Driving
ToreturntoD(Drive),pressthetransmissioncontrolswitchagain.
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Thegradeassistlampintheinstrumentclusterwillnotbeilluminated.
Thetransmissionwilloperateingearsonethroughfive.
L(Low)
Thisposition:
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Providesmaximumenginebraking.
Willdownshifttothelowestavailablegearforthecurrentvehicle
speed;allowsforfirstgearwhenvehiclereachesslowerspeeds.
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Isnotintendedforuseunderextendedornormaldrivingconditions
andresultsinlowerfueleconomy.
Hill start assist (HSA) system (if equipped)
Thehillstartassist(HSA)systemmakesiteasiertopullawaywhenthe
vehicleisonaslopewithouttheneedtousetheparkingbrake.When
HSAisactive,thevehiclewillremainstationaryontheslopefortwoto
threesecondsafteryoureleasethebrakepedal.Duringthistime,you
havetimetomoveyourfootfromthebraketotheacceleratorpedaland
pullaway.Thebrakesarereleasedautomaticallyoncetheenginehas
developedsufficientdrivetopreventthevehiclefromrollingdownthe
slope.Thisisanadvantagewhenpullingawayonaslope,(forexample,
fromacarparkramp,trafficlightsorwhileinreversetravelinguphill
intoaparkingspace).
WARNING:HSAdoesnotreplacetheparkingbrake.Whenyou
leavethevehicle,alwaysapplytheparkingbrakeandselectP
(Park).
UsingHSA
TheHSAsystemisactivatedautomaticallywhenthevehicleisstopped
onaslopegreaterthanfourdegrees.HSAoperateswiththevehicle
facingdownhillifreversegearisselected.
WARNING:Youmustremaininthevehicleonceyouhave
activatedHSA.
WARNING:Duringalltimesyouareresponsibleforcontrolling
thevehicle,supervisingtheHSAsystemandintervening,if
required.
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2011
Fiesta(fie)
OwnersGuide,3rdPrinting
USA(fus)
Product Specification
Categories | Ford Fiesta Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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Model Year | 2011 |
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