Maintenance and Specifications
ESSENTIALS OF GOOD FUEL ECONOMY
Measuring techniques
Yourbestsourceofinformationaboutactualfueleconomyisyou,the
driver.Youmustgatherinformationasaccuratelyandconsistentlyas
possible.Fuelexpense,frequencyoffill-upsorfuelgaugereadingsare
NOTaccurateasameasureoffueleconomy.Wedonotrecommend
takingfueleconomymeasurementsduringthefirst1,000miles(1,600km)
ofdriving(enginebreak-inperiod).Youwillgetamoreaccurate
measurementafter2,000miles-3,000miles(3,000km–5,000km).
Filling the tank
Theadvertisedfuelcapacityofthefueltankonyourvehicleisequalto
theratedrefillcapacityofthefueltankaslistedintheMaintenance
productspecificationsandcapacitiessectionofthischapter.
Theadvertisedcapacityistheamountoftheindicatedcapacityandthe
emptyreservecombined.Indicatedcapacityisthedifferenceinthe
amountoffuelinafulltankandatankwhenthefuelgaugeindicates
empty.Emptyreserveisthesmallamountoffuelremaininginthefuel
tankafterthefuelgaugeindicatesempty.
Theamountofusablefuelintheemptyreservevariesandshould
notbereliedupontoincreasedrivingrange.Whenrefuelingyour
vehicleafterthefuelgaugeindicatesempty,youmightnotbe
abletorefuelthefullamountoftheadvertisedcapacityofthe
fueltankduetotheemptyreservestillpresentinthetank.
Forconsistentresultswhenfillingthefueltank:
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Turntheengine/ignitionswitchtotheoffpositionpriortorefueling,
anerrorinthereadingwillresultiftheengineisleftrunning.
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Usethesamefillingratesetting(low—medium—high)eachtime
thetankisfilled.
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Allownomorethantwoautomaticclick-offswhenfilling.
Alwaysusefuelwiththerecommendedoctanerating.
Useaknownqualitygasoline,preferablyanationalbrand.
Usethesamesideofthesamepumpandhavethevehiclefacingthe
samedirectioneachtimeyoufillup.
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Havethevehicleloadinganddistributionthesameeverytime.
Yourresultswillbemostaccurateifyourfillingmethodisconsistent.
Calculating fuel economy
1.
Fillthefueltankcompletelyandrecordtheinitialodometerreading
(inmilesorkilometers).
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2007
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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