flat tire Mercury Mountaineer 2009 s Owner's Guide

Habits
•Smooth, moderate operation can yield up to 10% savings in fuel.
•Steady speeds without stopping will usually give the best fuel
economy.
•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).
2009 Mountaineer(mnt)
Owners Guide, 2nd Printing
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Maintenance and Specifications
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easy access/easyout
feature .....................................163
front seats ...............................159
heated ..............................164–165
memory seat ...................147, 162
SecuriCode keyless entry
system ........................................151
SecuriLock passive anti-theft
system ........................................152
Setting the clock
AM/FM single CD .....................25
AM/FM/In-dash 6 CD ................32
Snowplowing .................................8
Spark plugs,
specifications .....................371, 377
Special notice
ambulance conversions ..............8
utility-type vehicles ....................7
Specification chart,
lubricants ...................................372
Speed control ............................108
Starting your vehicle .......261–262,
264
jump starting ..........................313
Steering wheel
controls ....................................111
tilting .........................................98
SYNC
..........................................77
T
Tilt steering wheel ......................98
Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (TPMS)
Roadside Emergencies ...........303
Tires, Wheels and Loading ....241
Warning Displays ..............12, 132
Tires ...........................226–228, 303alignment ................................234
care ..........................................231
changing ..........................303, 308
checking the pressure ............231
inflating ...................................229
label .........................................240
replacing ..........................232, 308
rotating ....................................235
safety practices .......................234
sidewall information ...............236
snow tires and cables .............246
spare tire .................303, 306–307
terminology .............................228
tire grades ...............................227
treadwear ........................227, 231
Towing .......................................254
recreational towing .................259
trailer towing ..........................254
wrecker ....................................319
Transfer case
fluid checking .........................369
Transmission .............................276
brake-shift interlock (BSI) ....276
fluid, checking and adding
(automatic) .............................368
fluid, refill capacities ..............372
lubricant specifications ..........372
Turn signal ..................................89
U
USB port ......................................40
V
Vehicle Identification Number
(VIN) ..........................................378
Vehicle loading ..........................247
Ventilating your vehicle ...........264
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Owners Guide, 2nd Printing
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Index
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