Ford RANGER - Steering Your Vehicle

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[GF00785(R)05/96]
Toreleasetheparkingbrake,pressthebrakepedalwithyour
rightfootandholdtheparkingbrakepedaldownwithyour
leftfootwhileyoupulltheparkingbrakereleaselever.Lift
yourfootfromtheparkingbrakepedalafteritisreleased.
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[GF00790(R)02/96]
WARNING
Iftheparkingbrakeisfullyreleased,buttheBrake
Systemlightremainson,havethebrakeschecked
immediately.Theymaynotbeworkingproperly.
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[GF00795(R)03/96]
Theparkingbrakeisnotdesignedtostopamovingvehicle,but
youcanusetheparkingbraketostopyourvehicleinan
emergencyifthenormalbrakesfail.However,sincetheparking
brakeappliesonlytherearbrakes,thestoppingdistancewill
increasegreatlyandthehandlingofyourvehiclewillbe
adverselyaffected.
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[GF00800(R)01/96] SteeringYourVehicle
[GF00810(R)01/96]
YourRangermayhaveoptionalpowersteering.Powersteering
usesenergyfromtheenginetohelpsteeryourvehicle.
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[GF00830(R)03/96]
Iftheamountofeffortneededtosteeryourvehiclechangesata
constantvehiclespeed,havethepowersteeringsystemchecked.
Ifthepowersteeringsystembreaksdown(oriftheengineis
turnedoff),youcansteerthevehiclemanuallybutittakesmore
effort.
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[GF00840(R)01/96]
Neverholdthesteeringwheeltotheextremerightorleftfor
morethanfivesecondsiftheengineisrunning.Thiscan
damagethepowersteeringpump.
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[GF00850(R)01/96]
NOTE:Afteranysevereimpactsuchasstrikinglarge
potholes,slidingintocurbsonicyroads,oracollision
involvingthefrontend,observethesteeringwheel
alignment.Ifthespokesofthesteeringwheelseemto
beinadifferentpositionwhilegoingstraightdown
theroad,havethefrontsuspensionandsteering
checkedforpossibledamage.
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Update:Thu Mar 20 08:55:24 1997