Driving
afewsecondswhentheengineisrunning.Ifthepowersteeringsystem
breaksdown(oriftheengineisturnedoff),youcansteerthevehicle
manually,butittakesmoreeffort.
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Donotoperatethevehiclewithalowpowersteeringpumpfluidlevel
(belowtheMINmarkonthereservoir).
Somenoiseisnormalduringoperation.Ifexcessive,checkforlow
powersteeringpumpfluidlevelbeforeseekingservicebyyour
authorizeddealer.
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Heavyorunevensteeringeffortsmaybecausedbylowpowersteering
pumpfluidlevel.Checkforlowpowersteeringpumpfluidlevelbefore
seekingservicebyyourauthorizeddealer.
DonotfillthepowersteeringpumpreservoirabovetheMAXmarkon
thereservoir,asthismayresultinleaksfromthereservoir.
IfthesteeringwandersorpullsequippedwitheitheranEPSora
hydraulicsteeringsystem,checkfor:
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animproperlyinflatedtire
uneventirewear
looseorwornsuspensioncomponents
looseorwornsteeringcomponents
impropersteeringalignment
Ahighcrownintheroadorhighcrosswindsmayalsomakethesteering
seemtowander/pull.
Speed sensitive steering
Thesteeringinyourvehicleisspeedsensitive.Atlowerspeedstheassist
isincreasedtoimprovemaneuverability.
Iftheamountofeffortrequiredtosteeryourvehiclechangeswhile
drivingataconstantvehiclespeed,havethepowersteeringsystem
checkedbyyourauthorizeddealer.
BRAKE-SHIFT INTERLOCK
Thisvehicleisequippedwithabrake-shiftinterlockfeaturethatprevents
thegearshiftleverfrombeingmovedfromP(Park)whentheignitionis
intheonpositionunlessthebrakepedalispressed.
IfyoucannotmovethegearshiftleveroutofP(Park)withignitionin
theonpositionandthebrakepedalpressed,itispossiblethatafusehas
blownorthevehicle’sbrakelampsarenotoperatingproperly.Referto
FusesandrelaysintheRoadsideEmergencieschapter.
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2010
Fusion(fsn)
OwnersGuide,4thPrinting
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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