Maintenance and care
Pleaseconsultyour“Warranty
Guide”forcompleteemission
warrantyinformation.
Readiness for
inspection/maintenance (I/M)
testing
Insomelocalities,itmaybealegal
requirementtopassanI/Mtestof
theon-boarddiagnostic(OBD-II)
system.Ifyour“check
engine/serviceenginesoon”lightis
on,referencetheapplicablelight
descriptionintheWarningLights
andChimessectionofyour
ownersguide.Yourvehiclemay
notpasstheI/Mtestwiththe
“checkengine/serviceenginesoon”
lighton.
Ifthevehicle’spowertrainsystem
oritsbatteryhasjustbeen
serviced,theOBD-IIsystemis
resettoa“notreadyforI/Mtest”
condition.ToreadytheOBD-II
systemforI/Mtesting,aminimum
of30minutesofcityandhighway
drivingisnecessaryasdescribed
below:
•
First,atleast10minutesof
drivingonanexpresswayor
highway.
•
Next,atleast20minutesdriving
instopandgo,citytypetraffic
withatleastfouridleperiods.
Allowthevehicletositforatleast
eighthourswithoutstartingthe
engine.Then,starttheengineand
completetheabovedrivingcycle.
Theenginemustwarmuptoits
normaloperatingtemperature.
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Product Specification
Categories | Ford Escort Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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Document Type | Free Auto PDF Manual Download |
Model Year | 1998 |
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Publisher | ford.com |
Wikipedia's Page | Ford Escort |
Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |