Document Outline

• Table of Contents
• Introduction
  • Congratulations
  • Safety and Environment Protection
    • Warning symbols in this guide
    • Warning symbols on your vehicle
    • Protecting the environment
  • Perchlorate material
  • Breaking-in your vehicle
  • Special Notices
    • New Vehicle Limited Warranty
    • Special instructions
    • Transit Connect Electric vehicles
    • Notice to owners of pickup trucks and utility type vehicles
    • Using your vehicle as an ambulance
  • Data Recording
    • Service Data Recording
    • Event Data Recording
    • Vehicle Modification Data Recording
  • Cell phone use
  • Export unique (Non–United States/Canada) vehicle specific information
• Instrument Cluster
  • Warning lights and chimes
    • Electric vehicles
  • Gauges
• Entertainment Systems
  • Audio systems
    • AM/FM stereo (if equipped)
      • AM/FM Radio
    • AM/FM stereo with single CD (if equipped)
      • Setting the clock
      • AM/FM radio
      • CD player
      • Sound Adjustments
      • Extra Features
    • Auxiliary input jack (Line in)
  • Bluetooth hands-free system (if equipped)
  • Phone compatibility
    • Getting started
      • Pairing (bonding) your phone
    • Voice recognition
      • Microphone
      • Voice commands
    • Phone features
      • Making a call using voice commands
      • Making a call using your phone book entries
      • Ending a call
      • Answering an incoming call
      • Answering a second incoming call
      • Redialing a number
      • Changing the active phone
      • Deleting a phone
  • General audio information
• Climate Controls
  • Manual heating and air conditioning system
    • Operating tips
    • Electric vehicles
  • Auxiliary climate control (if equipped)
  • Rear window defroster (if equipped) / Heated mirrors (if equipped)
    • Heated Windshield Control (if equipped)
• Lights
  • Headlamp Control
    • Front fog lamps (if equipped)
      • Rear fog lamp
    • High beams
    • Flash-to-pass
    • Daytime running lamps (DRL) (if equipped)
  • PANEL DIMMER CONTROL
  • Aiming the headlamps
    • Vertical aim adjustment
  • TURN SIGNAL CONTROL
  • Interior Lamps
    • Dome lamp
    • Reading lamps (if equipped)
    • Approach lamps (if equipped)
  • Bulb Replacement
    • Lamp assembly condensation
    • Using the right bulbs
    • Replacing interior bulbs
      • Replacing front dome lamps
      • Replacing rear dome lamps
      • Replacing reading bulbs
    • Replacing exterior bulbs
      • Replacing headlamp bulbs
      • Replacing front parking lamp bulbs
      • Replacing front turn signal bulbs
      • Replacing front fog lamp bulbs (if equipped)
      • Replacing tail/brake/rear fog/backup lamps and turn signal bulbs
      • Replacing front and rear side marker bulbs
      • Replacing side repeater bulbs
      • Replacing high-mount brake lamp bulbs
      • Replacing license plate lamp bulbs
• Driver Controls
  • Windshield Wipers
    • Rear window wiper/washer (if equipped)
  • Tilt and telescope steering column
  • Center console
  • Overhead storage shelf
  • Auxiliary power points (12V DC)
  • Power Windows (if equipped)
    • One-touch down
  • Interior mirror
    • Automatic dimming interior rear view mirror (if equipped)
  • Exterior Mirrors
    • Power side view mirrors (if equipped)
    • Fold-away mirrors
    • Blind spot mirrors
  • Speed control (if equipped)
    • Using speed control
      • Setting speed control
      • Disengaging speed control
      • Resuming a set speed
      • Increasing speed while using speed control
      • Reducing speed while using speed control
      • Turning off speed control
  • STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS (IF EQUIPPED)
  • Positive Retention Floor Mat
  • Dual rear doors
• Locks and Security
  • Keys
    • Central unlocking/locking
  • Childproof door locks
  • Opening the sliding door
  • Remote entry system (if equipped)
    • Two-step door unlocking
      • One-step door unlocking
      • Switching from two-step to one-step door unlocking
      • Unlocking cargo doors
    • Locking the doors
    • Replacing the battery
    • Replacing lost remote entry transmitters
      • How to reprogram your remote entry transmitters
    • Illuminated entry
  • Securilock passive anti-theft system (if equipped)
    • Anti-theft indicator
    • Automatic arming
    • Automatic disarming
    • Replacement keys
    • Programming spare keys
• Seating and Safety Restraints
  • Front seats
    • Adjustable head restraints
    • Adjusting the front manual seat
    • Using the manual lumbar support
    • Using the armrest (if equipped)
  • Rear seats
    • Second row adjustable head restraints
    • Folding down the rear seat
      • Returning the seat to the upright position
  • Safety restraints
    • Personal Safety System™
      • How does the Personal Safety System work?
