Driving
AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE OPERATION (IF EQUIPPED)
Brake-shift interlock
Thisvehicleisequippedwithabrake-shiftinterlockfeaturethatprevents
thegearshiftleverfrombeingmovedfromP(Park)unlessthebrake
pedalisdepressed.
IfthegearshiftlevercannotbemovedfromP(Park)withthebrake
pedaldepressed,itispossiblethatafusehasblownorthevehicle’s
brakelampsarenotoperatingproperly.RefertoFusesandrelaysinthe
Roadsideemergencieschapter.
Donotdriveyourvehicleuntilyouverifythatthebrakelamps
areworking.
Ifyourvehiclegetsstuckinmudorsnowitmayberockedoutby
shiftingbetweenforwardandreversegears,stoppingbetweenshifts,ina
steadypattern.Presslightlyontheacceleratorineachgear.
Donotrockthevehicleiftheengineisnotatnormaloperating
temperatureordamagetothetransaxlemayoccur.
Donotrockthevehicleformorethanafewminutesordamage
tothetransaxleandtiresmayoccurortheenginemayoverheat.
Alwayssettheparkingbrakefullyandmakesurethegearshiftis
latchedinP(Park).Turnofftheignitionwheneveryouleave
yourvehicle.
Iftheparkingbrakeisfullyreleased,butthebrakewarninglamp
remainsilluminated,thebrakesmaynotbeworkingproperly.
Seeyourdealeroraqualifiedservicetechnician.
Driving with an automatic overdrive transaxle
Yourautomatictransaxleelectronicallycontrolstheshiftfeelbyusingan
adaptivelearningstrategy.Thisfeatureisdesignedtooptimizeshift
smoothness.Itisnormalforyourtransaxletoshiftfirmlyduringthefirst
fewhundredkilometers(miles)ofoperationuntiltheadaptivestrategy
hasbeenlearned.Theadaptivelearningstrategyismaintainedbypower
fromthebattery.Whenthebatteryisdisconnectedoranewbatteryis
installed,thetransaxlemustrelearnitsadaptivestrategy.Optimal
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| Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2001 |
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