Driving
Starting the engine
Turnthekeyto3(ON)without
turningthekeyto4(START).If
thereisdifficultyinturningthekey,
rotatethesteeringwheeluntilthe
keyturnsfreely.Thisconditionmay
occurwhen:
1.
3
2
4
•
•
2.
thefrontwheelsareturned
afrontwheelisagainstthecurb
Turnthekeyto4(START),then
1
releasethekeyassoonastheenginestarts.Excessivecrankingcould
damagethestarter.
Note:Iftheenginedoesnotstartwithinfivesecondsonthefirsttry,
turnthekeytoOFF,wait10secondsandtryagain.Iftheenginestill
failstostart,presstheacceleratortothefloorandtryagain;thiswill
allowtheenginetocrankwiththefuelshutoffincasetheengineis
floodedwithfuel.
Cold weather starting (flexible fuel vehicles only)
Astheoutsidetemperatureapproachesfreezing,ethanolfueldistributors
shouldsupplywintergradeethanol(sameaswithunleadedgasoline).If
summergradeethanolisusedincoldweatherconditions,youmay
experienceincreasedcrankingtimes,roughidleorhesitationuntilthe
enginehaswarmedup.Consultyourfueldistributorfortheavailabilityof
wintergradeethanol.
Donotcranktheengineformorethan30secondsatatimeasstarter
damagemayoccur.Iftheenginefailstostart,turnthekeytoOFFand
wait30secondsbeforetryingagain.
Donotusestartingfluidsuchasetherintheairintakesystem(seeAir
Cleanerdecal).Suchfluidcouldcauseimmediateexplosivedamageto
theengineandpossiblepersonalinjury.
IfyoushouldexperiencecoldweatherstartingproblemsonE85
ethanol,
andneitheranalternativebrandofE ethanolnoranengineblock
85
heaterisavailable,theadditionofunleadedgasolinetoyourtankwill
improvecoldstartingperformance.Yourvehicleisdesignedtooperate
onE85 ethanolalone,unleadedgasolinealone,oranymixtureofthetwo.
SeeChoosingtherightfuelintheMaintenanceandspecifications
chapterformoreinformationonethanol.
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2004
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USAEnglish(fus)
| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2004 |
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