Driving
Donotcranktheengineformorethan10secondsatatimeasstarter
damagemayoccur.Iftheenginefailstostart,turnthekeytooffand
wait30secondsbeforetryingagain.
Donotusestartingfluidsuchasetherintheairintakesystem.Such
fluidcouldcauseimmediateexplosivedamagetotheengineandpossible
personalinjury.
IfyoushouldexperiencecoldweatherstartingproblemsonE
ethanol,
85
andneitheranalternativebrandofE ethanolnoranengineblock
85
heaterisavailable,theadditionofunleadedgasolinetoyourtankwill
improvecoldstartingperformance.Yourvehicleisdesignedtooperate
onE ethanolalone,unleadedgasolinealone,oranymixtureofthetwo.
85
SeeChoosingtherightfuelintheMaintenanceandSpecifications
chapterformoreinformationonethanol.
Iftheenginefailstostartusingtheprecedinginstructions(flexible
fuelvehiclesonly)
1.
Pressandholddowntheaccelerator1/3to1/2waytofloor,then
cranktheengine.
2.
acceleratorpedalastheenginespeedsup.Iftheenginestillfailstostart,
repeatStep1.
Whentheenginestarts,releasethekey,thengraduallyreleasethe
Guarding against exhaust fumes
Carbonmonoxideispresentinexhaustfumes.Takeprecautionstoavoid
itsdangerouseffects.
WARNING:Ifyousmellexhaustfumesinsideyourvehicle,have
yourdealerinspectyourvehicleimmediately.Donotdriveifyou
smellexhaustfumes.
Important ventilating information
Iftheengineisidlingwhilethevehicleisstoppedforalongperiodof
time,openthewindowsatleast1inch(2.5cm)oradjusttheheatingor
airconditioningtobringinfreshair.
ENGINE BLOCK HEATER (IF EQUIPPED)
Anengineblockheaterwarmstheenginecoolantwhichaidsinstarting
andallowstheheater/defrostersystemtorespondquickly.Ifyourvehicle
isequippedwiththissystem,yourequipmentincludesaheaterelement
whichisinstalledinyourengineblockandawireharnesswhichallows
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2011
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2011 |
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