2009 Ford Focus Owners Manual

Maintenance and Specifications
Habits
Smooth,moderateoperationcanyieldupto10%savingsinfuel.
Steadyspeedswithoutstoppingwillusuallygivethebestfuel
economy.
Idlingforlongperiodsoftime(greaterthanoneminute)maywaste
fuel.
Anticipatestopping;slowingdownmayeliminatetheneedtostop.
Suddenorhardaccelerationsmayreducefueleconomy.
Slowdowngradually.
Drivingatreasonablespeeds(travelingat55mph[88km/h]uses15%
lessfuelthantravelingat65mph[105km/h]).
Revvingtheenginebeforeturningitoffmayreducefueleconomy.
Usingtheairconditionerordefrostermayreducefueleconomy.
Youmaywanttoturnoffthespeedcontrolinhillyterrainif
unnecessaryshiftingbetweenthetopgearsoccurs.Unnecessary
shiftingofthistypecouldresultinreducedfueleconomy.
Warmingupavehicleoncoldmorningsisnotrequiredandmay
reducefueleconomy.
Restingyourfootonthebrakepedalwhiledrivingmayreducefuel
economy.
Combineerrandsandminimizestop-and-godriving.
Maintenance
Keeptiresproperlyinflatedanduseonlyrecommendedsize.
Operatingavehiclewiththewheelsoutofalignmentwillreducefuel
economy.
Userecommendedengineoil.RefertoMaintenanceproduct
specificationsandcapacitiesinthischapter.
Performallregularlyscheduledmaintenanceitems.Followthe
recommendedmaintenancescheduleandownermaintenancechecks
foundinscheduledmaintenanceinformation.
Conditions
Heavilyloadingavehicleortowingatrailermayreducefueleconomy
atanyspeed.
Carryingunnecessaryweightmayreducefueleconomy(approximately
1
mpg[0.4km/L]islostforevery400lb[180kg]ofweightcarried).
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2009
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesFord Focus Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2009
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