FORD 2012 F-550 v.2 User Manual
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Instrument Cluster
- Entertainment Systems
- Climate Controls
- Lights
- Headlamp Control
- PANEL DIMMER CONTROL
- Aiming the headlamps
- TURN SIGNAL CONTROL
- INTERIOR LAMPS
- Bulb Replacement
- Lamp assembly condensation
- Replacing exterior bulbs
- Replacing headlamps, park lamps, turn lamps
- Replacing brake/tail/turn/back-up lamp bulbs (pick-ups only)
- Replacing brake/tail/turn/back-up lamp bulbs (chassis cabs only) (if equipped)
- Replacing cargo lamp and high-mount brake lamp bulbs
- Replacing front clearance and identification lamp bulbs (if equipped)
- Replacing fog lamp bulbs (if equipped)
- Replacing license plate lamp bulbs
- Driver Controls
- Multi-function lever
- Tilt/Telescope Steering Wheel
- Illuminated visor mirror (if equipped)
- Overhead console (if equipped)
- Center console (if equipped)
- Auxiliary power point (12V DC)
- Power Windows (if equipped)
- Interior mirror
- Exterior Mirrors
- Power Adjustable Foot Pedals (if equipped)
- Speed control (if equipped)
- STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS (IF EQUIPPED)
- Upfitter controls (if equipped)
- Moon roof (if equipped)
- Universal garage door opener (if equipped)
- Positive Retention Floor Mat (if equipped)
- Tailgate lock
- Locks and Security
- Keys
- MyKey? (if equipped)
- Power door locks (if equipped)
- Smart locks (if equipped)
- Autolock feature (if equipped)
- Deactivating/activating autolock feature
- Power door lock switch autolock enable/disable procedure
- Keyless entry keypad autolock enable/disable procedure
- Autounlock feature (if equipped)
- Deactivating/activating autounlock feature
- Power door lock switch autounlock enable/disable procedure
- Keyless entry keypad autounlock enable/disable procedure
- Childproof door locks (if equipped)
- Remote entry system (if equipped)
- SecuriCode™ keyless entry system (if equipped)
- Securilock? passive anti-theft system (if equipped)
- Perimeter alarm system (if equipped)
- Seating and Safety Restraints
- Front seats
- Adjustable head restraints
- Front seat
- 20 percent front seat armrest and console (if equipped)
- Adjusting the front power seat (if equipped)
- Using the power lumbar support (if equipped)
- Using the manual lumbar support (if equipped)
- Heated and cooled seats (if equipped)
- Memory seats/power mirrors/adjustable pedals (if equipped)
- Easy-access/easy-out feature (if equipped)
- Rear seats
- Safety restraints
- Airbag supplemental restraint system (SRS)
- Important SRS precautions
- Children and airbags
- How does the airbag supplemental restraint system work?
- Seat-mounted side airbag system (if equipped)
- Safety Canopy? System (if equipped)
- Determining if the system is operational
- SOS Post-Crash Alert System™
- Passenger airbag ON/OFF switch (if equipped)
- Disposal of airbags and airbag equipped vehicles
- Safety restraints for children
- Safety seats for children
- Infant and/or toddler seats
- Installing child safety seats with automatic locking mode combination lap and shoulder belts (front passenger and rear outboa
- Attaching child safety seats with LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) attachments
- Attaching child safety seats with tether straps
- Child booster seats
- Child restraint and safety belt maintenance
- Front seats
- Tires, Wheels and Loading
- Notice to utility vehicle and truck owners
- Vehicle characteristics
- Information about uniform tire quality grading
- Tires
- Inflating your tires
- Tire care
- Information contained on the tire sidewall
- Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) (if equipped)
- Snow tires and chains
- Vehicle loading – with and without a trailer
- Trailer towing
- Recreational towing
- Recovery hooks
- Driving
- Starting
- Engine block heater (if equipped)
- Brakes
- Engine only traction control (Dual rear wheel (DRW) vehicles only)
- AdvanceTrac? with Roll Stability Control™ (RSC?) stability enhancement system (Single rear wheel (SRW) vehicles only)
- Hill descent control (if equipped)
- Steering
- Electronic locking differential (ELD) (if equipped)
- Preparing to drive
- Brake-shift interlock
- Automatic transmission operation
- Reverse sensing system (if equipped)
- Rearview camera system (if equipped)
- Four-wheel drive (4WD) operation (if equipped)
- Manual Shift On Stop (MSOS) 4x4 system (if equipped)
- Electronic Shift-On-the-Fly (ESOF) 4x4 system (if equipped)
- 4WD system indicator lights
- Using a Manual Shift On Stop (MSOS) 4x4 system (if equipped)
- Using the electronic shift 4WD system (if equipped)
- Driving off-road with truck and utility vehicles
- How your vehicle differs from other vehicles
- Basic operating principles
- If your vehicle goes off the edge of the pavement
- If your vehicle gets stuck
- Emergency maneuvers
- Parking
- 4WD systems
- Normal characteristics
- Sand
- Mud and water
- Driving on hilly or sloping terrain
- Driving on snow and ice
- Maintenance and modifications
- Vehicle used as a stationary power source
- Driving through water
- Snowplowing
- Roadside Emergencies
- Customer Assistance
- GETTING THE SERVICES YOU NEED
- IN CALIFORNIA (U.S. ONLY)
- THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU (BBB) AUTO LINE PROGRAM (U.S. ONLY)
- UTILIZING THE MEDIATION/ARBITRATION PROGRAM (CANADA ONLY)
- GETTING ASSISTANCE OUTSIDE THE U.S. AND CANADA
- ORDERING ADDITIONAL OWNER’S LITERATURE
- REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS (U.S. ONLY)
- REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS (CANADA ONLY)
- Cleaning
- Washing the exterior
- Waxing
- Paint chips
- Aluminum wheels and wheel covers
- Engine
- Plastic (non-painted) exterior parts
- Windows and wiper blades
- Instrument panel/Interior trim and cluster lens (except Harley-Davidson)
- Instrument panel and console (Harley-Davidson only)
- Interior
- Leather seats (if equipped, except for the King Ranch? edition)
- Leather seats for the King Ranch? edition only (if equipped)
- Underbody
- Ford and Lincoln car care products
- Maintenance and Specifications
- Service recommendations
- Precautions when servicing your vehicle
- Opening the hood
- Identifying components in the engine compartment
- Windshield washer fluid
- Changing the wiper blades
- Engine oil
- Battery
- Engine coolant
- Fuel filter
- What you should know about automotive fuels
- Essentials of good fuel economy
- EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM
- Power steering fluid
- Brake fluid
- Transmission fluid
- Transfer case fluid (if equipped)
- Air filter
- Vehicle storage
- Motorcraft part numbers
- Maintenance product specifications and capacities
- Engine data
- Identifying your vehicle
- Transmission code designations
- Accessories
- Ford Extended Service Plan
- Scheduled Maintenance
- Index