Driving off-road with truck and utility vehicles, Driving – FORD 2005 Excursion v.3 User Manual

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Shifting from 4x4 HIGH (4WD High) to 4x4 LOW (4WD Low)

1. Bring the vehicle to either a complete stop or vehicle speed below
3 mph (5 km/h).
2. Depress the brake.
3. Place the gearshift in N (Neutral).

4. Move the 4WD control to the 4x4
LOW position.

5. Hold the shift conditions until the
LOW RANGE indicator light
illuminates.

6. If the LOW RANGE indicator light
does not illuminate within 15
seconds, drive the vehicle above
5 mph (8 km/h), then repeat steps
1 through 5 before reporting any
shift concerns to your authorized dealer.
Shifting from 4x4 LOW (4WD Low) to 4x4 HIGH (4WD High) or 2WD
(2WD High)

1. Bring the vehicle to either a complete stop or vehicle speed below
3 mph (5 km/h).
2. Depress the brake.
3. Place the gearshift in N (Neutral).

4. Move the 4WD control to the 4x4
HIGH (4WD High) or 2WD (2WD
High) position.

5. Hold the shift conditions until the
LOW RANGE indicator light shuts
off.

6. If the LOW RANGE indicator light
does not shut off within 15
seconds, drive the vehicle above
mph (8 km/h), then repeat steps
1 through 5 before reporting any shift concerns to your authorized
dealer.
Driving off-road with truck and utility vehicles
4WD vehicles are specially equipped for driving on sand, snow, mud and
rough terrain and have operating characteristics that are somewhat
different from conventional vehicles, both on and off the road.

2005 Excursion (hdw)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
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Driving

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