2002 Ford Escape Owners Manual

Maintenance and Specifications
Usethesamesideofthesamepumpandhavethevehiclefacingthe
samedirectioneachtimeyoufillup.
Havethevehicleloadinganddistributionthesameeverytime.
Yourresultswillbemostaccurateifyourfillingmethodisconsistent.
Calculating fuel economy
1.
Fillthefueltankcompletelyandrecordtheinitialodometerreading
(inkilometersormiles).
2.
Eachtimeyoufillthetank,recordtheamountoffueladded(inliters
orgallons).
3.
Afteratleastthreetofivetankfill-ups,fillthefueltankandrecord
thecurrentodometerreading.
4.
Subtractyourinitialodometerreadingfromthecurrentodometer
reading.
5.
Followoneofthesimplecalculationsinordertodeterminefuel
economy:
Multiplylitersusedby100,thendividebytotalkilometers
traveled.
Dividetotalmilestraveledbytotalgallonsused.
Keeparecordforatleastonemonthandrecordthetypeofdriving(city
orhighway).Thiswillprovideanaccurateestimateofthevehicle’sfuel
economyundercurrentdrivingconditions.Additionally,keepingrecords
duringsummerandwinterwillshowhowtemperatureimpactsfuel
economy.Ingeneral,lowertemperaturesgivelowerfueleconomy.
Driving style — good driving  and fuel economy habits
Giveconsiderationtotheliststhatfollowandyoumaybeabletochange
anumberofvariablesandimproveyourfueleconomy.
Habits
Smooth,moderateoperationcanyieldupto10%savingsinfuel.
Steadyspeedswithoutstoppingwillusuallygivethebestfuel
economy.
Idlingforlongperiodsoftime(greaterthanoneminute)maywaste
fuel.
Anticipatestopping;slowingdownmayeliminatetheneedtostop.
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CategoriesFord Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2002
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