Driving
Tostartthevehicle:
1.
Makesuretheparkingbrakeisfullyset.
2.
Presstheclutchpedaltothefloor,thenputthegearshiftleverinthe
neutralposition.
3.
4.
Starttheengine.
Pressthebrakepedalandmovethegearshiftlevertothedesired
gear;1(First)orR(Reverse).
5.
Releasetheparkingbrake,thenslowlyreleasetheclutchpedalwhile
slowlypressingontheaccelerator.
Duringeachshift,theclutchpedalmustbefullydepressedtothefloor.
Makesurethefloormatisproperlypositionedsoitdoesn’tinterferewith
thefullextensionoftheclutchpedal.
Failuretofullydepresstheclutchpedaltothefloormaycause
increasedshiftefforts,prematurelyweartransaxlecomponents
ordamagethetransaxle.
Donotdrivewithyourfootrestingontheclutchpedalorusethe
clutchpedaltoholdyourvehicleatastandstillwhilewaitingona
hill.Theseactionswillreducethelifeoftheclutch.
Recommended shift speeds
Donotdownshiftinto1(First)whenyourvehicleismoving
fasterthan15mph(24km/h).Thiswilldamagetheclutch.
Upshiftaccordingtothefollowingchart:
Recommendedupshifts(forbestfueleconomy)when
accelerating
5-speed
manualtransaxle
Shiftfrom:
1
2
3
4
-2
-3
-4
-5
14mph(23km/h)
24mph(39km/h)
32mph(51km/h)
44mph(71km/h)
Reverse
1.
Makesurethatyourvehicleisatacompletestopbeforeyoushiftinto
R(Reverse).Failuretodosomaydamagethetransmission.
Holdtheclutchpedaldownandmovethegearshiftleverintothe
2.
neutralposition.WaitatleastthreesecondsbeforeshiftingintoR
(Reverse).
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2007
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
Product Specification
Categories | Ford Focus Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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Model Year | 2007 |
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