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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:
Avoid full throttle acceleration when
starting and driving.
Avoid racing the engine.
Try to avoid hard stops during the first
300 km (200 miles).
Do not drive slowly with the manual
transmission in a high gear.
Do not drive for a long time at any
single speed, either fast or slow.
Fuel
FUEL TYPE
Your new vehicle must use only un-
leaded gasoline.
To help prevent gas station mix ups, your
Scion has a smaller fuel tank opening. The
special nozzle on pumps with unleaded fuel
will fit it, but the larger standard nozzle on
pumps with leaded gas will not.
At a minimum, the gasoline you use should
meet specifications of ASTM D4814 in the
U.S.A. and CGSB 3.5 M93 in Canada.
NOTICE
Do not use leaded gasoline. Use of
leaded gasoline will cause the three
way catalytic converter to lose its ef-
fectiveness and the emission control
system to function improperly. Also,
this can increase maintenance costs.
OCTANE RATING
Select Octane Rating 87 (Research Oc-
tane Number 91) or higher.
Use of unleaded gasoline with an octane rat-
ing or research octane number lower than
stated above will cause persistent heavy
knocking. If it is severe, this will lead to
engine damage.
If your engine knocks...
If you detect heavy knocking even when us-
ing the recommended fuel, or if you hear
steady knocking while holding a steady speed
on level roads, consult your Scion dealer.
However, occasionally, you may notice light
knocking for a short time while accelerating
or driving up hills. This is normal and there
is no need for concern.
GASOLINES CONTAINING DETERGENT
ADDITIVES
Scion recommends the use of gasoline
that contain detergent additives to
avoid build up of engine deposits.
However, all gasoline sold in the U.S. con-
tains detergent additives to keep clean and/or
clean intake systems.
