2004 Ford Focus Owners Manual

Driving
2.
Usingascrewdriver(orsimilar
tool),removetheprotectivecover
totheinterlockaccessholeonthe
console.Insertthekeytorelease
theinterlock.
3.
4.
Applytheparkingbrake,thenshifttoN(Neutral).
Startthevehicle.
Ifitisnecessarytousetheaboveproceduretomovethegearshiftlever,
itispossiblethatafusehasblownorthevehicle’sbrakelampsarenot
operatingproperly.RefertoFusesandrelaysintheRoadside
Emergencieschapter.
Donotdriveyourvehicleuntilyouverifythatthebrakelamps
areworking.
Alwayssettheparkingbrakefullyandmakesurethegearshiftis
latchedinP(Park).TurntheignitiontotheLOCKpositionand
removethekeywheneveryouleaveyourvehicle.
Iftheparkingbrakeisfullyreleased,butthebrakewarninglamp
remainsilluminated,thebrakesmaynotbeworkingproperly.
Seeyourdealeroraqualifiedservicetechnician.
Understanding the gearshift positions  of the 4–speed automatic
transaxle
ThisvehicleisequippedwithanadaptiveTransmissionShiftStrategy.
AdaptiveShiftStrategyofferstheoptimaltransmissionoperationand
shiftquality.Whenthevehicle’sbatteryhasbeendisconnectedforany
typeofserviceorrepair,thetransmissionwillneedtorelearnthenormal
shiftstrategyparameters,muchlikehavingtoresetyourradiostations
whenyourvehiclebatteryhasbeendisconnected.TheAdaptive
TransmissionStrategyallowsthetransmissiontorelearntheseoperating
parameters.Thislearningprocesscouldtakeseveraltransmission
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2004
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USAEnglish(fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesFord Focus Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2004
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