Driving
Drivingonsnowandice
Note:Excessivetireslippagecancausetransmissiondamage.
AWDvehicleshaveadvantagesover2WDvehiclesinsnowandicebut
canskidlikeanyothervehicle.
Shouldyoustarttoslidewhiledrivingonsnowyoricyroads,turnthe
steeringwheelinthedirectionoftheslideuntilyouregaincontrol.
Avoidsuddenapplicationsofpowerandquickchangesofdirectionon
snowandice.Applytheacceleratorslowlyandsteadilywhenstarting
fromafullstop.
Avoidsuddenbrakingaswell.AlthoughanAWDvehiclemayaccelerate
betterthanatwo-wheeldrivevehicleinsnowandice,itwon’tstopany
faster,becauseasinothervehicles,brakingoccursatallfourwheels.Do
notbecomeoverconfidentastoroadconditions.
Makesureyouallowsufficientdistancebetweenyouandothervehicles
forstopping.Driveslowerthanusualandconsiderusingoneofthelower
gears.Inemergencystoppingsituations,applythebrakesteadily.Since
yourvehicleisequippedwithafourwheelanti-lockbrakesystem(ABS),
donot“pump”thebrakes.RefertotheBrakessectionofthischapter
foradditionalinformationontheoperationoftheanti-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(suchasladderorluggageracks).
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2011
Taurus
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
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