2010 Lincoln Town Car Scheduled Maintenance Guide 1st Printing - Page 43

SPECIAL OPERATING CONDITIONS Crown Victoria Police Interceptor & Taxi, and Executive Series Town Car equipped with Engine Idle Hour Meter Inspect frequently, service as Replace cabin air filter (if equipped) required Every 5,000 miles Inspect brake system Rotate tires, inspect tires for wear and measure tread depth Inspect the wheels and related components for abnormal noise, wear, looseness, or drag Lubricate control arm and steering ball joints (if equipped with zerk fittings) Every 5,000 miles or 6 months Inspect and lubricate U-joints Every 5,000 miles, 6 months or Change engine oil and replace oil filter (see as indicated by time/mileage description below) calculation Every 15,000 miles Replace fuel filter Every 30,000 miles Change automatic transmission fluid Every 60,000 miles Replace spark plugs ENGINE IDLE HOUR METER (IF EQUIPPED): Your vehicle may be equipped with an idle meter to indicate how much time the vehicle is idling in P (Park) or N (Neutral). The meter is incorporated with the vehicle odometer. Depressing the odometer-reset button once will display the trip odometer (miles followed by a "T" for trip odometer). Depressing the odometer-reset button a second time will display the idle meter (hours followed by an "H" for hours). The idle meter only accumulates time when the vehicle is in P (Park) or N (Neutral). Displayed time is cumulative for the vehicle. It cannot be reset to zero. Police/Fleet vehicles often experience long periods of idling, during which engine oil will continue to break down but mileage is not accumulated on the odometer. To assist fleet managers in maintaining proper oil change intervals, the idle meter will help determine when an oil change is required. For every hour that the vehicle idles, it has accumulated the equivalent of approximately 33 miles of driving. Using the combination of the vehicle odometer and idle meter allows the fleet manager to better determine when the oil needs to be changed Engine idle hour meter calculation: Idle hours x 33 = miles equivalency Miles driven + miles equivalency = oil change interval Example: When the odometer has accumulated 3,000 miles and the idle meter shows 61 hours, a 5,000 mile oil change interval will have been reached: 3,000 road miles + (61 idle hours x 33 miles/idle hour) = 5,013 miles. Scheduled Maintenance 43 Special Operating Conditions & Exceptions 2010 Scheduled Maintenance Guide (smg) Scheduled Maintenance Guide, 1st Printing USA (fus)