Driving
AlltheseconditionsarenormalduringAdvanceTracoperation.
Donotalterormodifyyourvehicle’ssuspensionorsteering;the
resultingchangestothevehicle’shandlingcanadverselyaffect
theAdvanceTracsystem.Also,donotinstallastereo
loudspeakernearthefrontcenterconsoleorundereitherfront
seat.Thespeakervibrationscanadverselyaffectthe
AdvanceTracsensorslocatedinthisarea.
Aggressivedrivinginanyroadconditionscancauseyoutolose
controlofyourvehicleincreasingtheriskofseverepersonal
injuryorpropertydamage.TheoccurrenceofanAdvanceTracevent
isanindicationthatatleastsomeofthetireshaveexceededtheir
abilitytogriptheroad;thismayleadtoanincreasedriskoflossof
vehiclecontrol,vehiclerollover,personalinjuryanddeath.Ifyou
experienceasevereroadevent,SLOWDOWN.
STEERING
Topreventdamagetothepowersteeringsystem:
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Neverholdthesteeringwheelatitsfurthestturningpoints(untilit
stops)formorethanafewsecondswhentheengineisrunning.
Donotoperatethevehiclewithalowpowersteeringpumpfluidlevel
(belowtheMINmarkonthereservoir).
Ifthepowersteeringsystembreaksdown(oriftheengineisturned
off),youcansteerthevehiclemanually,butittakesmoreeffort.
Ifthesteeringwandersorpulls,checkfor:
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animproperlyinflatedtire
uneventirewear
looseorwornsuspensioncomponents
looseorwornsteeringcomponents
impropersteeringalignment
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATION (IF EQUIPPED)
Brake-shift interlock
Thisvehicleisequippedwithabrake-shiftinterlockfeaturethatprevents
thegearshiftleverfrombeingmovedfromP(Park)whentheignitionis
intheONpositionunlessthebrakepedalisdepressed.
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Categories | Ford Focus Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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Model Year | 2003 |
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