Driving
Thevanshouldbeoperatedbyanexperienceddriver.Anorganization
thatownsavanshouldselectoneortwoexperienceddriverstodrive
thevanonaregularbasis.Thesedriverswillgainvaluableexperience
handlingthevan.Thisexperiencewillhelpmakeeachtripsafer.
Thevanshouldbeoperatedatasafespeedwhich,insomeconditions,
maybelessthanthepostedspeedlimit.
Further,alloccupantsshouldbeproperlyrestrained.Mostpeoplekilled
inrollovercrasheswereunbelted.Occupantscandramaticallyreduce
theirriskofbeingkilledorseriouslyinjuredinarollovercrashbysimply
usingtheirseatbelts.Organizationsthatownvansshouldhaveawritten
seatbeltusepolicy.Driversshouldberesponsibleforenforcingthe
policy.
Emergencymaneuvers
•
Inanunavoidableemergencysituationwhereasuddensharpturn
mustbemade,remembertoavoid“over-driving”yourvehicle,i.e.,
turnthesteeringwheelonlyasrapidlyandasfarasrequiredtoavoid
theemergency.Excessivesteeringwillresultinlessvehiclecontrol,
notmore.Additionally,smoothvariationsoftheacceleratorand/or
brakepedalpressureshouldbeutilizedifchangesinvehiclespeedare
calledfor.Avoidabruptsteering,accelerationorbrakingwhichcould
resultinanincreasedriskoflossofvehiclecontrol,vehiclerollover
and/orpersonalinjury.Useallavailableroadsurfacetoreturnthe
vehicletoasafedirectionoftravel.
•
Intheeventofanemergencystop,avoidskiddingthetiresanddonot
attemptanysharpsteeringwheelmovements.
WARNING:Vehicleswithahighercenterofgravitysuchas
utilityandfour-wheeldrivevehicleshandledifferentlythan
vehicleswithalowercenterofgravity.Utilityandfour-wheeldrive
vehiclesarenotdesignedforcorneringatspeedsashighaspassenger
carsanymorethanlow-slungsportscarsaredesignedtoperform
satisfactorilyunderoff-roadconditions.Avoidsharpturns,excessive
speedandabruptmaneuversinthesevehicles.Failuretodrive
cautiouslycouldresultinanincreasedriskoflossofvehiclecontrol,
vehiclerollover,personalinjuryanddeath.
•
Ifthevehiclegoesfromonetypeofsurfacetoanother(i.e.,from
concretetogravel)therewillbeachangeinthewaythevehicle
respondstoamaneuver(steering,accelerationorbraking).Again,
avoidtheseabruptinputs.
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2010
TransitConnect(tst)
OwnersGuide,3rdPrinting
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Manuals, Ford Transit Connect Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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