2001 Ford Explorer Owners Manual

Driving
Whenclimbingasteephill,startinalowergearratherthandownshifting
toalowergearfromahighergearoncetheascenthasstarted.This
reducesstrainontheengineandthepossibilityofstalling.
Whendescendingasteephill,avoidsuddenbraking.Shifttoalowergear
whenaddedenginebrakingisdesired.
Whenspeedcontrolisonandyouaredrivinguphill,yourvehiclespeed
maydropconsiderably,especiallyifyouarecarryingaheavyload.
Ifvehiclespeeddropsmorethan16km/h(10mph),thespeedcontrol
willcancelautomatically.Resumespeedwithacceleratorpedal.
Ifspeedcontrolcancelsafterclimbingthehill,resetspeedbypressingand
holdingtheSETACCELbutton(toresumespeedsover50km/h[30mph]).
Automatictransmissionsmayshiftfrequentlywhiledrivingupsteep
grades.Eliminatefrequentshiftingbyshiftingoutof
D(Drive).
(Overdrive)into
Driving on snow and ice
AnAWDvehiclehasadvantagesover2WDvehiclesinsnowandicebut
canskidlikeanyothervehicle.
Avoidsuddenapplicationsofpowerandquickchangesofdirectionon
snowandice.Applytheacceleratorslowlyandsteadilywhenstarting
fromafullstop.
Whenbraking,applythebrakesasyounormallywould.Inordertoallow
theanti-lockbrakesystem(ABS)tooperateproperly,keepsteady
pressureonthebrakepedal.
Allowmorestoppingdistanceanddriveslowerthanusual.Consider
usingoneofthelowergears.
TRACTION-LOK AXLE (IF EQUIPPED)
Thisaxleprovidesaddedtractiononslipperysurfaces,particularlywhen
onewheelisonapoortractionsurface.Undernormalconditions,the
Traction-Lokaxlefunctionslikeastandardrearaxle.
Extendeduseofotherthanthemanufacturer’sspecifiedsizetiresona
Traction-Lokrearaxlecouldresultinapermanentreductionin
effectiveness.Thislossofeffectivenessdoesnotaffectnormaldriving
andshouldnotbenoticeabletothedriver.
Toavoidinjury,neverruntheenginewithonewheeloffthe
ground,suchaswhenchangingatire.
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CategoriesFord Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2001
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Hector on Jan 31, 2013. User manual for Explorer 2001