Driving
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Allowsupshiftsbymovinggearshiftlever.
Willnotdownshiftinto1(First)athighspeeds;allowsfor1(First)
whenvehiclereachesslowerspeeds.
Forceddownshifts
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AllowedinD(Drive)only.
Depresstheacceleratortothefloor.
Allowstransmissiontoselectanappropriategear.
If your vehicle gets stuck in mud or snow
Ifyourvehiclegetsstuckinmudorsnow,itmayberockedoutby
shiftingbetweenforwardandreversegears,stoppingbetweenshiftsina
steadypattern.Presslightlyontheacceleratorineachgear.
Donotrockthevehicleiftheengineisnotatnormaloperating
temperatureordamagetothetransmissionmayoccur.
Donotrockthevehicleformorethanaminuteordamagetothe
transmissionandtiresmayoccur,ortheenginemayoverheat.
REVERSE SENSING SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
TheReverseSensingSystem(RSS)soundsatonetowarnthedriverof
obstaclesneartherearbumperwhentheR(Reverse)isselectedandthe
vehicleismovingatspeedslessthan3mph(5km/h).Thesystemisnot
effectiveatspeedsabove3mph(5km/h)andmaynotdetectcertain
angularormovingobjects.
Tohelpavoidpersonalinjury,pleasereadandunderstandthe
limitationsofthereversesensingsystemascontainedinthis
section.Reversesensingisonlyanaidforsome(generallylargeand
fixed)objectswhenmovinginreverseonaflatsurfaceat“parking
speeds”.InclementweathermayalsoaffectthefunctionoftheRSS;
thismayincludereducedperformanceorafalseactivation.
Tohelpavoidpersonalinjury,alwaysusecautionwheninR
(Reverse)andwhenusingtheRSS.
Thissystemisnotdesignedtopreventcontactwithsmallor
movingobjects.Thesystemisdesignedtoprovideawarningto
assistthedriverindetectinglargestationaryobjectstoavoiddamaging
thevehicle.Thesystemmaynotdetectsmallerobjects,particularly
thoseclosetotheground.
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2006
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2006 |
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