2010 Ford Explorer Owners Manual

Driving
Descendahillinthesamegearyou
wouldusetoclimbupthehillto
avoidexcessivebrakeapplication
andbrakeoverheating.Donot
descendinneutral;instead,
disengageoverdriveormanually
shifttoalowergear.When
descendingasteephill,avoid
suddenhardbrakingasyoucould
losecontrol.Whenyoubrakehard,
thefrontwheelscan’tturnandif
theyaren’tturning,youwon’tbe
abletosteer.Thefrontwheelshavetobeturninginordertosteerthe
vehicle.Rapidpumpingofthebrakepedalwillhelpyouslowthevehicle
andstillmaintainsteeringcontrol.
Ifyourvehiclehasanti-lockbrakes,applythebrakessteadily.Donot
“pump”thebrakes.
Drivingonsnowandice
AWDand4WDvehicleshaveadvantagesover2WDvehiclesinsnowand
icebutcanskidlikeanyothervehicle.
Shouldyoustarttoslidewhiledrivingonsnowyoricyroads,turnthe
steeringwheelinthedirectionoftheslideuntilyouregaincontrol.
Avoidsuddenapplicationsofpowerandquickchangesofdirectionon
snowandice.Applytheacceleratorslowlyandsteadilywhenstarting
fromafullstop.
Avoidsuddenbrakingaswell.AlthoughanAWDora4WDvehiclemay
acceleratebetterthanatwo-wheeldrivevehicleinsnowandice,itwon’t
stopanyfaster,becauseasinothervehicles,brakingoccursatallfour
wheels.Donotbecomeoverconfidentastoroadconditions.
Makesureyouallowsufficientdistancebetweenyouandothervehicles
forstopping.Driveslowerthanusualandconsiderusingoneofthelower
gears.Inemergencystoppingsituations,avoidlockingofthewheels.Use
a“squeeze”technique,pushonthebrakepedalwithasteadilyincreasing
forcewhichallowsthewheelstobrakeyetcontinuetorollsothatyou
maysteerinthedirectionyouwanttotravel.Ifyoulockthewheels,
releasethebrakepedalandrepeatthesqueezetechnique.Ifyourvehicle
isequippedwithaFourWheelAnti-LockBrakeSystem(ABS),applythe
brakesteadily.Donot“pump”thebrakes.RefertotheBrakessectionof
thischapterforadditionalinformationontheoperationoftheanti-lock
brakesystem.
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2010
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesFord Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2010
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