Ford 1996 E150, Owner'S Manual

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Breaking Your Vehicle In
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Your new vehicle goes through an adjustment or
break-in period during the first 1,000 miles
(1,600 km) that you drive it. During the break-in
period, you need to pay careful attention to how
you drive your vehicle.
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Avoid sudden stops. Because your vehicle
has new brake linings, you should take these
steps:
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— Watch traffic carefully so that you can
anticipate when to stop.
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— Begin braking well in advance.
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— Apply the brakes gradually.
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The break-in period for new brake linings
lasts for 100 miles (160 km) of city driving or
1,000 miles (1,600 km) of highway driving.
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Wheel lug nuts must be retightened to proper
torque specifications at 500 miles/800 km of
new vehicle operation. Proper torque
specifications are provided in this guide. Also
retighten to proper torque specification at 500
miles/800 km after any wheel change or any
other time the wheel lug nuts have been
loosened.
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Use only the type of engine oil that Ford
recommends.
See Engine oil recommendations
in the Index. Do not use special “break-in”
oils.
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Update:Wed Apr 17 08:49:46 1996