      • Driver and passenger dual-stage airbag supplemental restraints
      • Front crash severity sensors
      • Driver’s seat position sensor
      • Front passenger sensing system
      • Front safety belt usage sensors
      • Front outboard safety belt pretensioners
      • Front outboard safety belt energy management retractors
      • Determining if the Personal Safety System is operational
    • Safety restraints precautions
    • Combination lap and shoulder belts
      • Restraint of pregnant women
    • Safety belt locking modes
    • Safety belt pretensioner
    • Safety belt extension assembly
    • Front safety belt height adjustment
    • Safety belt warning light and indicator chime
      • Conditions of operation
    • Belt-Minder
      • Deactivating/activating the Belt-Minder feature
  • AIRBAG SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS)
    • Important SRS precautions
    • Children and airbags
    • How does the airbag supplemental restraint system work?
    • Front passenger sensing system
    • Determining if the system is operational
    • Seat-mounted side airbag system
      • How does the side airbag system work?
      • Determining if the system is operational
    • Disposal of airbags and airbag equipped vehicles (including pretensioners)
  • Safety restraints for children
    • Important child restraint precautions
      • Recommendations for attaching child safety restraints for children
    • Transporting children
  • Safety seats for children
    • Infant and/or toddler seats
    • Installing child safety seats with combination lap and shoulder belts
    • Attaching child safety seats with LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) attachments
      • Combining safety belt and LATCH lower anchors for attaching child safety seats
      • Combining LATCH lower anchors with tethers for attaching child safety seats (5-Passenger Taxi only)
    • Attaching child safety seats with tether straps
    • Child booster seats
      • When children should use booster seats
      • Types of booster seats
      • The importance of shoulder belts
    • Child restraint and safety belt maintenance
• Tires, Wheels and Loading
  • Notice to utility vehicle and truck owners
  • Vehicle characteristics
    • How your vehicle differs from other vehicles
  • Information about uniform tire quality grading
    • Treadwear
    • Traction AA A B C
    • Temperature A B C
  • Tires
    • Glossary of tire terminology
  • Inflating your tires
    • Electric vehicles
  • Tire care
    • Inspecting your tires and wheel valve stems
    • Tire wear
    • Damage
    • U.S. DOT Tire Identification Number (TIN)
    • Tire replacement requirements
    • Safety practices
      • Highway hazards
    • Tire and wheel alignment
    • Tire rotation
  • Information contained on the tire sidewall
    • Information on “P” type tires
    • Additional information contained on the tire sidewall for “LT” type tires
    • Information on “T” type tires
    • Location of the tire label
  • Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS)
    • Changing tires with a TPMS
    • Understanding your tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS)
      • When your temporary spare tire is installed
      • When you believe your system is not operating properly
      • When inflating your tires
      • How temperature affects your tire pressure
    • TPMS reset procedure
      • Overview
      • Performing the TPMS reset procedure
  • Snow tires and chains
  • Vehicle loading
    • Special loading instructions for owners of pick-up trucks and utility-type vehicles
  • Trailer towing
  • Recreational towing
• Driving
  • Starting
    • Electric vehicles
    • Positions of the ignition
    • Preparing to start your vehicle
      • Important safety precautions
    • Starting the engine
    • Guarding against exhaust fumes
    • Important ventilating information
  • Engine block heater (if equipped)
  • Brakes
    • Four-wheel anti-lock brake system (ABS)
      • Using ABS
      • ABS warning lamp
    • Parking brake
  • AdvanceTrac with Roll Stability Control™ (RSC) stability enhancement system
  • Steering
  • Preparing to drive
    • Vehicle stability and handling
      • Emergency maneuvers
  • Brake-shift interlock
  • Automatic transmission operation
    • Electric vehicles
    • Understanding the gearshift positions of the 4–speed automatic transmission
  • Reverse sensing system (if equipped)
  • Rearview camera system (if equipped)
  • Blind spot mirrors
  • Driving through water
    • Electric vehicles
• Roadside Emergencies
  • Roadside Assistance
    • Vehicles sold in the U.S. : Getting roadside assistance
    • Vehicles sold in the U.S. : Using roadside assistance
