Driving
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATION
Brake-shift interlock
Thisvehicleisequippedwithabrake-shiftinterlockfeaturethatprevents
thegearshiftleverfrombeingmovedfromP(Park)whentheignitionis
intheonpositionunlessbrakepedalispressed.
IfyoucannotmovethegearshiftleveroutofP(Park)withignitionin
theonpositionandthebrakepedalpressed:
1.
Applytheparkingbrake,turnignitionkeytooff,thenremovethekey.
2.
Removetherubberpadatthe
bottomofthecupholdertolocate
theaccesscapofthefloorshifter
assembly.
3.
Usingascrewdriver(or
equivalent),removetheaccess
panelanddepresstheshifterlever
ontheshiftmechanism.
4.
ApplythebrakeandshiftintoN
(Neutral).
5.
Returnthecoverplugtotheconsoleaccesshole.Startthevehicle.
Ifitisnecessarytousetheaboveproceduretomovethegearshiftlever,
itispossiblethatafusehasblownorthevehicle’sbrakelampsarenot
operatingproperly.RefertoFusesandrelaysintheRoadside
Emergencieschapter.
WARNING:Donotdriveyourvehicleuntilyouverifythatthe
brakelampsareworking.
WARNING:Alwayssettheparkingbrakefullyandmakesure
thegearshiftislatchedinP(Park).Turntheignitiontotheoff
positionandremovethekeywheneveryouleaveyourvehicle.
WARNING:Iftheparkingbrakeisfullyreleased,butthebrake
warninglampremainsilluminated,thebrakesmaynotbe
workingproperly.Seeyourauthorizeddealer.
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Product Specification
Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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Model Year | 2009 |
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