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OPERATION

While driving

Drive systems for off-road trips Driving systems and equipment described below allows you to drive your vehicle safely off road: • Disengagement of the ASR. •Differential locks. WARNING The steering wheel may strike back and cause injuries on the thumbs of your hands when driving over obstacles or the tracks formed over the road. Hold the steering wheel tightly with your both hands. Consider the high forces occurring for a short period of time while driving over the obstacles. • Stop the vehicle and engage a lower gear before driving off-road. • Always drive the vehicle with the engine running and a gear engaged while driving off-road. • Drive slowly and with a stable speed. Drive with the crawling speed if required. • Make sure that the wheels are always held on the road. • Activate the differential lock. • Drive with extra care in an unknown or a non-visible area. Get off the vehicle first, and inspect the terrain for safety reasons.

WARNING In the vehicles with engine driven power output (Engine-PTO), the angle of the shaft mounted at this point by the superstructure manufacturer with respect to engine shall not exceed the value of 3°. Make sure that the superstructure of your vehicle was constructed accordingly. Otherwise, it may result in vibration, balance and thus serious engine and superstructure problems. CAUTION You may not observe the obstacles in time or assess the structure of the ground properly. Always drive slowly off-road to prevent damages to the vehicle. Vehicle may slip sideways or turned over. Never drive the vehicle in direct angle to the slope, always drive in parallel to the slope. Do not manoeuvre in the opposite direction. If your vehicle cannot take a slope, drive in the reverse gear. You may lose the control of the vehicle when you shift to neutral or press the clutch or try to brake the vehicle with the service brake only in slopes. Do not let your vehicle to move in neutral or with the clutch activated.

If you load your vehicle excessively, this would increase the risk of turning over. Do not exceed the maximum permissible axle load. Maintain the center of gravity as low as possible when you are loading your vehicle. Materials that lower that the effect of braking, such as sand or water mixed with oil, may enter the brakes if you drive your vehicle on muddy or swampy areas frequently. This may cause excessive wear and a decrease in the braking effect. A risk of not being able to use the braking effect fully in emergency conditions is present. Test the brakes after any off-road drives. If the braking effect is lowered or that rubbing noises are present in this test, make sure that your brake system is checked by a FORD OTOSAN authorized dealership. WARNING Acceleration forces act on your body from all directions due to the improper nature of the ground. There is a risk of bouncing off the seat and injuring yourself. Always fasten your safety belt in the off road drives, too.

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