Driving
enableyoutoavoidobstacles
andbringthevehicletoa
controlledstop.
•
Werecommendthatyou
familiarizeyourselfwiththis
brakingtechnique.However,
avoidtakinganyunnecessary
risks.
Parking brake
Applytheparkingbrakewhenever
thevehicleisparked.Tosetthe
parkingbrake,pullthehandleup.
TheBRAKEwarninglampinthe
instrumentclusterilluminatesand
remainsilluminated(whenthe
ignitionisturnedON)untilthe
parkingbrakeisreleased.
P
!
BRAKE
Theparkingbrakeisnotdesigned
tostopamovingvehicle.However,
ifthenormalbrakesfail,the
parkingbrakecanbeusedtostop
yourvehicleinanemergency.
Sincetheparkingbrakeapplies
onlytherearbrakes,thevehicle’s
stoppingdistancewillbeadversely
affected.
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| Categories | Ford Escort Manuals, Ford Manuals |
|---|---|
| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Manual Download |
| Model Year | 1998 |
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| Publisher | ford.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | Ford Escort |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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