Forde Edge II owners manual page 174

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All-Wheel Drive (If Equipped) If Your Vehicle Goes Off the Edge of the Note:Do not rock the vehicle for more than Pavement a few minutes or damage to the • If your vehicle goes off the edge of the transmission and tires may occur or the pavement, slow down, but avoid severe engine may overheat. brake application, ease the vehicle If your vehicle gets stuck in mud or snow it back onto the pavement only after may be rocked out by shifting between reducing your speed. Do not turn the forward and reverse gears, stopping steering wheel too sharply while between shifts, in a steady pattern. Press returning to the road surface. lightly on the accelerator in each gear. • It may be safer to stay on the apron or If your vehicle is equipped with shoulder of the road and slow down AdvanceTrac® with Roll Stability gradually before returning to the Control™, it may be beneficial to pavement. You may lose control if you disengage the AdvanceTrac® with Roll do not slow down or if you turn the Stability Control™ system while steering wheel too sharply or abruptly. attempting to rock the vehicle. • It often may be less risky to strike small Emergency Maneuvers objects, such as highway reflectors, with minor damage to your vehicle • In an unavoidable emergency situation rather than attempt a sudden return to where a sudden sharp turn must be the pavement which could cause the made, remember to avoid vehicle to slide sideways out of control "over-driving" your vehicle (i.e., turn the or rollover. Remember, your safety and steering wheel only as rapidly and as the safety of others should be your far as required to avoid the primary concern. emergency). Excessive steering will If Your Vehicle Gets Stuck result in less vehicle control, not more. Additionally, smooth variations of the WARNINGS accelerator and/or brake pedal Always set the parking brake fully pressure should be utilized if changes and make sure the transmission is in in vehicle speed are called for. Avoid P (Park). Turn the ignition to the lock abrupt steering, acceleration or braking position or turn the vehicle off using the which could result in an increased risk start/stop button and remove the key of loss of vehicle control, vehicle whenever you leave your vehicle. rollover and/or personal injury. Use all available road surface to return the If the parking brake is fully released, vehicle to a safe direction of travel. but the brake warning lamp remains • In the event of an emergency stop, illuminated, the brakes may not be avoid skidding the tires and do not working properly. See your authorized attempt any sharp steering wheel dealer. movements. Do not spin the wheels at over 35 • If the vehicle goes from one type of mph (56 km/h). The tires may fail surface to another (i.e., from concrete and injure a passenger or bystander. to gravel) there will be a change in the way the vehicle responds to a Note:Do not rock the vehicle if the engine maneuver (steering, acceleration or is not at normal operating temperature or braking). Again, avoid these abrupt damage to the transmission may occur. inputs. 171 Edge/Galaxy/S-MAX (CDQ) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, First Printing

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