Driving
STEERING
Topreventdamagetothepowersteeringsystem:
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Neverholdthesteeringwheelatitsfurthestturningpoints(untilit
stops)formorethanafewsecondswhentheengineisrunning.
Donotoperatethevehiclewithalowpowersteeringpumpfluidlevel
(belowtheMINmarkonthereservoir).
Ifthepowersteeringsystembreaksdown(oriftheengineisturned
off),youcansteerthevehiclemanually,butittakesmoreeffort.
Ifthesteeringwandersorpulls,checkfor:
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animproperlyinflatedtire
uneventirewear
looseorwornsuspensioncomponents
looseorwornsteeringcomponents
impropersteeringalignment
Ahighcrownintheroadorhighcrosswindsmayalsomakethesteering
seemtowander/pull.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATION (IF EQUIPPED)
Brake-shift interlock
Thisvehicleisequippedwithabrake-shiftinterlockfeaturethatprevents
thegearshiftleverfrombeingmovedfromP(Park)whentheignitionis
intheONpositionunlessthebrakepedalisdepressed.
IfyoucannotmovethegearshiftleveroutofP(Park)withignitionin
theONpositionandthebrakepedaldepressed:
1.Applytheparkingbrake,turnignitionkeytoLOCK,thenremovethe
key.
WhenthekeyisintheignitionandintheOFFposition,the
automatictransmissionshiftlevercanbemovedfromtheP
(Park)positionwithoutthebrakepedaldepressed.Toavoidunwanted
vehiclemovement,alwayssettheparkingbrake.
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2004
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USAEnglish(fus)
| Categories | Ford Focus Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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