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See www. Try not to drive continuously at the same speed for the first 1, miles 1, km of new vehicle operation. Vary your speed frequently in order to give the moving parts a chance to break in. Drive your new vehicle at least 1, miles 1, km before towing a trailer. For more detailed information about towing a trailer, refer to Trailer towingin theTires, Wheels and Loadingchapter.

Do not add friction modifier compounds or special break-in oils since these additives may prevent piston ring seating. SeeEngine oilin the Maintenance and Specificationschapter for more information on oil usage. Failure to follow the specific warnings and instructions could result in personal injury. Service Data Recording Service data recorders in your vehicle are capable of collecting and storing diagnostic information about your vehicle.

This potentially includes information about the performance or status of various systems and modules in the vehicle, such as engine, throttle, steering or brake systems. In order to properly diagnose and service your vehicle, Ford Motor Company, Ford of Canada, and service and repair facilities may access vehicle diagnostic information through a direct connection to your vehicle when diagnosing or servicing your vehicle. Event Data Recording Other modules in your vehicle — event data recorders — are capable of collecting and storing data during a crash or near crash event.

The recorded information may assist in the investigation of such an event. Ford Motor Company and Ford of Canada do not access event data recorder information without obtaining consent, unless pursuant to court order or where required by law enforcement, other government authorities or other third parties acting with lawful authority.

Other parties may seek to access the information independently of Ford Motor Company and Ford of Canada. Cell phone use The use of Mobile Communications Equipment has become increasingly important in the conduct of business and personal affairs. Mobile Communications can enhance personal safety and security when appropriately used, particularly in emergency situations.

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Twist a thin coin between the two halves of the remote entry transmitter near the key ring. Page 77 Note: Ensure the brake pedal is not depressed during this sequence. Place the key in the ignition and cycle from 1 off to 3 on eight times in rapid succession within 10 seconds. See also Remote entry system in this chapter for more information.

Your vehicle has a factory-set 5—digit code that operates the keyless entry system. Page 79 4. The doors will again lock then unlock to confirm programming of the new code. To store a third personal code: 1. Enter the factory set code. Page 80 Locks and Security Locking doors with the keyless entry system It is not necessary to enter the factory-set code prior to locking all doors.

Note: The doors will not lock if the driver door is ajar. Page 81 Refer to Programming spare keys for instructions on how to program the coded key. Use of these systems may result in vehicle starting problems and a loss of security protection. You need to prevent these objects from touching the coded key while starting the engine.

These objects will not cause damage to the coded key, but may cause a momentary issue if they are too close to the key when starting the engine.

The key codes need to be erased from your vehicle and new coded keys will need to be programmed. Page 84 Locks and Security 6. To program additional new unprogrammed key s , wait at least 20 seconds and repeat this procedure from Step 1. Lift handle to move seat forward or backward. Page 88 Seating and Safety Restraints WARNING: Sitting improperly out of position or with the seat back reclined too far can take off weight from the seat cushion and affect the decision of the passenger sensing system, resulting in serious injury or death in a crash.

Always sit upright against your seatback, with your feet on the floor. Page 89 Seating and Safety Restraints Press to move the front portion of the seat cushion up or down.

Press to move the rear portion of the seat cushion up or down. Using the power lumbar support if equipped The power lumbar control is located on the outboard side of the seat. To access the cup holders, fold the armrest down. How does the Personal Safety System work? Page 92 Seating and Safety Restraints Front passenger sensing system For airbags to do their job they must inflate with great force, and this force can pose a potentially deadly risk to occupants that are very close to the airbag when it begins to inflate.

For some occupants, like infants in rear-facing child seats, this occurs because they are initially sitting very close to the airbag.

This helps increase the effectiveness of the safety belts. Check seat covers and buckles before you place a child anywhere near them. The lap belt does not adjust automatically. Page 97 Seating and Safety Restraints Webbing extraction sensitive mode The webbing sensitive locking mode locks the webbing and prevents more belt from being pulled out if the belt is pulled out too quickly. The belt will unlock when you stop pulling on it.

Automatic locking mode In this mode, the shoulder belt is pre-locked. Page 98 This indicates the safety belt is now in the automatic locking mode. How to disengage the automatic locking mode WARNING: Ford Motor Company recommends that all passenger safety belt assemblies and attaching hardware should be inspected by an authorized dealer after any collision to verify that the automatic locking retractor feature for child seats is still working properly.

Page 99 Seating and Safety Restraints Front safety belt height adjustment Your vehicle has safety belt height adjustments for the driver and front outboard passenger.

Adjust the height of the shoulder belt so the belt rests across the middle of your shoulder. To lower the shoulder belt height, push the button and slide the height adjuster down.

