I don't think so, Sewgood, as in the the same sentence it says 'presser foot lifter lowered' so that the tension engages. It does seem strange wording. Looking at the machine and the manual, it does seem strange that you can't adjust the pressure on the presser bar. I know that many machine do have some means to adjust so that one can work with various thicknesses of fabric.
Good that it works no matter what it actually means.