Maintenance and care
EPA window sticker
EverynewvehicleshouldhavetheEPAwindowsticker.Contactyour
dealerifthewindowstickerisnotsuppliedwithyourvehicle.TheEPA
windowstickershouldbeyourguideforthefueleconomycomparisons
withothervehicles.
Itisimportanttonotetheboxinthelowerleftcornerofthewindow
sticker.ThesenumbersrepresenttheRangeofL/100km(MPG)
expectedonthevehicleunderoptimumconditions.Yourfueleconomy
mayvarydependinguponthemethodofoperationandconditions.
EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM
Yourvehicleisequippedwithvariousemissioncontrolcomponentsanda
catalyticconverterwhichwillenableyourvehicletocomplywithapplicable
exhaustemissionstandards.Tomakesurethatthecatalyticconverterand
otheremissioncontrolcomponentscontinuetoworkproperly:
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Useonlyunleadedfuel(orE85,ifequippedwiththe3.0LFFVV6
engine).
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Avoidrunningoutoffuel.
Donotturnofftheignitionwhileyourvehicleismoving,especiallyat
highspeeds.
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Havetheitemslistedinyourscheduledmaintenanceguideperformed
accordingtothespecifiedschedule.
Thescheduledmaintenanceitemslistedinthescheduledmaintenance
guideareessentialtothelifeandperformanceofyourvehicleandtoits
emissionssystem.
IfotherthanFord,MotorcraftorFord-authorizedpartsareusedfor
maintenancereplacementsorforserviceofcomponentsaffecting
emissioncontrol,suchnon-Fordpartsshouldbeequivalenttogenuine
FordMotorCompanypartsinperformanceanddurability.
Donotpark,idle,ordriveyourvehicleindrygrassorotherdry
groundcover.Theemissionsystemheatsuptheengine
compartmentandexhaustsystem,whichcanstartafire.
Illuminationofthe
indicator,chargingsystemwarninglightorthe
temperaturewarninglight,fluidleaks,strangeodors,smokeorlossof
enginepower,couldindicatethattheemissioncontrolsystemisnot
workingproperly.
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