Maintenance and care
5.
Followoneofthesimplecalculationsinordertodeterminefuel
economy:
Multiplylitersusedby100,thendividebytotalkilometers
traveled.
Dividetotalmilestraveledbytotalgallonsused.
Keeparecordforatleastonemonthandrecordthetypeofdriving(city
orhighway).Thiswillprovideanaccurateestimateofthevehicle’sfuel
economyundercurrentdrivingconditions.Additionally,keepingrecords
duringsummerandwinterwillshowhowtemperatureimpactsfuel
economy.Ingeneral,lowertemperaturesgivelowerfueleconomy.
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)maywastefuel.
Anticipatestopping;slowingdownmayeliminatetheneedtostop.
Suddenorhardaccelerationsmayreducefueleconomy.
Slowdowngradually.
Drivingatreasonablespeeds(travelingat88km/h[55mph]uses15%
lessfuelthantravelingat105km/h[65mph]).
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Revvingtheenginebeforeturningitoffmayreducefueleconomy.
Usingtheairconditionerordefrostermayreducefueleconomy.
Youmaywanttoturnoffthespeedcontrolinhillyterrainif
unnecessaryshiftingbetweenthirdandfourthgearoccurs.
Unnecessaryshiftingofthistypecouldresultinreducedfuel
economy.
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Warmingupavehicleoncoldmorningsisnotrequiredandmay
reducefueleconomy.
Restingyourfootonthebrakepedalwhiledrivingmayreducefuel
economy.
Combineerrandsandminimizestop-and-godriving.
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| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Document Type | User and Operator's Vehicle Manual Guide. Free Auto PDF Manual Download. |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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| Publisher | ford.com |
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