Maintenance and care
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
Important safety precautions
Donotoverfillthefueltank.Thepressureinanoverfilledtank
maycauseleakageandleadtofuelsprayandfire.
Thefuelsystemmaybeunderpressure.Ifthefuelfillercapis
ventingvapororifyouhearahissingsound,waituntilitstops
beforecompletelyremovingthefuelfillercap.Otherwise,fuelmay
sprayoutandinjureyouorothers.
Ifyoudonotusetheproperfuelfillercap,excessivepressureor
vacuuminthefueltankmaydamagethefuelsystemorcause
thefuelcaptodisengageinacollision,whichmayresultinpossible
personalinjury.
Automotivefuelscancauseseriousinjuryordeathifmisusedor
mishandled.
Gasolinemaycontainbenzene,whichisacancer-causingagent.
Observethefollowingguidelineswhenhandlingautomotivefuel:
•
Extinguishallsmokingmaterials
andanyopenflamesbefore
fuelingyourvehicle.
•
•
Alwaysturnoffthevehiclebefore
fueling.
Automotivefuelscanbeharmful
orfatalifswallowed.Fuelsuchas
gasolineishighlytoxicandif
swallowedcancausedeathor
permanentinjury.Iffuelis
swallowed,callaphysicianimmediately,evenifnosymptomsare
immediatelyapparent.Thetoxiceffectsoffuelmaynotbevisiblefor
hours.
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| Categories | Ford Explorer 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 Explorer |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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