Driving
WARNING:Alwayssettheparkingbrakefullyandmakesure
thatthegearshiftissecurelylatchedinP(Park)(automatic
transmission)orin1(First)(manualtransmission).
WARNING:Iftheparkingbrakeisfullyreleased,butthebrake
warninglampremainsilluminated,thebrakesmaynotbe
workingproperly.Seeyourauthorizeddealerassoonaspossible.
TRACTION CONTROL™ (IF EQUIPPED)
YourvehiclemaybeequippedwithaTractionControl™system.This
systemhelpsyoumaintainthestabilityandsteerabilityofyourvehicle,
especiallyonslipperyroadsurfacessuchassnow-orice-coveredroads
andgravelroads.Thesystemwillallowyourvehicletomakebetteruse
ofavailabletractionintheseconditions.
WARNING:Aggressivedrivinginanyroadconditionscancause
youtolosecontrolofyourvehicleincreasingtheriskofsevere
personalinjuryorpropertydamage.TheoccurrenceofaTraction
Control™eventisanindicationthatatleastsomeofthetireshave
exceededtheirabilitytogriptheroad;thismayleadtoanincreased
riskoflossofvehiclecontrol,vehiclerollover,personalinjuryand
death.Ifyouexperienceasevereroadevent,SLOWDOWN.
DuringTractionControl™operation,
thetractioncontrolactivelightwill
illuminate,youmayhearanelectric
motortypeofsoundcomingfrom
theenginecompartmentandthe
enginewillnot“rev-up”whenyou
pushfurtherontheaccelerator.Thisisnormalsystembehaviorand
shouldbenoreasonforconcern.
Atspeedsbelow53mph(85km/h),boththeengineandthebrake
systemwillbeusedtocontrolwheelspin;atspeedsabove53mph
(85
Control™systemisswitchedoff,thebrakingsystemwillstillbeusedto
controlwheelspinatspeedsbelow25mph(40km/h).
km/h),onlyenginetorquereductionisused.WhentheTraction
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2008
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Focus Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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