Driving
Ifthetransmission,transfercaseorfrontaxlearesubmergedinwater,
theirfluidsshouldbecheckedandchanged,ifnecessary.
Drivingthroughdeepwatermaydamagethetransmission.
Ifthefrontorrearaxleissubmergedinwater,theaxlelubricantshould
bereplaced.
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
downshiftingtoalowergearfroma
highergearoncetheascenthas
started.Thisreducesstrainonthe
engineandthepossibilityofstalling.
Ifyoudostallout,donottryto
turnaroundbecauseyoumightroll
over.Itisbettertobackdowntoa
safelocation.
Applyjustenoughpowertothewheelstoclimbthehill.Toomuch
powerwillcausethetirestoslip,spinorlosetraction,resultinginlossof
vehiclecontrol.
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2010
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
Product Specification
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Model Year | 2010 |
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