Driving
Aggressivedrivinginanyroadconditionscancauseyoutolose
controlofyourvehicleincreasingtheriskofseverepersonal
injuryorpropertydamage.TheoccurrenceofaAdvanceTracwith
RSCeventisanindicationthatatleastsomeofthetireshave
exceededtheirabilitytogriptheroad;thismayleadtoanincreased
riskoflossofvehiclecontrol,vehiclerollover,personalinjuryand
death.Ifyouexperienceasevereroadevent,SLOWDOWN.
IfafailureisdetectedintheAdvanceTracwithRSCsystem,andthe
AdvanceTracwithRSCbuttonhasnotbeenpushed,thewarning
indicatorlightintheinstrumentclusterwillstayon.Ifthewarning
indicatorlightintheinstrumentclusterremainsonwhiletheengineis
running,havethesystemservicedbyanauthorizeddealerimmediately.
STEERING
Tohelppreventdamagetothepowersteeringsystem:
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Neverholdthesteeringwheelatitsfurthestturningpoints(untilit
stops)formorethanafewsecondswhentheengineisrunning
Donotoperatethevehiclewithalowpowersteeringpumpfluidlevel
(belowtheMINmarkonthereservoir).
Somenoiseisnormalduringoperation.Ifthenoiseisexcessive,check
forlowpowersteeringpumpfluidlevelbeforeseekingservicebyyour
authorizeddealer.
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Heavyorunevensteeringeffortsmaybecausedbylowpowersteering
pumpfluidlevel.Checkforlowpowersteeringpumpfluidlevelbefore
seekingservicebyyourauthorizeddealer.
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DonotfillthepowersteeringpumpreservoirabovetheMAXmarkon
thereservoir,asthismayresultinleaksfromthereservoir.
Ifthepowersteeringsystembreaksdown(oriftheengineisturned
off),youcansteerthevehiclemanually,butittakesmoreeffort.Ifthe
steeringwandersorpulls,checkfor:
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animproperlyinflatedtire
uneventirewear
looseorwornsuspensioncomponents
looseorwornsteeringcomponents
impropersteeringalignment
Ahighcrownintheroadorhighcrosswindsmayalsomakethesteering
seemtowander/pull.
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2007
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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