Roadside Emergencies
theEasyFuel™“nocap”fuelsystemasitcanbedamaged.Youmust
usetheincludedfunnelinsuchcircumstances.
WARNING:Donotinsertthenozzleofportablefuelcontainers
oraftermarketfunnelsintotheEasyFuel™system.Thiscould
damagethefuelsystemanditsseal,andmaycausefueltorunonto
thegroundinsteadoffillingthetank,allofwhichcouldresultin
seriouspersonalinjury.
JUMP STARTING
WARNING:Thegasesaroundthebatterycanexplodeif
exposedtoflames,sparks,orlitcigarettes.Anexplosioncould
resultininjuryorvehicledamage.
WARNING:Batteriescontainsulfuricacidwhichcanburnskin,
eyesandclothing,ifcontacted.
Donotattempttopush-startyourautomatictransmission
vehicle.Automatictransmissionsdonothavepush-start
capability.Attemptingtopush-startavehiclewithanautomatic
transmissionmaycausetransmissiondamage.
Preparing your vehicle
Whenthebatteryisdisconnectedoranewbatteryisinstalled,the
automatictransmissionmustrelearnitsshiftstrategy.Asaresult,the
transmissionmayhavefirmand/orsoftshifts.Thisoperationis
considerednormalandwillnotaffectfunctionordurabilityofthe
transmission.Overtime,theadaptivelearningprocesswillfullyupdate
transmissionoperation.
1.
2.
Useonlya12–voltsupplytostartyourvehicle.
Donotdisconnectthebatteryofthedisabledvehicleasthiscould
damagethevehicle’selectricalsystem.
3.
Parktheboostervehicleclosetothehoodofthedisabledvehicle
makingsurethetwovehiclesdonottouch.Settheparkingbrakeon
bothvehiclesandstayclearoftheenginecoolingfanandothermoving
parts.
4.
Checkallbatteryterminalsandremoveanyexcessivecorrosionbefore
youattachthebatterycables.Ensurethatventcapsaretightandlevel.
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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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