Maintenance and Specifications
Driving style — good driving and fuel economy habits
Giveconsiderationtotheliststhatfollowandyoumaybeabletochange
anumberofvariablesandimproveyourfueleconomy.
Habits
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Smooth,moderateoperationcanyieldupto10%savingsinfuel.
Steadyspeedswithoutstoppingwillusuallygivethebestfuel
economy.
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Idlingforlongperiodsoftime(greaterthanoneminute)maywaste
fuel.
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Anticipatestopping;slowingdownmayeliminatetheneedtostop.
Suddenorhardaccelerationsmayreducefueleconomy.
Slowdowngradually.
Drivingatreasonablespeeds(travelingat55mph[88km/h]uses15%
lessfuelthantravelingat65mph[105km/h]).
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Revvingtheenginebeforeturningitoffmayreducefueleconomy.
Usingtheairconditionerordefrostermayreducefueleconomy.
Youmaywanttoturnoffthespeedcontrolinhillyterrainif
unnecessaryshiftingbetweenthetopgearsoccurs.Unnecessary
shiftingofthistypecouldresultinreducedfueleconomy.
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Warmingupavehicleoncoldmorningsisnotrequiredandmay
reducefueleconomy.
Restingyourfootonthebrakepedalwhiledrivingmayreducefuel
economy.
Combineerrandsandminimizestop-and-godriving.
Maintenance
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Keeptiresproperlyinflatedanduseonlyrecommendedsize.
Operatingavehiclewiththewheelsoutofalignmentwillreducefuel
economy.
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Userecommendedengineoil.RefertoMaintenanceproduct
specificationsandcapacitiesinthischapter.
Performallregularlyscheduledmaintenanceitems.Followthe
recommendedmaintenancescheduleandownermaintenancechecks
foundinscheduledmaintenanceinformation.
Conditions
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Heavilyloadingavehicleortowingatrailermayreducefueleconomy
atanyspeed.
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2010
Taurus(500)
OwnersGuide,3rdPrinting
USA(fus)
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