Driving
Carelessorhighspeeddrivingwhileplowingsnowwhichresultsin
sufficientvehicledecelerationscandeploytheairbag.Suchdrivingalso
increasestheriskofaccidents.
Alloccupantsofthevehicle,includingthedriver,shouldalways
properlyweartheirsafetybelts,evenwhenanairbag(SRS)is
provided.
Neverremoveordefeatthe“trippingmechanisms”designedintothe
snowremovalequipmentbyitsmanufacturer.Doingsomaycause
damagetothevehicleandthesnowremovalequipmentaswellas
possibleairbagdeployment.
Donotattempttoservice,repair,ormodifytheAirBag
SupplementalRestraintSystemoritsfuses.SeeyourFordor
LincolnMercurydealer.
Additionalequipmentsuchassnowplowequipmentmayeffect
theperformanceoftheairbagsensorsincreasingtheriskof
injury.PleaserefertotheBodyBuildersLayoutBookforinstructions
abouttheappropriateinstallationofadditionalequipment.
Enginetemperaturewhileplowing
Whendrivingwithaplow,yourenginemayrunatahighertemperature
thannormalbecausetheattachedsnowplowbladewillrestrictairflowto
theradiator.
Ifyouaredrivingmorethan24km(15miles)attemperaturesabove
freezing,angletheplowbladeeitherfullleftorfullrighttoprovide
maximumairflowtotheradiator.
Ifyouaredrivinglessthan24km(15miles)atspeedsupto64km/h
(40
mph)incoldweather,youwillnotneedtoworryaboutblade
positiontoprovidemaximumairflow.
Transmissionoperationwhileplowing
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Shifttransfercaseto4L(4WDLow)whenplowinginsmallareasat
speedsbelow8km/h(5mph).
Shifttransfercaseto4H(4WDHigh)whenplowinglargerareasor
lightsnowathigherspeeds.Donotexceed24km/h(15mph).
DonotshiftthetransmissionfromaforwardgeartoR(Reverse)until
theengineisatidleandthewheelsarestopped.
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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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