SPECIAL OPERATING CONDITIONS
If your driving habitsfrequentlyinclude one or more the following
conditions:
•Short trips oflessthan 10 miles (16 km) when outside temperatures
remain below freezing.
•Operating duringhot weatherin stop-and-go “rush hour” traffic.
•Operating in severe dust conditions.
•Extensive idling, or low speed operation such as door-to-door delivery
service.
•High speed operation with a fully loaded vehicle (maximum GVW).
•Snowplowing.
Perform the following:
•Change engine oil and oil filter every three months, 5,000 miles (8,000
km) or 125 hours of engine service.
•If operating in severe dust conditions, replace the air filter more often
than regular intervals as determined by the air filter restriction gauge.
Make sure that the air filter restriction gauge is in good working order.
•Lube the manual transmission and the rear axle every 30,000 miles
(48,000 km) or six months, whichever comes first.
•See the Allison, Cummins and Caterpillar Operator’s Manual.
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specifications ..........................218
temperature gauge ...................28
Cruise control
(see Speed control) ....................63
Customer Assistance ........143, 159
Ford accessories for your
vehicle .....................................166
Getting assistance outside the
U.S. and Canada .............159, 161
Getting roadside assistance ...143
Getting the service you
need .........................................159
Ordering additional owner’s
literature .................................162
D
Daytime running lamps
(see Lamps) ................................53
Defects, reporting .....................162
Defrost ...................................50–51
windshield ...........................50–51
with heating and air
conditioning system .................51
with standard heating
system .......................................50
Doors
lubricant specifications ..........218
Driving under special
conditions
through water ...........................96
E
Emergencies, roadside
jump-starting ..........................151
Emission control system ..202, 236
catalytic converter ..................174
Engine
cleaning ...................................164lubrication specifications .......218
Engine fan .................................184
Engine oil ..................................177
checking and adding ..............177
oil pressure gauge ....................28
recommendations ...................178
refill capacities ........................232
specifications ..........................218
F
Flashers, hazard ........................144
Fuel ............................................197
calculating fuel economy .......200
capacity ...................................233
choosing the right fuel ...........198
filling your vehicle with fuel ..197
filter, specifications ........194–196
gauge .........................................28
improving fuel economy ........200
running out of fuel ...........95, 199
safety information relating to
automotive fuels .....................197
Fuses ..................................144, 151
G
Gas mileage
(see Fuel economy) .................200
Gauges .........................................28
battery voltage gauge ...............28
engine coolant temperature
gauge .........................................28
engine oil pressure gauge ........28
fuel gauge ..................................28
odometer ...................................28
speedometer .............................28
tachometer ................................28
trip odometer ............................28
H
Hazard flashers .........................144
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