Maintenance and care
Filling the tank
Forconsistentresults:
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Usethesamefillingratesetting(low—medium—high)eachtime
thetankisfilled.
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Allowthreeautomaticclick-offswhenfilling.
Alwaysusetherecommendedoctaneratingofaknownquality
gasoline,preferablyanationalbrand.
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Usethesamesideofthesamepumpandhavethevehiclefacingthe
samedirectioneachtimeyoufillup.
Havethevehicleloadinganddistributionthesameeverytime.
Yourresultswillbemostaccurateifyourfillingmethodisconsistent.
Calculating fuel economy
1.
Fillthefueltankcompletelyandrecordtheinitialodometerreading.
2.
Eachtimeyoufillthetank,recordtheamountoffueladded(inliters
orgallons).
Afteratleastthreetofivetankfill-ups,fillthefueltankandrecord
thecurrentkilometer(mileage)reading.
3.
4.
Followoneofthesimplecalculationsinordertodeterminefuel
economy:
Mult iply lit ers use d by 100, the n divide by tot al kilome ters
traveled.
Divide tot al mile s traveled by tot al gallon s use d.
Keeparecordforatleastonemonthandrecordthetypeofdriving(city
orhighway).Thiswillprovideanaccurateestimateofthevehicle’sfuel
economy.Additionally,keepingrecordsduringsummerandwinterwill
showhowtemperatureimpactsfueleconomy.Ingeneral,lower
temperaturesgivelowerfueleconomy.
Driving style — good driving and fuel economy habits
Giveconsiderationtotheliststhatfollowandyoumaybeabletochange
anumberofvariablesandimproveyourfueleconomy.
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| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Manual Download |
| Model Year | 1999 |
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