Driving
O/D(overdrivemode)isautomaticallyreturnedeachtimetheengineis
turnedoff.
L(Low)
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•
Providesmaximumenginebraking.
Willdownshifttothelowestavailablegearforthecurrentvehicle
speed;allowsforfirstgearwhenvehiclereachesslowerspeeds.
If your vehicle gets stuck in mud or snow
Ifyourvehiclegetsstuckinmudorsnow,itmayberockedoutby
shiftingbetweenforwardandreversegears,stoppingbetweenshiftsina
steadypattern.Presslightlyontheacceleratorineachgear.
Donotrockthevehicleiftheengineisnotatnormaloperating
temperatureordamagetothetransmissionmayoccur.
Donotrockthevehicleformorethanaminuteordamagetothe
transmissionandtiresmayoccur,ortheenginemayoverheat.
MANUAL TRANSMISSION OPERATION (IF EQUIPPED)
Using the clutch
Manualtransmissionvehicleshaveastarterinterlockthatprevents
crankingtheengineunlesstheclutchpedalisfullypressed.
Tostartthevehicle:
1.
Makesuretheparkingbrakeisfullyset.
2.
floor,thenputthegearshiftleverin
theneutralposition.
Presstheclutchpedaltothe
3.
Starttheengine.
4.
Pressthebrakepedalandmove
thegearshiftlevertothedesired
gear;1(First)orR(Reverse).
5.
Releasetheparkingbrake,thenslowlyreleasetheclutchpedalwhile
slowlypressingontheaccelerator.
Duringeachshift,theclutchpedalmustbefullypressedtothefloor.
Makesurethefloormatisproperlypositionedsoitdoesn’tinterferewith
thefullextensionoftheclutchpedal.
Failuretofullypresstheclutchpedaltothefloormaycause
increasedshiftefforts,prematurelyweartransmission
componentsordamagethetransmission.
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2011
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2011 |
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