Essential Features; Tire Pressure; Roadside Assistance; Electric Parking Brake - Ford Fusion Energi Quick Reference Manual

essentIal FeatuRes

Fuel Tank Easy Fuel
capacity/Fuel Info
unlock the fuel door by
pressing the fuel button
Your vehicle has a fuel tank capacity of
located to the right of
14.0 gallons (53 liters). use only "Regular"
your transmission shifter
unleaded gasoline with an octane rating of
lever—it could be up to
87 or higher. Do not use E85 fuels because
15 seconds before the
your vehicle is not designed to run on
fuel door opens. Insert
fuels with more than 15% ethanol.
the fuel nozzle and begin fueling. Wait 10
Plug-in Hybrid Transmission
seconds after the nozzle is shut off before
you remove it from the vehicle. this allows
Your plug-in hybrid's transmission is
the residual fuel to drain into the tank.
designed to work seamlessly, so you may
not feel shift changes as you normally would
Note make sure you close the fuel door
in a gasoline-powered vehicle; however, you
securely after refueling. If the fuel door
may feel the transition when the system
remains open and the vehicle is driven, the
changes from electric vehicle (EV) mode to
check engine light in the instrument cluster
gas mode. this is normal. since your engine
may come on. Please see your Owner's
speed is controlled by the transmission, it
Manual for complete details.
may seem elevated at times. this is also
normal operation, as it helps deliver fuel
efficiency and performance.
System
Note When using a portable fuel
®
container, only use the funnel that
comes with your vehicle. Do not use
aftermarket funnels as they will not
work with the easy Fuel system, and
may cause damage. Refer to the Fuel
and Refueling chapter of your Owner's
Manual for more information.
Fuel Freshness Mode
If you operate your vehicle mainly in
plug-in power mode, the gasoline in
your fuel tank eventually becomes
old. Old fuel can damage the engine
and fuel system. to prevent the fuel
from becoming old, your vehicle will
automatically enter fuel freshness mode.
this mode causes the gasoline engine
to run in order to consume the fuel in the
fuel tank. Refer to the Fuel and Refueling
chapter of your Owner's Manual for
more information.
Towing your Fusion Energi

Tire Pressure

Monitoring System
Towing your vehicle behind an RV or any
other vehicle may be limited. Refer to
Your vehicle displays a low tire pressure
Towing the Vehicle on Four Wheels in the
warning light
Towing chapter of your Owner's Manual.
cluster when one or more of your tires are

Roadside Assistance

significantly under-inflated. If this happens,
stop and check your tires as soon as
Your new Ford vehicle comes with the
possible, then inflate them to the proper
assurance and support of 24-hour
pressure. Refer to the Inflating Your Tires
emergency roadside assistance.
chapter in the Wheels and Tires chapter of
To receive roadside assistance in the
your Owner's Manual for more information.
United States, call 1-800-241-3673.

Electric Parking Brake

In Canada, call 1-800-665-2006.

Temporary Mobility Kit

This feature replaces the
conventional handbrake.
Your vehicle comes with a temporary
The operating switch
mobility kit located in the spare tire well in
is located on the
the trunk. It includes an air compressor to
center console, to the left
reinflate the tire and a sealing compound
of the gearshift lever. To
in a canister that will seal most punctures
apply the electric parking
caused by nails or similar objects. Refer
brake, pull the switch up.
to the Wheels and Tires chapter of your
The brake system warning lamp will display
Owner's Manual for more details.
to confirm that the electric parking brake
has been applied.
You can release the electric parking brake
manually by switching off the ignition,
pressing the brake pedal and then pressing
the electric parking brake switch. Refer to
the Brakes chapter of your Owner's Manual
for more details.
in your instrument
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