Ford RANGER Owner's Guide

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Starting
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[TO04800(R)01/96] Fuel-InjectedEngines
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[TO04900(R)01/96]
Whenstartingafuel-injectedengine,themostimportantthing
torememberistoavoidpressingdownontheaccelerator
beforeorduringstarting.Onlyusetheacceleratorwhenyou
haveproblemsgettingyourvehiclestarted.SeeStartingYour
Engineinthischapterfordetailsaboutwhentousethe
acceleratorwhileyoustartyourvehicle.
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[TO04950(R)01/96] StartingYourVehicle
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[TO05200(R)01/96]
PreparingtoStartYourVehicle
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[TO05300(R)02/96]
WARNING
Donotstartyourvehicleinaclosedgarageorinother
enclosedareas.Exhaustfumescanbetoxic.Alwaysopen
thegaragedoorbeforeyoustarttheengine.
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[TO05400(R)01/96]
Beforeyoustartyourvehicle,dothefollowing:
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[TO05500(R)01/96] 1.Makesurealloccupantsinthevehiclebuckletheirsafety
belts.SeeSafetyRestraintsintheIndexformoredetails.
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[TO05600(R)01/96] 2.Makesuretheheadlampsandotheraccessoriesareturned
offwhenstarting.
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[TO05700(R)01/96] 3.Ifyouhaveanautomatictransmission,makesurethatthe
gearshiftleverisinP(Park)andtheparkingbrakeisset
beforeyouturnthekey.
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[TO05800(R)01/96] 4.Ifyouhaveamanualtransmission,makesurethatthe
parkingbrakeisfullyset,pushtheclutchpedaltothefloor,
andputthegearshiftintoNeutralbeforeyouturnthekey.
(Remember,thestarterwilloperateonlyiftheclutchpedal
ispushedinalltheway).
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[TO06000(R)02/96]
Beforeyoustartyourvehicle,youshouldtestthewarninglights
ontheinstrumentpaneltomakesurethattheywork.Referto
theInstrumentationchapter.
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Update:Thu Mar 20 08:53:27 1997

Ford RANGER Specifications

General

Brand	Ford
Model	RANGER
Category	Automobile
Language	English