2003 Ford Focus Owners Manual

Driving
AlltheseconditionsarenormalduringAdvanceTrac௢operation.
Donotalterormodifyyourvehicle’ssuspensionorsteering;the
resultingchangestothevehicle’shandlingcanadverselyaffect
theAdvanceTrac௢system.Also,donotinstallastereo
loudspeakernearthefrontcenterconsoleorundereitherfront
seat.Thespeakervibrationscanadverselyaffectthe
AdvanceTrac௢sensorslocatedinthisarea.
Aggressivedrivinginanyroadconditionscancauseyoutolose
controlofyourvehicleincreasingtheriskofseverepersonal
injuryorpropertydamage.TheoccurrenceofanAdvanceTrac௢event
isanindicationthatatleastsomeofthetireshaveexceededtheir
abilitytogriptheroad;thismayleadtoanincreasedriskoflossof
vehiclecontrol,vehiclerollover,personalinjuryanddeath.Ifyou
experienceasevereroadevent,SLOWDOWN.
STEERING
Topreventdamagetothepowersteeringsystem:
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Neverholdthesteeringwheelatitsfurthestturningpoints(untilit
stops)formorethanafewsecondswhentheengineisrunning.
Donotoperatethevehiclewithalowpowersteeringpumpfluidlevel
(belowtheMINmarkonthereservoir).
Ifthepowersteeringsystembreaksdown(oriftheengineisturned
off),youcansteerthevehiclemanually,butittakesmoreeffort.
Ifthesteeringwandersorpulls,checkfor:
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animproperlyinflatedtire
uneventirewear
looseorwornsuspensioncomponents
looseorwornsteeringcomponents
impropersteeringalignment
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATION (IF  EQUIPPED)
Brake-shift interlock
Thisvehicleisequippedwithabrake-shiftinterlockfeaturethatprevents
thegearshiftleverfrombeingmovedfromP(Park)whentheignitionis
intheONpositionunlessthebrakepedalisdepressed.
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CategoriesFord Focus Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2003
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