Maintenance and care
ESSENTIALS OF GOOD FUEL ECONOMY
Measuring techniques
Yourbestsourceofinformationaboutactualfuel
economyisyou,thedriver.Youmustgather
informationasaccuratelyandconsistentlyas
possible.Fuelexpense,frequencyoffillupsorfuel
gaugereadingsareNOTaccurateasameasureof
fueleconomy.Wedonotrecommendtakingfuel
economymeasurementsduringthefirst1600km
(1
000miles)ofdriving(enginebreak-inperiod).
Youwillgetamoreaccuratemeasurementafter
000km–5000km(2000miles-3000miles).
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Filling the tank
Theadvertisedfuelcapacityofthefueltankonyour
vehicleisequaltotheratedrefillcapacityofthefuel
tankaslistedintheRefillCapacitieschartinthis
“OwnerGuide”.Theadvertisedcapacityisthe
amountoftheIndicatedCapacityandtheEmpty
Reservecombined.IndicatedCapacityisthe
differenceintheamountoffuelinafulltankanda
tankwhenthefuelgaugeindicatesempty.Empty
Reserveisthesmallamountofusablefuelremaining
inthefueltankafterthefuelgaugeindicatesempty.
TheamountofEmptyReservevariesand
shouldnotbereliedupontoincreasedriving
range.Whenrefuelingyourvehicleafterthe
fuelgaugeindicatesempty,youmightnotbe
abletorefuelthefullamountoftheadvertised
capacityofthefueltankduetotheempty
reservestillpresentinthetank.
Forconsistentresultswhenfillingthefueltank:
•
Usethesamefillingratesetting(low—medium
—high)eachtimethetankisfilled.
•
•
Allowthreeautomaticclick-offswhenfilling.
Alwaysusefuelwiththerecommendedoctane
rating.
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Categories | Ford Manuals, Ford Taurus 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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