2004 Mazda MAZDA6 Owner's Manual - Page 89

J56J_8S11-EA-03G_Edition1.book Page 3 Tuesday, June 24, 2003 6:29 PM 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 Parking Over Flammable Objects: Parking over or near anything flammable, such as dry grass, is dangerous. Even with the engine turned off, the exhaust system could ignite it because the exhaust system gets very hot during normal use. A resulting fire could cause serious injury or death. Never park over or near anything flammable. 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. • USE ONLY UNLEADED FUEL. • Don't drive your Mazda with any sign of engine malfunction. • Don't coast with the ignition switch turned off. • Don't descend steep grades in gear with the ignition switch turned off. • Don't operate the engine at high idle for more than 5 minutes. • Don't tamper with the emission control system. All inspections and adjustments must be made by a qualified technician. • Don't try to 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 After driving some distance and turning off the engine, the sound of a valve opening and closing can be heard at the rear of the vehicle, however this does not indicate an abnormality. Your vehicle has a self-checking device and it operates after turning off the engine. 4-3 Form No. 8S11-EA-03G