Maintenance and care
Batteriesnormallyproduceexplosivegaseswhichcancause
personalinjury.Therefore,donotallowflames,sparksorlighted
substancestocomenearthebattery.Whenworkingnearthebattery,
alwaysshieldyourfaceandprotectyoureyes.Alwaysprovideproper
ventilation.
Whenliftingaplastic-casedbattery,excessivepressureonthe
endwallscouldcauseacidtoflowthroughtheventcaps,
resultinginpersonalinjuryand/ordamagetothevehicleorbattery.
Liftthebatterywithabatterycarrierorwithyourhandsonopposite
corners.
Keepbatteriesoutofreachofchildren.Batteriescontainsulfuric
acid.Avoidcontactwithskin,eyesorclothing.Shieldyoureyes
whenworkingnearthebatterytoprotectagainstpossiblesplashingof
acidsolution.Incaseofacidcontactwithskinoreyes,flush
immediatelywithwaterforaminimumof15minutesandgetprompt
medicalattention.Ifacidisswallowed,callaphysicianimmediately.
Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedaccessoriescontainleadand
leadcompunds.Washhandsafterhandling.
Becauseyourvehicle’sengineiselectronicallycontrolledbyacomputer,
somecontrolconditionsaremaintainedbypowerfromthebattery.When
thebatteryisdisconnectedoranewbatteryisinstalled,theenginemust
relearnitsidleandfueltrimstrategyforoptimumdriveabilityand
performance.Tobeginthisprocess:
1.
Withthevehicleatacompletestop,settheparkingbrake.
2.
position(manualtransmission),turnoffallaccessoriesandstartthe
engine.
PutthegearshiftinP(Park)(automatictransmission)ortheneutral
3.
4.
5.
6.
Runtheengineuntilitreachesnormaloperatingtemperature.
Allowtheenginetoidleforatleastoneminute.
TurntheA/Conandallowtheenginetoidleforatleastoneminute.
Drivethevehicletocompletetherelearningprocess.
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Categories | Ford Explorer 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 |
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Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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