2004 Ford F-250 F-350 F-450 F-550 Owners Manual

Driving
Donotrockthevehicleiftheengineisnotatnormaloperating
temperatureordamagetothetransmissionmayoccur.
Donotrockthevehicleformorethanaminuteordamagetothe
transmissionandtiresmayoccur,ortheenginemayoverheat.
MANUAL TRANSMISSION OPERATION (IF  EQUIPPED)
D
R  1  3
L  2  4
Using the clutch
Themanualtransmissionhasastarterinterlockthatpreventscranking
theengineunlesstheclutchpedalisfullydepressed.
Tostartthevehicle:
1.
Makesuretheparkingbrakeisfullyset.
2.
Presstheclutchpedaltothefloor,thenputthegearshiftleverinthe
neutralposition.
3.
Starttheengine,thenpressthebrakepedalandreleasetheparking
brake.
4.
Movethegearshiftlevertothedesiredgear,thenslowlyreleasethe
clutchpedalwhileslowlypressingontheaccelerator.
Duringeachshift,theclutchpedalmustbefullydepressedtothefloor.
Failuretofullydepresstheclutchpedaltothefloormaycauseincreased
shiftefforts,prematurelyweartransmissioncomponentsordamagethe
transmission.Makesurethefloormatisproperlypositionedsoitdoesn’t
interferewiththefullextensionoftheclutchpedal.
Donotdrivewithyourfootrestingontheclutchpedalorusetheclutch
pedaltoholdyourvehicleatastandstillwhilewaitingonahill.These
actionswillreducethelifeoftheclutch.
Recommended shift speeds
Donotoverspeedtheenginewhengoingdownhillorsteepgrades.If
equipped,usethetachometeranddonotallowenginespeedtoexceed
theredlinearea.Operatingtheenginebeyondtherecommendedspeeds
cancausesevereenginedamage.
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2004
F250/350/450/550(f23)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USAEnglish(fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesFord F-150 F-250 F-350 F-450 F-550 Manuals, Ford Manuals
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Model Year2004
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