Driving
conditions,thetransmissionmaydownshift,slowthevehicleandcontrol
thevehiclespeedwhendescendingahill,withouttheacceleratorpedal
beingpressed.Theamountofdownshiftbrakingprovidedwillvarybased
upontheamountthebrakepedalisdepressed.
TodeactivatetheTow/Haulfeatureandreturntonormaldrivingmode,
pressthebuttonontheendofthegearshiftlever.TheTOWHAULlight
willnolongerbeilluminated.
Whenyoushut-offandrestarttheengine,thetransmissionwill
automaticallyreturntonormalD(Overdrive)mode(Tow/HaulOFF).
DonotusetheTow/Haulfeaturewhendrivinginicyorslippery
conditionsastheincreasedenginebrakingcancausetherear
wheelstoslideandthevehicletoswingaroundwiththepossibleloss
ofvehiclecontrol.
3
(Third)
Transmissionoperatesuptothirdgearonly.
Usedforimprovedtractiononslipperyroads.Selecting3(Third)
providesenginebraking.
2
(Second)
Use2(Second)tostart-uponslipperyroadsortoprovideadditional
enginebrakingondowngrades.
1
•
•
•
(First)
Providesmaximumenginebraking.
Allowsupshiftsbymovinggearshiftlever.
Thetransmissionwillnotdownshiftinto1(First)athighspeeds;it
willdownshifttoalowergearandthenshiftinto1(First)whenthe
vehiclereachesslowerspeeds.
Forceddownshifts
•
•
•
Allowedin
(Overdrive)orDrive.
Depresstheacceleratortothefloor.
Allowstransmissiontoselectanappropriategear.
If your vehicle gets stuck in mud or snow
Ifyourvehiclegetsstuckinmudorsnow,itmayberockedoutby
shiftingbetweenforwardandreversegears,stoppingbetweenshiftsina
steadypattern.Presslightlyontheacceleratorineachgear.
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2004
F250/350/450/550(f23)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USAEnglish(fus)
| Categories | Ford F-150 F-250 F-350 F-450 F-550 Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Tags | Ford F-250, Ford F-350, Ford F-450, Ford F-550 |
| Model Year | 2004 |
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