Tires, Wheels and Loading
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Forvehiclesequippedwithanautomatictransmission,starttheengine
andallowittorunforfiveminutesatthebeginningofeachdayand
everysixhoursthereafter.Withtheenginerunningandyourfooton
thebrake,shiftintoD(Drive)andthenintoR(Reverse)before
shiftingbackintoN(Neutral).
Four-WheelDrive(4WD)vehicles:
Towyour4WDvehiclewithallfourwheelsonthegroundorwithallfour
wheelsoffthegroundusingavehicletransporttrailer.Donottowyour
4WDvehiclewiththefrontwheelsofftheground(byusingatow
dolly)andtherearwheelsontheground.Thiswillcausedamageto
your4WDsystem.Ifyouareusingavehicletransporttrailer,followthe
instructionspecifiedbytheequipmentprovider.
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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Forvehiclesequippedwithanautomatictransmission,starttheengine
andallowittorunforfiveminutesatthebeginningofeachdayand
everysixhoursthereafter.Withtheenginerunningandyourfooton
thebrake,shiftintoD(Drive)andthenintoR(Reverse)before
shiftingbackintoN(Neutral).
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| Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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