Cold weather precautions, Driving through water, Floor mats – FORD 2014 Transit Connect v.2 User Manual
Page 158: Driving hints
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Do not warm up your vehicle on cold
mornings.
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Reduce the use of air conditioning and
heat.
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Avoid using speed control in hilly
terrain.
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Do not rest your foot on the brake
pedal while driving.
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Avoid carrying unnecessary weight
(approximately 1 mpg [0.4
kilometers/liter] is lost for every 400
lbs [180 kilograms] of weight carried).
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Avoid adding particular accessories to
your vehicle (e.g. bug deflectors,
rollbars/light bars, running boards, ski
racks).
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Avoid driving with the wheels out of
alignment.
COLD WEATHER
PRECAUTIONS
The functional operation of some
components and systems can be affected
at temperatures below -13°F (-25°C).
DRIVING THROUGH WATER
WARNINGS
Drive through water in an emergency
only and not as part of normal
driving.
Engine damage can occur if water
enters the air filter.
In an emergency, you can drive your vehicle
through water to a maximum depth of 8
inches (200 millimeters) and at a
maximum speed of 6 mph (10 km/h). You
must take extra care when driving through
flowing water.
When driving in water, maintain a low
speed and do not stop your vehicle. After
driving through water and as soon as it is
safe to do so:
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Depress the brake pedal lightly to
check that the brakes are functioning
correctly.
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Check that the horn works.
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Check that your vehicle's lamps are
fully operational.
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Check the power assistance
of the steering system.
FLOOR MATS
(IF EQUIPPED)
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WARNINGS
Always use floor mats that are
designed to fit the foot well of your
vehicle, leaving the pedal area
unobstructed, and which can be firmly
secured to retention posts so that they
cannot slip out of position and interfere
with the pedals or impair safe operation of
your vehicle in other ways.
Incorrectly fitted floor mats can
cause the accelerator pedal to
become stuck in the open position.
This can cause loss of vehicle control.
Always correctly install the floor
mats to the retention posts so that
they cannot slip out of position or
obstruct pedal operation.
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