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Fuel and Refueling3. Slowly insert the fuel filler nozzle fullyinto the fuel system, and leave thenozzle fully inserted to open both doorsuntil you are done pumping. Holdhandle higher during insertion for easieraccess.4. Insert either the fuel fill nozzle or thefuel fill funnel provided with the vehicleseveral times to allow the inlet to closeproperly. This will dislodge any debrispreventing the inlet from sealing.If this action corrects the problem, themessage may not reset immediately. Itmay take several driving cycles for themessage to turn off. A driving cycleconsists of an engine start-up (after 4 ormore hours with the engine off) followedby city or highway driving. Continuing todrive with the message on may cause theservice engine soon lamp to turn on aswell.E1547654. After you are done pumping fuel, slowlyremove the fuel filler nozzle—allowabout 5 to 10 seconds after pumpingfuel before removing the fuel fillernozzle. This allows residual fuel todrain back into the fuel tank and notspill onto the vehicle.Note: A fuel spillage concern may occur ifoverfilling the fuel tank. Do not overfill thetank. The fill pipe is equiped with a drainhole. Excess fuel due to overfill may drainthrough the drain hole and drip onto theground."If the fuel fill inlet was not properly closed,a Check Fuel Fill Inlet message mayappear on the instrument cluster.At the next opportunity, do the following:1. Safely pull off the road.2. Put the vehicle in P (Park) and turn theignition off.3. Open the fuel filler door and removeany visible debris from the fuel fillopening.FUEL CONSUMPTIONEmpty reserve is the amount of fuelremaining in the tank after the fuel gaugeindicates empty. The amount of usablefuel in the empty reserve varies and shouldnot be relied upon to increase driving range.• The usable capacity of the fuel tank isthe amount of fuel that can be addedinto the tank after the gauge indicatesempty• The advertised capacity is the total fueltank size. See Capacities andSpecifications (page 296). It is thecombined usable capacity plus theempty reserve.• Due to the empty reserve, you may notbe able to refuel the full amount of theadvertised capacity of the fuel tankeven when the fuel gauge reads empty.Filling the TankFor consistent results when filling the fueltank:143F150 (TF6) , enUSA