Driving
thedriveline.Therefore,thevehicleisfreetorolleveniftheautomatic
transmissionisinP(Park)orthemanualtransmissionisingear.Donot
leavethevehicleunattendedwiththetransfercaseintheN(Neutral)
position.Alwayssettheparkingbrakefullyandturnofftheignition
whenleavingthevehicle.
Alwayssettheparkingbrakefullyandmakesurethegearshiftis
latchedinP(Park).TurntheignitiontotheLOCKpositionand
removethekeywheneveryouleaveyourvehicle.
Iftheparkingbrakeisfullyreleased,butthebrakewarninglamp
remainsilluminated,thebrakesmaynotbeworkingproperly.
Seeyourauthorizeddealer.
4WDSystems
4WD(whenyouselecta4WDmode)usesallfourwheelstopowerthe
vehicle.Thisincreasestraction,enablingyoutodriveoverterrainand
roadconditionsthataconventionaltwo-wheeldrivevehiclecannot.
Powerissuppliedtoallfourwheelsthroughatransfercase.On4WD
vehicles,thetransfercaseallowsyoutoselect4WDwhennecessary.
Informationontransfercaseoperationandshiftingprocedurescanbe
foundintheDrivingchapter.Informationontransfercasemaintenance
canbefoundintheMaintenanceandSpecificationschapter.You
shouldbecomethoroughlyfamiliarwiththisinformationbeforeyou
operateyourvehicle.
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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2007
F-150(f12)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford F-150 F-250 F-350 F-450 F-550 Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Tags | Ford F-150 4.2, Ford F-150 4.6, Ford F-150 5.4 |
| Model Year | 2007 |
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