Driving
Alwayssettheparkingbrakefullyandmakesurethegearshiftis
latchedinP(Park).TurntheignitiontotheLOCKpositionand
removethekeywheneveryouleaveyourvehicle.
Iftheparkingbrakeisfullyreleased,butthebrakewarninglamp
remainsilluminated,thebrakesmaynotbeworkingproperly.
Seeyourauthorizeddealer.
4WDSystems
4WD(whenyouselecta4WDmode),usesallfourwheelstopowerthe
vehicle.Thisincreasestraction,enablingyoutodriveoverterrainand
roadconditionsthataconventionaltwo-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.
Avoidexcessivespeedbecausevehiclemomentumcanworkagainstyou
andcausethevehicletobecomestucktothepointthatassistancemay
berequiredfromanothervehicle.Remember,youmaybeabletoback
outthewayyoucameifyouproceedwithcaution.
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2006
F-250/350/450/550(f23)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(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 | 2006 |
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