Special operating conditions, Scheduled maintenance guide – FORD 2007 Escape Hybrid User Manual

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Special operating conditions

If your vehicle is operated in any of the following manners, you will need
to perform some maintenance operations more frequently:
• Towing a trailer or using a camper or car-top carrier
• Extensive idling and/or low-speed driving for long distances as in

heavy commercial use such as delivery, taxi, patrol or livery

• Operating in dusty conditions such as unpaved or dusty roads
• Off-road operation
If any of the above conditions apply to your vehicle operation, you will
need to perform the following maintenance operations in addition to the
operations listed in the maintenance schedule:

Every 8,000 km Change engine oil and replace oil filter

Rotate tires
Inspect high voltage battery A/C filter
Inspect engine air filter
Perform multipoint inspection

Every 60,000 km Replace fuel filter

Every 120,000 km Replace spark plugs

188,000 miles (300,000 km)

Change engine oil and replace oil filter*

Inspect tires for wear and measure tread depth

Inspect brake pads, shoes, rotors, drums, brake lines and
hoses and parking brake

Inspect engine and motor/electrical cooling system and hoses

Lubricate hinges, latches and locks

Lubricate weatherstrips

Inspect steering linkage, suspension and, if equipped, drive-
shaft and ball joints

Replace high voltage battery A/C filter

Replace engine air filter*

Replace engine coolant and motor/electrical coolant* (see
Motorcraft Premium Gold Coolant Change Record)

Multipoint inspection*

Replace spark plugs*

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2007 Escape Hybrid (ehv)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA
(fus)

Scheduled Maintenance Guide

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