Driving
Utilityandfour-wheeldrivevehiclesarenotdesignedfor
corneringatspeedsashighaspassengercarsanymorethan
low-slungsportscarsaredesignedtoperformsatisfactorilyunder
off-roadconditions.Avoidsharpturnsorabruptmaneuversinthese
vehicles.
Driving off-road with AWD
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.
Donotspinthewheelsatover56km/h(35mph).Thetiresmay
failandinjureapassengerorbystander.
Sand
Whendrivingoversand,trytokeepallfourwheelsonthemostsolid
areaofthetrail.Donotreducethetirepressuresbutshifttoalower
gearanddrivesteadilythroughtheterrain.Applytheacceleratorslowly
andavoidspinningthewheels.
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| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 1998 |
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