Page Seating and Safety Restraints If Page Seating and Safety Restraints Reasons given As confirmation, the restraint system warning light will flash four times per second for three seconds, followed by three seconds with the light off, then followed by the restraint system warning light flashing four times per second for three seconds again. Failure to inspect and if necessary replace the steering column assembly could result in severe injury or death in the event of a collision.

Page WARNING: Front seating positions only: If seating two adults and a child, Ford recommends properly restraining the child in the center front seating position, but only if doing so will not interfere with driving the vehicle.

This arrangement provides lap and shoulder belt and airbag protection for adult occupants and an attachment method for a child restraint. Page Seating and Safety Restraints How does the airbag supplemental restraint system work? The airbag SRS is designed to activate when the vehicle sustains longitudinal deceleration sufficient to cause the sensors to close an electrical circuit that initiates airbag inflation.

The fact that the airbags did not inflate in a collision does not mean that something is wrong with the system. Refer to Front passenger sensing system later in this chapter.

Page Seating and Safety Restraints WARNING: Sitting improperly out of position or with the seat back reclined too far can take off weight from the seat cushion and affect the decision of the front passenger sensing system, resulting in serious injury or death in a crash.

Page Seating and Safety Restraints WARNING: To reduce the risk of possible serious injury: Do not stow objects in seat back map pocket if equipped or hang objects off seat back if a child is in the front passenger seat.

Do not place objects underneath the front passenger seat or between the seat and the center console if equipped. The use of accessory seat covers may prevent the deployment of the side airbags and increase the risk of injury in an accident. The side airbag could injure you as it deploys from the side of the seatback. Page Seating and Safety Restraints The side airbags are fitted on the outboard side of the seatbacks of the front seats.

In certain lateral collisions, the airbag on the side affected by the collision will be inflated. The airbag was designed to inflate between the door panel and occupant to further enhance the protection provided occupants in side impact collisions. Page Child Restraints Recommendations for Safety Restraints are based on probable child height, age and weight thresholds from NHTSA and other safety organizations or are the minimum requirements of law.

Page Seating and Safety Restraints Recommendations for Safety Restraints for Children Child size, height, weight, or age Infants or Children weighing 40 lb 18 kg or less toddlers generally age four or younger Small Children who have outgrown or no children longer properly fit in a child safety seat generally children who are less than 4 feet 9 inches 1.

Page Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA provides education and training to ensure that all children ages 0 to 16 are properly restrained in the correct restraint system. Page Seating and Safety Restraints restrained properly, then restrain the child in the child safety seat or with the belt-positioning booster.

Remember that child seats and belt-positioning boosters vary and may be designed to fit children of different heights, ages and weights. Children who are too large for child safety seats or belt-positioning boosters as specified by your child safety seat manufacturer should always properly wear safety belts. Make sure the tongue is securely fastened in the buckle. Page Seating and Safety Restraints 3. Be sure the belt webbing is not twisted. Insert the belt tongue into the proper buckle the buckle closest to the direction the tongue is coming from for that seating position until Page There should be no more than one inch 2.

Page Seating and Safety Restraints WARNING: Front seating positions only: If seating two adults and a child, Ford recommends properly restraining the child in the center front seating position, but only if doing so will not interfere with driving the vehicle.

Page Ford Motor Company recommends the use of a child safety seat having a top tether strap. See Attaching child safety seats with tether straps and Recommendations for attaching safety restraints for children in this chapter for more information.

Page Seating and Safety Restraints Use of inboard lower anchors from the outboard seating positions center seating use The lower anchors at the center of the second row rear seat are spaced mm 23 inches apart. Page Seating and Safety Restraints Attaching child safety seats with tether straps Many forward-facing child safety seats include a tether strap which extends from the back of the child safety seat and hooks to an anchoring point called the top tether anchor.

Tether straps are available as an accessory for many older safety seats. Page To improve the fit of both the lap and shoulder belt on children who have outgrown child safety seats, Ford Motor Company recommends use of a belt-positioning booster. They lift the child up so that the lap belt rests low across the hips and the knees bend comfortably at the edge of the cushion, while minimizing slouching. Page Seating and Safety Restraints Types of booster seats There are generally two types of belt-positioning booster seats: backless and high back.

Page Seating and Safety Restraints Children and booster seats vary in size and shape. Choose a booster that keeps the lap belt low and snug across the hips, never up across the stomach, and lets you adjust the shoulder belt to cross the chest and rest snugly near the center of the shoulder.

