Driving Through Water - Ford 2013 C-MAX HYBRID Owner's Manual

• Do not rest your foot on the brake pedal while driving.
• Avoid carrying unnecessary weight (approximately 1 mile per gallon
[0.4 kilometers per liter] is lost for every 400 pounds [180 kilograms]
of weight carried).
• Avoid adding particular accessories to your vehicle (e.g. bug
deflectors, rollbars/light bars, running boards, ski racks).
• Avoid driving with the wheels out of alignment.

DRIVING THROUGH WATER

When driving through water, traction or brake capability may be limited.
Also, water may enter your engine's air intake and severely damage your
engine or your vehicle may stall.
Note: Driving through deep water where the transmission vent tube is
submerged may allow water into the transmission and cause internal
transmission damage.
Note: Once through the water, always dry the brakes by moving your
vehicle slowly while applying light pressure on the brake pedal. Wet
brakes do not stop the vehicle as quickly as dry brakes.
2013 C-Max Full Hybrid (34h)
Owners Guide gf, 3rd Printing, January 2013
USA (fus)
Driving Hints
If driving through deep or standing
water is unavoidable, proceed very
slowly. Never drive through water
that is higher than the bottom of
the wheel rims (for cars) or the
bottom of the hubs (for trucks).
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