Maintenance and care
Severe winter climate
Ifyoudriveinextremelycoldclimates(lessthan–36°C[–34°F]),itmay
benecessarytoincreasethecoolantconcentrationabove50%.Referto
thechartonthecoolantcontainertoensurethecoolantconcentrationin
yourvehicleissuchthatthecoolantwillnotfreezeatthetemperature
levelinwhichyoudriveduringwintermonths.Neverincreasethe
coolantconcentrationabove60%.Increasedenginecoolant
concentrationsabove60%willdecreasethefreezeprotection
characteristicsoftheenginecoolant.Vehiclesdrivenyear-roundin
non-extremeclimatesshouldusea50/50mixtureofenginecoolantand
distilledwaterforoptimumfreezeprotection.
CHECKING AND ADDING POWER STEERING FLUID
Checkthepowersteeringfluid.RefertotheScheduledMaintenance
Guidefortheserviceintervalschedules.Ifaddingfluidisnecessary,use
onlyMERCONATF.
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Coupe
Sedan/Wagon
Starttheengineandletitrununtilitreachesnormaloperating
temperature(theenginecoolanttemperaturegaugeindicatorwillbe
nearthecenterofthenormalareabetweenHandC).
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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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