2006 Ford Explorer Owners Manual

Roadside Emergencies
Whenawheelisinstalled,alwaysremoveanycorrosion,dirtor
foreignmaterialspresentonthemountingsurfacesofthewheel
orthesurfaceofthewheelhub,brakedrumorbrakediscthat
contactsthewheel.Ensurethatanyfastenersthatattachtherotorto
thehubaresecuredsotheydonotinterferewiththemounting
surfacesofthewheel.Installingwheelswithoutcorrectmetal-to-metal
contactatthewheelmountingsurfacescancausethewheelnutsto
loosenandthewheeltocomeoffwhilethevehicleisinmotion,
resultinginlossofcontrol.
Note:Ifthereiscorrosionontheareawherethewheelcontactsthe
hub,applyathinfilmofgreaseoranti-seizecompoundonthatarea.
JUMP STARTING
Thegasesaroundthebatterycanexplodeifexposedtoflames,
sparks,orlitcigarettes.Anexplosioncouldresultininjuryor
vehicledamage.
Batteriescontainsulfuricacidwhichcanburnskin,eyesand
clothing,ifcontacted.
Donotattempttopush-startyourvehicle.Automatic
transmissionsdonothavepush-startcapability;doingsomay
damagethecatalyticconverter.
Preparing your vehicle
Whenthebatteryisdisconnectedoranewbatteryisinstalled,the
transmissionmustrelearnitsshiftstrategy.Asaresult,thetransmission
mayhavefirmand/orsoftshifts.Thisoperationisconsiderednormaland
willnotaffectfunctionordurabilityofthetransmission.Overtime,the
adaptivelearningprocesswillfullyupdatetransmissionoperation.
1.
2.
Useonlya12–voltsupplytostartyourvehicle.
Donotdisconnectthebatteryofthedisabledvehicleasthiscould
damagethevehicle’selectricalsystem.
3.
Parktheboostervehicleclosetothehoodofthedisabledvehicle
makingsurethetwovehiclesdonottouch.Settheparkingbrakeon
bothvehiclesandstayclearoftheenginecoolingfanandothermoving
parts.
4.
Checkallbatteryterminalsandremoveanyexcessivecorrosionbefore
youattachthebatterycables.Ensurethatventcapsaretightandlevel.
262
2006
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesFord Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2006
Download File
Please Enter the Security Characters Shown Below. Letters are Case Sensitive. Your download link will appear upon completing this step.
- 336 pages
Document File TypePDF
CopyrightAttribution Non-commercial
(0 votes, average: 0 out of 5)

Submit your review (optional)
(will not be displayed)
* Required Field