FORD 2001 Focus - Manual (Page 234)

Maintenance and care
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ESSENTIALS OF GOOD FUEL
ECONOMY
Measuring techniques
Your best source of information
about actual fuel economy is you,
the driver. You must gather
information as accurately and
consistently as possible. Fuel
expense, frequency of fillups or fuel
gauge readings are NOT accurate as
a measure of fuel economy. We do
not recommend taking fuel
economy measurements during the
first 1 600 km (1 000 miles) of
driving (engine breakĆin period).
You will get a more accurate
measurement after 3 000 km -
5 000 km (2 000 miles -
3 000 miles).
The advertised fuel capacity of the
fuel tank on your vehicle is equal to
the rated refill capacity of the fuel
tank as listed in the Refill
Capacities chart in this Owner
Guide". The advertised capacity is
the amount of the Indicated
Capacity and the Empty Reserve
combined. Indicated Capacity is the
difference in the amount of fuel in a
full tank and a tank when the fuel
gauge indicates empty. Empty
Reserve is the small amount of
usable fuel remaining in the fuel
tank after the fuel gauge indicates
empty.