Driving
Donotpark,idle,ordriveyourvehicleindrygrassorotherdry
groundcover.Theemissionsystemheatsuptheengine
compartmentandexhaustsystem,whichcanstartafire.
Donotstartyourvehicleinaclosedgarageorinotherenclosed
areas.Exhaustfumescanbetoxic.Alwaysopenthegaragedoor
beforeyoustarttheengine.SeeGuardingagainstexhaustfumesin
thischapterformoreinstructions.
Ifyousmellexhaustfumesinsideyourvehicle,haveyourdealer
inspectyourvehicleimmediately.Donotdriveifyousmell
exhaustfumes.
Important safety precautions
Acomputersystemcontrolstheengine’sidlerevolutionsperminute
(RPM).Whentheenginestarts,theidleRPMrunshigherthannormalin
ordertowarmtheengine.Iftheengineidlespeeddoesnotslowdown
automatically,havethevehiclechecked.Donotallowthevehicletoidle
formorethan10minutesathighengineRPM.
Beforestartingthevehicle:
1.
Makesureallvehicleoccupantshavebuckledtheirsafetybelts.For
moreinformationonsafetybeltsandtheirproperusage,refertothe
Seatingandsafetyrestraintschapter.
2.
Makesuretheheadlampsandvehicleaccessoriesareoff.
Ifstartingavehiclewithanautomatictransmission:
•
Makesuretheparkingbrakeis
set.
•
MakesurethegearshiftisinP(Park).
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Product Specification
Categories | Ford Manuals, Ford Ranger Manuals |
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Tags | Ford Ranger 2.3, Ford Ranger 3.0, Ford Ranger 4.0 |
Model Year | 2002 |
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