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Alw ays set the park ing brak e fully and
make sure that the gearsh ift is secu rely
latch ed in P (Park ) (autom atic tran saxle) or
in 1 (First) (manual tran saxle).
RWARN ING
Never leave you r veh icle unatten ded
while it is running.
Alw ays check the Brake Warning Light each
tim e you start you r engine. Driving with the
parking brake on will cau se the brakes to wear
out qu ickly and will red uce the fuel econom y.
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If the park ing brak e is fully released , but
the Brak e System ligh t rem ain s on, have
the brak es checked immediately. They
may not be work ing prop erly.
RWARN ING
To preven t person al injury, do not release
the park ing brak e while outsid e the
veh icle.
The parking brake is not designed to stop a
moving vehicle, bu t you can use the parking
brake to stop you r vehicle in an emergency if
the norm al brakes fail. How ever, since the
parking brake ap plies only the rear brakes, the
stop ping distance will increase greatly and the
hand ling of you r vehicle will be ad versely
affected .
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| Categories | Ford Escort Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Document Type | User and Operator's Vehicle Manual Guide. Free Auto PDF Manual Download |
| Model Year | 1996 |
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| Publisher | ford.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | Ford Motor Company |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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