2000 Ford Explorer Owners Manual

Driving

Inarollovercrash,anunbeltedpersonissignificantlymorelikely

todiethanapersonwearingaseatbelt.

Yourvehiclehasspecialdesignandequipmentfeaturestomakeit

capableofperforminginawidevarietyofcircumstances.Thesespecial

designfeatures,suchaslargertiresandincreasedgroundclearance,give

thevehicleahighercenterofgravitythanapassengercar.

Vehicleswithahighercenterofgravitysuchasutilityand

four-wheeldrivevehicleshandledifferentlythanvehicleswitha

lowercenterofgravity.Utilityandfour-wheeldrivevehiclesarenot

designedforcorneringatspeedsashighaspassengercarsanymore

thanlow-slungsportscarsaredesignedtoperformsatisfactorilyunder

off-roadconditions.Avoidsharpturns,excessivespeedandabrupt

maneuversinthesevehicles.Failuretodrivecautiouslycouldresultin

anincreasedriskofvehiclerollover,personalinjuryanddeath.

Loadedvehicles,withahighercenterofgravity,mayhandle

differentlythanunloadedvehicles.Extraprecautions,suchas

slowerspeedsandincreasedstoppingdistance,shouldbetakenwhen

drivingaheavilyloadedvehicle.

Yourvehiclehasthecapabilitytohaulmorecargoandpeoplethanmost

passengercars.Dependinguponthetypeandplacementoftheload,

haulingpeopleandcargomayraisethecenterofgravityofthevehicle.

Useextracautionwhilebecomingfamiliarwithyourvehicle.Knowthe

capabilitiesandlimitationsofbothyouasadriverandyourvehicle.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATION (IF EQUIPPED)

Brake-shift interlock

Thisvehicleisequippedwithabrake-shiftinterlockfeaturethatprevents

thegearshiftleverfrombeingmovedfromP(Park)whentheignitionis

intheONpositionunlessbrakepedalisdepressed.

IfyoucannotmovethegearshiftleveroutofP(Park)withignitionin

theONpositionandthebrakepedaldepressed:

1.Applytheparkingbrake,turnignitionkeytoLOCK,thenremovethe

key.

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Product Specification

Categories	Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals
Document Type	User and Operator's Vehicle Manual Guide. Free Auto PDF Manual Download.
Model Year	2000
Download File	Please Enter the Security Characters Shown Below. Letters are Case Sensitive. Your download link will appear upon completing this step. - 296 pages
Document File Type	PDF
Publisher	ford.com
Wikipedia's Page	Ford Explorer
Copyright	Attribution Non-commercial

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