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Driving – FORD 2000 Focus User Manual

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Driving

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Parking brake

Apply the parking brake whenever

the vehicle is parked. To set the

parking brake, pull the handle up as

far as possible.

The brake warning lampin the

instrument cluster illuminates and

remains illuminated (when the

ignition is turned ON) until the

parking brake is released.
The parking brake is not

recommended to stopa moving

vehicle. However, if the normal

brakes fail, the parking brake can

be used to stopyour vehicle in an

emergency. Since the parking brake

applies only the rear brakes, the

vehicle's stopping distance will

increase greatly and the handling of

your vehicle will be adversely

affected.

Always set the parking

brake fully and make sure

that the gearshift is securely

latched in P (Park) (Automatic

transaxle) or in 1 (First) (manual

transaxle).