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•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 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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Accessory delay ..........................85
Adaptive Cruise Control .............90
AdvanceTrac ..............................245
AdvanceTrac Sport Mode .........249
Air cleaner filter ...............361, 365
Air conditioning ....................51, 54
automatic temperature
control system ..........................56
manual heating and air
conditioning system .................51
Airbag supplemental restraint
system ................171–172, 180, 182
and child safety seats ............173
description ..............172, 180, 182
disposal ....................................186
driver airbag ............174, 181, 183
indicator light .................180, 185
operation .................174, 181, 183
passenger airbag .....174, 181, 183
side airbag ...............................180
All Wheel Drive (AWD),
driving off road .........................270
Ambient mood/lighting ...............70
AM/FM .........................................32
Antifreeze
(see Engine coolant) ................337
Anti-lock brake system
(see Brakes) ..............................243
Anti-theft system ..............131, 136
arming the system ..................136
disarming a triggered
system .....................................136
Audio system (see Radio) .........32
Automatic transaxle
fluid, refill capacities ..............366fluid, specification ..................366
Automatic transmission
driving an automatic
overdrive .........................253, 255
fluid, adding ............................356
fluid, checking ........................356
Selectshift (SST) ....................256
Auxiliary input jack (Line in) ....41
B
Battery .......................................335
acid, treating emergencies .....335
jumping a disabled battery ....305
maintenance-free ....................335
replacement, specifications ...365
servicing ..................................335
Belt-Minder
.............................167
Blind Spot Information
System .......................................264
Booster seats .............................199
Brakes ........................................242
anti-lock ...................................243
anti-lock brake system (ABS)
warning light ...........................243
fluid, checking and adding ....356
fluid, refill capacities ..............366
fluid, specifications .................366
lubricant specifications ..........366
parking ....................................244
shift interlock ..........................251
Bulbs ............................................70
C
Capacities for refilling fluids ....366
Cargo cover ...............................101
Cargo net ...................................106
CD ................................................32
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Cell phone use ..............................8
Changing a tire .........................288
Child safety seats ......................190
attaching with
tether straps ...........................196
in front seat ............................191
in rear seat ..............................191
LATCH .....................................194
recommendations ...................188
Child safety seats - booster
seats ...........................................199
Cleaning your vehicle
engine compartment ..............318
instrument panel ....................321
interior .....................................322
plastic parts ............................320
washing ....................................317
waxing .....................................317
wheels ......................................318
wiper blades ............................320
Climate control
(see Air conditioning or
Heating) ...........................51, 54, 56
Clock adjust
AM/FM .......................................33
Collision Warning System .........261
Compass, electronic ....................79
calibration .................................80
set zone adjustment .................80
Console
overhead ..............................78–79
Controls
power seat ...............................142
steering column ........................98
Coolant
checking and adding ..............337
refill capacities ................340, 366
specifications ..........................366Cross Traffic Alert ....................264
Cruise control
(see Speed control) ....................88
Cupholder(s) .............................156
Customer Assistance ................278
Ford Extended
Service Plan ....................375, 378
Getting assistance outside the
U.S. and Canada .....................314
Getting roadside assistance ...278
Getting the service
you need .................................310
Ordering additional owner’s
literature .................................315
Utilizing the
Mediation/Arbitration
Program ...................................313
D
Daytime running lamps
(see Lamps) ................................66
Defrost
rear window and rearview
mirrors .......................................54
windshield ...........................54, 56
Dipstick
automatic
transmission fluid ...................356
engine oil .................................331
Doors
central unlocking ....................115
Driving under special
conditions ..........................272, 274
sand .........................................273
snow and ice ...........................275
through water .................274, 277
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