Maintenance and care
Conditions
•
Heavily loading a vehicle or
towing a trailer will sharply
deteriorate fueleconomy at any
speed.
•
Carrying unnecessary weight
will deteriorate fuel economy
(approximately 0.4 l/100 km
mpg] is lost for every 180 kg
lb] of weight carried).
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•
Adding certain accessories to
your vehicle (for example bug
deflectors, rollover/light bars,
running boards, ski/luggage racks)
wildeteriorate fueleconomy.
•
Use of fuel blended with alcohol
wildeteriorate fueleconomy.
•
Fueleconomy wildeteriorate
with lower temperatures during the
first 12 - 16 km (8 - 10 miles) of
driving.
•
Flat terrain driving improves fuel
economy over hilly roads.
•
Transaxles give their best fuel
economy when operated in the top
cruise gear and with steady
pressure on the gas pedal.
•
FourĆwheelĆdrive operation (if
equipped) is less fuel efficient than
twoĆwheelĆdrive operation.
•
Close windows for high speed
driving.
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| Categories | Ford Focus Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Tags | Ford Focus 2.0 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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| Publisher | ford.com |
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