Starting
Coldstartingperformancecanalsobeimprovedwiththeuseofan
engineblockheater.TheengineblockheaterisavailableasaFord
optionandcanalsobeobtainedfromyourForddealer.Consultthe
engineblockheatersectionforproperuseoftheengineblockheater.
Ifyoushouldexperiencecoldweatherstartingproblemson(E 85)
d
ethanol,andneitheranalternativebrandof(E 85)ethanolnoran
d
engineblockheaterisavailable,theadditionofunleadedgasolinetoyour
tankwillimprovecoldstartingperformance.Yourvehicleisdesignedto
operateon(Ed85)ethanolalone,unleadedgasolinealone,oranymixture
ofthetwo.
If the engine fails to start using the preceding instructions
1.
2.
3.
Presstheacceleratorpedal1/3to1/2ofthewaytofloorandhold.
TurnthekeytoSTARTposition.
Whentheenginestarts,releasethekey,thenreleasetheaccelerator
pedalgraduallyastheenginespeedsup.
4.
5.
gearshiftleveringearandreleasetheparkingbrake.Slowlyreleasethe
brakepedalanddriveawayinanormalmanner.
Iftheenginestillfailstostart,repeatstepsonethroughthree.
Aftertheenginestarts,holdyourfootonthebrakepedal,putthe
Using the engine block heater (if equipped)
Anengineblockheaterwarmstheenginecoolant,whichimproves
starting,warmsuptheenginefasterandallowstheheater-defroster
systemtorespondquickly.Useofanengineblockheaterisstrongly
recommendedifyouliveinaregionwheretemperaturesreach-23°C
(-10°F)
orbelow.
Forbestresults,plugtheheaterinatleastthreehoursbeforestarting
thevehicle.Usingtheheaterforlongerthanthreehourswillnotharm
theengine,sotheheatercanbepluggedinthenightbeforestartingthe
vehicle.
Topreventelectricalshock,donotuseyourheaterwith
ungroundedelectricalsystemsortwo-pronged(cheater)
adapters.
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