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
    • Service Data Recording
      • Event Data Recording
    • Using your vehicle with a snowplow
    • Using your vehicle as an ambulance
    • Notice to owners of pickup trucks and utility type vehicles
    • Notice to owners of the F150
    • Cell phone use
    • Export unique (Non–United States/Canada) vehicle specific information
• Instrument Cluster
  • WARNING LIGHTS AND CHIMES
  • GAUGES
• Entertainment Systems
  • AUDIO SYSTEMS
    • AM/FM stereo system (if equipped)
    • AM/FM in-dash CD/MP3 satellite compatible sound system
      • Setting the clock
      • AM/FM Radio
      • RDBS Radio
      • CD/MP3 Player
      • Satellite Radio (if equipped)
      • Sound Adjustments
      • Extra Features
    • Audio system–Navigation system based (if equipped)
    • Auxiliary input jack (Line in — if equipped)
    • USB port (if equipped)
  • GENERAL AUDIO INFORMATION
    • Satellite radio information (if equipped)
  • NAVIGATION SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
  • SYNC (IF EQUIPPED)
• Climate Controls
  • SINGLE ZONE CLIMATE CONTROL
    • Operating tips
  • DUAL ZONE AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL WITH HEATED SEATS (IF EQUIPPED)
  • DUAL ZONE AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL WITH HEATED AND COOLED SEATS (IF EQUIPPED)
  • DUAL ZONE AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL WITH HEATED AND COOLED SEATS (NAVIGATION BASED–IF EQUIPPED)
  • TOUCHSCREEN FUNCTIONS
  • VOICE COMMANDS IN CLIMATE MODE
    • Operating tips
  • REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER (IF EQUIPPED)
• Lights
  • HEADLAMP CONTROL
    • Autolamp control (if equipped)
    • Fog lamp control (if equipped)
    • 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
    • Front row map lamps (if equipped)
    • Rear dome lamp (if equipped)
      • Rear dome/courtesy lamps (if equipped)
      • Rear courtesy/reading/cargo lamps (if equipped)
  • BULB REPLACEMENT
    • Lamp assembly condensation
    • Using the right bulbs
    • Replacing exterior bulbs
      • Replacing headlamp bulbs
      • Replacing front parking lamp/turn signal/sidemarker bulbs
      • Replacing tail/brake/turn signal/backup lamp bulbs
      • Replacing high-mount brake and cargo lamp bulbs
      • Replacing fog lamp bulbs (if equipped)
      • Replacing exterior mounted mirror turn signal indicator lamp bulbs
      • Replacing license plate lamp bulbs
• Driver Controls
  • MULTI-FUNCTION LEVER
  • TILT STEERING WHEEL (IF EQUIPPED)
  • POWER TILT STEERING (IF EQUIPPED)
  • ILLUMINATED VISOR MIRROR (IF EQUIPPED)
  • CENTER CONSOLE (IF EQUIPPED)
  • ELECTRONIC COMPASS (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Compass zone adjustment
    • Compass calibration adjustment
  • AUXILIARY POWER POINT (12VDC)
    • Cupholder/Ashtray (if equipped)
      • Ashtray (if equipped)
  • POWER WINDOWS
    • One touch down
    • Window lock
    • Power sliding back window (if equipped)
    • Accessory delay (if equipped)
  • INTERIOR MIRROR
    • Automatic dimming interior rear view mirror (if equipped)
  • EXTERIOR MIRRORS
    • Power side view mirrors (if equipped)
    • Fold-away mirrors
    • Heated outside mirrors (if equipped)
    • Exterior mounted mirror turn signal indicator (if equipped)
    • Telescoping trailer tow mirrors (if equipped)
  • POWER ADJUSTABLE FOOT PEDALS (IF EQUIPPED)
  • POWER DEPLOYABLE RUNNING BOARDS (IF EQUIPPED)
  • SPEED CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)
    • 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)
  • MOON ROOF (IF EQUIPPED)
  • HOMELINK WIRELESS CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Programming
    • Gate Operator & Canadian Programming
    • Operating the HomeLink Wireless Control System
    • Erasing HomeLink buttons
      • Reprogramming a single HomeLink button
  • STANDARD MESSAGE CENTER (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Selectable features
      • Info menu
      • Odometer/Trip odometer
      • Distance to empty (DTE)
      • Average fuel economy (AFE)
      • Setup Menu
      • Oil Life XXX% HOLD RESET = NEW
