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
  • 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
  • Message center
    • Info
      • System check and vehicle feature customization
      • System warnings
• Entertainment Systems
  • Audio systems
    • AM/FM Single 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
    • Automatic instrumentation illumination
    • 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
    • Dome/Map lamps
  • Bulb Replacement
    • Lamp assembly condensation
    • BULB SPECIFICATION CHART
    • 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 (GT-CS) (if equipped)
      • Replacing fog lamp bulbs (V6) (if equipped)
      • Replacing license plate lamp bulbs
  • Driver Controls
    • Multi-function lever
      • Windshield wiper rainlamp feature (if equipped with autolamp)
    • Tilt Steering Wheel
    • Illuminated visor mirror (if equipped)
      • Flexible visor storage system (if equipped)
    • Electronic compass (if equipped)
      • Compass zone adjustment
      • Compass calibration adjustment
    • Center console
    • Auxiliary power point (12V DC)
    • Power Windows
      • One-touch up or down (front windows only)
        • Restoring the one-touch up functionality (front windows only)
      • 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
      • Blind spot mirrors (if equipped)
    • Speed control
      • Using speed controls
        • 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)
    • Universal garage door opener (if equipped)
      • 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
    • Positive Retention Floor Mat
    • 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
• Locks and Security
  • Keys
  • MyKey?
  • 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
    • Illuminated exit
      • Battery saver
  • Securilock? passive anti-theft system
    • Anti-theft indicator
    • Automatic arming
    • Automatic disarming
    • Replacement of 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
  • Front seats
    • Head restraints
      • Non-adjustable head restraints (if equipped)
      • Adjustable head restraints (if equipped)
      • Titling head restraints (if equipped)
    • Adjusting the manual seats (if equipped)
      • Four-way seat adjust (driver side only)
    • Adjusting the power seats (if equipped)
    • Using the power lumbar support (if equipped)
    • Heated seats (if equipped)
    • Rear seat entry/exit
  • Rear seats (if equipped)
    • Non-adjustable head restraints
    • 2nd row seat/split-folding rear seat (if equipped)
    • Rear seat delete (if equipped)
  • 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 Belt System
    • Combination lap and shoulder belts
      • Restraint of pregnant women
    • Safety belt locking modes
    • Energy management feature
    • Safety belt pretensioner
    • Safety belt extension assembly
    • 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 safety belt pretensioner and 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
    • SOS Post-Crash Alert System™
    • 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:
    • 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 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
  • 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
    • 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)
      • Using ABS
      • ABS warning lamp
    • Parking brake
  • AdvanceTrac? stability enhancement system
  • Steering
    • Selectable steering
  • Axle information
    • Traction-Lok™ axle (if equipped)
    • Axle with Torsen™ differential (if equipped)
  • Brake-shift interlock
  • Automatic transmission operation (if equipped)
    • Driving with a 6-speed automatic transmission
    • If your vehicle gets stuck in mud or snow
  • Manual transmission operation (if equipped)
    • Using the clutch
    • Recommended shift speeds
      • Skip Shift (if equipped) (V8 engines only)
    • Reverse
    • Parking your vehicle
  • Reverse sensing system (if equipped)
  • Rearview camera system (if equipped)
  • Blind spot mirrors (if equipped)
  • Driving through water
• 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
  • 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
  • 3.7L V6 engine
  • 5.0L 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 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
    • 3.7L V6 engine
    • 5.0L V8 engine
  • 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
      • 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 (5.0L 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
  • Emission control system
    • On-board diagnostics (OBD-II)
    • Readiness for Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) testing
  • Brake/clutch fluid
  • Transmission fluid
    • Checking automatic transmission fluid
    • Checking and adding manual transmission fluid (if equipped)
  • Air filter
    • Changing the air filter element
  • Vehicle storage
  • 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
  • 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
    • 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
    • Intelligent Oil Life Monitor™ – 3.7L and 5.0L engines
    • Maintenance schedule log
  • SPECIAL OPERATING CONDITIONS – 3.7L AND 5.0L ENGINES
    • Special operating condition log
  • Exceptions
  • ENGINE COOLANT CHANGE RECORD
    • Engine coolant change log
• Index