Maintenance and Specifications
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
Important safety precautions
Donotoverfillthefueltank.Thepressureinanoverfilledtank
maycauseleakageandleadtofuelsprayandfire.
Thefuelsystemmaybeunderpressure.Ifthefuelfillercapis
ventingvapororifyouhearahissingsound,waituntilitstops
beforecompletelyremovingthefuelfillercap.Otherwise,fuelmay
sprayoutandinjureyouorothers.
Ifyoudonotusetheproperfuelfillercap,excessivepressureor
vacuuminthefueltankmaydamagethefuelsystemorcause
thefuelcaptodisengageinacollision,whichmayresultinpossible
personalinjury.
Automotivefuelscancauseseriousinjuryordeathifmisusedor
mishandled.
Gasolinemaycontainbenzene,whichisacancer-causingagent.
Observethefollowingguidelineswhenhandlingautomotivefuel:
•
Extinguishallsmokingmaterials
andanyopenflamesbefore
fuelingyourvehicle.
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Alwaysturnoffthevehiclebefore
fueling.
Automotivefuelscanbeharmful
orfatalifswallowed.Fuelsuchasgasolineishighlytoxicandif
swallowedcancausedeathorpermanentinjury.Iffuelisswallowed,
callaphysicianimmediately,evenifnosymptomsareimmediately
apparent.Thetoxiceffectsoffuelmaynotbevisibleforhours.
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Avoidinhalingfuelvapors.Inhalingtoomuchfuelvaporofanykind
canleadtoeyeandrespiratorytractirritation.Inseverecases,
excessiveorprolongedbreathingoffuelvaporcancauseserious
illnessandpermanentinjury.
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2004
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USAEnglish(fus)
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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