      • Units (English/Metric)
      • Rear Park Aid (if equipped)
      • Autolamp
      • Autolock
      • Autounlock
      • Easy Entry (if equipped)
      • Trailer sway (if equipped)
      • Language
      • Reset to English (if in another language)
      • RESET FOR SYSTEM CHECK
      • System warnings
  • OPTIONAL MESSAGE CENTER (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Selectable features
      • Reset
      • Info menu
      • Odometer/Trip odometer
      • Distance to empty (DTE)
      • Average fuel economy (AFE)
      • Instantaneous fuel economy
      • Trip elapsed drive time
      • Blank screen
      • Setup menu
      • Reset For System check
      • Oil Life XXX% HOLD RESET = NEW
      • Rear Park Aid (if equipped)
      • Running Boards (if equipped)
      • Autolamp delay
      • Autolock
      • Autounlock
      • Easy Entry (if equipped)
      • Trailer sway (if equipped)
      • Units (English/Metric)
      • Language
      • Reset to English (if in another language)
      • System warnings
  • POSITIVE RETENTION FLOOR MAT
  • TAILGATE LOCK (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Tailgate removal
    • Tailgate step (if equipped)
    • Box side step (if equipped)
  • BED EXTENDER (IF EQUIPPED)
  • CARGO AREA FEATURES (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Cargo management system (if equipped)
• Locks and Security
  • KEYS
  • POWER DOOR LOCKS (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Smart unlocking feature
    • Autolock
      • Deactivating/activating autolock
      • Power door unlock/lock procedure
      • Keyless entry keypad procedure
      • Message center procedure
    • Autounlock feature
      • Deactivating/activating autounlock feature
      • Power door lock switch autounlock enable/disable procedure
      • Keyless entry keypad autounlock enable/disable procedure
      • Message center procedure
  • CHILDPROOF DOOR LOCKS (ON VEHICLES WITH REAR DOORS)
  • REMOTE ENTRY SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Two step door unlocking
      • One step door unlocking
      • Switching from two step to one step door unlocking
    • Locking the doors
    • Car finder
    • Sounding a panic alarm
    • Memory seats/power mirrors/adjustable pedals/steering column (if equipped)
      • Activating the three-button memory switch (if equipped)
      • Activating the two-button memory switch (if equipped)
    • Replacing the battery
    • Replacing lost transmitters
      • Programming remote transmitters
    • Illuminated entry
      • Perimeter lighting feature (if equipped)
      • Enabling/disabling the perimeter lighting feature
  • SECURICODE™ KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Anti-scan feature
    • Programming a personal entry code
    • Erasing personal code
    • Unlocking and locking the doors using keyless entry keypad
  • SECURILOCK™ PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM
    • Anti-theft indicator
    • Automatic arming
    • Automatic disarming
    • Replacement keys
    • Programming spare keys
• Seating and Safety Restraints
  • SEATING
    • Adjustable head restraints
    • Front seat
    • Using the armrest (if equipped)
    • Using the manual lumbar support
    • Using the power lumbar support (if equipped)
    • Adjusting the front power seat (if equipped)
    • Memory seat/power mirrors/adjustable pedals (Three-button switch) (if equipped)
      • Memory seat/power mirrors/adjustable pedals (Two-button switch) (if equipped)
    • Easy-access/easy-out feature (if equipped)
      • Deactivating/activating the easy access/easy out feature
    • Heated seats (if equipped)
    • Heated and cooled seats (if equipped)
      • Cooled seats
      • Climate controlled seats air filter replacement (if equipped)
  • REAR SEATS
    • Second row head restraints
    • Folding up the rear seats (SuperCab only)
      • Returning the seat to seating position
    • Folding up the rear seats (CrewCab vehicles only)
      • Returning the seat to seating position
      • Armrest and cupholders (if equipped)
  • SAFETY RESTRAINTS
    • Personal Safety System
      • How does the Personal Safety System work?
