Driving
Guarding against exhaust fumes
Althoughodorlessandcolorless,carbonmonoxideispresentinexhaust
fumes.Takeprecautionstoavoiditsdangerouseffects.
Ifyoueversmellexhaustfumesofanykindinsideyourvehicle,
haveyourdealerinspectandfixyourvehicleimmediately.Do
notdriveifyousmellexhaustfumes.Thesefumesareharmfuland
couldkillyou.
Havetheexhaustandbodyventilationsystemscheckedwhenever:
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thevehicleisraisedforservice
thesoundoftheexhaustsystemchanges
thevehiclehasbeendamagedinacollision
WARNING:Engineexhaust,someofitsconstituents,and
certainvehiclecomponentscontainoremitchemicalsknownto
theStateofCaliforniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm.Inaddition,certainfluidscontainedinvehiclesand
certainproductsofcomponentwearcontainoremitchemicalsknown
totheStateofCaliforniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm.
Important ventilating information
Iftheengineisidlingwhilethevehicleisstoppedinanopenareafor
longperiodsoftime,openthewindowsatleast2.5cm(oneinch).
Adjusttheheatingorairconditioning(ifequipped)tobringinfreshair.
Improvevehicleventilationbykeepingallairinletventsclearofsnow,
leavesandotherdebris.
BRAKES
Yourservicebrakesareself-adjusting.Refertothescheduled
maintenanceguideforscheduledmaintenance.
Occasionalbrakenoiseisnormalandoftendoesnotindicatea
performanceconcernwiththevehicle’sbrakesystem.Innormal
operation,automotivebrakesystemsmayemitoccasionalorintermittent
squealorgroannoiseswhenthebrakesareapplied.Suchnoisesare
usuallyheardduringthefirstfewbrakeapplicationsinthemorning;
however,theymaybeheardatanytimewhilebrakingandcanbe
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| Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2002 |
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