Driving
2
(Second)
Thispositionallowsforsecondgearonly.
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Providesenginebraking.
Usetostart-uponslipperyroads.
ToreturntoD(Overdrive),movethegearshiftleverintotheD
(Overdrive)position.
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Selecting2(Second)athigherspeedswillcausethetransaxleto
downshifttosecondgearattheappropriatevehiclespeed.
1
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(First)
Providesmaximumenginebraking.
Allowsupshiftsbymovinggearshiftlever.
Willnotdownshiftinto1(First)athighspeeds;allowsfor1(First)
whenvehiclereachesslowerspeeds.
Whenparking,donotusethegearshiftinplaceoftheparking
brake.Alwayssettheparkingbrakefullyandmakesurethatthe
gearshiftissecurelylatchedinPark(P).Turnofftheignition
wheneveryouleaveyourvehicle.Neverleaveyourvehicleunattended
whileitisrunning.Ifyoudonottaketheseprecautions,yourvehicle
maymoveunexpectedlyandinjuresomeone.
Forceddownshifts
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AllowedinD(Overdrive)orDrive.
Depresstheacceleratortothefloor.
Allowstransmissiontoselectanappropriategear.
If your vehicle gets stuck in mud or snow
Ifyourvehiclegetsstuckinmudorsnow,itmayberockedoutby
shiftingfromforwardandreversegears,stoppingbetweenshiftsina
steadypattern.Presslightlyontheacceleratorineachgear.
Donotrockthevehicleiftheengineisnotatnormaloperating
temperatureordamagetothetransmissionmayoccur.
Donotrockthevehicleformorethanaminuteordamagetothe
transmissionandtiresmayoccur,ortheenginemayoverheat.
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2004
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USAEnglish(fus)
| Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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