Special Operating Conditions
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2008 Mercury Mariner and 2008 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
If your vehicle is operated in any of the following manners, you will need to carry-out 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 carry-out the following maintenance operations in addition to the operations listed in the maintenance schedule.
Towing a trailer or using a camper or car-top carrier:
- Change the engine oil and install a new oil filter every 8,000 km (5,000 mi) or 12 months or 200 hours of engine operation.
- Inspect and rotate the tires every 8,000 km (5,000 mi).
Extensive idling and/or low-speed driving for long distances as in heavy commercial use such as delivery, taxi, patrol vehicle or livery. This operating condition is for extensive maximum A/C or heater operation with the engine on in the above listed usage:
- Change the engine oil and install a new oil filter every 8,000 km (5,000 mi) or 12 months or 200 hours of engine operation.
- Inspect and rotate the tires every 8,000 km (5,000 mi).
- Install new spark plugs every 96,000 km (60,000 mi).
- Install a new cabin air filter (if equipped) as required.
Operating in dusty conditions such as unpaved or dusty roads:
- Change the engine oil and install a new oil filter every 8,000 km (5,000 mi) or 12 months or 200 hours of engine operation.
- Inspect and rotate the tires every 8,000 km (5,000 mi).
- Install a new cabin air filter (if equipped) as required.
- Install a new engine air filter as required.
- Install a new high voltage battery A/C filter as required.
Off-road operation:
- Change the engine oil and install a new oil filter every 8,000 km (5,000 mi) or 12 months or 200 hours of engine operation.
- Inspect and rotate the tires every 8,000 km (5,000 mi).
- Install a new cabin air filter (if equipped) as required.
- Install a new engine air filter as required.
- Install a new high voltage battery A/C filter as required.