tires FORD WINDSTAR 1999 2.G User Guide

Maintenance
²Keep tires properly inflated and use only recommended size.
²Operating a vehicle with the wheels out of alignment will reduce fuel
economy.
²Use recommended engine oil. Refer toLubricant Specifications.
²Perform all regularly scheduled maintenance items. Follow the
recommended maintenance schedule and owner maintenance checks
found in your vehicle Scheduled Maintenance Guide.
Conditions
²Heavily loading a vehicle or towing a trailer may reduce fuel economy
at any speed.
²Carrying unnecessary weight may reduce fuel economy (approximately
2 km/h [1 mpg] is lost for every 180 kg [400 lb] of weight carried).
²Adding certain accessories to your vehicle (for example bug
deflectors, rollover/light bars, running boards, ski/luggage racks) may
reduce fuel economy.
²Use of fuel blended with alcohol may lower fuel economy.
²Fuel economy may decrease with lower temperatures during the first
12±16 km (8±10 miles) of driving.
²Flat terrain driving improves fuel economy over hilly roads.
²Transmissions give their best fuel economy when operated in the top
cruise gear and with steady pressure on the gas pedal.
²Close windows for high speed driving.
EPA window sticker
Every new vehicle should have the EPA window sticker. Contact your
dealer if the window sticker is not supplied with your vehicle. The EPA
window sticker should be your guide for the fuel economy comparisons
with other vehicles.
It is important to note the box in the lower left corner of the window
sticker. These numbers represent the Range of Km/L (MPG) expected on
the vehicle, depending upon the driver's method of operation and
conditions.
Maintenance and care
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Radio ...37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,
46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,
55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63
Relays ........................................168
Remote entry system .................91
illuminated entry ............26,96,99
locking/unlocking doors .92,93,94
replacement/additional
transmitters ...............................98
replacing the batteries .............97
Reverse sensing system .............67
Roof rack ...................................166
Safety belts (see Safety
restraints) ....................................11
Safety Compliance
Certification Label ....................241
Safety defects, reporting ..........242
Safety restraints
cleaning the safety belts .......123,
124,235
extension assembly ................122
for children .............................131
lap belt ....................................121
warning light and chime ..11,122,
123
Seat belts (see Safety
restraints) .............118,119,120,122
Seats ..........................................105
child safety seats ....................132
cleaning .....................233,234,235
Seats-easy access/easyout
feature .......................................106
Servicing your vehicle ..............188
Spark plugs, specifications .......236
Specification chart, lubricants .238
Speed control ..............................70
Speedometer ...............................13
Starting your vehicle .........147,149
jump starting ............182,183,185Steering wheel
tilting .........................................76
Tachometer .................................12
Tires .............................209,210,211
changing .............177,178,179,180
checking the pressure ............211
replacing ..................................212
rotating ....................................211
snow tires and chains ............213
tire grades ...............................210
treadwear ................................210
Towing ..................162,163,164,165
wrecker ....................................187
Traction control ...................69,153
active light ..................................6
Transaxle
fluid, refill capacities ..............237
Transmission
fluid, checking and adding
(automatic) ...............201,202,203
Trip odometer .............................14
Turn signal ..................................11
Universal transmitter (see
garage door opener) ....81,82,83,84
Vehicle dimensions ...................239
Vehicle Identification Number
(VIN) ..........................................241
Vehicle loading ..........................159
Ventilating your vehicle ...........150
Warning chimes .............................6
Washer fluid ..............................196
Water, Driving through .............159
Windows ......................................77
rear wiper/washer .....................75
Windshield washer fluid and
wipers
checking and cleaning ............208
operation ...................................74
replacing wiper blades ...........209
Index
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