Brakes; Suspensions; Steering; Steering System - Ford Ka 2008 Owner's Handbook Manual

145-162 Ford KA GB 17-07-2008

BRAKES

Service brakes:
– front
– rear
Parking brake
IMPORTANT Water, ice and salt sprinkled on the roads may deposit on the brake disks reducing braking efficiency
the first time the brakes are engaged.

SUSPENSIONS

Front indicators
Rear

STEERING SYSTEM

Type
Turning
circle
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self-centring drum and shoe with a control cylinder for each wheel
with Mc Pherson type independent wheels; consisting of a mechanical crosspiece,
shock absorbers, helical springs and for the versions with power steering by
with torsion axle and interconnected wheels; consisting of torsion axle and
two tubular arms with shock absorbers and helical springs.
rack and pinion with electric power steering (where provided for)
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1.2L Duratec - 1.3L Duratorq
Disk brakes
controlled by hand lever, acting on rear brakes
1.2L Duratec - 1.3L Duratorq
stabilizer bar.
1.2L Duratec - 1.3L Duratorq
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