Tires, Wheels and Loading
Exceedingtheselimitsmayallowwatertoentervehiclecomponents:
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causinginternaldamagetothecomponents.
affectingdriveability,emissionsandreliability.
Replacetherearaxlelubricantanytimetheaxlehasbeensubmergedin
water.Rearaxlelubricantquantitiesarenottobecheckedorchanged
unlessaleakissuspectedorrepairrequired.
RECREATIONAL TOWING
Followtheseguidelinesforyourspecificpowertraincombinationtotow
yourvehicleforpersonaltravel(suchasbehindamotorhomeora
truck).
Note:Putyourclimatecontrolsysteminrecirculatedairmodeto
preventexhaustfumesfromenteringthevehicle.RefertotheClimate
Controlschapterformoreinformation.
Incaseofroadsideemergencywithadisabledvehicle,pleasereferto
WreckertowingintheRoadsideEmergencieschapter.
Theseguidelinesaredesignedtopreventdamagetoyourvehicle.
FrontWheelDrive(FWD)vehicles:
TowyourFWDvehiclewithallfourwheelsonthegroundorwiththe
frontwheelsoffthegroundbyusingatowdolly.Ifyouareusingatow
dollyfollowtheinstructionsspecifiedbytheequipmentprovider.
Note:Ifyoutowyourvehiclewithallfourwheelsontheground,follow
theseinstructions:
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Forvehiclesequippedwithanautomatictransmission,have
yourtransmissionfluidlevelcheckedbyanauthorizeddealer.
Forthecorrecttransmissionfluidlevelwhenflattowing(allfour
wheelsontheground),refertoTransmissionfluidinthe
MaintenanceandSpecificationschapter.
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Towonlyintheforwarddirection.
Releasetheparkingbrake.
PlacethetransmissionshiftleverinN(Neutral).
Placetheignitiontotheaccessoryposition(refertoStartinginthe
Drivingchapter).
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Donotexceed65mph(105km/h)ifthevehicleisequippedwithan
automatictransmissionor70mph(113km/h)ifequippedwitha
manualtransmission.
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| Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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