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
    • Notice to owners of pickup trucks and utility type vehicles
    • Using your vehicle with a snowplow
  • DATA RECORDING
    • Service Data Recording
    • Event Data Recording
  • CELL PHONE USE
  • EXPORT UNIQUE (NON–UNITED STATES/CANADA) VEHICLE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
• Instrument Cluster
  • WARNING LIGHTS AND CHIMES
  • GAUGES
  • STANDARD MESSAGE CENTER (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Selectable features (information menu)
      • Setup menu (vehicle customization and vehicle system check)
      • System warnings
  • OPTIONAL MESSAGE CENTER (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Info
      • System check and vehicle feature customization
      • System warnings
• Entertainment Systems
  • AUDIO SYSTEMS
    • Quick start — How to get going
      • Listening to the radio
      • Listening to satellite radio (if equipped)
      • Listening to a CD/MP3 (if equipped)
    • AM/FM single CD/MP3 satellite compatible sound system (if equipped)
    • Premium AM/FM in-dash six CD/MP3 satellite compatible sound system (if equipped)
    • Auxiliary input jack (Line in)
    • USB port (if equipped)
    • Rear seat radio controls (if equipped)
  • GENERAL AUDIO INFORMATION
    • Satellite radio information (if equipped)
  • FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT DVD SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Quick start
      • To play a DVD in the DVD system:
      • To play a CD in the DVD system:
      • To play an MP3 disc in the DVD system:
      • To play an auxiliary source through the DVD system
      • To listen to audio over the headphones— Dual play mode (Navigation-based radio systems only):
      • To listen to audio over the headphones— Dual play mode (Non-navigation based radio systems):
      • Using the infrared (IR) wireless headphones:
      • Using wired headphones (not included):
      • To adjust display brightness:
    • DVD player controls
    • Remote control
      • Battery replacement
    • Headphones
      • Wireless headphones
      • Wired headphones
    • Operation
      • Single play/Dual play
      • Operation with an aftermarket audio system (Headphone only mode)
      • Menu mode
      • Angle mode
      • Aspect ratio
      • Language
      • Subtitles
      • Audio CDs
      • Playing MP3 discs
      • MP3 disc quality factors
      • CD, MP3 and CD player care
      • Playing a DVD
      • Slow play
      • Frame by frame
      • Headphone/auxiliary jacks
      • Audio displays
      • Audio interaction
      • Parental control for the DVD system
    • General information
    • Safety information
    • Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Compliance
    • Care and service of the DVD player
      • Environmental extremes
      • Temperature extremes
      • Humidity and moisture condensation
      • Foreign substances
      • Cleaning the liquid crystal display (LCD) flip-down screen
      • Cleaning DVD and CD discs
      • Compatibility with aftermarket audio systems (headphone only mode)
  • NAVIGATION SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
  • SYNC (IF EQUIPPED)
• Climate Controls
  • MANUAL HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Manual heating and air conditioning system with rear passenger compartment climate control (if equipped)
    • Operating tips
  • DUAL ZONE AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL WITH REAR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CLIMATE CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Dual automatic temperature control with heated and cooled seats and rear passenger compartment climate control (if equipped)
    • Operating tips
  • AUXILIARY CLIMATE CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)
  • REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER
• Lights
  • HEADLAMP CONTROL
    • Autolamp control
    • 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)
    • Front row map/dome lamp (if equipped)
    • Second row map lamps (if equipped)
    • Rear cargo lamp
  • BULB REPLACEMENT
    • Lamp assembly condensation
    • Using the right bulbs
    • Replacing interior bulbs
    • Replacing exterior bulbs
      • Replacing headlamp bulbs
      • Replacing front parking lamp/turn/sidemarker signal bulbs
      • Replacing tail/stop/turn/sidemarker/backup lamp bulbs
      • Replacing the high-mount brakelamp
      • Replacing fog lamp bulbs
      • Replacing license plate lamp bulb
      • Replacing approach lamp/mirror turn signal bulbs (if equipped)
• Driver Controls
  • MULTI-FUNCTION LEVER
    • Windshield wiper rainlamp feature (if equipped with Autolamp)
    • Rear window wiper/washer controls
  • TILT STEERING WHEEL
  • ILLUMINATED VISOR MIRROR (IF EQUIPPED)
  • OVERHEAD CONSOLE
    • Forward storage bin (if equipped)
      • Conversation mirror (if equipped)
    • Power quarter rear windows (if equipped)
  • CENTER CONSOLE (IF EQUIPPED)
  • AUXILIARY POWER POINT (12VDC)
    • • Cupholder/Ashtray (if equipped)
  • POWER WINDOWS
    • One-touch up or down (driver’s window only)
      • Bounce-back (driver’s window only)
      • Security override
    • Window lock
    • Accessory delay
  • INTERIOR MIRROR
    • Automatic dimming interior rear view mirror
  • EXTERIOR MIRRORS
    • Power side view mirrors
    • Fold-away mirrors
    • Heated outside mirrors
    • Signal indicator mirrors (if equipped)
  • POWER ADJUSTABLE FOOT PEDALS (IF EQUIPPED)
  • POWER DEPLOYABLE RUNNING BOARDS (IF EQUIPPED)
  • SPEED CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Setting 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)
    • Audio control features
  • MOON ROOF (IF EQUIPPED)
  • UNIVERSAL GARAGE DOOR OPENER (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
    • Car2U Home Automation System (if equipped)
      • Types of garage door openers (rolling code and fixed code)
      • Rolling code programming
      • Fixed code programming
      • Erasing the Car2U Home Automation System buttons
      • FCC and RSS-210 Industry Canada Compliance
  • POWER LIFTGATE (IF EQUIPPED)
  • MANUAL LIFTGATE (IF EQUIPPED)
  • CARGO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Cargo shelf/divider (if equipped)
  • LUGGAGE RACK
• Locks and Security
  • KEYS
  • POWER DOOR LOCKS
    • Smart locks
    • 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
  • REMOTE ENTRY SYSTEM
