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Servicing your vehicle Winter blends may contain up to 30% unleaded gasoline (25% plus the denaturant) to enhance cold engine starts. Severely cold weather may require additional measures for reliable starting. This supplement contains specific information for starting under these conditions. Ethanol is more chemically active than gasoline. It corrodes some metals and causes some plastic and rubber components to swell, break down or become brittle and crack, especially when mixed with gasoline. Special materials and procedures have been developed for the Sable FFV and for the dispensers used by ethanol fuel providers. Ethanol also has less energy per liter (gallon), so fuel economy in kilometer per liters (miles per gallon) will decrease as the percentage of ethanol goes up. U.S. government regulations require fuel ethanol dispensing pumps to have a small, square, orange and black label with the common abbreviation for the fuel such as: "E85" above the mid-line and the words "MINIMUM xx% ETHANOL" below the mid-line. The "xx%" is replaced with either "70%" or "85%" as appropriate for the region. See Precautionary Information for more fuel information. Use of other fuels may cause powertrain damage as well as loss of vehicle performance. It will also invalidate your extended service agreement. Do not operate the engine while refueling. Do not smoke while refueling. WARNING: Do not modify the fuel system configuration or components, or replace components with parts not especially designed for use with fuel ethanol. Ford Motor Company has specially designed the materials, components and system configuration for ethanol-fueled vehicles and the particular system is precisely calibrated for efficient operation. The use of different parts or materials could produce an untested configuration that could result in fire, personal injury, or could cause engine damage. ADDING ENGINE OIL Ethanol/gasoline flexible fuel vehicles use Motorcraft engine oil (part number XO-5W30-QSP or XO-10W30-QSP, meeting Ford specification WSS-M2C153-G) designed for gasoline fueled vehicles. 11

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Winter blends may contain up to 30% unleaded gasoline (25% plus the
denaturant) to enhance cold engine starts. Severely cold weather may
require additional measures for reliable starting. This supplement
contains specific information for starting under these conditions.
Ethanol is more chemically active than gasoline. It corrodes some metals
and causes some plastic and rubber components to swell, break down or
become brittle and crack, especially when mixed with gasoline. Special
materials and procedures have been developed for the Sable FFV and for
the dispensers used by ethanol fuel providers.
Ethanol also has less energy per liter (gallon), so fuel economy in
kilometer per liters (miles per gallon) will decrease as the percentage of
ethanol goes up.
U.S. government regulations require fuel ethanol dispensing pumps
to have a small, square, orange and black label with the common
abbreviation for the fuel such as: “E85” above the mid-line and the
words “MINIMUM xx% ETHANOL” below the mid-line. The “xx%” is
replaced with either “70%” or “85%” as appropriate for the region.
See
Precautionary Information
for more fuel information.
Use of other fuels may cause powertrain damage as well as loss of
vehicle performance. It will also invalidate your extended service
agreement.
Do not operate the engine while refueling. Do not smoke while refueling.
WARNING: Do not modify the fuel system configuration or
components, or replace components with parts not especially
designed for use with fuel ethanol. Ford Motor Company has
specially designed the materials, components and system
configuration for ethanol-fueled vehicles and the particular
system is precisely calibrated for efficient operation. The use of
different parts or materials could produce an untested
configuration that could result in fire, personal injury, or could
cause engine damage.
ADDING ENGINE OIL
Ethanol/gasoline flexible fuel vehicles use Motorcraft engine oil (part
number XO-5W30-QSP or XO-10W30-QSP, meeting Ford specification
WSS-M2C153-G) designed for gasoline fueled vehicles.
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