2007 Ford Explorer Owners Manual

Maintenance and Specifications
2.
Eachtimeyoufillthetank,recordtheamountoffueladded(in
gallonsorliters).
3.
Afteratleastthreetofivetankfill-ups,fillthefueltankandrecord
thecurrentodometerreading.
4.
Subtractyourinitialodometerreadingfromthecurrentodometer
reading.
5.
Followoneofthesimplecalculationsinordertodeterminefuel
economy:
Calculation1:Dividetotalmilestraveledbytotalgallonsused.
Calculation2:Multiplylitersusedby100,thendividebytotal
kilometerstraveled.
Keeparecordforatleastonemonthandrecordthetypeofdriving(city
orhighway).Thiswillprovideanaccurateestimateofthevehicle’sfuel
economyundercurrentdrivingconditions.Additionally,keepingrecords
duringsummerandwinterwillshowhowtemperatureimpactsfuel
economy.Ingeneral,lowertemperaturesgivelowerfueleconomy.
Driving style — good  driving and fuel economy habits
Giveconsiderationtotheliststhatfollowandyoumaybeabletochange
anumberofvariablesandimproveyourfueleconomy.
Habits
Smooth,moderateoperationcanyieldupto10%savingsinfuel.
Steadyspeedswithoutstoppingwillusuallygivethebestfuel
economy.
Idlingforlongperiodsoftime(greaterthanoneminute)maywaste
fuel.
Anticipatestopping;slowingdownmayeliminatetheneedtostop.
Suddenorhardaccelerationsmayreducefueleconomy.
Slowdowngradually.
Drivingatreasonablespeeds(travelingat55mph[88km/h]uses
15%
lessfuelthantravelingat65mph[105km/h]).
Revvingtheenginebeforeturningitoffmayreducefueleconomy.
Usingtheairconditionerordefrostermayreducefueleconomy.
Youmaywanttoturnoffthespeedcontrolinhillyterrainif
unnecessaryshiftingbetweenthetopgearsoccurs.Unnecessary
shiftingofthistypecouldresultinreducedfueleconomy.
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2007
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesFord Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2007
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