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
    • Cell phone use
    • Export unique (Non–United States/Canada) vehicle specific information
• Instrument Cluster
  • WARNING LIGHTS AND CHIMES
  • GAUGES
  • MINI MESSAGE CENTER (IF EQUIPPED)
  • MESSAGE CENTER (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Selectable features
      • Reset
      • Setup menu
      • System check
      • Oil life
      • Halo light
      • Ambient light
      • Ambient light dim
      • Gauge color, Ambient color, Halo color
      • Units (English/Metric)
      • Autolamp
      • Autolock
      • Autounlock
      • Language
      • Info menu
      • Odometer/Trip odometer
      • Distance to empty (DTE)
      • Average fuel economy (AFE)
      • Instantaneous fuel economy (IFE)
      • Trip elapsed drive time
      • Blank display
      • System warnings
• Entertainment Systems
  • AUDIO SYSTEMS
    • AM/FM CD/MP3 satellite compatible sound system
      • Setting the clock
      • AM/FM Radio
      • RDS Radio
      • CD/MP3 Player
      • Satellite Radio (if equipped)
      • Sound Adjustments
      • Extra Features
    • Auxiliary input jack (Line in)
    • USB port (if equipped)
  • GENERAL AUDIO INFORMATION
    • Satellite radio information (if equipped)
  • NAVIGATION SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
  • SYNC (IF EQUIPPED)
• Climate Controls
  • MANUAL HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Operating tips
  • DUAL ZONE AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL (NAVIGATION BASED – IF EQUIPPED)
  • TOUCHSCREEN FUNCTIONS
  • VOICE COMMANDS IN CLIMATE MODE
    • Operating tips
  • REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER
  • CABIN AIR FILTER
• Lights
  • HEADLAMP CONTROL
    • Autolamp control (if equipped)
      • Autolamps - Programmable exit delay
    • 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
    • Map lamps
  • BULB REPLACEMENT
    • Lamp assembly condensation
    • Using the right bulbs
    • Replacing interior bulbs
    • Replacing exterior bulbs
      • Replacing headlamp bulbs
      • Replacing HID headlamp bulbs (if equipped)
      • Replacing front parking lamp/turn signal bulbs
      • Replacing front sidemarker bulb
      • Replacing tail lamp/brake/rear turn signal lamps
      • Replacing backup bulbs
      • Replacing rear sidemarker lamp bulbs
      • Replacing fog lamp bulbs (GT) (if equipped)
      • Replacing fog lamp bulbs (V6) (if equipped)
      • Replacing high-mount brake lamp bulbs
      • Replacing license plate lamp bulbs
• Driver Controls
  • MULTI-FUNCTION LEVER
    • Windshield wiper rainlamp feature (if equipped with Autolamp)
  • TILT STEERING WHEEL (IF EQUIPPED)
  • ELECTRONIC COMPASS (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Compass zone adjustment
    • Compass calibration adjustment
  • CENTER CONSOLE
  • AUXILIARY POWER POINT (12VDC)
  • POWER WINDOWS
    • Bounce back (front windows only)
      • Bounce back override (front windows only)
    • Short drop glass (Front windows only)
    • Rear power windows (convertible only)
      • Rear power windows manual override (convertible only)
    • Accessory delay
  • INTERIOR MIRROR
    • Automatic dimming interior rear view mirror (if equipped)
  • EXTERIOR MIRRORS
    • Power side view mirrors
  • 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)
  • CONVERTIBLE (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Lowering the convertible top
    • Installation of the boot (if equipped)
    • Raising the convertible top
  • ROLLER BLIND SUN SHADE (IF EQUIPPED)
  • INTERIOR TRUNK CONTROL
  • POSITIVE RETENTION FLOOR MAT (IF EQUIPPED)
• Locks and Security
  • KEYS
    • Recommended handling of the Integrated Keyhead Transmitter (IKT)
  • POWER DOOR LOCKS
    • Smart locks
    • Autolock (if equipped)
      • Deactivating/activating autolock
      • Power door unlock/lock procedure
      • Autounlock (if equipped)
      • Deactivating/activating autounlock
      • Power door lock switch autounlock enable/disable procedure
      • INTERIOR LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT RELEASE
      • REMOTE ENTRY SYSTEM
        • Unlocking the doors/two stage unlock
        • Locking the doors
        • Car finder
        • Sounding a panic alarm
        • Opening the trunk
        • Replacing the battery
        • Replacing lost Integrated Keyhead Transmitters (IKTs)
          • How to reprogram your Integrated Keyhead Transmitters (IKTs)
        • Illuminated entry
          • Perimeter lamps illuminated entry
