Driving
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
Ifthevehicleisstuckinmudorsnowitmayberockedoutbyshifting
fromforwardandreversegears,stoppingbetweenshifts,inasteady
pattern.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 can
ove rhe at.
Donotspinthewheelsatover56km/h(35mph).Thetiresmay
failandinjureapassengerorbystander.
Sand
Whendrivingoversand,trytokeepallfourwheelsonthemostsolid
areaofthetrail.Donotreducethetirepressuresbutshifttoalower
gearanddrivesteadilythroughtheterrain.Applytheacceleratorslowly
andavoidspinningthewheels.
Mud and water
Ifyoumustdrivethroughhighwater,driveslowly.Tractionorbrake
capabilitymaybelimited.
Whendrivingthroughwater,determinethedepth;avoidwaterhigher
thanthebottomofthehubs(ifpossible)andproceedslowly.Ifthe
ignitionsystemgetswet,thevehiclemaystall.
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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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