Maintenance and Specifications
“checkfuelcap”messagemaynotresetimmediately;itmaytakeseveral
drivingcyclesforthecheckfuelcaplight
or“checkfuelcap”message
toturnoff.Adrivingcycleconsistsofanenginestart-up(afterfouror
morehourswiththeengineoff)followedbycityandhighwaydriving.
Continuingtodrivewiththecheckfuelcaplight
or“checkfuelcap”
messageonmaycausethe lighttoturnonaswell.
Ifyoumustreplacethefuelfillercap,replaceitwithafuelfiller
capthatisdesignedforyourvehicle.Thecustomerwarrantymay
bevoidforanydamagetothefueltankorfuelsystemifthe
correctgenuineFord,Motorcraftorothercertifiedfuelfillercap
isnotused.
Thefuelsystemmaybeunderpressure.Removefuelfillercap
slowly.Otherwise,fuelmaysprayoutandinjureyouorothers.
Ifyoudonotusetheproperfuelfillercap,excessivevacuumin
thefueltankmaydamagethefuelsystemorcausethefuelcap
todisengageinacollision,whichmayresultinpersonalinjury.
Choosing the right fuel
UseonlyUNLEADEDfuelorUNLEADEDfuelblendedwithamaximum
of10%ethanol.YourvehiclewasnotdesignedtorunonE85fuelsthat
areblendedwithamaximumof85%ethanol.Theuseofleadedfuelis
prohibitedbylawandcoulddamageyourvehicle.Donotusefuel
containingmethanol.Itcandamagecriticalfuelsystemcomponents.
Yourvehiclewasnotdesignedtousefuelorfueladditiveswithmetallic
compounds,includingmanganese-basedadditives.Studiesindicatethat
theseadditivescancauseyourvehicle’semissioncontrolsystemto
deterioratemorerapidly.
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2008
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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