Maintenance and Specifications
light
or“checkfuelcap”messagemaynotresetimmediately;itmay
takeseveraldrivingcyclesforthecheckfuelcaplight or“checkfuel
cap”messagetoturnoff.Adrivingcycleconsistsofanenginestart-up
(afterfourormorehourswiththeengineoff)followedbycityand
highwaydriving.
Continuingtodrivewiththecheckfuelcaplight
or“checkfuelcap”
messageonmaycausethe lighttoturnonaswell.
Ifyoumustreplacethefuelfillercap,replaceitwithafuelfiller
capthatisdesignedforyourvehicle.Thecustomerwarrantymay
bevoidforanydamagetothefueltankorfuelsystemifthe
correctgenuineFord,Motorcraftorothercertifiedfuelfillercap
isnotused.
WARNING:Thefuelsystemmaybeunderpressure.Ifthefuel
fillercapisventingvapororifyouhearahissingsound,wait
untilitstopsbeforecompletelyremovingthefuelfillercap.Otherwise,
fuelmaysprayoutandinjureyouorothers.
WARNING:Ifyoudonotusetheproperfuelfillercap,
excessivevacuuminthefueltankmaydamagethefuelsystem
orcausethefuelcaptodisengageinacollision,whichmayresultin
personalinjury.
Choosing the right fuel
UseonlyUNLEADEDfuelorUNLEADEDfuelblendedwithamaximum
of10%ethanol.Donotusefuelethanol(E85),diesel,methanol,leaded
fueloranyotherfuel.Theuseofleadedfuelisprohibitedbylawand
coulddamageyourvehicle.
Yourvehiclewasnotdesignedtousefuelorfueladditiveswithmetallic
compounds,includingmanganese-basedadditives.
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2009
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
Product Specification
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Model Year | 2009 |
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