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Driving Hints• Transmissions give their best fueleconomy when operated in the topcruise gear and with steady pressureon the gas pedal.• Four-wheel-drive operation (ifequipped) is less fuel efficient thantwo-wheel-drive operation.• Close the windows for high-speeddriving.FLOOR MATSDRIVING THROUGH WATERNote: Driving through deep water abovethe recommended levels can cause vehicledamage.If driving through deep or standing wateris unavoidable, proceed very slowly. Neverdrive through water that is higher than thebottom of the wheel rims (for cars) or thebottom of the hubs (for trucks).E142667When driving through water, traction orbrake capability may be limited. Also,water may enter your engine’s air intakeand severely damage your engine or yourvehicle may stall.Once through the water, always dry thebrakes by moving your vehicle slowly whileapplying light pressure on the brake pedal.Wet brakes do not stop the vehicle asquickly as dry brakes.E142666WARNINGSAlways use floor mats that aredesigned to fit the foot well of yourvehicle, leaving the pedal areaunobstructed, and which can be firmlysecured to retention posts so that theycannot slip out of position and interferewith the pedals or impair safe operation ofyour vehicle in other ways.Incorrectly fitted floor mats cancause the accelerator pedal tobecome stuck in the open position.This can cause loss of vehicle control.Always correctly install the floormats to the retention posts so thatthey cannot slip out of position orobstruct pedal operation.Do not place unsecured floor matsor any other covering in the foot well.Do not place additional floor matsor any other covering on top of theoriginal floor mats. This will reducethe pedal clearance and interfere with thepedal operation.Do not allow objects to fall orbecome trapped under the pedals ofyour vehicle. This can cause loss ofvehicle control.Carry out regular inspections to makesure the floor mats are secure.211F150 (TF6) , enUSA