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 racks) may reduce
fuel economy.
•Using fuel blended with alcohol may lower fuel economy.
•Fuel economy may decrease with lower temperatures during the first
8–10 miles (12–16 km) of driving.
•Driving on flat terrain offers improved fuel economy as compared to
driving on hilly terrain.
•Transmissions give their best fuel economy when operated in the top
cruise gear and with steady pressure on the gas pedal.
•Close windows for high speed driving.
EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM
Your vehicle is equipped with various emission control components and a
catalytic converter which will enable your vehicle to comply with
applicable exhaust emission standards. To make sure that the catalytic
converter and other emission control components continue to work
properly:
•Use only the specified fuel listed.
•Avoid running out of fuel.
•Do not turn off the ignition while your vehicle is moving, especially at
high speeds.
Maintenance and Specifications
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instrument panel ....................220
interior .....................................221
plastic parts ............................219
safety belts ..............................221
washing ....................................217
waxing .....................................218
wheels ......................................218
wiper blades ............................220
Clock ......................................22–23
Console ........................................57
overhead ....................................58
Controls
steering column ........................63
Coolant
checking and adding ..............233
refill capacities ................236, 257
specifications ..........................257
Cruise control (see Speed
control) ........................................61
Customer Assistance ................185
Ford Extended Service
Plan ..................................265, 268
Getting assistance outside the
U.S. and Canada .....................213
Getting roadside assistance ...185
Getting the service you
need .........................................209
Ordering additional owner’s
literature .................................215
Utilizing the
Mediation/Arbitration
Program ...................................213
D
Daytime running lamps (see
Lamps) .........................................44
Dipstick
automatic transmission
fluid ..........................................251engine oil .................................229
Doors ...........................................69
central unlocking ......................68
Driving under special
conditions
through water .........................183
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Emergencies, roadside
jump-starting ..........................203
Emission control system ..........246
Engine ................................259–260
cleaning ...................................219
coolant .....................................233
fail-safe cooling .......................237
idle speed control ...................231
lubrication specifications .......257
refill capacities ........................257
service points ..................227–228
Engine block heater .................166
Engine oil ..................................229
checking and adding ..............229
dipstick ....................................229
filter, specifications ........230, 256
recommendations ...................230
refill capacities ........................257
specifications ..........................257
Event data recording ....................8
Exhaust fumes ..........................166
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Fail safe cooling ........................237
Floor mats .............................64–65
Fluid capacities .........................257
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