Maintenance and Specifications
Usethefollowingguidelinestoavoidstaticbuild-upwhenfillingan
ungroundedfuelcontainer:
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Placeapprovedfuelcontainerontheground.
DONOTfillafuelcontainerwhileitisinthevehicle(includingthe
cargoarea).
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Keepthefuelpumpnozzleincontactwiththefuelcontainerwhile
filling.
DONOTuseadevicethatwouldholdthefuelpumphandleinthefill
position.
Fuel Filler Cap
Yourfueltankfillercaphasanindexeddesignwitha1/4turnon/off
feature.
Whenfuelingyourvehicle:
1.
2.
Turntheengineoff.
Carefullyturnthefillercapcounterclockwise1/4ofaturntounscrew
thecap.
3.
4.
Pulltoremovethecapfromthefuelfillerpipe.
Reinstallthecaponthefillerpipeandturnitclockwiseuntilatleast
oneclickisheard.
Afterrefueling,ifthe“CHECKFUELCAP”indicatorcomesonandstays
onwhenyoustarttheengine,thefuelfillercapmaynotbeproperly
installed.Turnofftheengine,removethefuelfillercap,alignthecap
properlyandreinstallitsecurely.The“CHECKFUELCAP”indicator
shouldturnoffafterthreedrivingcycleswiththefuelfillercapproperly
installed.Adrivingcycleconsistsofacoldenginestart-upfollowedby
mixedcity/highwaydriving.
Ifyoumustreplacethefuelfillercap,replaceitwithafuelfiller
capthatisdesignedforyourvehicle.Thecustomerwarrantymay
bevoidforanydamagetothefueltankorfuelsystemifthe
correctgenuineFordorMotorcraftfuelfillercapisnotused.
Thefuelsystemmaybeunderpressure.Removefuelfillercap
slowly.Otherwise,fuelmaysprayoutandinjureyouorothers.
Ifyoudonotusetheproperfuelfillercap,excessivevacuumin
thefueltankmaydamagethefuelsystemorcausethefuelcap
todisengageinacollision,whichmayresultinpossiblepersonalinjury.
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2005
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
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Model Year | 2005 |
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