2001 Ford Explorer Owners Manual

Driving
ALL WHEEL DRIVE (AWD) SYSTEM  (IF EQUIPPED)
(5.0L ENGINES ONLY)
Yourvehicleisequippedwithafull-timeAllWheelDrive(AWD)transfer
case.Powerissuppliedtoallfourwheelsallthetimewithnoneedto
shiftbetweentwo-wheeldriveandfour-wheeldrive.
ForthelubricantspecificationandrefillcapacityoftheAWDtransfer
caserefertoCapacitiesandspecificationschapter.
Utilityandfour-wheeldrivevehiclesarenotdesignedfor
corneringatspeedsashighaspassengercarsanymorethan
low-slungsportscarsaredesignedtoperformsatisfactorilyunder
off-roadconditions.Avoidsharpturnsorabruptmaneuversinthese
vehicles.
Driving off-road with AWD
Yourvehicleisspeciallyequippedfordrivingonsand,snow,mudand
roughterrainandhasoperatingcharacteristicsthataresomewhat
differentfromconventionalvehicles,bothonandofftheroad.
Maintainsteeringwheelcontrolatalltimes,especiallyinroughterrain.
Sincesuddenchangesinterraincanresultinabruptsteeringwheel
motion,makesureyougripthesteeringwheelfromtheoutside.Donot
gripthespokes.
Drivecautiouslytoavoidvehicledamagefromconcealedobjectssuchas
rocksandstumps.
Youshouldeitherknowtheterrainorexaminemapsoftheareabefore
driving.Mapoutyourroutebeforedrivinginthearea.Formore
informationondrivingoff-road,readthe“FourWheeling”supplementin
yourowner’sportfolio.
If your vehicle gets stuck
Ifthevehicleisstuckinmudorsnowitmayberockedoutbyshifting
fromforwardandreversegears,stoppingbetweenshifts,inasteady
pattern.Presslightlyontheacceleratorineachgear.
Donotrockthevehicleiftheengineisnotatnormaloperating
temperatureordamagetothetransmissionmayoccur.
Donotrockthevehicleformorethanafewminutesordamage
tothetransmissionandtiresmayoccurortheenginemay
overheat.
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CategoriesFord Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2001
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J D Cotton on Feb 24, 2014. 2001 operating manual

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Hector on Jan 31, 2013. User manual for Explorer 2001