Driving
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Theanti-locksystemdoesnotdecreasethetimenecessarytoapply
thebrakesoralwaysreducestoppingdistance.Alwaysleaveenough
roombetweenyourvehicleandthevehicleinfrontofyoutostop.
Werecommendthatyoufamiliarizeyourselfwiththisbraking
technique.However,avoidtakinganyunnecessaryrisks.
ABS warning lamp
warninglampintheinstrumentclustermomentarilyilluminates
ABS
The
ABS
whentheignitionisturnedtotheRUNposition.Ifthelightdoesnot
illuminatemomentarilyatstartup,remainsonorcontinuestoflash,the
ABSneedstobeserviced.
WiththeABSlighton,theanti-lock
brakesystemisdisabledandnormal
brakingisstilleffectiveunlessthe
brakewarninglightalsoremains
illuminatedwithparkingbrake
!
BRAKE
released.(Ifyourbrakewarninglampilluminates,haveyourvehicle
servicedimmediately.)
Parking brake
Applytheparkingbrakewhenever
thevehicleisparked.Tosetthe
parkingbrake,applythebrakepedal
andpulltheparkingbrakehandle
upasfaraspossible.
TheBRAKEwarninglampinthe
instrumentclusterilluminatesand
remainsilluminated(whenthe
ignitionisturnedON)untilthe
parkingbrakeisreleased.
!
BRAKE
Alwayssettheparkingbrakefullyandmakesurethatthe
gearshiftissecurelylatchedinP(Park)(automatic
transmission)orin1(FirstGear)(manualtransmission).
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| Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2002 |
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