NOTElIn diesel-powered vehicles, poor-quality die-
sel fuel can cause deposits form in the injec- tor, resulting in black smoke and rough
idling.
If these problems occur, you are advised to add a cleaning additive to the diesel fuel
when you refuel the vehicle.
The additive will break up and remove the deposits, thereby returning the engine to anormal condition.
Be sure to use a MITSUBISHI MOTORS
GENUINE DIESEL FUEL SYSTEM CLEANER. Using an unsuitable additive
could make the engine malfunction. For de- tails, please contact your MITSUBISHI
MOTORS Authorized Service Point.E10 type petrol
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The petrol engines are compatible with E10
type petrol (containing 10 % ethanol) con- forming to European standards EN 228.
CAUTIONl Do not use more than 10 % concentration of
ethanol (grain alcohol) by volume.
Use of more than 10 % concentration may lead to damage to your vehicle fuel system,
engine, engine sensors and exhaust system.Filling the fuel tank
E00200204087WARNINGlWhen handling fuel, comply with the safe-
ty regulations displayed by garages and filling stations.
l Before removing the fuel tank filler tube
cap, be sure to get rid of your body’s stat-
ic electricity by touching a metal part of the car or fuel pump. Any static electricity
on your body could create a spark that ig-
nites fuel vapour.
l Perform the whole refueling process
(opening the fuel tank filler door, remov-
ing the fuel tank filler tube cap, etc.) by yourself. Do not let any other person come
near the fuel tank filler. If you allowed a
person to help you and that person was carrying static electricity, fuel vapour
could be ignited.
l Do not move away from the fuel tank fill-
er door until refueling is finished. If you moved away and did something else (for
example, cleaning your windscreen) part- way through the refueling process, you
could pick up a fresh charge of static elec-
tricity.
l If the fuel tank filler tube cap must be re-
placed, use only a MITSUBISHI
MOTORS genuine part.
Fuel tank capacity
3-door models: 69 litres
5-door models: 88 litres
Refueling
1. Before filling with fuel, stop the engine.
2. The fuel tank filler is located on the rear
right side of your vehicle.
Open the fuel tank filler door with the
release lever located below the instru- ment panel.
LHD
Filling the fuel tank
2-03OVWE16E1General information2 RHD
CAUTIONsuddenly; consequently, avoid driving athigh speeds or applying the brakes suddenly.
Furthermore, the vehicle should be brought
to a stop in a safe location and to have it checked.
• The brake warning lamp does not illumi-
nate when the parking brake is applied ordoes not turn off when the parking brake
is released.
• The ABS warning lamp and brake warn-
ing lamp illuminate at the same time.
For details, refer to “ABS warning lamp” on page 6-43.
• The brake warning lamp remains illumi-
nated during driving.
• The brake warning buzzer does not turn
off.
l The vehicle should be brought to a halt in
the following manner when brake perform-
ance has deteriorated.
• Depress the brake pedal harder than usual.
Even if the brake pedal moves down to
the very end of its possible stroke, keep it pressed down hard.
• Should the brakes fail, use engine braking
to reduce your speed and pull the parking
brake lever.
Depress the brake pedal to operate the
stop lamp to alert the vehicles behind you.NOTEl In certain cases immediately after the engine
has been started or when the brake pedal is
depressed repeatedly, a noise generated by operation of brake devices may be heard coming from the engine compartment. At
this time, you may feel a shock from the brake pedal if you depress it. This type of
noise or shock is normal and there is no need for concern. In fact, they indicate that the
corresponding devices are operating normal- ly.
l The brake system uses brake fluid pressur-
ized by the pump.
Please refer to “Braking” on page 6-39.Check engine warning lamp
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This lamp is a part of an on-
board diagnostic system
which monitors the emis-
sions, engine control system or automatic transmission
control systems.
If a problem is detected in one of these sys-
tems, this lamp illuminates.
Although your vehicle will usually be driva-
ble and not need towing, we recommend you to have the system checked as soon as possi-
ble.
[Vehicles to comply with the Euro 4 regula-
tion]
This lamp will also illuminate for a few sec-
onds when the ignition switch is turned to the
“ON” position. If it does not go off after a few seconds, we recommend you to have the vehicle checked.
[Vehicles to comply with the Euro 5 and Eu-
ro 6]
This lamp will also illuminate when the igni-
tion switch is turned “ON”, and goes off after the engine has started. If it does not go off af- ter the engine has started, we recommend youto have the system checked.CAUTIONl Prolonged driving with this lamp on may
cause further damage to the emission control system. It could also affect fuel economy
and drivability.
l If the lamp does not illuminate when the ig-
nition switch is turned to the “ON” position,
we recommend you to have the system
checked.
l If the lamp illuminates while the engine is
running, avoid driving at high speeds and we recommend you to have the system checked.
Accelerator pedal and brake pedal response may be negatively influenced under these
conditions.
Warning lamps
5-11OVWE16E1Instruments and controls5
Bleeding the fuel system(diesel-powered vehicles
only) E00800700149
The fuel system should be bled to remove air
as described below if the fuel supply is ex- hausted during travel.
Pump the hand pump (A) at the top of the fuel filter until the hand pump becomes stiff.
Then try again to start the engine.
If the engine does not start, repeat the process
above.Removal of water from the
fuel filter (diesel-powered
vehicles only) E00800800140
If the fuel filter indication lamp in the instru- ment panel illuminates during driving, it indi-
cates that water has accumulated in the fuel filter. If this occurs, remove the water as de-
scribed below. 1. Loosen the drain plug (A) at the bottom
of the fuel filter.2. Operate the hand pump (B) slowly 6 or 7
times in order to force the water out
through the drain plug.
3. Tighten the drain plug when water no
longer comes out.
4. Bleed the air in the fuel system. (Refer to “Bleeding the fuel system” onpage 8-06.)
5. Check to be sure that the fuel filter indi-
cation lamp illuminates when the igni-
tion switch is turned to “ON”, and that it goes off when the engine is started. If in
doubt, we recommend you to have your vehicle inspected.
CAUTIONl Do not smoke or have any other open flame
near the vehicle while bleeding the fuel sys- tem.
Bleeding the fuel system (diesel-powered vehicles only)
8-06OVWE16E1For emergencies8
Engine compartment fuse loca-tion table
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Engine compartment fuse location (Type A)
No.SymbolElectrical systemCapaci- ty1Alternator140 A *12Fuse (+B)60 A*13Ignition
switch40 A *1*1
: Fusible link
*2 : Vehicles without discharge headlamps
*3 : Vehicles with discharge headlampsNo.SymbolElectrical
systemCapaci- ty4Electric win-dow control30 A *15Engine con-
trol20 A *16Fuel pump20 A7Rear heater25 A8Accessory
socket25 A9Fuel line heat- er25 A10Condenserfan motor25 A11Rear air con- ditioning20 A
12
Horn (Theft-
alarm system)
15 A
Wiper de-icer13Horn10 A14Automatic
transmission20 A*1 : Fusible link
*2 : Vehicles without discharge headlamps
*3 : Vehicles with discharge headlampsNo.SymbolElectrical
systemCapaci- ty15Hazard warn-ing flasher10 A16Stop lamps15 A17Radio10 A18Room lamp15 A19Air condition- ing10 A20Front foglamps15 A21———22Windscreen wiper20 A23Tail lamp(right)7.5 A24Tail lamp (left)7.5 A25Headlamp lowbeam (right)10 A *220 A*326Headlamp low
beam (left)10 A *2*1
: Fusible link
*2 : Vehicles without discharge headlamps
*3 : Vehicles with discharge headlamps
Fuses
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