Driving
TheBRAKEwarninglampwill
illuminateandwillremain
illuminateduntiltheparkingbrake
isreleased.
!
BRAKE
P
Torelease,pressandholdthebutton(2),pullthehandleupslightly,
thenpushthehandledown.
Alwayssettheparkingbrakefullyandmakesurethatthe
gearshiftissecurelylatchedinP(Park)(automatic
transmission)orin1(First)(manualtransmission).
Iftheparkingbrakeisfullyreleased,butthebrakewarninglamp
remainsilluminated,thebrakesmaynotbeworkingproperly.
Seeyourauthorizeddealerassoonaspossible.
TRACTION CONTROLி (IF EQUIPPED)
YourvehiclemaybeequippedwithaTractionControlsystem.This
systemhelpsyoumaintainthestabilityandsteerabilityofyourvehicle,
especiallyonslipperyroadsurfacessuchassnow-orice-coveredroads
andgravelroads.Thesystemwillallowyourvehicletomakebetteruse
ofavailabletractionintheseconditions.
DuringTractionControloperation,
thetractioncontrolactivelightwill
illuminate,youmayhearanelectric
motortypeofsoundcomingfrom
theenginecompartmentandthe
enginewillnot“rev-up”whenyoupushfurtherontheaccelerator.This
isnormalsystembehaviorandshouldbenoreasonforconcern.
Atspeedsbelow53mph(85km/h),boththeengineandthebrake
systemwillbeusedtocontrolwheelspin;atspeedsabove53mph
(85
km/h),onlyenginetorquereductionisused.WhentheTraction
Controlsystemisswitchedoff,thebrakingsystemwillstillbeusedto
controlwheelspinatspeedsbelow25mph(40km/h).
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2007
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
Product Specification
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Model Year | 2007 |
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