Driving
Donotstartyourvehicleinaclosedgarageorinotherenclosed
areas.Exhaustfumescanbetoxic.Alwaysopenthegaragedoor
beforeyoustarttheengine.SeeGuardingagainstexhaustfumesin
thischapterformoreinstructions.
Ifyousmellexhaustfumesinsideyourvehicle,haveyourdealer
inspectyourvehicleimmediately.Donotdriveifyousmell
exhaustfumes.
Important safety precautions
Acomputersystemcontrolstheengine’sidlerevolutionsperminute
(RPM).Whentheenginestarts,theidleRPMrunsfastertowarmthe
engine.Iftheengineidlespeeddoesnotslowdownautomatically,have
thevehiclechecked.
Beforestartingthevehicle:
1.
Makesureallvehicleoccupantshavebuckledtheirsafetybelts.For
moreinformationonsafetybeltsandtheirproperusage,refertothe
Seatingandsafetyrestraintschapter.
2.
Makesuretheheadlampsandvehicleaccessoriesareoff.
Ifstartingavehiclewithan
automatictransmission:
•
•
Makesuretheparkingbrakeis
set.
MakesurethegearshiftisinP
(Park).
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Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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Model Year | 2002 |
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