2008 Mercury Sable oil capacities

Customer Assistance 268
Reporting safety defects (U.S. only) 274
Reporting safety defects (Canada only) 275
Cleaning 276
Maintenance and Specifications 283
Engine compartment 285
Engine oil 287
Battery 290
Engine coolant 292
Fuel information 297
Air filter(s) 311
Part numbers 312
Maintenance product specifications and capacities 313
Engine data 316
Accessories 319
Index 321
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•Idling for long periods of time (greater than one minute) may waste
fuel.
•Anticipate stopping; slowing down may eliminate the need to stop.
•Sudden or hard accelerations may reduce fuel economy.
•Slow down gradually.
•Driving at reasonable speeds (traveling at 55 mph [88 km/h] uses 15%
less fuel than traveling at 65 mph [105 km/h]).
•Revving the engine before turning it off may reduce fuel economy.
•Using the air conditioner or defroster may reduce fuel economy.
•You may want to turn off the speed control in hilly terrain if
unnecessary shifting between the top gears occurs. Unnecessary
shifting of this type could result in reduced fuel economy.
•Warming up a vehicle on cold mornings is not required and may
reduce fuel economy.
•Resting your foot on the brake pedal while driving may reduce fuel
economy.
•Combine errands and minimize stop-and-go driving.
Maintenance
•Keep tires properly inflated and use only recommended size.
•Operating a vehicle with the wheels out of alignment will reduce fuel
economy.
•Use recommended engine oil. Refer toMaintenance product
specifications and capacitiesin this chapter.
•Perform all regularly scheduled maintenance items. Follow the
recommended maintenance schedule and owner maintenance checks
found inscheduled maintenance information.
Conditions
•Heavily loading a vehicle or towing a trailer may reduce fuel economy
at any speed.
•Carrying unnecessary weight may reduce fuel economy (approximately
1 mpg [0.4 km/L] is lost for every 400 lb [180 kg] of weight carried).
•Adding certain accessories to your vehicle (for example bug
deflectors, rollbars/light bars, running boards, ski/luggage racks) may
reduce fuel economy.
•Using fuel blended with alcohol may lower fuel economy.
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plastic parts ............................278
washing ....................................276
waxing .....................................277
wheels ......................................277
wiper blades ............................279
Climate control (see Air
conditioning or Heating) ......76, 78
Clock ............................................94
Clock adjust
6-CD in dash .............................29
AM/FM/CD .................................21
Compass, electronic
set zone adjustment ...............113
Console
overhead ....................................94
Controls
power seat ...............................145
steering column ......................104
Coolant
checking and adding ..............292
refill capacities ................296, 313
specifications ..........................313
Cruise control
(see Speed control) ..................101
Cupholder(s) .............................150
Customer Assistance ................244
Ford Extended Service
Plan ..........................................272
Getting assistance outside the
U.S. and Canada .....................273
Getting roadside assistance ...244
Getting the service you
need .........................................268
Ordering additional owner’s
literature .................................274
Utilizing the
Mediation/Arbitration
Program ...................................272D
Daytime running lamps
(see Lamps) ................................84
Dipstick
automatic transmission
fluid ..........................................309
engine oil .................................287
Driving under special
conditions ..........................239, 241
sand .........................................240
snow and ice ...........................242
through water .................240, 243
DVD system .................................44
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Electronic message center .......111
Emergencies, roadside
jump-starting ..........................261
Emission control system ..........305
Engine ........................................316
cleaning ...................................278
coolant .....................................292
idle speed control ...................290
lubrication specifications .......313
refill capacities ........................313
service points ..........................285
starting after a collision .........246
Engine block heater .................224
Engine oil ..................................287
change oil soon warning,
message center .......................287
checking and adding ..............287
dipstick ....................................287
filter, specifications ........289, 312
recommendations ...................289
refill capacities ........................313
specifications ..........................313
Event data recording ....................6
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