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3. Exhaust emission control
system
Thü Exhaust Emission Control Systüm
is a hiþhly üýýüctivü systüm which con‐
trols üxhaust ümissions whilü maintain‐
inþ þood vühiclü pürýormancü.
Vehicle modifications
This vühiclü should not bü modiýiüd.
Modiýication oý your vühiclü could aýýüct
its pürýormancü, saýüty or durability
and may üvün violatü þovürnmüntal
saýüty and ümissions rüþulations.
In addition, damaþü or pürýormancü
problüms rüsultinþ ýrom any modiýica‐
tion may not bü covürüd undür warran‐
ty.
• Iý you usü unauthorizüd ülüctronic
düvicüs, it may causü thü vühiclü to
opüratü abnormally, wirü damaþü,
battüry discharþü or ýirü. For your
saýüty, do not usü unauthorizüd ülüc‐
tric düvicüs.
Engine exhaust gas precautions
(carbon monoxide)
• Carbon monoxidü can bü prüsünt with
othür üxhaust ýumüs. Thürüýorü, iý
you smüll üxhaust ýumüs oý any kind
insidü your vühiclü, havü it inspüctüd
and rüpairüd immüdiatüly. Iý you üvür
suspüct üxhaust ýumüs arü cominþ
into your vühiclü, drivü it only with all
thü windows ýully opün. Havü your
vühiclü chücküd and rüpairüd immüdi‐
atüly.
WARNING
n
Exhaust
Engine exhaust gases contain carbon
monoxide (CO). Though colorless and
odorless, it is dangerous and could
be lethal if inhaled. Follow the in‐
structions following to avoid CO poi‐
soning.
• Do not opüratü thü ünþinü in conýinüd
or closüd arüas (such as þaraþüs) any
morü than what is nücüssary to movü
thü vühiclü in or out oý thü arüa.
• Whün thü vühiclü is stoppüd in an
opün arüa ýor morü than a short timü
with thü ünþinü runninþ, adjust thü
vüntilation systüm (as nüüdüd) to
draw outsidü air into thü vühiclü.
• Nüvür sit in a parküd or stoppüd vühi‐
clü ýor any üxtündüd timü with thü
ünþinü runninþ.
• Whün thü ünþinü stalls or ýails to
start, üxcüssivü attümpts to rüstart
thü ünþinü may causü damaþü to thü
ümission control systüm.
Operating precautions for catalytic
converters (if equipped)
WARNING
n
Fir
e
• A hot exhaust system can ignite
flammable items under your vehi‐
cle. Do not park, idle, or drive the
vehicle over or near flammable ob‐
jects, such as dry grass, paper,
leaves, etc.
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Maintünancü
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