Roadside Emergencies
ratchetsorslipswithlittleeffort,takethevehicletoyourdealerfor
assistanceatyourearliestconvenience.
4.
Checkthatthetireliesflatagainsttheframeandisproperly
tightened.Trytopushorpull,thenturnthetiretobesureitwillnot
move.Loosenandretighten,ifnecessary.Failuretoproperlystowthe
sparetiremayresultinfailureofthewinchcableandlossofthetire.
5.
Repeatthistightnesscheckprocedurewhenservicingthesparetire
pressure(everysixmonths,perscheduledmaintenanceguide),oratany
timethatthesparetireisdisturbedthroughserviceofother
components.
6.
Ifremoved,installthesparetirelock(ifequipped)intothebumper
drivetubewiththesparetirelockkey(ifequipped)andjackhandle.
JUMP STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
Thegasesaroundthebatterycanexplodeifexposedtoflames,
sparks,orlitcigarettes.Anexplosioncouldresultininjuryor
vehicledamage.
Batteriescontainsulfuricacidwhichcanburnskin,eyesand
clothing,ifcontacted.
Donotattempttopush-startyourvehicle.Automatic
transmissionsdonothavepush-startcapability;also,the
catalyticconvertermaybecomedamaged.
Preparing your vehicle
Whenthebatteryisdisconnectedoranewbatteryisinstalled,the
transmissionmustrelearnitsshiftstrategy.Asaresult,thetransmission
mayhavefirmand/orsoftshifts.Thisoperationisconsiderednormaland
willnotaffectfunctionordurabilityofthetransmission.Overtime,the
adaptivelearningprocesswillfullyupdatetransmissionoperation.
1.
Useonlya12–voltsupplytostartyourvehicle.
2.
Donotdisconnectthebatteryofthedisabledvehicleasthiscould
damagethevehicle’selectricalsystem.
3.
Parktheboostervehicleclosetothehoodofthedisabledvehicle
makingsurethetwovehiclesdonottouch.Settheparkingbrakeon
bothvehiclesandstayclearoftheenginecoolingfanandothermoving
parts.
191
| Categories | Ford F-150 F-250 F-350 F-450 F-550 Manuals, Ford Manuals |
|---|---|
| Tags | Ford F-150 |
| Model Year | 2003 |
| Download File |
|
| Document File Type | |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
(0 votes, average: 0 out of 5)