Maintenance and Specifications
4.
Afteryouaredonepumpingfuel,slowlyremovethefuelfiller
nozzle—allowaboutfivesecondsafterpumpingfuelbeforeremovingthe
fuelfillernozzle.Thisallowsresidualfueltodrainbackintothefueltank
andnotspillontothevehicle.
Note:Afuelspillageconcernmayoccurifoverfillingthefueltank.Do
notoverfillthetanktothepointthatthefuelisabletobypassthefuel
fillernozzle.Theoverfilledfuelmayrundownthedrainlocatedwithin
thefuelfillerhousingandtotheground.
IfthecheckfuelfillinletlamporCHECKFUELFILLINLETmessage
comeson,thefuelfillinletmaynothaveproperlyclosed.Theinletmay
havestuckopenordebrismaybepreventingtheinletfromfullyclosing.
Atthenextopportunity,safelypullofftheroad,turnofftheengine,
openthefuelfillerdoorandremoveanyvisibledebrisfromthefuelfill
opening.Inserteitherthefuelfillnozzleorthefuelfillfunnel(see
Refillingwithaportablefuelcontainerforfunnellocation)provided
withthevehicleseveraltimestodislodgeanydebrisand/orallowthe
inlettocloseproperly.Ifthisactioncorrectstheproblem,thecheckfuel
fillinletlamporCHECKFUELFILLINLETmessagemaynotreset
immediately.Itmaytakeseveraldrivingcyclesforthecheckfuelfillinlet
lamporCHECKFUELFILLINLETmessagetoturnoff.Adrivingcycle
consistsofanenginestart-up(afterfourormorehourswiththeengine
off)followedbycity/highwaydriving.Continuingtodrivewiththecheck
fuelfillinletlamporCHECKFUELFILLINLETmessageonmaycause
theserviceenginesoonlamptoturnonaswell.
WARNING:Thefuelsystemmaybeunderpressure.Ifyouhear
ahissingsoundnearthefuelfillerdoor(EasyFuel™“nocap”
fuelsystem),donotrefueluntilthesoundstops.Otherwise,fuelmay
sprayout,whichcouldcauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Choosing the right fuel
UseonlyUNLEADEDfuelorUNLEADEDfuelblendedwithamaximum
of10%ethanol.Donotusefuelethanol(E85),diesel,methanol,leaded
fueloranyotherfuel.Theuseofleadedfuelisprohibitedbylawand
coulddamageyourvehicle.
Yourvehiclewasnotdesignedtousefuelorfueladditiveswithmetallic
compounds,includingmanganese-basedadditives.
Note:Useofanyfuelotherthanthoserecommendedmaycause
powertraindamage,alossofvehicleperformance,andrepairsmaynot
becoveredunderwarranty.
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2011
Taurus
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
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