Ford Escape: Driving through water
If driving through deep or standing water is unavoidable, proceed very slowly. Never drive through water that is higher than the bottom of the wheel rims (for cars) or the bottom of the hubs (for trucks).
When driving through water, traction or brake capability may be limited.
Also, water may enter your engine’s air intake and severely damage your engine or your vehicle may stall. Driving through deep water where the transmission vent tube is submerged may allow water into the transmission and cause internal transmission damage.
Once through the water, always dry the brakes by moving your vehicle slowly while applying light pressure on the brake pedal.
Wet brakes do not stop the vehicle as quickly as dry brakes.
Maintenance and modifications
The suspension and steering systems on your vehicle have been designed
and tested to provide predictable performance whether loaded or empty
and durable load carrying capability. For this reason, Fo ...
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Panic mode
Vehicles without smart key system
When is pushed for longer than
about one second, an alarm will sound for
about 60 seconds and the vehicle lights
will flash to deter any person from trying
to ...
System check and vehicle feature customization
Press the SETUP button repeatedly
to cycle the message center through
the following features:
PRESS RESET FOR ENGLISH (if in another language)
When entering the setup menu and a non-English lang ...
Audio System Lighting
You can use the instrument panel
brightness control knob to adjust the
illumination of the audio system. The audio system
illuminates when the parking lights
are on, even if the system is tu ...
