MaintenanceandSpecifications
Whenrefuelingalwaysshuttheengineoffandneverallow
sparksoropenflamesnearthefillerneck.Neversmokewhile
refueling.Fuelvaporisextremelyhazardousundercertainconditions.
Careshouldbetakentoavoidinhalingexcessfumes.
Theflowoffuelthroughafuelpumpnozzlecanproducestatic
electricity,whichcancauseafireiffuelispumpedintoan
ungroundedfuelcontainer.
Usethefollowingguidelinestoavoidstaticbuild-upwhenfillingan
ungroundedfuelcontainer:
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Placeapprovedfuelcontainerontheground.
DONOTfillafuelcontainerwhileitisinthevehicle(includingthe
cargoarea).
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Keepthefuelpumpnozzleincontactwiththefuelcontainerwhile
filling.
DONOTuseadevicethatwouldholdthefuelpumphandleinthefill
position.
FuelFillerCap
Yourfueltankfillercaphasanindexeddesignwitha1/8turnon/off
feature.
Whenfuelingyourvehicle:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Turntheengineoff.
Carefullyturnthefillercapcounterclockwise1/8ofaturnuntilitstops.
Pulltoremovethecapfromthefuelfillerpipe.
Toinstallthecap,alignthetabsonthecapwiththenotchesonthe
fillerpipe.
Turnthefillercapclockwise1/8ofaturnuntilitstops.
5.
The“CheckFuelCap”lightilluminateswhentheignitionisturnedtothe
ONposition.Itwillalsoilluminatewhenthefuelfillercapisnotproperly
installed.Properfuelfillercapinstallationischeckedautomaticallyas
thevehicleisdriven,butnotuntilaftersomefuelisused(fuelgauge
dropsbelowfull).Oncethefuelfillercapisproperlysecured,the“Check
FuelCap”lightwillturnoffafterashortperiodofdriving.
Ifyoumustreplacethefuelfillercap,replaceitwithafuelfiller
capthatisdesignedforyourvehicle.Thecustomerwarrantymay
bevoidforanydamagetothefueltankorfuelsystemifthe
correctgenuineFordorMotorcraftfuelfillercapisnotused.
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| Model Year | 2002 |
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