dead battery FORD MAVERICK 2022 Owners Manual

HOW DOES AUTOMATIC RETURN
TO PARK (P) WORK
Your vehicle shifts into park (P) when your
vehicle is stationary and any of the
following occur:
•
You switch the vehicle off.
• You open the driver door with your
seatbelt unlatched.
• You unlatch the driver seatbelt when
the driver door is open.
Note: Do not use automatic return to park
(P) when your vehicle is moving, except in
an emergency. See Stopping the Engine
When Your Vehicle is Moving (page 161).
AUTOMATIC RETURN TO PARK
(P) LIMITATIONS
Automatic return to park may not work if
the door ajar switch is malfunctioning.
See an authorized dealer if any of the
following occur:
• Door ajar indicator does not illuminate
with the driver door open.
• Door ajar indicator illuminates with the
driver door closed.
• Transmission not in park message
appears with the driver door closed,
after you shift out of park (P).
GRADE ASSIST - HYBRID
ELECTRIC VEHICLE (HEV)
WHAT IS GRADE ASSIST
Provides additional grade braking with a
combination of engine motoring and
high-voltage battery charging to help
maintain vehicle speed when descending
a grade. MANUAL PARK RELEASE -
GASOLINE
(IF EQUIPPED)
WHAT IS MANUAL PARK RELEASE
Manual park release is used to move your
transmission from the park (P) position in
the event of an electrical malfunction or
emergency.
MANUAL PARK RELEASE
PRECAUTIONS WARNING:
When doing this
procedure, you need to take the
transmission out of park (P) which
means your vehicle can roll freely. To
avoid unwanted vehicle movement,
always fully apply the parking brake prior
to doing this procedure. Use wheel
chocks if appropriate. WARNING:
If the parking brake is
fully released, but the brake warning
lamp remains illuminated, the brakes
may not be working properly. Have your
vehicle checked as soon as possible. WARNING:
Do not drive your
vehicle until you verify that the
stoplamps are working.
USING MANUAL PARK RELEASE
Activating the Manual Park
Release Cable
1. Apply the parking brake. See Electric
Parking Brake
(page 194).
Note: If the vehicle battery is dead, for
example, no electrical power available, you
could need an external power source to
apply the parking brake.
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2. Remove the access cover with a tool
or key by prying the panel in the upper
corner. 3.
Locate the manual park release tether
in the center console.
4. Switch the ignition on but do not start your vehicle.
Note: Do not activate the override lever
until you are in the driver seat.
Note: Do not activate the manual park
release with the engine started.
5. Once in the driver seat, fully apply the brake pedal and hold. Do not release.
Pull the tether straight rearward until
engaged. If done correctly, a message
appears in the instrument cluster.
Note: There is an audible click when you
pull the tether back in the locked position.
6. With your foot still fully applied on the
brake pedal, disengage the parking
brake. See Electric Parking Brake
(page 194).
Note: Your vehicle is now out of the park
(P) position and is free to roll.
7. Your vehicle remains in neutral (N) for emergency towing purposes. 8. Once it is safe to do so and there is no
risk that your vehicle will roll,
disconnect the negative battery cable
from the battery.
Returning Your Vehicle to Normal
Mode 1. Once it is safe to do so, reconnect the
negative battery cable to the battery.
2. Apply the parking brake. See Electric
Parking Brake
(page 194).
Note: If the vehicle battery is dead, for
example, no electrical power available, you
could need an external power source to
apply the parking brake.
3. Once in the driver seat, fully apply the brake pedal and hold, do not release.
Press the white, manual park release
button, and the manual park release
lever returns to its rested position.
Confirm that your vehicle is in the park
(P) position and that the instrument
cluster indicates park (P).
Note: If the instrument cluster is not
displaying the park (P) position or the
instrument cluster displays an error
message, apply the parking brake before
exiting your vehicle. Contact an authorized
dealer for service.
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