2003 Ford Escape Owners Manual

Driving
whenyouaredrivingoversand,applytheacceleratorslowlyandavoid
spinningyourwheels.Ifthevehicledoesslide,steerinthedirectionof
theslideuntilyouregaincontrolofthevehicle.
Ifthetransmission,transfercaseorfrontaxlearesubmergedinwater,
theirfluidsshouldbecheckedandchanged,ifnecessary.
Drivingthroughdeepwatermaydamagethetransmission.
Ifthefrontorrearaxleissubmergedinwater,theaxlelubricantshould
bereplaced.
Afterdrivingthroughmud,cleanoffresiduestucktorotatingdriveshafts
andtires.Excessmudstuckontiresandrotatingdriveshaftscausesan
imbalancethatcoulddamagedrivecomponents.
“TreadLightly”isaneducational
programdesignedtoincreasepublic
awarenessofland-useregulations
andresponsibilitiesinournations
wildernessareas.FordMotor
CompanyjoinstheU.S.ForestServiceandtheBureauofLand
Managementinencouragingyoutohelppreserveournationalforestand
otherpublicandprivatelandsby“treadinglightly.”
Drivingonhillyorslopingterrain
Althoughnaturalobstaclesmaymakeitnecessarytotraveldiagonallyup
ordownahillorsteepincline,youshouldalwaystrytodrivestraightup
orstraightdown.Avoiddrivingcrosswiseorturningonsteep
slopesorhills.Adangerliesinlosingtraction,slippingsidewaysand
possiblyrollingover.Wheneverdrivingonahill,determinebeforehand
therouteyouwilluse.Donotdriveoverthecrestofahillwithout
seeingwhatconditionsareontheotherside.Donotdriveinreverse
overahillwithouttheaidofanobserver.
Whenclimbingasteepslopeorhill,
startinalowergearratherthan
downshiftingtoalowergearfroma
highergearoncetheascenthas
started.Thisreducesstrainonthe
engineandthepossibilityofstalling.
Ifyoudostallout,Donottryto
turnaroundbecauseyoumightroll
over.Itisbettertobackdowntoa
safelocation.
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CategoriesFord Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2003
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