Driving
Alwayssettheparkingbrakefullyandmakesurethatthe
gearshiftissecurelylatchedinP(Park)(automatictransaxle)or
in1(First)(manualtransaxle).
Pushthebuttonontheendofthe
parkingbrakeandpushthehandle
downasfaraspossibletorelease
thebrake.Drivingwiththeparking
brakeonwillcausethebrakesto
wearoutquicklyandreducefuel
economy.
STEERING
Yourvehicleisequippedwithpowersteering.Powersteeringusesenergy
fromtheenginetodecreasethedriver’seffortinsteeringthevehicle.
Topreventdamagetothepowersteeringpump:
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Neverholdthesteeringwheeltotheextremerightortheextremeleft
formorethanafewsecondswhentheengineisrunning.
Donotoperatethevehiclewiththepowersteeringpumpfluidlevel
belowtheMINmarkonthereservoir.
Ifthepowersteeringsystembreaksdown(oriftheengineisturned
off),youcansteerthevehiclemanually,butittakesmoreeffort.
Ifthesteeringwandersorpulls,checkfor:
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Underinflatedtire(s)onanywheel(s)
Unevenvehicleloading
Highcrownincenterofroad
Highcrosswinds
Wheelsoutofalignment
Looseorwornsuspensioncomponents
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATION (IF EQUIPPED)
Brake-shift interlock
Thisvehicleisequippedwithabrake-shiftinterlockfeaturethatprevents
thegearshiftleverfrombeingmovedfromP(Park)unlessthebrake
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| Categories | Ford Escort Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2003 |
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