2002 Ford Escape Owners Manual

Driving
Drivecautiouslytoavoidvehicledamagefromconcealedobjectssuchas
rocksandstumps.
Youshouldeitherknowtheterrainorexaminemapsoftheareabefore
driving.Mapoutyourroutebeforedrivinginthearea.Tomaintain
steeringandbrakingcontrolofyourvehicle,youmusthaveallfour
wheelsonthegroundandtheymustberolling,notslidingorspinning.
Basic operating principles
Driveslowerinstrongcrosswindswhichcanaffectthenormalsteering
characteristicsofyourvehicle.
Beextremelycarefulwhendrivingonpavementmadeslipperyby
loosesand,water,gravel,snoworice.
If your vehicle goes off  the edge of the pavement
Ifyourvehiclegoesofftheedgeofthepavement,slowdown,but
avoidseverebrakeapplication,easethevehiclebackontothe
pavementonlyafterreducingyourspeed.Donotturnthesteering
wheeltoosharplywhilereturningtotheroadsurface.
Itmaybesafertostayontheapronorshoulderoftheroadandslow
downgraduallybeforereturningtothepavement.Youmayloose
controlifyoudonotslowdownorifyouturnthesteeringwheeltoo
sharplyorabruptly.
Itoftenmaybelessriskytostrikesmallinanimateobjects,suchas
highwayreflectors,withminordamagetoyourvehicleratherthan
attemptasuddenreturntothepavementwhichcouldcausethe
vehicletoslidesidewaysoutofcontrolorrollover.Remember,your
safetyandthesafetyofothersshouldbeyourprimaryconcern.
If your vehicle gets stuck
Ifthevehicleisstuckitmayberockedoutbyshiftingfromforwardand
reversegears,stoppingbetweenshifts,inasteadypattern.Presslightly
ontheacceleratorineachgear.
Donotrockthevehicleformorethanafewminutesordamage
tothetransmissionandtiresmayoccurortheenginemay
overheat.
Donotspinthewheelsatover56km/h(35mph).Thetiresmay
failandinjureapassengerorbystander.
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Model Year2002
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