Driving
1.
Turnthekeyto4(START)
3
withoutpressingtheaccelerator
pedalandreleaseassoonasthe
enginestarts.Thekeywillreturnto
2
3
(ON).
4
2.
Ifthetemperatureisabove–12°
C(10°F)andtheenginedoesnot
startwithinfivesecondsonthefirst
try,turnthekeytoOFF,wait10
secondsandtryagain.
1
3.
Ifthetemperatureisbelow-12°C(10°F)andtheenginedoesnot
startin15secondsonthefirsttry,turnthekeyOFFandwait10
secondsandtryagain.Iftheenginedoesnotstartintwoattempts,Press
theacceleratorpedalallthewaytofloorandhold.Turnthekeyto
STARTposition.
4.
Whentheenginestarts,releasethekey,thenreleasetheaccelerator
pedalgraduallyastheenginespeedsup.
5.
Afteridlingforafewseconds,applythebrake,shiftintogearand
drive.
Usingtheengineblockheater(ifequipped)
Anengineblockheaterwarmstheenginecoolant,whichimproves
starting,warmsuptheenginefasterandallowstheheater-defroster
systemtorespondquickly.Useofanengineblockheaterisstrongly
recommendedifyouliveinaregionwheretemperaturesreach-23°C
(-10
°F)orbelow.
Forbestresults,plugtheheaterinatleastthreehoursbeforestarting
thevehicle.Usingtheheaterforlongerthanthreehourswillnotharm
theengine,sotheheatercanbepluggedinthenightbeforestartingthe
vehicle.
Topreventelectricalshock,donotuseyourheaterwith
ungroundedelectricalsystemsortwo-pronged(cheater)
adapters.
Guardingagainstexhaustfumes
Althoughodorlessandcolorless,carbonmonoxideispresentinexhaust
fumes.Takeprecautionstoavoiditsdangerouseffects.
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| Categories | Ford Escort Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2002 |
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