Driving
If your vehicle gets stuck in mud or snow
Ifyourvehiclegetsstuckinmudorsnow,itmayberockedoutby
shiftingbetweenforwardandreversegears,stoppingbetweenshiftsina
steadypattern.Presslightlyontheacceleratorineachgear.
Donotrockthevehicleiftheengineisnotatnormaloperating
temperatureordamagetothetransmissionmayoccur.
Donotrockthevehicleformorethanaminuteordamagetothe
transmissionandtiresmayoccur,ortheenginemayoverheat.
MANUAL TRANSMISSION OPERATION (IF EQUIPPED)
1
2
3
4
5
R
Using the clutch
Manualtransmissionvehicleshaveastarterinterlockthatprevents
crankingtheengineunlesstheclutchpedalisfullypressed.
Tostartthevehicle:
1.
Makesuretheparkingbrakeisfullyset.
2.
floor,thenputthegearshiftleverin
theneutralposition.
Presstheclutchpedaltothe
3.
Starttheengine.
4.
Pressthebrakepedalandmove
thegearshiftlevertothedesired
gear;1(First)orR(Reverse).
5.
Releasetheparkingbrake,thenslowlyreleasetheclutchpedalwhile
slowlypressingontheaccelerator.
Duringeachshift,theclutchpedalmustbefullypressedtothefloor.
Makesurethefloormatisproperlypositionedsoitdoesn’tinterferewith
thefullextensionoftheclutchpedal.
Failuretofullypresstheclutchpedaltothefloormaycause
increasedshiftefforts,prematurelyweartransmission
componentsordamagethetransmission.
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Product Specification
Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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Model Year | 2009 |
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