Driving
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Besurethatareaswherethevehicleisparkedarecleanandclearof
allcombustiblessuchaspetroleumproducts,dust,rags,paperand
similaritems.
Besurethattheengineblockheater,heatercordandextensioncord
aresolidlyconnected.Apoorconnectioncancausethecordto
becomeveryhotandmayresultinanelectricalshockorfire.Besure
tocheckforheatanywhereintheelectricalhookuponcethesystem
hasbeenoperatingforapproximatelyahalfhour.
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Finally,havetheengineblockheatersystemcheckedduringyourfall
tune-uptobesureit’singoodworkingorder.
Howtousetheengineblockheater
Ensurethereceptacleterminalsarecleananddrypriortouse.Toclean
them,useadrycloth.
Dependingonthetypeoffactoryinstalledequipment,yourengineblock
heaterwilluse.4to1.0kilowatt-hoursofenergyperhourofuse.Your
factoryinstalledblockheatersystemdoesnothaveathermostat;
however,maximumtemperatureisattainedafterapproximatelythree
hoursofoperation.Blockheateroperationlongerthanthreehourswill
notimprovesystemperformanceandwillunnecessarilyuseadditional
electricity.
Makesuresystemisunpluggedandproperlystowedbeforedrivingthe
vehicle.Whilenotinuse,makesuretheprotectivecoversealsthe
prongsoftheengineblockheatercordplug.
BRAKES
Occasionalbrakenoiseisnormal.Ifametal-to-metal,continuousgrinding
orcontinuoussquealsoundispresent,thebrakeliningsmaybeworn-out
andshouldbeinspectedbyanauthorizeddealer.Ifthevehiclehas
continuousvibrationorshudderinthesteeringwheelwhilebraking,the
vehicleshouldbeinspectedbyanauthorizeddealer.
RefertoWarninglightsand
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BRAKE
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chimesintheInstrumentCluster
chapterforinformationonthebrake
systemwarninglight.
Four-wheel anti-lock brake system (ABS)
Yourvehicleisequippedwithananti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS).This
systemhelpsyoumaintainsteeringcontrolduringemergencystopsby
keepingthebrakesfromlocking.NoisefromtheABSpumpmotorand
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2010
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
Product Specification
Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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Model Year | 2010 |
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