Drivin g in Bad Weath er
Slippery roa ds
On som e slip pery road surfaces, front-w heel
drive may provid e better acceleration than
rear-w heel drive. How ever, this does not mean
that you r vehicle can stop any faster or any
better than a vehicle with rear-w heel drive.
Exercise the sam e cau tion while driving on
slip pery road s with you r front-w heel drive
vehicle as you would with a rear-w heel drive
vehicle.
Drive cau tiou sly on wet or snow y road s:
❑
Do not qu ickly move the steering wheel
unless necessary.
❑Drive slow er than you norm ally would.
❑Give you r vehicle more distance to stop .
❑
Pu mp the brake pedal stead ily and evenly to
avoid locking you r wheels. (Does not ap ply
to vehicles with anti-lock brakes.)
❑Consid er using one of the low er gears.
RWARN ING
To avoid losin g control on slip pery road s,
do not downshift into 1 (First) with the
autom atic tran saxle when movin g faster
than 20 mph (32 km/h). Do not downshift
into 1 (First) with the manual tran saxle
when movin g faster than 10 mph
(16
km/h).
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| Categories | Ford Escort Manuals, Ford Manuals |
|---|---|
| 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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