Ford RANGER - Page 160

Driving
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IfBrakesDoNotGripWellorPedalis“Low”
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Ifbrakesdonotgripwell,itmayindicatethereardrumbrakes
needadjustment.Todothis,drivethevehicleinreverseat
5mph(8km/h)onlevel,drypavement.Stopthevehicleby
firmlyapplyingthebrakes.Repeatthisprocedurefourorfive
times.
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Ifduringnormaloperationthebrakepedalseems“low”,itmay
indicatetheneedforabrakesysteminspectionand/orservice.
Youshouldhaveyourbrakescheckedassoonaspossible.
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Occasionalbrakesquealduringlighttomoderatestopsdoesnot
affectthefunctionofthebrakesystemandisnormal.However,
ifthesquealbecomeslouderormorefrequent,haveyour
brakesinspectedbyyourdealeroraqualifiedservicetechnician.
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WARNING
Modificationstothesuspensionspringratesand/or
vehiclerideheightmayadverselyaffectvehiclestopping
ability.
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IfBrakesPull
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■Checktirepressure.
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■Performtheself-adjustmentproceduredescribedunderIf
BrakesDoNotGripWellorPedalis“Low.”
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Ifpulloccursduringthefirst500miles(800km),make10
moderatelyfaststopsfrom40mph(65km/h)andthen
performtheself-adjustmentprocedureabove.Itmaybe
necessarytorepeatthisoperationtoproperlyseatnewbrake
liningsandpads.
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StoppingDistances
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Stoppingdistancesvarywithdifferentloadsanddriving
conditions.Usecautionwhenencounteringnewconditionsand
acquaintyourselfwithvehicleperformance.Takefulladvantage
ofenginebrakingpowerwhenslowingdown.
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Update:Thu Mar 20 08:55:24 1997