Driving
oranewbatteryisinstalled,thetransmissionmustrelearnitsadaptive
strategy.Optimalshiftingwillresumewithinafewhundredkilometers
(miles)ofoperation.
Iftheshiftqualitydoesnotimprovewithinafewhundred
kilometers(miles)ofoperation,orifthedownshiftsandother
throttleconditionsdonotfunctionnormally,seeyourdealerora
qualifiedservicetechnicianassoonaspossible.
Ifyourvehiclegetsstuckinmudorsnow
Ifyourvehiclegetsstuckinmudorsnow,itmayberockedoutby
shiftingfromforwardandreversegears,stoppingbetweenshiftsina
steadypattern.Presslightlyontheacceleratorineachgear.
Donotrockthevehicleiftheengineisnotatnormaloperating
temperatureordamagetothetransmissionmayoccur.
Donotrockthevehicleformorethanaminuteordamagetothe
transmissionandtiresmayoccur,ortheenginemayoverheat.
MANUAL TRANSMISSION OPERATION (IF EQUIPPED)
Using the clutch
Themanualtransmissionhasastarterinterlockthatpreventscranking
theengineunlesstheclutchpedalisfullydepressed.
Tostartthevehicle:
1.
2.
Makesuretheparkingbrakeisfullyset.
Presstheclutchpedaltothefloor,thenputthegearshiftleverinthe
neutralposition.
3.
Starttheengine,thenpressthebrakepedalandreleasetheparking
brake.
4.
Movethegearshiftlevertothedesiredgear,thenslowlyreleasethe
clutchpedalwhileslowlypressingontheaccelerator.
Donotdrivewithyourfootrestingontheclutchpedalorusetheclutch
pedaltoholdyourvehicleatastandstillwhilewaitingonahill.These
actionswillreducethelifeoftheclutch.
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| Categories | Ford F-150 F-250 F-350 F-450 F-550 Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Tags | Ford F-150 |
| Model Year | 2003 |
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