Driving
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Movethegearshiftleverintothedesiredgear
ToputyourvehicleinP(Park):
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Cometoacompletestop
MovethegearshiftleverandsecurelylatchitinP(Park)
Alwayssettheparkingbrakefullyandmakesurethegearshiftis
latchedinP(Park).TurntheignitiontotheLOCKpositionand
removethekeywheneveryouleaveyourvehicle.
R(Reverse)
WiththegearshiftleverinR(Reverse),thevehiclewillmovebackward.
AlwayscometoacompletestopbeforeshiftingintoandoutofR
(Reverse).
N(Neutral)
WiththegearshiftleverinN(Neutral),thevehiclecanbestartedandis
freetoroll.Holdthebrakepedaldownwhileinthisposition.
D(Overdrive)
Thenormaldrivingpositionforthe
bestfueleconomy.Transaxle
operatesingearsonethroughfour.
D(Overdrive)canbedeactivatedby
pressingtheO/DOFFswitchonthe
sideofthegearshiftlever.Thiswill
illuminatetheO/DOFFlightand
activateDrive.
Drive(O/DOFFswitchpressed)
DriveisactivatedwhentheO/DOFFswitchispressed.
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Thispositionallowsforallforwardgearsexceptoverdrive.
O/DOFFlightisilluminated.
Providesenginebraking.
UsewhendrivingconditionscauseexcessiveshiftingfromO/Dto
othergears.Examples:citytraffic,hillyterrain,heavyloads,trailer
towingandwhenenginebrakingisrequired.
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ToreturntoO/D(overdrivemode),presstheO/DOFFswitch.The
O/DOFFlightwillnotbeilluminated.
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2005
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
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Model Year | 2005 |
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