Mercury 1996 Sable Manual page 355

2. Idle the vehicle in Drive for 40 seconds.
3. Accelerate the vehicle to 45 mph (72 km/h)
at 1/4 to 1/2 throttle for 10 seconds.
4. Drive the vehicle with a steady throttle at
45 mph (72 km/h) for 30 seconds.
5. Idle the vehicle in drive for 40 seconds.
6. Continue to drive the vehicle in city traffic at
speeds between 25 and 40 mph
(40-64 km/h) for 15 minutes. During the 15
minute drive cycle the following modes must
be achieved:
a. at least 5 stop and idle modes at 10
seconds each
b. acceleration from idles at 1/4 to 1/2
throttle position, and
c. choose 3 different speeds to do 1.5
minute steady state throttle drives.
7. Accelerate the vehicle up to between 45 and
60 mph (72-97 km/h). This should take
approximately 5 minutes.
8. Drive vehicle and hold the throttle steady at
the selected speed between 45 and 60 mph
(72-97 km/h) for approximately 5 minutes.
9. Drive the vehicle for 5 minutes at varying
speeds between 45 and 60 mph
(72-97 km/h).
10. Bring the vehicle back to idle. Idle in drive
for 40 seconds.
11. OBD II drive cycle has been completed.
Vehicle can be turned off when convenient.
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