Maintenance and Specifications
- Service recommendations
- Precautions when servicing your vehicle
- Opening the hood
- Identifying components in the engine compartment
- Windshield washer fluid
- Changing the wiper blades
- Engine oil
- Battery
- Engine coolant
- Fuel filter
- What you should know about automotive fuels
- Essentials of good fuel economy
- Emission control system
- Brake/Clutch fluid
- Transmission fluid
- Air filter
- Vehicle storage
- Motorcraft part numbers
- Maintenance product specifications and capacities
- Engine data
- Identifying your vehicle
- Transmission code designations
See also:
Manual transmission operation (if equipped)
Using the clutch
Manual transmission vehicles have a starter interlock that prevents cranking
the engine unless the clutch pedal is fully pressed.
To start the vehicle:
1. Make sure the parking b ...
Opening and closing the hood
1. Inside the vehicle, pull the hood release handle located under the bottom
of the instrument panel near the steering column.
2. Go to the front of the vehicle and release the secondary hood l ...
Four Wheel Drive (4WD) System (if equipped)
WARNING:
For important information regarding safe operation of this type of vehicle, see
Preparing to drive your vehicle in this chapter.
Your vehicle is equipped with an intelligent 4WD System ...