Driving
whenyouaredrivingoversand,applytheacceleratorslowlyandavoid
spinningyourwheels.Ifthevehicledoesslide,steerinthedirectionof
theslideuntilyouregaincontrolofthevehicle.
Iftheengine,transmission,AWDSystemcomponentsoraxlesare
submergedinwater,theirfluidsshouldbecheckedandchanged,if
necessary.
Drivingthroughdeepwatermaydamagetheengineor
transmission.
Ifthefrontorrearaxleissubmergedinwater,theaxlelubricantand
PTU(PowerTransferUnit)lubricantshouldbecheckedandchangedif
necessary.
Afterdrivingthroughmud,cleanoffresiduestucktorotatingdriveshafts
andtires.Excessmudstuckontiresandrotatingdriveshaftscausesan
imbalancethatcoulddamagedrivecomponents.
“TreadLightly”isaneducational
programdesignedtoincreasepublic
awarenessofland-useregulations
andresponsibilitiesinournations
wildernessareas.FordMotor
CompanyjoinstheU.S.ForestServiceandtheBureauofLand
Managementinencouragingyoutohelppreserveournationalforestand
otherpublicandprivatelandsby“treadinglightly.”
Drivingonhillyorslopingterrain
Althoughnaturalobstaclesmaymakeitnecessarytotraveldiagonallyup
ordownahillorsteepincline,youshouldalwaystrytodrivestraightup
orstraightdown.Avoiddrivingcrosswiseorturningonsteep
slopesorhills.Adangerliesinlosingtraction,slippingsidewaysand
possiblyrollingover.Wheneverdrivingonahill,determinebeforehand
therouteyouwilluse.Donotdriveoverthecrestofahillwithout
seeingwhatconditionsareontheotherside.Donotdriveinreverse
overahillwithouttheaidofanobserver.
Whenclimbingasteepslopeorhill,startinalowergearratherthan
downshiftingtoalowergearfromahighergearoncetheascenthas
started.Thisreducesstrainontheengineandthepossibilityofstalling.
Ifyoudostallout,donottrytoturnaroundbecauseyoumightrollover.
Itisbettertobackdowntoasafelocation.
Applyjustenoughpowertothewheelstoclimbthehill.Toomuch
powerwillcausethetirestoslip,spinorlosetraction,resultinginlossof
vehiclecontrol.
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Fusion(fsn)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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