Maintenance and care
BRAKE FLUID
Checking and adding brake fluid
Brakefluidshouldbecheckedand
refilledasneeded.Refertothe
ScheduledMaintenanceGuidefor
theserviceintervalschedules:
1.
Cleanthereservoircapbefore
removaltopreventdirtorwater
fromenteringthereservoir.
2.
3.
Visuallyinspectthefluidlevel.
Ifnecessary,addbrakefluiduntil
thelevelreachesMAX.Donotfill
abovethisline.
4.
UseonlyaDOT3brakefluid
certifiedtomeetFordspecifications.
RefertoLubricantspecificationsintheCapacitiesandspecifications
chapter.
Brakefluidistoxic.
IfyouuseabrakefluidthatisnotDOT3,youwillcause
permanentdamagetoyourbrakes.
Donotletthefluidlevelinthereservoirforthemastercylinder
fallbelowtheMINmark.Ifmastercylinderrunsdry,thismay
causethebrakestofail.
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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 | 1999 |
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Publisher | ford.com |
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