Driving
Alwayssettheparkingbrakefullyandmakesurethegearshiftis
latchedinP(Park).TurntheignitiontotheLOCKpositionand
removethekeywheneveryouleaveyourvehicle.
Iftheparkingbrakeisfullyreleased,butthebrakewarninglamp
remainsilluminated,thebrakesmaynotbeworkingproperly.
Seeyourauthorizeddealer.
4WDSystems
4WDusesallfourwheelstopowerthevehicle.Thisincreasestraction,
enablingyoutodriveoverterrainandroadconditionsthata
conventionaltwo-wheeldrivevehiclecannot.
Powerissuppliedtoallfourwheels
throughatransfercase.On4WD
vehicles,thetransfercaseallows
youtoselect4WDwhennecessary.
Informationontransfercase
operationandshiftingprocedures
canbefoundintheDriving
chapter.Informationontransfer
casemaintenancecanbefoundintheMaintenanceandSpecifications
chapter.Youshouldbecomethoroughlyfamiliarwiththisinformation
beforeyouoperateyourvehicle.
Normalcharacteristics
Onsome4WDmodels,theinitialshiftfromtwo-wheeldriveto4x4while
thevehicleismovingcancausesomemomentaryclunkandratcheting
sounds.Thisisthefrontdrivetraincominguptospeedandthe
automaticlockinghubsengagingandisnotcauseforconcern.
Sand
Whendrivingoversand,trytokeepallfourwheelsonthemostsolid
areaofthetrail.Avoidreducingthetirepressuresbutshifttoalower
gearanddrivesteadilythroughtheterrain.Applytheacceleratorslowly
andavoidspinningthewheels.
Note:IfyourvehicleisequippedwiththeTirePressureMonitoring
System(TPMS),thesystemindicatorlightmayilluminatedependingon
howmuchairisreleasedfromyourtiresand/orhowlongyoudrivethe
vehicleundertheseconditions.
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2006
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
Product Specification
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Model Year | 2006 |
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