Saab 9 5 I 1 YS3E owners manual page 155

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Starting and driving155 Recommended fuel: blending percentages are met by such NOTE The engine in your Saab 9-5 is designed to fuels: operate on unleaded gasoline that has an • Up to 10% ethanol by volume, with corro- • Fill to maximum filling capacityoctane rating of 87 or higher. Octane rating sion inhibitors. • Stop filling after the first time that the is determined according to the formula:• Up to 15% MTBE by volume (methyl ter- nozzle trips to shut off the flow of fuelMON + RON tiary butyl ether). • Filling capacity can differ between 2 • Up to 5% methanol by volume, with an different fuel stations and outside equal amount of a suitable co-solvent and temperature. Fuel tank volume when where MON is the Motor Octane Number, added corrosion inhibitors. nozzle trips to shut off, may vary by and RON is the Research Octane Number.Other, less common, fuel additives used by 0.5 gal. (2 liters). The average of these two values is the some gasoline dealers are also acceptable, • Do not fill fuel all the way up the filler octane rating of the gasoline as it appears provided that the resultant gasoline is not pipe. The gasoline must be allowed on the pump at a retail gas station. This more than 2.7% oxygen by weight. room for expansion especially during value is sometimes referred to as the Some Canadian and U.S. gasolines contain hot weather. "Anti-Knock Index" (AKI) or the "Average an octane enhancing additive called meth- Octane Number" (AON). lycyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl Opening the fuel filler flap in an emergency, To avoid deposit formation on the fuel injec-(MMT). If such fuel is used, your emission see page 145. tors which can cause poor driveability, use control system performance may deterio- only quality gasolines that contain deter-rate and the malfunction indicator lamp on gents and corrosion inhibitors. Because your instrument panel may turn on. If this gasolines sold at retail gas stations vary in occurs, return to your authorized Saab their composition and quality, you should dealer for service. switch to a different brand if you begin expe-However, these blended gasolines are reg- riencing driveability and/or hard starting ulated and should never exceed these rec- problems shortly after refueling your car. In ommended blend percentages and service recent years, a variety of fuel additives and station operators should know if their gaso- alcohols or oxygenates have been blended lines contain detergents and oxygenates, with gasoline. These types of gasolines may and have been reformulated to reduce vehi- be found in all parts of the United States and cle emissions. Nevertheless, if you begin to Canada, but particularly in geographic notice a problem with the way your car starts areas and cities that have high carbon mon-or runs shortly after it has been refueled, try oxide levels. Saab approves the use of such a different brand of gasoline. "reformulated" gasolines in its products, which help in reducing pollution from all motor vehicles, provided that the following

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