Driving
TRANSMISSION OPERATION
Automatic transmission operation
Brake-shift interlock
Thisvehicleisequippedwithabrake-shiftinterlockfeaturethatprevents
thegearshiftfrombeingmovedfromP(Park)unlessthebrakepedalis
depressed.
IfyoucannotmovethegearshiftoutofP(Park)withthebrakepedal
depressed:
1.Applytheparkingbrake,turnignitionkeytoLOCK,thenremovethe
key.
2.
InsertthekeyandturnittoOFF.ApplythebrakepedalandshifttoN
(Neutral).
3.
Startthevehicle.
Ifitisnecessarytousetheaboveproceduretomovethegearshift,itis
possiblethatafusehasblownorthevehicle’sbrakelampsarenot
operatingproperly.Referto Fu ses and rela ys inthe Roadside
emergen cies chapter.
Donotdriveyourvehicleuntilyouverifythatthebrakelamps
areworking.
Ifyourvehiclegetsstuckinmudorsnowitmayberockedoutby
shiftingbetweenforwardandreversegears,stoppingbetweenshifts,ina
steadypattern.Presslightlyontheacceleratorineachgear.
Do not rock the vehicle for mor e tha n a few min utes. The
transmission and tir es ma y be da ma ged or the engin e ma y
ove rhe at.
Alwayssettheparkingbrakefullyandmakesurethegearshiftis
latchedinP(Park).Turnofftheignitionwheneveryouleave
yourvehicle.
Iftheparkingbrakeisfullyreleased,butthebrakewarninglamp
remainsilluminated,thebrakesmaynotbeworkingproperly.
Seeyourdealeroraqualifiedservicetechnician.
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| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Manual Download |
| Model Year | 1999 |
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| Publisher | ford.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | Ford Explorer |
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