Ford Focus 2004 Owner's Manual page 98

Starting
Vehicles with automatic
transmission
The engine can be started only with
the selector lever in the N or P
position.
Your vehicle is fitted with an
additional selector lever locking
device which operates when the
selector lever is in the park
position.
After starting the engine, the lever
can be moved out of this position
only when the foot brake is
depressed and the locking
button pressed down.
Apply the handbrake or
depress the footbrake
before selecting a gear. Failure to
do so could result in the vehicle
pulling away when you have
engaged a gear.
A cold engine runs at a higher
idling speed after starting. This
causes a strong 'creep' tendency in
reverse and all forward gears.
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Brake pedal
Vehicles with a diesel engine
Cold/hot engine
• Depress the clutch pedal without
touching the accelerator.
• Turn the key to position II and
ensure the glow plug indicator light
illuminates.
Glow plug indicator light off
• Wait until the light extinguishes
before starting and continue
cranking without pausing until the
engine starts.
• If the engine stalls, repeat the full
starting procedure.
• At temperatures below −15ºC it
may be necessary to operate the
starter for up to 30 seconds. If
these weather conditions persist,
an engine block heater is
recommended.