    • Vehicles sold in Canada : Getting roadside assistance
    • Vehicles sold in Canada : Using roadside assistance
  • Hazard flasher control
  • Fuel pump shut-off switch
    • Electric vehicles
  • Fuses and relays
    • Electric vehicles
    • Fuses
      • Standard fuse amperage rating and color
    • Passenger compartment fuse panel
    • Power distribution box
  • Changing the tires
    • Dissimilar spare tire/wheel information
    • Stopping and securing the vehicle
      • Removing the spare tire
    • Electric vehicles
    • Tire change procedure
      • Electric vehicles
      • Stowing the flat/spare tire
  • Wheel lug nut torque specifications
  • Jump starting
    • Electric vehicles
    • Preparing your vehicle
    • Connecting the jumper cables
    • Jump starting
    • Removing the jumper cables
  • Wrecker towing
    • Electric vehicles
    • Emergency towing
• Customer Assistance
  • GETTING THE SERVICES YOU NEED
    • Away from home
      • Additional assistance
  • 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
    • Obtaining a French Owner’s Guide
  • Reporting safety defects (U.S. only)
  • Reporting safety defects (Canada only)
• Cleaning
  • Washing the exterior
  • Waxing
  • Paint chips
  • Aluminum wheels and wheel covers
  • Engine
    • Electric vehicles
  • Plastic (non-painted) exterior parts
  • Windows and wiper blades
  • Instrument panel/Interior trim and cluster lens
  • Interior
  • Leather seats (if equipped, except for the King Ranch edition)
  • Leather seats for the King Ranch edition only (if equipped)
  • Underbody
    • Electric vehicles
  • Ford and Lincoln car care products
• Maintenance and Specifications
  • Service recommendations
    • Electric vehicles
  • Precautions when servicing your vehicle
    • Working with the engine off
    • Working with the engine on
  • Opening the hood
  • Identifying components in the engine compartment
  • Windshield washer fluid
  • Changing the wiper blades
    • Rear window wiper blades (if equipped)
  • Engine oil
    • Checking the engine oil
    • Adding engine oil
    • Engine oil and filter recommendations
      • Use SAE 5W-20 engine oil
  • Battery
  • Engine coolant
    • Electric vehicles
    • Checking engine coolant
    • Adding engine coolant
    • Recycled engine coolant
    • Coolant refill capacity
    • Severe climates
    • What you should know about fail-safe cooling (if equipped)
      • How fail-safe cooling works
      • When fail-safe mode is activated
  • Fuel Filter
  • What you should know about automotive fuels
    • Important safety precautions
      • Refueling
    • Fuel filler cap
    • Choosing the right fuel
    • Octane recommendations
    • Fuel quality
    • Cleaner air
    • Running out of fuel
  • Essentials of good fuel economy
    • Measuring techniques
    • Filling the tank
    • Calculating fuel economy
    • Driving style — good driving and fuel economy habits
      • Habits
      • Maintenance
      • Conditions
  • Emission control system
    • On-board diagnostics (OBD-II)
    • Readiness for Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) testing
  • Power steering fluid
    • Electric vehicles
  • Brake fluid
  • Transmission fluid
    • Electric vehicles
    • Checking automatic transmission fluid
      • Low fluid level
      • Correct fluid level
      • High fluid level
      • Adjusting automatic transmission fluid levels
  • Air filter
    • Changing the air filter element
  • Vehicle storage
    • Electric vehicles
  • Motorcraft part numbers
  • Maintenance product specifications and capacities
  • Engine data
    • Engine drivebelt routing
  • Identifying your vehicle
    • Safety Compliance Certification Label
    • Vehicle identification number (VIN)
      • Electric vehicles
  • Transmission code designations
• Accessories
  • Ford Custom Accessories for your vehicle
    • Exterior style
    • Interior style
    • Lifestyle
    • Peace of mind
• Ford Extended Service Plan
  • Ford ESP Extended Service Plans (U.S. Only)
  • Ford ESP Extended Service Plans (Canada Only)
• Scheduled Maintenance
  • General maintenance information
    • Electric vehicles
    • Why maintain your vehicle?
    • Protecting your investment
      • Oils, fluids and flushing
    • Genuine Ford parts and service
      • Convenience
      • Factory-trained technicians
      • Genuine Ford and Motorcraft replacement parts
      • Value shopping for your vehicle’s maintenance needs
    • Owner checks and services
    • Multi-point inspection
  • Normal scheduled maintenance and log
    • Maintenance schedule log
  • Special operating conditions
    • Special operating condition log
  • Exceptions
  • Engine coolant change record
    • Engine coolant change log
• Index