Starting
3.
Ifthetemperatureisbelow-12°C(10°F)andtheenginedoesnot
startin15secondsonthefirsttry,turnthekeyOFFandwait10
secondsandtryagain.Iftheenginedoesnotstartintwoattempts,Press
theacceleratorpedalallthewaytofloorandhold.Turnthekeyto
STARTposition.
4.
Whentheenginestarts,releasethekey,thenreleasetheaccelerator
pedalgraduallyastheenginespeedsup.
5.
Afteridlingforafewseconds,applythebrakeandreleasetheparking
brake.
Using the engine block heater (if equipped)
Anengineblockheaterwarmstheenginecoolant,whichimproves
starting,warmsuptheenginefasterandallowstheheater-defroster
systemtorespondquickly.Useofanengineblockheaterisstrongly
recommendedifyouliveinaregionwheretemperaturesreach-23°C
(-10°
F)orbelow.
Forbestresults,plugtheheaterinatleastthreehoursbeforestarting
thevehicle.Usingtheheaterforlongerthanthreehourswillnotharm
theengine,sotheheatercanbepluggedinthenightbeforestartingthe
vehicle.
Topreventelectricalshock,donotuseyourheaterwith
ungroundedelectricalsystemsortwo-pronged(cheater)
adapters.
Guarding against exhaust fumes
Althoughodorlessandcolorless,carbonmonoxideispresentinexhaust
fumes.Takeprecautionstoavoiditsdangerouseffects.
Ifyoueversmellexhaustfumesofanykindinsideyourvehicle,
haveyourdealerinspectandfixyourvehicleimmediately.Do
notdriveifyousmellexhaustfumes.Thesefumesareharmfuland
couldkillyou.
Havetheexhaustandbodyventilationsystemscheckedwhenever:
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•
•
thevehicleisraisedforservice
thesoundoftheexhaustsystemchanges
thevehiclehasbeendamagedinacollision
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| Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2001 |
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