Ford Escape 2016 - Fuel Tank Capacity and Fuel Info; Easy Fuel System; SOS Post-Crash Alert System; Towing Your Escape

Location of
Spare Tire and Tools
Your spare tire and tools
are beneath the carpeted
load floor in the rear of your
vehicle. The spare tire is for
emergency use only and
should be replaced as soon
as possible. For complete
details on changing your
tire, refer to the Wheels
and Tires chapter of your
Owner’s Manual.
Tire Pressure
Monitoring System
Your vehicle shows a low
tire pressure warning light
in your instrument
cluster when one or more
of your tires are significantly
under-inflated. If this
happens, stop and check
your tires as soon as
possible. Inflate them to
the proper pressure.
Refer to the Wheels
and Tires chapter of
your Owner’s Manual for
more information.
Rear Window
Bueting
You may hear a pulsing
noise when just one of the
windows is open. Lower the
opposite window slightly to
reduce this noise.
Front and Rear
Parking Aids*
These systems sound
audible warning tones
if there is an obstacle
near the vehicle’s front
or rear bumpers. As the
vehicle moves closer to
the obstacle, the rate
of the warning tone
increases in frequency.
The front sensors
automatically activate
when the vehicle
transmission is in any
position other than reverse
(R) and the vehicle speed
is below 7 mph (10 km/h).
The system can detect
objects up to 28 in (70
cm) away from the front of
the vehicle and decreases
at the outer corners.
The rear sensors are
active only when the
vehicle is in reverse (R),
and can detect objects
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Fuel Tank Capacity
and Fuel Info
Your vehicle has a 15.5 gallon
(58.7L) fuel tank capacity.
We recommend regular
unleaded gasoline with
a pump (R+M)/2 octane
rating of 87. To provide
improved performance, we
recommend premium fuel
for severe duty usage such
as trailer towing. Do not use
fuel ethanol (E85), diesel,
fuel-methanol, leaded fuel
or any other fuel because it
could damage or impair the
emission control system.
Easy Fuel
®
System
When fueling your vehicle:
1. Put your vehicle in park
(P) and switch the
ignition o.
2. Open the fuel filler door,
and slowly insert the fuel
filler nozzle fully into the
fuel system. Leave the
nozzle fully inserted until
you are done pumping.
3. Wait at least 10 seconds
before removing the fuel
pump nozzle to allow
any residual fuel to drain
into the fuel tank.
When using a portable
fuel container, slowly
insert the fuel funnel
(located in the spare tire
compartment), and pour
the fuel into the funnel.
Note: Do not use aermarket
funnels as they do not work
with the Easy Fuel system
and may cause damage.
Properly clean the funnel
aer each use.
SOS Post-Crash
Alert System
™
Provides audible and
visual alarms when a
crash causes the
deployment of an airbag
or the activation of the
safety belt pretensioners.
The direction indicators
flash and the horn sounds.
To deactivate, press the
hazard flasher control or
the panic button
on
your remote transmitter.
Towing Your Escape
Towing your vehicle behind
an RV or any other vehicle
may be limited. Refer to
Towing the Vehicle on
Four Wheels section in the
Towing chapter of your
Owner’s Manual.
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Essential Information
up to 6 feet (1.8 meters)
away, with decreased
coverage at the outer
corners of the bumper.
See the Parking Aids
chapter in your Owner’s
Manual for complete
information on your
vehicle’s sensing systems.
Note: Visibility aids do
not replace the need to
watch where the vehicle
is moving. Refer to your
Owner’s Manual for safety
information, more details
and limitations.
Roadside Assistance
Your new Ford vehicle
comes with the assurance
and support of 24-hour
emergency roadside
assistance. To receive
roadside assistance in
the United States, call
1-800-241-3673.
In Canada, call
1-800-665-2006.
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*if equipped