2008 Ford Focus Owners Manual

Driving
WARNING:Alwayssettheparkingbrakefullyandmakesure
thegearshiftislatchedinP(Park).TurntheignitiontotheOFF
positionandremovethekeywheneveryouleaveyourvehicle.
WARNING:Iftheparkingbrakeisfullyreleased,butthebrake
warninglampremainsilluminated,thebrakesmaynotbe
workingproperly.Seeyourauthorizeddealer.
Understanding the gearshift positions  of the 4–speed automatic
transmission
ThisvehicleisequippedwithanadaptiveTransmissionShiftStrategy.
AdaptiveShiftStrategyofferstheoptimaltransmissionoperationand
shiftquality.Whenthevehicle’sbatteryhasbeendisconnectedforany
typeofserviceorrepair,thetransmissionwillneedtorelearnthenormal
shiftstrategyparameters,muchlikehavingtoresetyourradiostations
whenyourvehiclebatteryhasbeendisconnected.TheAdaptive
TransmissionStrategyallowsthetransmissiontorelearntheseoperating
parameters.Thislearningprocesscouldtakeseveraltransmission
upshiftsanddownshifts;duringthislearningprocess,slightlyfirmer
shiftsmayoccur.Afterthislearningprocess,normalshiftfeelandshift
schedulingwillresume.
P(Park)
Thispositionlocksthetransmissionandpreventsthefrontwheelsfrom
turning.
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2008
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide
USA(fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesFord Focus Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2008
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