Maintenance and care
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Beparticularlycarefulifyouaretaking“Antabuse”orotherformsof
disulfiramforthetreatmentofalcoholism.Breathinggasolinevapors,
orskincontactcouldcauseanadversereaction.Insensitive
individuals,seriouspersonalinjuryorsicknessmayresult.Iffuelis
splashedontheskin,promptlywashskinthoroughlywithsoapand
water.Consultaphysicianimmediatelyifyouexperienceanadverse
reaction.
Whenrefuelingalwaysshuttheengineoffandneverallow
sparksoropenflamesnearthefillerneck.Neversmokewhile
refueling.Fuelvaporisextremelyhazardousundercertainconditions.
Careshouldbetakentoavoidinhalingexcessfumes.
Theflowoffuelthroughafuelpumpnozzlecanproducestatic
electricity,whichcancauseafireiffuelispumpedintoan
ungroundedfuelcontainer.
Usethefollowingguidelinestoavoidstaticbuild-upwhenfillingan
ungroundedfuelcontainer:
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Placeapprovedfuelcontainerontheground.
DONOTfillafuelcontainerwhileitisinthevehicle.
Keepthefuelpumpnozzleincontactwiththefuelcontainerwhile
filling.
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DONOTuseadevicethatwouldholdthefuelpumphandleinthefill
position.
Fuel Filler Cap
Yourfueltankfillercaphasanindexeddesignwitha1/8turnon/off
feature.
Whenfuelingyourvehicle:
1.
2.
Turntheengineoff.
Carefullyturnthefillercapcounterclockwise1/8ofaturnuntilit
stops.
3.
4.
Pulltoremovethecapfromthefuelfillerpipe.
Toinstallthecap,alignthetabsonthecapwiththenotchesonthe
fillerpipe.
5.
Turnthefillercapclockwise1/8ofaturnuntilitstops.
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| Categories | Ford Escort Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Document Type | User and Operator's Vehicle Manual Guide. Free Auto PDF Manual Download |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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| Publisher | ford.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | Ford Escort |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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