Maintenance and care
Habits
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Smooth,moderateoperationcanyieldupto10%savingsinfuel.
Steadyspeedswithoutstoppingwillusuallygivethebestfuel
economy.
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Idlingforlongperiodsoftime(greaterthanoneminute)maywaste
fuel.
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Anticipatestopping;slowingdownmayeliminatetheneedtostop.
Suddenorhardaccelerationsmayreducefueleconomy.
Slowdowngradually.
Driveatreasonablespeeds(travelingat105km/h[65mph]uses15%
morefuelthantravelingat88km/h[55mph]).
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Revvingtheenginebeforeturningitoffmayreducefueleconomy.
Useoftheairconditionerordefrostermayreducefueleconomy.
Useofspeedcontrol(ifequipped)mayimprovefueleconomy.Speed
controlcanhelpmaintainaconstantspeedandreducespeedchanges.
Youmaywanttoturnoffthespeedcontrolinhillyterrainas
unnecessaryshiftingbetweenthirdandfourthgearsmayoccurand
couldresultinreducedfueleconomy.
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Warmingupavehicleoncoldmorningsisnotrequiredandmay
reducefueleconomy.
Restingyourfootonthebrakepedalwhiledrivingmayreducefuel
economy.
Combineerrandsandminimizestop-and-godriving.
Maintenance
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Keeptiresproperlyinflatedanduseonlyrecommendedsize.
Operatingavehiclewiththewheelsoutofalignmentwillreducefuel
economy.
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Userecommendedengineoil.Referto Lubrica nt Specifica tion s .
Performallregularlyscheduledmaintenanceitems.Followthe
recommendedmaintenancescheduleandownermaintenancechecks
foundinyourvehicleScheduledMaintenanceGuide.
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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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