Maintenance and care
Readiness for inspection/maintenance (I/M) testing
Insomelocalities,itmaybealegalrequirementtopassanI/Mtestof
theon-boarddiagnostic(OBD-II)system.Ifyour“CheckEngine/Service
EngineSoon”lightison,refertothedescriptioninthe Warnin g Lights
and Chim es sectionofthe Instr umen tation chapter.Yourvehiclemay
notpasstheI/Mtestwiththe“CheckEngine/ServiceEngineSoon”light
on.
Ifthevehicle’spowertrainsystemoritsbatteryhasjustbeenserviced,
theOBD-IIsystemisresettoa“notreadyforI/Mtest”condition.To
readytheOBD-IIsystemforI/Mtesting,aminimumof30minutesofcity
andhighwaydrivingisnecessaryasdescribedbelow:
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First,atleast10minutesofdrivingonanexpresswayorhighway.
Next,atleast20minutesdrivinginstop-and-go,city-typetrafficwith
atleastfouridleperiods.
Allowthevehicletositforatleasteighthourswithoutstartingthe
engine.Then,starttheengineandcompletetheabovedrivingcycle.The
enginemustwarmuptoitsnormaloperatingtemperature.Oncestarted,
donotturnofftheengineuntiltheabovedrivingcycleiscomplete.
EXTERIOR BULBS
Replacing exterior bulbs
Checktheoperationofthefollowinglampsfrequently:
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Headlamps
Foglamps
High-mountbrakelamp
Brakelamps
Turnsignals
Licenseplatelamp
Taillamps
Back-uplamps
Donotremovelampbulbsunlesstheycanbereplacedimmediatelywith
newones.Ifabulbisremovedforanextendedperiodoftime,
contaminantsmayenterthelamphousingsandaffectlampperformance.
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| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Manual Download |
| Model Year | 1999 |
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