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Maintenance and care – FORD 1998 Mustang User Manual

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Driving style — good driving and fuel economy
habits

Give consideration to the lists that follow and you
may be able to change a number of variables and
improve your fuel economy.

Habits

• Smooth, moderate operation can yield up to 10%

savings in fuel.

• Steady speeds without stopping will usually give

the best fuel economy.

• Idling for long periods of time (greater than one

minute) may waste fuel.

• Anticipate stopping; slowing down may eliminate

the need to stop.

• Sudden or hard accelerations may reduce fuel

economy.

• Slow down gradually.
• Drive at reasonable speeds (traveling at 105 km /h

[65 mph] uses 15% more fuel than traveling at
88 km/h [55 mph]).

• Revving the engine before turning it off may

reduce fuel economy.

• Use of the air conditioner or defroster may reduce

fuel economy.

• Use of speed control (if equipped) may improve

fuel economy. Speed control can help maintain a
constant speed and reduce speed changes. You
may want to turn off the speed control in hilly
terrain as unnecessary shifting between third and
fourth gears may occur and 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.

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