2000 Ford Explorer Owners Manual

Driving
Whendrivingthroughwater,determinethedepth;avoidwaterhigher
thanthebottomofthehubs(ifpossible)andproceedslowly.Ifthe
ignitionsystemgetswet,thevehiclemaystall.
Oncethroughwater,alwaystrythebrakes.Wetbrakesdonotstopthe
vehicleaseffectivelyasdrybrakes.Dryingcanbeimprovedbymoving
yourvehicleslowlywhileapplyinglightpressureonthebrakepedal.
Afterdrivingthroughmud,cleanoffresiduestucktorotatingdriveshafts,
halfshaftsandtires.Excessmudstuckontiresandrotatingdriveshafts
causesanimbalancethatcoulddamagedrivecomponents.
Ifthetransmission,transfercaseorfrontaxlearesubmergedinwater,
theirfluidsshouldbecheckedandchanged,ifnecessary.
Waterintrusionintothetransmissionmaydamagethe
transmission.
Iftherearaxleissubmergedinwater,therearaxlelubricantshouldbe
checkedandchanged,ifnecessary.Therearaxleisfilledwitha
syntheticlubricantanddoesnotnormallyrequirealubricantchangefor
thelifeofthevehicle.Rearaxlelubricantquantitiesshouldnotneedto
becheckedunlessaleakissuspected.
Driving on hilly or sloping  terrain
Whendrivingonahill,avoiddrivingcrosswiseorturningonsteep
slopes.Youcouldlosetractionandslipsideways.Drivestraightup,
straightdownoravoidthehillcompletely.Knowtheconditionsonthe
othersideofahillbeforedrivingoverthecrest.
Whenclimbingasteephill,startinalowergearratherthandownshifting
toalowergearfromahighergearoncetheascenthasstarted.This
reducesstrainontheengineandthepossibilityofstalling.
Whendescendingasteephill,avoidsuddenbraking.Shifttoalowergear
whenaddedenginebrakingisdesired.
Whenspeedcontrolisonandyouaredrivinguphill,yourvehiclespeed
maydropconsiderably,especiallyifyouarecarryingaheavyload.
Ifvehiclespeeddropsmorethan16km/h(10mph),thespeedcontrol
willcancelautomatically.Resumespeedwithacceleratorpedal.
Ifspeedcontrolcancelsafterclimbingthehill,resetspeedbypressing
andholdingtheSETACCELbutton(toresumespeedsover50km/h
[30
mph]).
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CategoriesFord Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals
Document TypeUser and Operator's Vehicle Manual Guide. Free Auto PDF Manual Download.
Model Year2000
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