Driving
Donotspinthewheelsatover35mph(56km/h).Thetiresmay
failandinjureapassengerorbystander.
RefertoTransmissiontemperaturegaugeintheInstrumentCluster
chapterfortransmissionfluidtemperatureinformation.
Emergencymaneuvers
•
Inanunavoidableemergencysituationwhereasuddensharpturn
mustbemade,remembertoavoid“over-driving”yourvehicle,i.e.,
turnthesteeringwheelonlyasrapidlyandasfarasrequiredtoavoid
theemergency.Excessivesteeringwillresultinlessvehiclecontrol,
notmore.Additionally,smoothvariationsoftheacceleratorand/or
brakepedalpressureshouldbeutilizedifchangesinvehiclespeedare
calledfor.Avoidabruptsteering,accelerationorbrakingwhichcould
resultinanincreasedriskoflossofvehiclecontrol,vehiclerollover
and/orpersonalinjury.Useallavailableroadsurfacetoreturnthe
vehicletoasafedirectionoftravel.
•
Intheeventofanemergencystop,avoidskiddingthetiresanddonot
attemptanysharpsteeringwheelmovements.
Vehicleswithahighercenterofgravitysuchasutilityand
four-wheeldrivevehicleshandledifferentlythanvehicleswitha
lowercenterofgravity.Utilityandfour-wheeldrivevehiclesarenot
designedforcorneringatspeedsashighaspassengercarsanymore
thanlow-slungsportscarsaredesignedtoperformsatisfactorilyunder
off-roadconditions.Avoidsharpturns,excessivespeedandabrupt
maneuversinthesevehicles.Failuretodrivecautiouslycouldresultin
anincreasedriskoflossofvehiclecontrol,vehiclerollover,personal
injuryanddeath.
•
Ifthevehiclegoesfromonetypeofsurfacetoanother(i.e.,from
concretetogravel)therewillbeachangeinthewaythevehicle
respondstoamaneuver(steering,accelerationorbraking).Again,
avoidtheseabruptinputs.
Parking
Onsome4WDvehicles,whenthetransfercaseisintheN(Neutral)
position,theengineandtransmissionaredisconnectedfromtherestof
thedriveline.Therefore,thevehicleisfreetorolleveniftheautomatic
transmissionisinP(Park)orthemanualtransmissionisingear.Donot
leavethevehicleunattendedwiththetransfercaseintheN(Neutral)
position.Alwayssettheparkingbrakefullyandturnofftheignition
whenleavingthevehicle.
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2006
F-250/350/450/550(f23)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2006 |
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