Driving
WARNING:Alwayssettheparkingbrakefullyandmakesure
thegearshiftislatchedinP(Park).Turntheignitiontotheoff
positionandremovethekeywheneveryouleaveyourvehicle.
R(Reverse)
WiththegearshiftleverinR(Reverse),thevehiclewillmovebackward.
AlwayscometoacompletestopbeforeshiftingintoandoutofR
(Reverse).
N(Neutral)
WiththegearshiftleverinN(Neutral),thevehiclecanbestartedandis
freetoroll.Holdthebrakepedaldownwhileinthisposition.
D(Drive)withOverdrive
Thenormaldrivingpositionforthebestfueleconomy.Transmission
operatesingearsonethroughfour.
D(Drive)withoutOverdrive
Overdrivecanbedeactivatedby
pressingthetransmissioncontrol
switchonthesideofthegearshift
lever.
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Thispositionallowsforall
forwardgears(1–3)except
overdrive.
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Providesenginebraking.
Usewhendrivingconditions
causeexcessiveshiftingfromO/D
toothergears.Examples:heavy
citytrafficwherecontinuous
shiftinginandoutofoverdrive
occurs,hillyterrain,heavyloads,
trailertowingandwhenengine
brakingisrequired.
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•
O/DOFFlampintheinstrument
clusterisilluminated.
O/D
OFF
ToreturntoO/D(overdrive
mode),pressthetransmission
controlswitch.TheO/DOFFlampintheinstrumentclusterwillnot
beilluminated.
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2009
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
Product Specification
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Model Year | 2009 |
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