Maintenance and care
Driving style — good driving and fuel economy
habits
Giveconsiderationtotheliststhatfollowandyou
maybeabletochangeanumberofvariablesand
improveyourfueleconomy.
Habits
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Smooth,moderateoperationcanyieldupto10%
savingsinfuel.
Steadyspeedswithoutstoppingwillusuallygive
thebestfueleconomy.
Idlingforlongperiodsoftime(greaterthanone
minute)maywastefuel.
Anticipatestopping;slowingdownmayeliminate
theneedtostop.
Suddenorhardaccelerationsmayreducefuel
economy.
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Slowdowngradually.
Drivingatreasonablespeeds(travelingat88km/h
[55
105
mph]uses15%lessfuelthantravelingat
km/h[65mph]).
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Revvingtheenginebeforeturningitoffmay
reducefueleconomy.
Usingtheairconditionerordefrostermayreduce
fueleconomy.
Usingspeedcontrol(ifequipped)mayimprove
fueleconomy.Speedcontrolcanhelpmaintaina
constantspeedandreducespeedchanges.You
maywanttoturnoffthespeedcontrolinhilly
terrainasunnecessaryshiftingbetweenthirdand
fourthgearsmayoccurandcouldresultin
reducedfueleconomy.
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Warmingupavehicleoncoldmorningsisnot
requiredandmayreducefueleconomy.
Restingyourfootonthebrakepedalwhiledriving
mayreducefueleconomy.
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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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