User Guide

PRECAUTIONS WHEN SERVICING YOUR VEHICLE
Be especially careful when inspecting or servicing your vehicle.
• Do not work on a hot engine.
• When the engine is running, make sure that loose clothing, jewellery
or long hair does not get caught up in moving parts.
• Do not work on a vehicle with the engine running in an enclosed
space, unless you are sure you have enough ventilation.
• Keep all lit cigarettes, open flames and other lit material away from
the battery and all fuel related parts.
If you disconnect the battery, the engine must “relearn” its idle
conditions before your vehicle will drive properly, as explained in Battery
in this chapter.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Exhaust gases
Never operate the engine in enclosed areas. Never sit in a
parked or stopped vehicle for any extended period of time with
the engine running.
Exhaust gases, particularly carbon monoxide, can be harmful to health
and are potentially lethal.
Carbon monoxide is colourless and odourless but can be present with all
other exhaust fumes. Therefore, if you ever smell exhaust fumes of any
kind inside your vehicle do not remain in the vehicle with the windows
closed and report the condition to your Authorised Ford Dealer
immediately and have the condition corrected.
Cooling system
Do not allow coolant to contact eyes or skin; wash any contact area
immediately with water. If swallowed, seek medical advice. Avoid inhaling
vapour, use additives in a well ventilated area. Avoid coolant contact with
vehicle paint work, wash any contact area immediately with water.
Petrol fumes
Always stop the engine and do not smoke or allow open flames or sparks
near the vehicle when refuelling. If petrol fumes are noticed while
driving, the cause should be determined and corrected without delay.
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