AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PRECAUTIONS
WARNING: When your vehicle is
stationary, keep the brake pedal fully
pressed when shifting gears. Failure to
follow this instruction could result in
personal injury, death or property
damage.
WARNING: Do not apply the brake
pedal and accelerator pedal
simultaneously. Applying both pedals
simultaneously for more than a few
seconds limits vehicle performance,
which may result in difficulty maintaining
speed in traffic and could lead to serious
injury.
WARNING: Apply the parking
brake, shift into park (P), switch the
vehicle off and remove the key or remote
control before you leave your vehicle.
Failure to follow this instruction could
result in personal injury or death.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
POSITIONS
PARK (P) - EXCLUDING: POLICE
WARNING: Shift into park (P) only
when your vehicle is stationary.
In park (P) power is not transmitted to the
driven wheels.
Note: A tone sounds if you attempt to exit
your vehicle without the vehicle in park (P).
Note: Your vehicle may not shift out of park
(P) if the 12V battery has run out of charge.
Note: Your vehicle may not shift out of park
(P) if a fuse is blown.
Note: Your vehicle may not shift out of park
(P) unless the key or remote control is inside
your vehicle.
Note: The electronic parking brake could
apply when you power your vehicle on with
the selector in park (P).
Note: The electronic parking brake could
apply if you shift to park (P) without fully
pressing the brake pedal.
Note: The electronic parking brake could
apply if you shift to park (P) on a slope.
Note: Do not manually release the parking
brake when the selector is in park (P). See
Automatically Releasing the Electric
Parking Brake (page 222).
Note: Your vehicle could shift into park (P)
if you attempt to exit your vehicle without
the transmission in park (P). See How Does
Automatic Return to Park (P) Work (page
209).
Note: A tone could sound when you select
park (P).
PARK (P)
WARNING: Shift into park (P) only
when your vehicle is stationary.
In park (P) power is not transmitted to the
driven wheels.
Note: A tone sounds if you attempt to exit
your vehicle without the vehicle in park (P).
Note: Your vehicle may not shift out of park
(P) if the 12V battery has run out of charge.
Note: Your vehicle may not shift out of park
(P) if a fuse is blown.
Note: Your vehicle may not shift out of park
(P) unless the key or remote control is inside
your vehicle.
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Explorer (CTW) Canada/Mexico/United States of America, enUSA, Edition date: 202401, DOM
Automatic Transmission