Maintenance and Specifications
Refueling
Fuelvaporburnsviolentlyandafuelfirecancausesevere
injuries.Tohelpavoidinjuriestoyouandothers:
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Readandfollowalltheinstructionsonthepumpisland;
Turnoffyourenginewhenyouarerefueling;
Donotsmokeifyouarenearfuelorrefuelingyourvehicle;
Keepsparks,flamesandsmokingmaterialsawayfromfuel;
Stayoutsideyourvehicleanddonotleavethefuelpumpunattended
whenrefuelingyourvehicle—thisisagainstthelawinsomeplaces;
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Keepchildrenawayfromthefuelpump;neverletchildrenpumpfuel
Usethefollowingguidelinestoavoidstaticbuild-upwhenfillingan
ungroundedfuelcontainer:
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Placeapprovedfuelcontainerontheground.
DONOTfillafuelcontainerwhileitisinthevehicle(includingthe
cargoarea).
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Keepthefuelpumpnozzleincontactwiththefuelcontainerwhile
filling.
DONOTuseadevicethatwouldholdthefuelpumphandleinthefill
position.
Choosing the right fuel
Ifyourvehicleisaflexiblefuelvehicle(FFV),useonlyUNLEADED
FUELandFUELETHANOL(Ed75–Ed85)
Yourvehiclewasnotdesignedtousefuelorfueladditiveswithmetallic
compounds,includingmanganese-basedadditives.Studiesindicatethat
theseadditivescancauseyourvehicle’semissioncontrolsystemto
deterioratemorerapidly.InCanada,premiumgradefuelgenerally
containsmoremetallicadditivesthanregularfuel.Werecommendusing
regulargradefuel.InCanada,manyfuelscontainmetallicadditives,but
fuelsfreeofsuchadditivesmaybeavailable;checkwithyourlocalfuel
dealer.
Donotusefuelcontainingmethanol.Itcandamagecriticalfuelsystem
components.
Repairstocorrecttheeffectsofusingafuelforwhichyourvehiclewas
notdesignedmaynotbecoveredbyyourwarranty.
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2005
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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