Ford Motor Company recommends that all safety belt assemblies in use in vehicles involved in a collision be replaced. However, if the Department of Transportation-Tire quality grades: The U. Department of Transportation requires Ford Motor Company to give you the following information about tire grades exactly as the government has written it. Page Tires, Wheels and Loading WARNING: The traction grade assigned to this tire is based on straight-ahead braking traction tests, and does not include acceleration, cornering, hydroplaning or peak traction characteristics.

You are strongly urged to buy a reliable tire pressure gauge, as automatic service station gauges may be inaccurate. Ford recommends the use of a digital or dial-type tire pressure gauge rather than a stick-type tire pressure gauge.

Page Always inflate your tires to the Ford recommended inflation pressure even if it is less than the maximum inflation pressure information found on the tire. Page Tires, Wheels and Loading Note: If you have to drive a distance to get air for your tire s , check and record the tire pressure first and add the appropriate air pressure when you get to the pump.

It is normal for tires to heat up and the air pressure inside to go up as you drive. Page Tires, Wheels and Loading Improper or inadequate vehicle maintenance can cause tires to wear abnormally. If this information is not found on these labels then you should consult your Ford dealer.

Use of any tire or wheel not recommended by Ford can affect the safety and performance of your vehicle, which could result in an increased risk of loss of vehicle control, vehicle rollover, personal injury and death. Page The tire pressure sensors mounted in the wheels originally installed on your vehicle are not designed to be used in aftermarket wheels.

Note: If your tires show uneven wear ask an authorized dealer to check for and correct any wheel misalignment, tire imbalance or mechanical problem involved before tire rotation. The definitions of these items are listed below.

Note that the tire size, load index and speed rating for your vehicle may be different from this example. Page Tires, Wheels and Loading Note: You may not find this information on all tires because it is not required by federal law.

Page For example, a tire graded would wear one and one-half 1 course as a tire graded Note: Tire Quality Grades do not apply to this type of tire. Note: The temporary tire size for your vehicle may be different from this example.

If your vehicle has tires of a different size than the size indicated on the vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure label, you should determine the proper tire inflation pressure for those tires. Properly loading your vehicle will provide maximum return of vehicle design performance. Page WARNING: The appropriate loading capacity of your vehicle can be limited either by volume capacity how much space is available or by payload capacity how much weight the vehicle should carry.

Once you have reached the maximum payload of your vehicle, do not add more cargo, even if there is space available. When towing, trailer tongue load weight is also part of cargo weight. Page GVWR Gross Vehicle Weight Rating — is the maximum allowable weight of the fully loaded vehicle including all options, equipment, passengers and cargo.

Page Tires, Wheels and Loading Maximum Loaded Trailer Weight — is the highest possible weight of a fully loaded trailer the vehicle can tow. You decide to go golfing. Is there enough load capacity to carry you, 4 of your friends and all the golf bags? You and four friends average lb. Do not tow a trailer until your vehicle has been driven at least 1, miles 1, km.

Your vehicle may not have enough braking power and your chances of having a collision greatly increase. Do not apply the brakes continuously, as they may overheat and become less effective.

An example of recreational towing would be towing your vehicle behind a motorhome. These guidelines are designed to ensure that your transmission is not damaged. All vehicles: Do not tow your vehicle with any wheels on the ground, as vehicle or transmission damage may occur.

Accessory— allows the electrical accessories such as the radio to operate while the engine is not running. Exhaust fumes can be toxic. Always open the garage door before you start the engine. See Guarding against exhaust fumes in this chapter for more instructions.

Page Driving 5. Turn the key to 3 on without turning the key to 4 start. Some warning lights will briefly illuminate. See Warning lights and chimes in the Instrument Cluster chapter for more information regarding the warning lights. Starting the engine 1. Page You may experience a decrease in peak performance when the engine is cold when operating on E ethanol.

Do not crank the engine for more than 10 seconds at a time as starter damage may occur. If the engine fails to start, turn the key to off and wait 30 seconds before trying again. Outdoor conditions can deteriorate extension cords over a period of time. Refer to the scheduled maintenance information for scheduled maintenance. In normal operation, automotive brake systems may emit occasional or intermittent squeal or groan noises when the brakes are applied.

Page The ABS operates by detecting the onset of wheel lockup during brake applications and compensates for this tendency. The wheels are prevented from locking even when the brakes are firmly applied. The accompanying illustration depicts the advantage of an ABS equipped vehicle on bottom to a non-ABS equipped vehicle on top during hard braking with loss of front braking traction.

Page Driving Parking brake Apply the parking brake whenever the vehicle is parked. To set the parking brake: 1. Move the gearshift to P Park. Push pedal downward. The BRAKE warning lamp in the instrument cluster illuminates and remains illuminated when the ignition is turned on until the parking brake is fully released. The system will allow your vehicle to make better use of available traction in these conditions.



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