Maintenance and Specifications
4.
Whendone,cleanthefunnelorproperlydisposeofit.Extrafunnels
canbepurchasedfromyourauthorizeddealerifyouchoosetodispose
ofthefunnel.Donotuseaftermarketfunnels;theywillnotworkwith
theEasyFuel™systemandcandamageit.Theincludedfunnelhas
beenspeciallydesignedtoworksafelywithyourvehicle.
ESSENTIALS OF GOOD FUEL ECONOMY
Measuring techniques
Yourbestsourceofinformationaboutactualfueleconomyisyou,the
driver.Youmustgatherinformationasaccuratelyandconsistentlyas
possible.Fuelexpense,frequencyoffill-upsorfuelgaugereadingsare
NOTaccurateasameasureoffueleconomy.Wedonotrecommendtaking
fueleconomymeasurementsduringthefirst1,000miles(1,600km)of
driving(enginebreak-inperiod).Youwillgetamoreaccurate
measurementafter2,000miles–3,000miles(3,000km–5,000km).
Filling the tank
Theadvertisedfuelcapacityofthefueltankonyourvehicleisequalto
theratedrefillcapacityofthefueltankaslistedintheMaintenance
productspecificationsandcapacitiessectionofthischapter.
Theadvertisedcapacityistheamountoftheindicatedcapacityandthe
emptyreservecombined.Indicatedcapacityisthedifferenceinthe
amountoffuelinafulltankandatankwhenthefuelgaugeindicates
empty.Emptyreserveisthesmallamountoffuelremaininginthefuel
tankafterthefuelgaugeindicatesempty.
Theamountofusablefuelintheemptyreservevariesandshould
notbereliedupontoincreasedrivingrange.Whenrefuelingyour
vehicleafterthefuelgaugeindicatesempty,youmightnotbe
abletorefuelthefullamountoftheadvertisedcapacityofthe
fueltankduetotheemptyreservestillpresentinthetank.
Forconsistentresultswhenfillingthefueltank:
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Turntheengine/ignitionswitchtotheoffpositionpriortorefueling,
anerrorinthereadingwillresultiftheengineisleftrunning.
Usethesamefillingratesetting(low—medium—high)eachtime
thetankisfilled.
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Allownomorethantwoautomaticclick-offswhenfilling.
Alwaysusefuelwiththerecommendedoctanerating.
Useaknownqualitygasoline,preferablyanationalbrand.
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2011
Fiesta(fie)
OwnersGuide,3rdPrinting
USA(fus)
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