FORD 2001 Focus - Manual (Page 163)

Driving
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• Allow more distance for stopping
with a trailer attached.
• The trailer tongue weight should
be 10-15% of the loaded trailer
weight.
• After you have traveled 80 km
(50 miles), thoroughly check your
hitch, electrical connections and
trailer wheel lug nuts.
• When stopped in traffic for long
periods of time in hot weather,
place the gearshift in P (Park) and
increase idle speed. This aids
engine cooling and air conditioner
efficiency.
• Vehicles with trailers should not
be parked on a grade. If you must
park on a grade, place wheel chocks
under the trailer's wheels.
TOWING YOUR VEHICLE
BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE
At times you may want to tow your
vehicle behind another vehicle.
Before you have your vehicle
towed:
• Release the parking brake.
• Move the gearshift to N (Neutral).
• Turn the key in the ignition to off.
• Unlock the steering wheel.