Driving
Shifting from 4WD LOW to 4WD AUTO or 4WD HIGH
1.
2.
3.
(automatictransmission)ordepress
theclutch(manualtransmission).
Bringthevehicletoastop.
Depressthebrake.
PlacethegearshiftinN(Neutral)
4.
Movethe4WDcontroltothe
4WDAUTOor4WDHIGHposition.
Driving off-road with 4WD
Yourvehicleisspeciallyequippedfordrivingonsand,snow,mudand
roughterrainandhasoperatingcharacteristicsthataresomewhat
differentfromconventionalvehicles,bothonandofftheroad.
Maintainsteeringwheelcontrolatalltimes,especiallyinroughterrain.
Sincesuddenchangesinterraincanresultinabruptsteeringwheel
motion,makesureyougripthesteeringwheelfromtheoutside.Donot
gripthespokes.
Drivecautiouslytoavoidvehicledamagefromconcealedobjectssuchas
rocksandstumps.
Youshouldeitherknowtheterrainorexaminemapsoftheareabefore
driving.Mapoutyourroutebeforedrivinginthearea.Formore
informationondrivingoff-road,readthe‘‘FourWheeling’’supplementin
yourowner’sportfolio.
If your vehicle gets stuck
Ifthevehicleisstuck,shiftthetransmissioninasteadymotionbetween
forwardandreversegears.Allowthetransmissiontoengage,thenpress
lightlyontheaccelerator.
Donotrockthevehicleformorethanafewminutes.The
transmissionandtiresmaybedamagedortheenginecan
overheat.
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| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Manual Download |
| Model Year | 1998 |
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