Maintenance and Specifications
Refueling
WARNING:Fuelvaporburnsviolentlyandafuelfirecancause
severeinjuries.Tohelpavoidinjuriestoyouandothers:
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Readandfollowalltheinstructionsonthepumpisland;
Turnoffyourenginewhenyouarerefueling;
Donotsmokeifyouarenearfuelorrefuelingyourvehicle;
Keepsparks,flamesandsmokingmaterialsawayfromfuel;
Stayoutsideyourvehicleanddonotleavethefuelpumpunattended
whenrefuelingyourvehicle—thisisagainstthelawinsomeplaces;
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Keepchildrenawayfromthefuelpump;neverletchildrenpump
fuel.
Usethefollowingguidelinestoavoidelectrostaticchargebuild-upwhen
fillinganungroundedfuelcontainer:
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Placeapprovedfuelcontainerontheground.
DONOTfillafuelcontainerwhileitisinthevehicle(includingthe
cargoarea).
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Keepthefuelpumpnozzleincontactwiththefuelcontainerwhile
filling.
DONOTuseadevicethatwouldholdthefuelpumphandleinthefill
position.
Easy Fuel™ “no cap” fuel system
YourfueltankisequippedwithanEasyFuel™“nocap”fuelfiller
system.Thisallowsyoutosimplyopenthefuelfillerdoorandinsertthe
fuelfillernozzleintothefuelsystem.TheEasyFuel™systemis
self-sealingandprotectedagainstdust,dirt,waterandsnow/ice.
Whenfuelingyourvehicle:
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Turntheengineoff.
Openthefuelfillerdoor.
Slowlyinsertthefuelfillernozzlefullyintothefuelsystem.Pumpfuel
asnormal.
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Afteryouaredonepumpingfuel,slowlyremovethefuelfiller
nozzle—allowaboutfivesecondsafterpumpingfuelbeforeremovingthe
fuelfillernozzle.Thisallowsresidualfueltodrainbackintothefueltank
andnotspillontothevehicle.
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Product Specification
Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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Model Year | 2010 |
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