Driving
4x4 system indicator lights
The4x4modeindicatorlightilluminatesonlyunderthefollowing
conditions.Iftheindicatorlightilluminateswhendrivinginthe4x4
AUTOmode,contactyourForddealerassoonaspossible.
Thislightsteadilyilluminateswhen
4x4
the4x4ONmodeisengaged.
Shifting between 4x4 Auto and ON modes
Switchthefour-wheeldrivecontrol
to4x4ONtoapplypowertoboth
axles.Whenyouactivatethecontrol
to4x4ON,theindicatorlightwill
illuminateintheinstrumentcluster.
Whenyouswitchthecontrolback
to4x4AUTOfornormalon-road
operatingconditions,theindicator
lightisactivatedandwillturnoff.
Eithershiftcanbedoneatastopor
whiledrivingatanyspeed.
Driving off-road with truck and utility vehicles
4x4vehiclesarespeciallyequippedfordrivingonsand,snow,mudand
roughterrainandhaveoperatingcharacteristicsthataresomewhat
differentfromconventionalvehicles,bothonandofftheroad.
How your vehicle differs from other vehicles
Truckandutilityvehiclescandifferfromsomeothervehicles.Your
vehiclemaybehighertoallowittotraveloverroughterrainwithout
gettinghungupordamagingunderbodycomponents.
Thedifferencesthatmakeyourvehiclesoversatilealsomakeithandle
differentlythananordinarypassengercar.
Maintainsteeringwheelcontrolatalltimes,especiallyinroughterrain.
Sincesuddenchangesinterraincanresultinabruptsteeringwheel
motion,makesureyougripthesteeringwheelfromtheoutside.Donot
gripthespokes.
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| Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2002 |
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