Maintenance and Specifications
Calculating fuel economy
1.
Fillthefueltankcompletelyandrecordtheinitial
odometerreading(inkilometersormiles).
2.
Eachtimeyoufillthetank,recordtheamountof
fueladded(inlitersorgallons).
3.
Afteratleastthreetofivetankfill-ups,fillthe
fueltankandrecordthecurrentodometerreading.
4.
Subtractyourinitialodometerreadingfromthe
currentodometerreading.
5.
Followoneofthesimplecalculationsinorderto
determinefueleconomy:
Calculation1:Multiplylitersusedby100,then
dividebytotalkilometerstraveled.
Calculation2:Dividetotalmilestraveledby
totalgallonsused.
Keeparecordforatleastonemonthandrecordthe
typeofdriving(cityorhighway).Thiswillprovide
anaccurateestimateofthevehicle’sfueleconomy
undercurrentdrivingconditions.Additionally,
keepingrecordsduringsummerandwinterwillshow
howtemperatureimpactsfueleconomy.Ingeneral,
lowertemperaturesgivelowerfueleconomy.
Driving style — good driving and fuel economy
habits
Giveconsiderationtotheliststhatfollowandyou
maybeabletochangeanumberofvariablesand
improveyourfueleconomy.
Habits
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Smooth,moderateoperationcanyieldupto10%
savingsinfuel.
Steadyspeedswithoutstoppingwillusuallygive
thebestfueleconomy.
Idlingforlongperiodsoftime(greaterthanone
minute)maywastefuel.
Anticipatestopping;slowingdownmayeliminate
theneedtostop.
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2003
Mustang(mus)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USAEnglish(fus)
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| Tags | Ford Mustang 3.8, Ford Mustang 4.6 |
| Model Year | 2003 |
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