2008 Ford Focus Owners Manual

Driving
Ifnecessary,tryturningtheTractionControl™systemoff.Thiswill
allowthewheelstospin,whichmayhelptofreeyourstuckvehicle.For
moreinformation,refertoTractionControl™inthischapter.
Donotrockthevehicleiftheengineisnotatnormaloperating
temperatureordamagetothetransmissionmayoccur.
Donotrockthevehicleformorethanaminuteordamagetothe
transmissionandtiresmayoccur,ortheenginemayoverheat.
MANUAL TRANSMISSION OPERATION (IF  EQUIPPED)
1
2
3
4
5
R
Using the clutch
Themanualtransmissionhasastarterinterlockthatpreventscranking
theengineunlesstheclutchpedalisfullydepressed.
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,prematurelyweartransmission
componentsordamagethetransmission.
Donotdrivewithyourfootrestingontheclutchpedalorusethe
clutchpedaltoholdyourvehicleatastandstillwhilewaitingona
hill.Theseactionswillreducethelifeoftheclutch.
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2008
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide
USA(fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesFord Focus Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2008
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