2004 Ford Focus Owners Manual

Driving
If your vehicle gets  stuck in mud or snow
Ifyourvehiclegetsstuckinmudorsnow,itmayberockedoutby
shiftingfromforwardandreversegears,stoppingbetweenshiftsina
steadypattern.Presslightlyontheacceleratorineachgear.
Ifnecessary,tryturningtheTractionControl௢systemoff.Thiswillallow
thewheelstospin,whichmayhelptofreeyourstuckvehicle.Formore
information,refertoTractionControl௢(ifequipped)inthischapter.
Donotrockthevehicleiftheengineisnotatnormaloperating
temperatureordamagetothetransmissionmayoccur.
Donotrockthevehicleformorethanaminuteordamagetothe
transmissionandtiresmayoccur,ortheenginemayoverheat.
MANUAL TRANSMISSION OPERATION (IF  EQUIPPED)
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Using the clutch
Themanualtransaxlehasastarterinterlockthatpreventscrankingthe
engineunlesstheclutchpedalisfullydepressed.
Tostartthevehicle:
1.
2.
Makesuretheparkingbrakeisfullyset.
Presstheclutchpedaltothefloor,thenputthegearshiftleverinthe
neutralposition.
3.
Starttheengine,thenpressthebrakepedalandreleasetheparking
brake.
4.
Movethegearshiftlevertothedesiredgear,thenslowlyreleasethe
clutchpedalwhileslowlypressingontheaccelerator.
Donotdrivewithyourfootrestingontheclutchpedalorusetheclutch
pedaltoholdyourvehicleatastandstillwhilewaitingonahill.These
actionswillreducethelifeoftheclutch.
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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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