      • Driver and passenger dual-stage airbag supplemental restraints
      • Front crash severity sensor
      • 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
      • Center front safety belt (Regular Cab center and CrewCab rear center seating positions only)
      • Safety belt with cinch tongue (Regular Cab center only)
      • How to fasten the cinch tongue (Regular Cab center only)
    • Lap belts
      • Adjusting the lap belt (Front center seat position SuperCab and CrewCab only)
    • Energy management retractors
    • Vehicle sensitive mode
    • Automatic locking mode
      • When to use the automatic locking mode
      • How to use the automatic locking mode
      • How to disengage the automatic locking mode
    • Safety belt pretensioner
    • Safety belt usage sensors
    • Front safety belt height adjustment
    • Safety belt warning light and indicator chime
      • Conditions of operation
    • Belt-Minder
      • One time disable
      • Deactivating/activating the Belt-Minder feature
    • Safety belt extension assembly
  • AIRBAG SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS)
    • Children and airbags
    • How does the airbag supplemental restraint system work?
    • Determining if the system is operational
    • Front passenger sensing system
    • Seat-mounted side airbag system
      • How does the side airbag system work?
      • Determining if the system is operational
    • Safety Canopy system
      • How does the Safety Canopy system work?
      • Determining if the system is operational
    • S.O.S. Post Crash Alert
    • 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
      • Installing child safety seats in cinch tongue combination lap and shoulder belt seating position (Front center seating position only)
    • Installing child safety seats in the front row lap belt seating positions (SuperCab and CrewCab)
    • Attaching child safety seats with LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) attachments
      • Use of inboard lower anchors from the outboard seating positions (center seating use)
      • Combining safety belt and LATCH lower anchors for attaching child safety seats
    • Attaching child safety seats with tether straps
      • Rear seat tether strap attachment
    • 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
    • 4WD and AWD Systems (if equipped)
    • 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
  • TIRE CARE
    • Inspecting your tires
    • 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) (IF EQUIPPED)
    • 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 (if applicable)
      • Overview
      • TPMS reset procedure
  • SNOW TIRES AND CHAINS
  • VEHICLE LOADING – WITH AND WITHOUT A TRAILER
    • Special loading instructions for owners of pickup trucks and utility-type vehicles
  • TRAILER TOWING
    • Preparing to tow
    • Hitches
    • Weight distributing hitch
    • Safety chains
    • Trailer brakes
      • Integrated trailer brake controller (if equipped)
    • Trailer lamps
    • Using a step bumper (if equipped)
    • Driving while you tow
      • Servicing after towing
    • Trailer towing tips
    • Launching or retrieving a boat
  • RECREATIONAL TOWING
• Driving
  • STARTING
    • Positions of the ignition
    • Preparing to start your vehicle
      • Important safety precautions
    • Starting the engine
    • Cold weather starting (flexible fuel vehicles only)
    • If the engine fails to start using the preceding instructions (flexible fuel vehicles only)
    • 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
  • LIMITED-SLIP AXLE (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Electronic locking differential (ELD) axle (if equipped)
  • PREPARING TO DRIVE
  • AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATION
    • Brake-shift interlock - column-shift transmission
    • Brake-shift interlock – floor-shift transmission
    • Understanding the gearshift positions of the 4–speed automatic transmission
    • Driving with a 6–speed automatic transmission
    • If your vehicle gets stuck in mud or snow
  • REVERSE SENSING SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
  • REARVIEW CAMERA SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
  • FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE (4WD) OPERATION (IF EQUIPPED)
    • System indicator lights
    • Using a manual 4WD system (if equipped)
      • Shifting between 2H (4X2) and 4H (4X4 high)
      • Shifting to/from 4L (4X4 Low)
      • Using the N (Neutral) position
    • Using the electronic shift 4WD system (if equipped)
      • Shifting between 2H (4X2 High) and 4H (4X4 High)
      • Shifting to/from 4L (4X4 Low)
    • Electronic locking differential (ELD) (if equipped)
      • Activating the electronic locking differential (ELD)
    • 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
  • DRIVING THROUGH WATER
  • SNOWPLOWING
    • Installing the snowplow
    • Operating the vehicle with the snowplow attached
    • Snowplowing with your airbag equipped vehicle
      • Transmission operation while plowing
      • Engine temperature while plowing
• Roadside Emergencies
  • ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE
    • Getting roadside assistance
    • Using roadside assistance
  • HAZARD FLASHER CONTROL
  • FUEL PUMP SHUT-OFF
  • FUSES AND RELAYS
    • 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
      • Location of the spare tire and tools
      • Removing the spare tire
    • Tire change procedure
      • Stowing the flat/spare tire
  • WHEEL LUG NUT TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
  • RUNNING OUT OF FUEL
  • JUMP STARTING
    • Preparing your vehicle
    • Connecting the jumper cables
    • Jump starting
    • Removing the jumper cables
  • WRECKER TOWING
    • 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)
  • FORD EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN
  • 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
  • 4.6L ENGINE
  • 5.4L ENGINE
  • 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 SUPERCREW)
    • Leather seats for the King Ranch SuperCrew only (if equipped)
  • UNDERBODY
  • FORD AND LINCOLN MERCURY CAR CARE PRODUCTS
• Maintenance and Specifications
  • SERVICE RECOMMENDATIONS
  • PRECAUTIONS WHEN SERVICING YOUR VEHICLE
    • Working with the engine off
    • Working with the engine on
  • OPENING THE HOOD
  • IDENTIFYING COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT
    • 4.6L V8
    • 5.4L V8
  • WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID
  • CHANGING THE WIPER BLADES
  • ENGINE OIL
    • Checking the engine oil
    • Adding engine oil
    • Engine oil and filter recommendations
      • Use SAE 5W-20 engine oil
  • BATTERY
  • ENGINE COOLANT
    • 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
    • Easy Fuel™ “no cap” fuel system
      • Flex Fuel Vehicle (FFV) fuel fill inlet
    • Choosing the right fuel
    • Cleaner air
    • Octane recommendations
      • Unleaded Gasoline Engines
      • FFV engine
    • Fuel quality
      • Unleaded gasoline engines
      • FFV engine
    • Running out of fuel
      • Refilling with a portable fuel container
  • ESSENTIALS OF GOOD FUEL ECONOMY
    • Measuring techniques
    • Filling the tank
    • Calculating fuel economy
    • Driving style — good driving and fuel economy habits
      • Habits
      • Maintenance
      • Conditions
    • EPA fuel economy estimates
  • EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM
    • On board diagnostics (OBD-II)
    • Readiness for Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) testing
  • POWER STEERING FLUID
  • BRAKE FLUID
  • TRANSMISSION FLUID
    • Checking 4-speed automatic transmission fluid
      • Low fluid level
      • Correct fluid level
      • High fluid level
      • Adjusting automatic transmission fluid levels
    • Checking 6-speed automatic transmission fluid
  • TRANSFER CASE FLUID (IF EQUIPPED)
  • AIR FILTER
    • Changing the air filter element
  • MOTORCRAFT PART NUMBERS
  • MAINTENANCE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND CAPACITIES
  • ENGINE DATA
    • Engine drivebelt routing
  • IDENTIFYING YOUR VEHICLE
    • Safety Compliance Certification Label
    • Vehicle identification number (VIN)
  • TRANSMISSION CODE DESIGNATIONS
• Accessories
  • GENUINE FORD ACCESSORIES FOR YOUR VEHICLE
    • Exterior style
    • Interior style
    • Lifestyle
    • Peace of mind
• Index