2008 Ford Explorer Owners Manual

Driving
turnthesteeringwheelonlyasrapidlyandasfarasrequiredtoavoid
theemergency.Excessivesteeringwillresultinlessvehiclecontrol,
notmore.Additionally,smoothvariationsoftheacceleratorand/or
brakepedalpressureshouldbeutilizedifchangesinvehiclespeedare
calledfor.Avoidabruptsteering,accelerationorbrakingwhichcould
resultinanincreasedriskoflossofvehiclecontrol,vehiclerollover
and/orpersonalinjury.Useallavailableroadsurfacetoreturnthe
vehicletoasafedirectionoftravel.
Intheeventofanemergencystop,avoidskiddingthetiresanddonot
attemptanysharpsteeringwheelmovements.
Vehicleswithahighercenterofgravitysuchasutilityand
four-wheeldrivevehicleshandledifferentlythanvehicleswitha
lowercenterofgravity.Utilityandfour-wheeldrivevehiclesarenot
designedforcorneringatspeedsashighaspassengercarsanymore
thanlow-slungsportscarsaredesignedtoperformsatisfactorilyunder
off-roadconditions.Avoidsharpturns,excessivespeedandabrupt
maneuversinthesevehicles.Failuretodrivecautiouslycouldresultin
anincreasedriskoflossofvehiclecontrol,vehiclerollover,personal
injuryanddeath.
Ifthevehiclegoesfromonetypeofsurfacetoanother(i.e.,from
concretetogravel)therewillbeachangeinthewaythevehicle
respondstoamaneuver(steering,accelerationorbraking).Again,
avoidtheseabruptinputs.
4WDSystems
4WDusesallfourwheelstopowerthevehicle.Thisincreasestraction,
enablingyoutodriveoverterrainandroadconditionsthata
conventionaltwo-wheeldrivevehiclecannot.
Powerissuppliedtoallfourwheelsthroughatransfercase.On4WD
vehicles,thetransfercaseallowsyoutoselect4WDwhennecessary.
Informationontransfercaseoperationandshiftingprocedurescanbe
foundinthischapter.Informationontransfercasemaintenancecanbe
foundintheMaintenanceandSpecificationschapter.Youshould
becomethoroughlyfamiliarwiththisinformationbeforeyouoperate
yourvehicle.
Parking
Onsome4WDvehicles,whenthetransfercaseisintheN(Neutral)
position,theengineandtransmissionaredisconnectedfromtherestof
thedriveline.Therefore,thevehicleisfreetorolleveniftheautomatic
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CategoriesFord Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2008
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