Driving
If your vehicle gets stuck
Ifthevehicleisstuckinmudorsnowitmayberockedoutbyshifting
fromforwardandreversegears,stoppingbetweenshifts,inasteady
pattern.Presslightlyontheacceleratorineachgear.
Donotrockthevehicleiftheengineisnotatnormaloperating
temperatureordamagetothetransmissionmayoccur.
Donotrockthevehicleformorethanafewminutesordamage
tothetransmissionandtiresmayoccurortheenginemay
overheat.
Donotspinthewheelsatover56km/h(35mph).Thetiresmay
failandinjureapassengerorbystander.
Sand
Whendrivingoversand,trytokeepallfourwheelsonthemostsolid
areaofthetrail.Donotreducethetirepressuresbutshifttoalower
gearanddrivesteadilythroughtheterrain.Applytheacceleratorslowly
andavoidspinningthewheels.
Mud and water
Ifyoumustdrivethroughhighwater,driveslowly.Tractionorbrake
capabilitymaybelimited.
Whendrivingthroughwater,determinethedepth;avoidwaterhigher
thanthebottomofthehubs(ifpossible)andproceedslowly.Ifthe
ignitionsystemgetswet,thevehiclemaystall.
Oncethroughwater,alwaystrythebrakes.Wetbrakesdonotstopthe
vehicleaseffectivelyasdrybrakes.Dryingcanbeimprovedbymoving
yourvehicleslowlywhileapplyinglightpressureonthebrakepedal.
Afterdrivingthroughmud,cleanoffresiduestucktorotatingdriveshafts
andtires.Excessmudstuckontiresandrotatingdriveshaftscausesan
imbalancethatcoulddamagedrivecomponents.
Ifthetransmission,transfercaseorfrontaxlearesubmergedinwater,
theirfluidsshouldbecheckedandchanged,ifnecessary.
Waterintrusionintothetransmissionmaydamagethe
transmission.
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| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2001 |
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