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2003 Ford Mustang User Manual

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Entertainment Systems
Driver Controls
Locks and Security
Seating and Safety Restraints
Tires, Wheels and Loading
Driving
Maintenance and Specifications
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Revving the engine before turning it off may reduce fuel economy.

Using the air conditioner or defroster may reduce fuel economy.

You may want to turn off the speed control in hilly terrain if unnecessary
shifting between third and fourth gear occurs. Unnecessary shifting of
this type could result in reduced fuel economy.

Warming up a vehicle on cold mornings is not required and may
reduce fuel economy.

Resting your foot on the brake pedal while driving may reduce fuel
economy.

Combine errands and minimize stop-and-go driving.

Maintenance

Keep tires properly inflated and use only recommended size.

Operating a vehicle with the wheels out of alignment will reduce fuel
economy.

Use recommended engine oil. Refer to

Lubricant specifications

in

this chapter.

Perform all regularly scheduled maintenance items. Follow the
recommended maintenance schedule and owner maintenance checks
found in

scheduled maintenance information.

Conditions

Heavily loading a vehicle or towing a trailer may reduce fuel economy
at any speed.

Carrying unnecessary weight may reduce fuel economy (approximately
1 mpg [0.4 km/L] is lost for every 400 lb [180 kg] of weight carried).

Adding certain accessories to your vehicle (for example bug
deflectors, rollbars/light bars, running boards, ski/luggage racks) may
reduce fuel economy.

Using fuel blended with alcohol may lower fuel economy.

Fuel economy may decrease with lower temperatures during the first
8–10 miles (12–16 km) of driving.

Driving on flat terrain offers improved fuel economy as compared to
driving on hilly terrain.

Transmissions give their best fuel economy when operated in the top
cruise gear and with steady pressure on the gas pedal.

Close windows for high speed driving.

2006 Five Hundred

(500)

Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA

(fus)

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  • Revving the engine before turning it off may reduce fuel economy.
  • Using the air conditioner or defroster may reduce fuel economy.
  • You may want to turn off the speed control in hilly terrain if unnecessary shifting between third and fourth gear occurs.
  • Warming up a vehicle on cold mornings is not required and may reduce fuel economy.
  • Resting your foot on the brake pedal while driving may reduce fuel economy.
  • Combine errands and minimize stop-and-go driving.
  • Keep tires properly inflated and use only recommended size.
  • Operating a vehicle with the wheels out of alignment will reduce fuel economy.
  • Use recommended engine oil.
  • Perform all regularly scheduled maintenance items.
  • Heavily loading a vehicle or towing a trailer may reduce fuel economy at any speed.
  • Carrying unnecessary weight may reduce fuel economy (approximately 1 mpg [0.
  • Adding certain accessories to your vehicle (for example bug deflectors, rollbars/light bars, running boards, ski/luggage racks) may reduce fuel economy.
  • Using fuel blended with alcohol may lower fuel economy.
  • Fuel economy may decrease with lower temperatures during the first 8–10 miles (12–16 km) of driving.
  • Driving on flat terrain offers improved fuel economy as compared to driving on hilly terrain.
  • Transmissions give their best fuel economy when operated in the top cruise gear and with steady pressure on the gas pedal.
  • Close windows for high speed driving.