automatic transmission Mercury Mountaineer 1998 Owner's Manuals

Mercury Mountaineer 1998 Owner's Manuals Mountaineer 1998 Mercury Mercury https://www.carmanualsonline.info/img/33/10999/w960_10999-0.png Mercury Mountaineer 1998 Owner's Manuals

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Mercury Mountaineer 1998  Owners Manuals there is sufficient space, will
enable you to avoid obstacles
and bring the vehicle to a
controlled stop.
²We recommend that you
familiarize yourself with this
braking technique. However,
avoid takin

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Mercury Mountaineer 1998  Owners Manuals The air suspension shut-off switch
is located in the cargo area behind
the left rear quarter trim panel.
On vehicles equipped with
Air Suspension, turn OFF
the Air Suspension switch prior
to jacking,

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Mercury Mountaineer 1998  Owners Manuals Do not drive your vehicle
until you verify that the
brakelamps are working.
If your vehicle gets stuck in mud
or snow it may be rocked out by
shifting from forward and reverse
gears in a steady patter

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Mercury Mountaineer 1998  Owners Manuals transmission control switch on the
end of the gearshift lever with the
gearshift in the
position. The
TCIL will illuminate on the
instrument cluster. Transmission
operates in gears one through
three.

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Mercury Mountaineer 1998  Owners Manuals 1 (First)
Use 1 (Low) to provide maximum
engine braking on steep
downgrades. Upshifts can be made
by shifting to 2 (Second) or to
(Overdrive). Selecting 1 (Low)
at higher speeds causes the
transmissio

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Mercury Mountaineer 1998  Owners Manuals braking than(Overdrive) and is
useful whenever driving conditions
(i.e., city traffic, hilly terrain, etc.)
cause the transmission to
excessively shift between
(Overdrive) and(Drive).
Also deactivate

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Mercury Mountaineer 1998  Owners Manuals Utility and four-wheel
drive vehicles arenot
designed for cornering at speeds
as high as passenger cars any
more than low-slung sports cars
are designed to perform
satisfactorily under off-road
condit

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Mercury Mountaineer 1998  Owners Manuals Shifting from 4WD LOW to 4WD
AUTO or 4WD HIGH
1. Bring the vehicle to a stop.
2. Depress the brake.
3. Place the gearshift in N
(Neutral) (automatic transmission)
or depress the clutch (manual
transmi

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Mercury Mountaineer 1998  Owners Manuals hill before driving over the crest.
When climbing a steep hill, start in
a lower gear rather than
downshifting to a lower gear from
a higher gear once the ascent has
started. This reduces strain on th

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Mercury Mountaineer 1998  Owners Manuals When speed control is on and you
are driving uphill, your vehicle
speed may drop considerably,
especially if you are carrying a
heavy load.
If vehicle speed drops more than
16 km/h (10 mph), the speed
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