with the engine turned off, the exhaust system remains very hot after normal use and could ignite anything flammable. A resulting fire could cause serious injury or death.

CAUTION

Ignoring the following precautions could cause lead to accumulate on the catalyst inside the converter or cause the converter to get very hot. Either condition will damage the converter and cause poor performance.

ØUSE ONLY UNLEADED FUEL.

ØDo not drive your Mazda with any sign of engine malfunction.

ØDo not coast with the ignition switched off.

ØDo not descend steep grades in gear with the ignition switched off.

ØDo not operate the engine at high idle for more than 2 minutes.

ØDo not tamper with the emission control system. All inspections and adjustments must be made by a qualified technician.

ØDo not push-start or pull-start your vehicle.

NOTE

Under U.S. federal law, any modification to the original-equipment emission control system before the first sale and registration of a vehicle is subject to penalties. In some states, such modification made on a used vehicle is also subject to penalties.

NOTE

While the engine is off, the sound of a valve opening and closing can be heard below the trunk, however this does not indicate an abnormality. Your vehicle has a self-checking device and it operates while the engine is off.

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