          • Deactivating/activating perimeter lamps illuminated entry
          • Illuminated exit
          • Battery saver
  • SECURILOCK™ PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM
    • Anti-theft indicator
    • Automatic arming
    • Automatic disarming
    • Replacement Integrated Keyhead Transmitters (IKT) and coded keys
    • Programming spare keys
  • ACTIVE ANTI-THEFT 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)
        • Four-way seat adjust (driver side only)
      • Using the power lumbar support (if equipped)
      • Adjusting the front power seats (if equipped)
      • Heated seats (if equipped)
      • Rear seat entry/exit
    • REAR SEATS
      • 2nd seat/split-folding rear seat
    • 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 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
      • Energy management feature
      • 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 extension assembly
      • Safety belt warning light and indicator chime
        • Conditions of operation
      • Belt-Minder
        • One-time disable
        • 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
      • Seat-mounted side airbag system
        • How does the side airbag system work?
      • Determining if the system is operational
      • S.O.S. Post Crash Alert
      • Disposal of airbags and airbag equipped vehicles
    • 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
        • For Convertible only:
      • 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
    • 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)
      • 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
      • Summer tires
    • VEHICLE LOADING – WITH AND WITHOUT A TRAILER
    • TRAILER TOWING
      • Preparing to tow
      • Hitches
      • Safety chains
      • Trailer brakes
      • Trailer lamps
      • Driving while you tow
        • Servicing after towing
      • Trailer towing tips
    • RECREATIONAL TOWING
• Driving
  • STARTING
    • 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)
      • ABS warning lamp
      • Using ABS
    • Parking brake
  • ADVANCETRAC STABILITY ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM
  • STEERING
  • TRACTION-LOK™ AXLE (IF EQUIPPED)
  • BRAKE-SHIFT INTERLOCK
  • AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATION (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Understanding the gearshift positions of the 5–speed automatic transmission
      • If your vehicle gets stuck in mud or snow
  • MANUAL TRANSMISSION OPERATION (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Using the clutch
    • Recommended shift speeds
    • Reverse
    • Parking your vehicle
  • REARVIEW CAMERA SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
  • 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
    • Auxiliary relay with heated seats (if equipped)
  • CHANGING THE TIRES
    • Dissimilar spare tire/wheel information
      • Stopping and securing the vehicle
    • Tire change procedure
  • TEMPORARY MOBILITY KIT (IF EQUIPPED)
    • General information
    • Tips for use of the temporary mobility kit
    • What to do when a tire is punctured
    • First stage: Reinflating the tire with sealing compound and air
    • Second stage: Checking tire pressure
    • What to do after the tire has been sealed
  • 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
  • 4.0L SOHC V6 ENGINE
  • 4.6L 3V SOHC V8 ENGINE
  • PLASTIC (NON-PAINTED) EXTERIOR PARTS
  • WINDOWS AND WIPER BLADES
  • CONVERTIBLE TOP AND PADDED MOLDING
  • INSTRUMENT PANEL/INTERIOR TRIM AND CLUSTER LENS
  • INTERIOR
  • LEATHER SEATS (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
    • 4.0L SOHC V6 engine
    • 4.6L 3V SOHC V8 engine
  • WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID
  • CHANGING THE WIPER BLADES
  • ENGINE OIL
    • Checking the engine oil
    • Adding engine oil
    • Engine Oil Recommendations
      • Use SAE 5W-30 engine oil
      • 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 (4.6L V8 engine only)
      • 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
    • Choosing the right fuel
    • Octane recommendations
      • Octane recommendations (4.6L V8 engine)
    • 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/CLUTCH FLUID
  • TRANSMISSION FLUID
    • Checking automatic transmission fluid
    • Checking and adding manual transmission 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
• Ford Extended Service Plan
  • FORD ESP EXTENDED SERVICE PLANS