Driving
IfyoucannotmovethegearshiftleveroutofP(Park)withignitionin
theONpositionandthebrakepedaldepressed:
1.Applytheparkingbrake,turnignitionkeytoLOCK,thenremovethe
key.
2.
InsertthekeyandturnittoOFF.Applythebrakepedalandshift
toN(Neutral).
IntheignitionOFFposition,theautomatictransmissionshift
levercanbemovedfromtheP(Park)positionwithoutthebrake
pedaldepressed.Toavoidunwantedvehiclemovement,alwayssetthe
parkingbrake.
3.
Startthevehicle.
Ifitisnecessarytousetheaboveproceduretomovethegearshiftlever,
itispossiblethatafusehasblownorthevehicle’sbrakelampsarenot
operatingproperly.RefertoFusesandrelaysintheRoadside
emergencieschapter.
Donotdriveyourvehicleuntilyouverifythatthebrakelamps
areworking.
Ifyourvehiclegetsstuckinmudorsnowitmayberockedoutby
shiftingfromforwardandreversegears,stoppingbetweenshifts,ina
steadypattern.Presslightlyontheacceleratorineachgear.
Donotrockthevehicleiftheengineisnotatnormaloperating
temperatureordamagetothetransmissionmayoccur.
Donotrockthevehicleformorethanafewminutesordamage
tothetransmissionandtiresmayoccurortheenginemay
overheat.
Alwayssettheparkingbrakefullyandmakesurethegearshiftis
latchedinP(Park).TurntheignitiontotheLOCKpositionand
removethekeywheneveryouleaveyourvehicle.
Iftheparkingbrakeisfullyreleased,butthebrakewarninglamp
remainsilluminated,thebrakesmaynotbeworkingproperly.
Seeyourdealeroraqualifiedservicetechnician.
Driving with a 5–speed automatic transmission (if equipped)
Yourautomatictransmissionelectronicallycontrolstheshiftfeelbyusing
anadaptivelearningstrategy.Thisfeatureisdesignedtoincrease
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| 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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