Driving
Avoidsuddenapplicationsofpowerandquickchangesofdirectionon
snowandice.Applytheacceleratorslowlyandsteadilywhenstarting
fromafullstop.
Avoidsuddenbrakingaswell.Althougha4WDvehiclemayaccelerate
betterthanatwo-wheeldrivevehicleinsnowandice,itwon’tstopany
faster,becauseasinothervehicles,brakingoccursatallfourwheels.Do
notbecomeoverconfidentastoroadconditions.
Makesureyouallowsufficientdistancebetweenyouandothervehicles
forstopping.Driveslowerthanusualandconsiderusingoneofthelower
gears.Inemergencystoppingsituations,avoidlockingofthewheels.Use
a“squeeze”technique,pushonthebrakepedalwithasteadilyincreasing
forcewhichallowsthewheelstobrakeyetcontinuetorollsothatyou
maysteerinthedirectionyouwanttotravel.Ifyoulockthewheels,
releasethebrakepedalandrepeatthesqueezetechnique.Sinceyour
vehicleisequippedwithaFourWheelAnti-LockBrakeSystem(ABS),
applythebrakesteadily.Donot“pump”thebrakes.RefertotheBrakes
sectionofthischapterforadditionalinformationontheoperationofthe
anti-lockbrakesystem.
WARNING:Ifyouaredrivinginslipperyconditionsthatrequire
tirechainsorcables,thenitiscriticalthatyoudrivecautiously.
Keepspeedsdown,allowforlongerstoppingdistancesandavoid
aggressivesteeringtoreducethechancesofalossofvehiclecontrol
whichcanleadtoseriousinjuryordeath.Iftherearendofthevehicle
slideswhilecornering,steerinthedirectionoftheslideuntilyou
regaincontrolofthevehicle.
Maintenanceandmodifications
Thesuspensionandsteeringsystemsonyourvehiclehavebeendesigned
andtestedtoprovidepredictableperformancewhetherloadedorempty
anddurableloadcarryingcapability.Forthisreason,FordMotor
Companystronglyrecommendsthatyoudonotmakemodificationssuch
asaddingorremovingparts(suchasliftkitsorstabilizerbars)orby
usingreplacementpartsnotequivalenttotheoriginalfactoryequipment.
Anymodificationstoavehiclethatraisethecenterofgravitycanmake
itmorelikelythevehiclewillrolloverasaresultofalossofcontrol.
FordMotorCompanyrecommendsthatcautionbeusedwithanyvehicle
equippedwithahighloadordevice(suchasladderracksorpickupbox
cover).
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2011
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2011 |
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