    • Unlocking the doors/two stage unlock
    • Locking the doors
    • Opening the power liftgate or liftgate window (if equipped)
    • Car finder
    • Sounding a panic alarm
    • Memory seats/power mirrors/adjustable pedals
      • Activating the memory feature
      • Deactivating the memory feature
    • Replacing the battery
    • Replacing lost Integrated Keyhead Transmitters (IKTs)
      • How to reprogram your Integrated Keyhead Transmitters (IKTs)
    • Illuminated entry
    • Illuminated exit
      • Battery saver
  • SECURICODE™ KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Programming your own personal entry code
    • Erasing personal code
    • Anti-scan feature
    • Unlocking and locking the doors and liftgate using keyless entry
  • SECURILOCK PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM
    • Anti-theft indicator
    • Automatic arming
    • Automatic disarming
    • Key information
    • Programming spare keys
  • MYKEY™
  • PERIMETER ALARM SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Arming the system
    • Disarming the system
      • Triggering the anti-theft system
• Seating and Safety Restraints
  • SEATING
    • Adjustable head restraints
    • Adjusting the front manual seat (if equipped)
    • Manual seat recliner (if equipped)
    • Using the armrest (if equipped)
    • Using the manual lumbar support (if equipped)
    • Using the power lumbar support (if equipped)
    • Adjusting the front power seat
    • Memory seat/power mirrors/adjustable pedals (if equipped)
    • Climate controlled seats (if equipped)
      • Cooled seats
      • Climate controlled seats air filter replacement (if equipped)
  • REAR SEATS
    • Folding down the 2nd row 40% seat system
      • Placing the 2nd row outboard 40% seats in cargo mode
      • Adjusting the 2nd row outboard 40% seat for E-Z Entry
      • Reclining the 2nd row outboard 40% seatback
      • Adjusting the 2nd row center 20% seat (if equipped)
    • Rear heated seats (if equipped)
    • 3rd row seats
      • Folding down the 3rd row seats to the load floor
      • Third row power folding seat (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 safety belt usage sensors
      • Front safety belt pretensioners
      • Front safety belt energy management retractors
      • Determining if the Personal Safety System is operational
    • Safety restraints precautions
    • Combination lap and shoulder belts
    • Vehicle sensitive mode
      • Webbing extraction 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 height adjustment
    • Second row comfort guide
    • Safety belt extension assembly
    • Safety belt warning light and indicator chime
      • Conditions of operation
    • Belt-Minder
      • Deactivating/activating the Belt-Minder feature (if equipped)
  • AIRBAG SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS)
    • Important SRS precautions
    • Children and airbags
    • How does the airbag supplemental restraint system work?
    • Determining if the system is operational
    • Seat-mounted side airbag system
      • How does the side airbag system work?
    • Safety Canopy system
      • How does the Safety Canopy system work?
      • Determining if the system is operational
    • SOS Post-Crash Alert System™
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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 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)
    • 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
  • 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
    • Integrated hitch rating
    • Preparing to tow
    • Hitches
    • Weight distributing hitch
    • Safety chains
    • Trailer brakes
    • Trailer lamps
    • 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
    • Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
      • Using ABS
      • ABS warning lamp
    • Parking brake
  • ADVANCETRAC WITH ROLL STABILITY CONTROL™ (RSC) STABILITY ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
  • STEERING
    • Variable assist steering
  • AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
  • LIMITED-SLIP AXLE (IF EQUIPPED)
  • PREPARING TO DRIVE
  • BRAKE-SHIFT INTERLOCK – COLUMN-SHIFT TRANSMISSION
    • Brake-shift interlock – floor-shift transmission
  • AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATION
    • 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)
  • CONTROL TRAC FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE (4X4) OPERATION (IF EQUIPPED)
    • 4WD indicator lights
    • Positions of the Control Trac system
    • Shifting between modes
      • Shifting between 2H and 4A or 4H
      • Shifting between 4A and 4H
      • Shifting to/from 4L
    • 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
      • Control Trac four–wheel drive system (if equipped)
      • Normal characteristics
      • Sand
      • Mud and water
      • Driving on hilly or sloping terrain
      • Driving on snow and ice
      • Maintenance and Modifications
  • DRIVING THROUGH WATER
• Roadside Emergencies
  • ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE
    • Getting roadside assistance
    • Using roadside assistance
  • HAZARD FLASHER CONTROL
  • FUEL PUMP SHUT-OFF SWITCH
  • 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 jack and tools
      • Removing the spare tire
    • Tire change procedure
      • Stowing the 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)
  • 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
  • PLASTIC (NON-PAINTED) EXTERIOR PARTS
  • WINDOWS AND WIPER BLADES
  • INSTRUMENT PANEL/INTERIOR TRIM AND CLUSTER LENS
  • INTERIOR
  • CLEANING THE CLIMATE CONTROLLED SEATS (IF EQUIPPED)
  • LEATHER SEATS (IF EQUIPPED, EXCEPT FOR THE KING RANCH EXPEDITION)
  • LEATHER SEATS FOR THE KING RANCH EXPEDITION 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
    • 5.4L V8
  • WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID
    • Checking and adding washer fluid for the liftgate
  • CHANGING THE WIPER BLADES
    • Changing the rear window wiper blade
  • 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
      • 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
    • Octane recommendations
      • FFV engines
    • Fuel quality
    • Cleaner air
    • 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 automatic transmission fluid
  • 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
• Ford Extended Service Plan
  • FORD ESP EXTENDED SERVICE PLANS
• Index