Power steering gear (Mondeo 3)

All Mondeo models roll off the factory assembly line with power steering. It supports the steering depending on the current load: the slower you move, the stronger the power steering support; at high speeds, on the contrary, such assistance is proportional to the speed. Apart from minor maintenance work (such as checking the hydraulic system for leaks, adding hydraulic oil, etc.), power steering repair work is best left to your Ford dealer.

PRACTICAL ADVICE

The airbag is, in principle, a case for a "real" professional Even after leaving the factory gates, the Mondeo protects your life with airbags. Therefore, it is better to leave all work on the steering column and its service elements to a Ford workshop. Only there can "real" professionals, using special safety instructions for handling "compressed air bags", unscrew the interior components related to this system. Because if handled improperly, the airbag can "explode" in a split second. Therefore, the best thing to do here is to "remove" your "fingers" from such a complex "game" if the switch and controls on the steering column of your Mondeo are "sick". Even the transportation and storage of the airbag must comply with strict safety regulations. Thus, we once again draw the attention of amateurs - and this is in their own interests: - the airbag is, in principle, a matter for real professionals.

In practice – progressive steering support

When parking and changing lanes, the power steering helps you "at full power" - starting from 10 km/h, on the contrary, its effect is continuously reduced. In practice, the following makes sense: because in the high-speed range, the forces actually acting on the steering wheel are already reduced.




Mondeo steering column design

1 - Energy absorbing element with airbag for the driver, 2 - Separable steering column,	3/4 - Bottom/top column cladding.

(The material was copied from an information website: FORDBOOK.ru)