Driving
Vehicleswithahighercenterofgravitysuchasutilityand
four-wheeldrivevehicleshandledifferentlythanvehicleswitha
lowercenterofgravity.Utilityandfour-wheeldrivevehiclesarenot
designedforcorneringatspeedsashighaspassengercarsanymore
thanlow-slungsportscarsaredesignedtoperformsatisfactorilyunder
off-roadconditions.Avoidsharpturns,excessivespeedandabrupt
maneuversinthesevehicles.Failuretodrivecautiouslycouldresultin
anincreasedriskoflossofvehiclecontrol,vehiclerollover,personal
injuryanddeath.
Ifyourvehiclegetsstuck
Ifyourvehiclegetsstuckinmudorsnowitmayberockedoutby
shiftingbetweenforwardandreversegears,stoppingbetweenshifts,ina
steadypattern.Presslightlyontheacceleratorineachgear.
Donotrockthevehicleiftheengineisnotatnormaloperating
temperatureordamagetothetransmissionmayoccur.
Donotrockthevehicleformorethanafewminutesordamage
tothetransmissionandtiresmayoccurortheenginemay
overheat.
Donotspinthewheelsatover35mph(56km/h).Thetiresmay
failandinjureapassengerorbystander.
RefertoTransmissiontemperaturegaugeintheInstrumentCluster
chapterfortransmissionfluidtemperatureinformation.
Emergencymaneuvers
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Inanunavoidableemergencysituationwhereasuddensharpturn
mustbemade,remembertoavoid“over-driving”yourvehicle,i.e.,
turnthesteeringwheelonlyasrapidlyandasfarasrequiredtoavoid
theemergency.Excessivesteeringwillresultinlessvehiclecontrol,
notmore.Additionally,smoothvariationsoftheacceleratorand/or
brakepedalpressureshouldbeutilizedifchangesinvehiclespeedare
calledfor.Avoidabruptsteering,accelerationorbrakingwhichcould
resultinanincreasedriskoflossofvehiclecontrol,vehiclerollover
and/orpersonalinjury.Useallavailableroadsurfacetoreturnthe
vehicletoasafedirectionoftravel.
•
Intheeventofanemergencystop,avoidskiddingthetiresanddonot
attemptanysharpsteeringwheelmovements.
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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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