Driving
Loadedvehicles,withahighercenterofgravity,mayhandle
differentlythanunloadedvehicles.Extraprecautionssuchas
slowerspeedsandincreasedstoppingdistanceshouldbetakenwhen
drivingaheavilyloadedvehicle.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATION (IF EQUIPPED)
Brake-shift interlock
Thisvehicleisequippedwithabrake-shiftinterlockfeaturethatprevents
thegearshiftleverfrombeingmovedfromP(Park)whentheignitionis
intheONpositionunlessbrakepedalisdepressed.
IfyoucannotmovethegearshiftleveroutofP(Park)withignitionin
theONpositionandthebrakepedaldepressed:
1.
Applytheparkingbrake,turnignitionkeytoLOCK,thenremovethe
key.
2.
InsertthekeyandturnittoOFF.Applythebrakepedalandshift
toN(Neutral).
WhenthekeyisintheignitionandintheOFFposition,the
automatictransmissionshiftlevercanbemovedfromtheP
(Park)positionwithoutthebrakepedaldepressed.Toavoidunwanted
vehiclemovement,alwayssettheparkingbrake.
3.
Startthevehicle.
Ifitisnecessarytousetheaboveproceduretomovethegearshiftlever,
itispossiblethatafusehasblownorthevehicle’sbrakelampsarenot
operatingproperly.RefertoFusesandrelaysintheRoadside
Emergencieschapter.
Donotdriveyourvehicleuntilyouverifythatthebrakelamps
areworking.
Alwayssettheparkingbrakefullyandmakesurethegearshiftis
latchedinP(Park).TurntheignitiontotheLOCKpositionand
removethekeywheneveryouleaveyourvehicle.
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2005
F250/350/450/550(f23)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA_English(fus)
Product Specification
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 | 2005 |
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