OPENING THE HOOD
1. Inside the vehicle, pull the hood
release handle located under the
bottom left corner of the instrument
panel.
2. Go to the front of the vehicle and release the auxiliary latch that is
located under the front center of the hood.
3. Lift the hood and secure it with the prop rod.
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Item Information
Required fuel Unleaded fuel only - 87 octane
Fuel tank capacity 48.5L (12.8 gallons)
Tire size and pressure Refer to the Certification Label
inside of driver's door.
Hood release Pull handle under the left side of
the instrument panel.
Oil capacity (includes filter
change)Sedan/wagon-3.8L (4.0 quarts)
ZX2-4.25L (4.5 quarts)
Engine oil Use Motorcraft SAE 5W-30 Super
Premium Motor Oil, Ford
specification WSS-M2C153-G
Coolant capacity
1Automatic transaxle-6.0L
(6.3 quarts)
Manual transaxle-5.0L (5.3 quarts)
Power steering fluid capacity Fill to line on reservoir.
Automatic transaxle capacity 3.9L (4.1 quarts)
Manual transaxle capacity 3.35L (3.55 quarts)
1Use Ford Premium Engine Coolant (green in color). DO NOT USE Ford
Extended Life Engine Coolant (orange in color). Refer toAdding engine
coolant, in the Maintenance and Care chapter.
Filling station information
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