Driving
Oncethroughthewater,alwaystrythebrakes.Wetbrakesdonotstop
thevehicleaseffectivelyasdrybrakes.Dryingcanbeimprovedby
movingyourvehicleslowlywhileapplyinglightpressureonthebrake
pedal.
Drivingthroughdeepwaterwherethetransmissionventtubeis
submergedmayallowwaterintothetransmissionandcause
internaltransmissiondamage.
TRAILER TOWING
Yourvehicleisclassifiedasalightdutytowingvehicle.Theamountof
weightyoucansafelytowdependsonthetypeofengineyouhavein
yourvehicle.Yourvehicledoesnotcomefromthefactoryfullyequipped
totow.NotowingpackagesareavailablethroughFordor
Mercury/Lincolndealers.Donottowatraileruntilyourvehiclehasbeen
drivenatleast800km(500miles).Iftowingwithastationwagon,inflate
thereartiresto35psi.
Towingatrailerplacesanadditionalloadonyourvehicle’sengine,
transaxle,brakes,tiresandsuspension.Inspectthesecomponents
carefullyaftertowing.
Inordertoidentifyyourvehicle’sengine,refertoIdentifying
componentsintheenginecompartmentintheMaintenanceand
Carechapter.
Theamountofweightthatyoucantowdependsonthetypeofenginein
yourvehicle.Seethefollowingcharts:
3.0L
Passenger
2-ValveVulcanEngine
Luggage MaxTrailer
Model
Load-#/kg(lbs.) Load-kg(lbs.) Wt.-kg(lbs.)
Sedan
5/340(750)
0
70(150)
70(150)
0
0
70(150)
0
365(800)
365(800)
500(1100)
565(1250)
365(800)
430(950)
500(1100)
4/270
2/135
2/135
(600)
(300)
(300)
Wagon
4/270(600)
2/135
2/135
(300)
(300)
TheabovechartisbasedonthespecifiedvehicleatamaximumGCW
(Vehicleweight+Trailerweight)equalto2245kg(4950lbs.).
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