2012 Dodge Avenger Owner Manual - Page 373
2012 Dodge Avenger Manual
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STARTING AND OPERATING 371 NOTE: Fuel Requirements Your vehicle will operate on both unleaded gasoline with • When the ambient temperature is above 90° F (32° C), an octane rating of 87, or E-85 fuel, or any mixture of you may experience hard starting and rough idle these two. For best results, a refueling pattern that following start up even if the above recommendations alternates between E-85 and unleaded gasoline should be are followed. avoided. • Some additives used in regular gasoline are not fully compatible with E-85 and may form deposits in your When you do switch fuel types it is recommended that: engine. To eliminate driveability issues that may be • you do not switch when the fuel gauge indicates less caused by these deposits, a supplemental gasoline than 1/4 full additive, such as MOPAR Injector Cleanup or • you do not add less than 5 gallons (19 Liters) when Techron may be used. refueling Selection Of Engine Oil For Flexible Fuel Vehicles • you operate the vehicle immediately after refueling for (E-85) And Gasoline Vehicles FFV vehicles operated on E-85 require specially formua period of at least 5 minutes lated engine oils. These special requirements are included Observing these precautions will avoid possible hard in MOPAR engine oils, and in equivalent oils meeting starting and/or significant deterioration in driveability Chrysler Specification MS-6395. The manufacturer reduring warm up. quires engine oils that are API Certified and meet the 5