Driving
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Donotoperatethevehiclewithalowpowersteeringpumpfluidlevel
(belowtheMINmarkonthereservoir).
Somenoiseisnormalduringoperation.Ifthenoiseisexcessive,check
forlowpowersteeringpumpfluidlevelbeforeseekingservicebyyour
authorizeddealer.
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Heavyorunevensteeringeffortsmaybecausedbylowpowersteering
pumpfluidlevel.Checkforlowpowersteeringpumpfluidlevelbefore
seekingservicebyyourauthorizeddealer.
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DonotfillthepowersteeringpumpreservoirabovetheMAXmarkon
thereservoir,asthismayresultinleaksfromthereservoir.
Ifthepowersteeringsystembreaksdown(oriftheengineisturned
off),youcansteerthevehiclemanually,butittakesmoreeffort.Ifthe
steeringwandersorpulls,checkfor:
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animproperlyinflatedtire
uneventirewear
looseorwornsuspensioncomponents
looseorwornsteeringcomponents
impropersteeringalignment
Ahighcrownintheroadorhighcrosswindsmayalsomakethesteering
seemtowander/pull.
PREPARING TO DRIVE
Utilityvehicleshaveasignificantlyhigherrolloverratethan
othertypesofvehicles.
Inarollovercrash,anunbeltedpersonissignificantlymorelikely
todiethanapersonwearingaseatbelt.
Yourvehiclehaslargertiresandincreasedgroundclearance,givingthe
vehicleahighercenterofgravitythanapassengercar.
Vehicleswithahighercenterofgravitysuchasutilityand
four-wheeldrivevehicleshandledifferentlythanvehicleswitha
lowercenterofgravity.Utilityandfour-wheeldrivevehiclesarenot
designedforcorneringatspeedsashighaspassengercarsanymore
thanlow-slungsportscarsaredesignedtoperformsatisfactorilyunder
off-roadconditions.Avoidsharpturns,excessivespeedandabrupt
maneuversinthesevehicles.Failuretodrivecautiouslycouldresultin
anincreasedriskoflossofvehiclecontrol,vehiclerollover,personal
injuryanddeath.
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2006
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
Product Specification
Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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Model Year | 2006 |
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