1996 Ford F150 Owner's Manual - Page 249
1996 Ford F150 Manual
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u For automatic transmissions - apply the parking brake by pressing the service brake pedal down firmly with your right foot while applying the parking brake pedal with your left foot. For manual transmissions - apply the service brake and shift into N (Neutral) while still maintaining pressure on the service brake pedal. Set the parking brake fully. u Shift an automatic transmission into P (Park). Put the gearshift of a manual transmission in Reverse. If your vehicle is equipped with four-wheel drive make sure the transfer case is not in Neutral. To start, after being parked on a grade: u Apply the foot service brakes and hold u Start the engine u Shift transmission into gear and release the parking brake u Release the foot service brakes and move the vehicle uphill to free the wheel chocks another person retrieves the chocks. u Apply the foot service brakes and hold while Snowplowing Snow plowing with your air bag equipped vehicle The F-150 Regular Cab 4x4 is equipped with safety belts and a driver-side air bag Supplemental Restraint System (SRS). Ford has evaluated the SRS on an F-150 Regular Cab 4x4 in various snow removal applications. The results of the tests indicated an appropriately equipped F-150 Regular Cab 4x4 and its SRS are compatible with low speed, personal use snow removal. 247