Maintenance and Specifications
- Service recommendations
- Precautions when servicing your vehicle
- Opening the hood
- Identifying components in the engine compartment
- Windshield washer fluid
- Changing the wiper blades
- Engine oil
- Battery
- Engine coolant
- Fuel filter
- What you should know about automotive fuels
- Essentials of good fuel economy
- Emission control system
- Brake/Clutch fluid
- Transmission fluid
- Air filter
- Vehicle storage
- Motorcraft part numbers
- Maintenance product specifications and capacities
- Engine data
- Identifying your vehicle
- Transmission code designations
See also:
Traction Control™
In certain situations (for example, stuck in snow or mud), turning the traction
control off may be beneficial as this allows the wheels to spin with full engine
power. Turn off the traction contro ...
Cleaning the instrument panel and instrument cluster lens
WARNING: Do not use chemical solvents or strong detergents when cleaning
the steering wheel or instrument panel to avoid contamination of the airbag system.
Clean the instrument panel and cluster l ...
Reporting safety defects (U.S. only)
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could
cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) i ...