2014 Ford Transit Connect Cargo Owner Manual Printing 1 - Page 157
2014 Ford Transit Connect Cargo Manual
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Driving Hints Do not warm up your vehicle on cold mornings. Reduce the use of air conditioning and heat. Avoid using speed control in hilly terrain. Do not rest your foot on the brake pedal while driving. Avoid carrying unnecessary weight (approximately 1 mpg [0.4 kilometers/liter] is lost for every 400 lbs [180 kilograms] of weight carried). Avoid adding particular accessories to your vehicle (e.g. bug deflectors, rollbars/light bars, running boards, ski racks). Avoid driving with the wheels out of alignment. 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: • Depress the brake pedal lightly to check that the brakes are functioning correctly. • Check that the horn works. • Check that your vehicle's lamps are fully operational. • Check the power assistance of the steering system. • FLOOR MATS (IF EQUIPPED) • COLD WEATHER PRECAUTIONS The functional operation of some components and systems can be affected at temperatures below -13°F (-25°C). E142666 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. 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. 154 Tourneo Connect/Transit Connect (CHC) Canada/United States of America