Driving
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Allowmoredistanceforstoppingwithatrailerattached.
Thetrailertongueweightshouldbe10–15%oftheloadedtrailer
weight.
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Afteryouhavetraveled80km(50miles),thoroughlycheckyour
hitch,electricalconnectionsandtrailerwheellugnuts.
Toaidinengine/transmissioncoolingandA/Cefficiencyduringhot
weatherwhilestoppedintraffic,placethegearshiftleverinP(Park)
(automatictransmission)orN(Neutral)(manualtransmissions).
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Vehicleswithtrailersshouldnotbeparkedonagrade.Ifyoumust
parkonagrade,placewheelchocksunderthetrailer’ swheels.
Launching or retrieving a boat
Disconnectthewiringtothetrailerbeforebackingthetrailer
intothewater.Reconnectthewiringtothetrailerafterthe
trailerisremovedfromthewater.
Whenbackingdownarampduringboatlaunchingorretrieval:
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donotallowthestaticwaterleveltoriseabovethebottomedgeof
therearbumper.
donotallowwavestobreakhigherthan15cm(6inches)abovethe
bottomedgeoftherearbumper.
Exceedingtheselimitsmayallowwatertoentervehiclecomponents:
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causinginternaldamagetothecomponents.
affectingdriveability,emissionsandreliability.
Replacetherearaxlelubricantanytimetheaxlehasbeensubmergedin
water.Rearaxlelubricantquantitiesarenottobecheckedorchanged
unlessaleakissuspectedorrepairrequired.
RECREATIONAL TOWING
Followtheseguidelinesifyouhaveaneedforrecreationaltowing.An
exampleofrecreationaltowingwouldbetowingyourvehiclebehinda
motorhome.Theseguidelinesaredesignedtoensurethatyour
transmissionisnotdamaged.
4x2equippedwithamanualtransmission:
Beforeyouhaveyourvehicletowed:
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Releasetheparkingbrake.
Movethegearshifttotheneutralposition.
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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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