Driving
Driving on snow and ice
A4WDvehiclehasadvantagesover2WDvehiclesinsnowandicebut
canskidlikeanyothervehicle.
Avoidsuddenapplicationsofpowerandquickchangesofdirectionon
snowandice.Applytheacceleratorslowlyandsteadilywhenstarting
fromafullstop.
Whenbraking,applythebrakesasyounormallywould.Inordertoallow
theanti-lockbrakesystem(ABS)tooperateproperly,keepsteady
pressureonthebrakepedal.
Allowmorestoppingdistanceanddriveslowerthanusual.Consider
usingoneofthelowergears.
ALL WHEEL DRIVE (AWD) SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
(5.0L
ENGINES ONLY)
Yourvehicleisequippedwithafull-timeAllWheelDrive(AWD)transfer
case.Powerissuppliedtoallfourwheelsallthetimewithnoneedto
shiftbetweentwo-wheeldriveandfour-wheeldrive.
ForthelubricantspecificationandrefillcapacityoftheAWDtransfer
casereferto Capa cities and specifica tion s chapter.
Utilityandfour-wheeldrivevehiclesare not designedfor
corneringatspeedsashighaspassengercarsanymorethan
low-slungsportscarsaredesignedtoperformsatisfactorilyunder
off-roadconditions.Avoidsharpturnsorabruptmaneuversinthese
vehicles.
Driving off-road with AWD
Yourvehicleisspeciallyequippedfordrivingonsand,snow,mudand
roughterrainandhasoperatingcharacteristicsthataresomewhat
differentfromconventionalvehicles,bothonandofftheroad.
Maintainsteeringwheelcontrolatalltimes,especiallyinroughterrain.
Sincesuddenchangesinterraincanresultinabruptsteeringwheel
motion,makesureyougripthesteeringwheelfromtheoutside.Donot
gripthespokes.
Drivecautiouslytoavoidvehicledamagefromconcealedobjectssuchas
rocksandstumps.
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| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 1999 |
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