Driving
MANUAL TRANSAXLE OPERATION (IF EQUIPPED)
Using the clutch
Vehiclesequippedwithamanualtransaxlehaveastarterinterrupt
interlockthatpreventscrankingoftheengineunlesstheclutchpedalis
depressed.
Whenstartingavehiclewithamanualtransaxle,youmust:
1.
Putthegearshiftleverinthe
neutralposition.
1
2
3 5
4 R
2.
3.
Holddownthebrakepedal.
Depresstheclutchpedal.
4.
(START),thenlettheengineidle
forafewseconds.
Turntheignitionkeyto4
3
2
5.
Releasethebrakepedal,then
slowlyreleasetheclutchpedalwhile
pressingdownslowlyonthe
acceleratorpedal.
4
Donotdrivewithyourfootresting
ontheclutchpedalanddonotuse
1
theclutchpedaltoholdyourvehicleatastandstillwhilewaitingona
hill.Theseactionswillseriouslyreduceclutchlife.
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Product Specification
Categories | Ford Escort Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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Document Type | User and Operator's Vehicle Manual Guide. Free Auto PDF Manual Download |
Model Year | 2000 |
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Publisher | ford.com |
Wikipedia's Page | Ford Escort |
Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |