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(multiparty/conference call) ....425
Jump-starting your vehicle ......289


Keyless entry system


autolock .....................................76
keypad .......................................82
locking and unlocking doors ....84
programming entry code .........82
Keys .......................................63, 85
positions of the ignition .........188


Lamps


bulb replacement specifications chart ................339
headlamps, flash to pass ..........98
interior lamps .................104–105
Lane keeping system ................250
LATCH anchors ...........................31
Liftgate ............................74, 78–79
Lights, warning and indicator ..117
Listening to music ....................478
Loading instructions .................272
Load limits .................................265
Locks


autolock .....................................76
childproof ..................................37
doors ..........................................73
Lubricant specifications ...........386


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Lug nuts ....................................382


Making and receiving calls .......501
MAP DVD - Loading and Unloading ..................................501
Map icons ..................................540
Map mode ..................................539
Map preferences .......................537
Map updates ..............................542
Media Bluetooth menu options (adding, connecting, deleting, turning on/off) ..........................453
Message center .........................123
warning messages ...........127, 133
Mirrors ...............................109, 112
fold away .................................109
programmable memory ............65
side view mirrors (power) .....109
Moon roof ..................................113
Motorcraft® parts .............341, 391
MyFord Touch™ system ..........466
MyKey ..........................................69


Navigation features ...................533
Navigation voice commands ....543
Notifications ..............................513


Pairing other phones ........423, 500
Pairing your phone ...................500
Pairing your phone for the first time .....................422, 500


Parental MyKey programming ...69
Park Assist ................................230
Parking brake ............................220
Parts (see Motorcraft® parts) ..........391
Passenger Occupant Classification Sensor ...................54
Phone Bluetooth menu options (adding, connecting, deleting, turning on/off) ..........................433
Phone redial ..............................427
Phone settings ..................504, 526
Phone voice commands ............505
Playing music (by artist, album, genre, playlist, tracks, similar) ..........................451
POI categories ...........................535
Point of Interest (POI) .............535
Power distribution box (see Fuses) ...............................300
Power door locks ........................73
Power liftgate ..............................79
Power mirrors ...........................109
Powerpoint ................................182
Power steering ..........................262
fluid, checking and adding ....326
Power Windows .........................107
Privacy information ..........419, 472
Push button start system .........188
Putting a call on/off hold .........425


Quick touch buttons .................541


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Radio ..........................401, 406–407
AM/FM .....................................480
Single CD ................401, 406–407
Radio reception .........................399
Radio voice commands .............485
Rear heated seats .....................167
Rear view camera display ................................234, 521
Rear window defroster ....................144, 146, 148
Receiving a text message .............................429, 503
Recommendations for attaching safety restraints for children ........................................25
Relays ........................................300
Remote entry system


illuminated entry ......................77
locking/unlocking doors ...........73
opening the trunk .....................74
replacing the batteries .............64


Remote start climate operation ...................................154
Reverse sensing system ...........229
Roadside assistance ..................286
Roll stability control .................224
Roof rack ...................................264
Route preferences ....................537


Safety Belt Maintenance ............48
Safety belts (see Safety restraints) ..............................40, 43
Safety defects, reporting ..........299


Safety information ............418, 470
Safety restraints ..............40–41, 43
Belt-Minder® ............................44
Belt-Minder®, deactivating/activating .............45
extension assembly ..................43
for adults .............................40–41
for children ...............................25
inflatable safety belt .................46
Occupant Classification Sensor ........................................54
safety belt maintenance ...........48
seat belt maintenance ..............48
warning light and chime ..........44


Safety restraints - LATCH anchors ...........................31
Safety seats for children ............25
Safety Compliance Certification Label ....................393
Satellite Radio ...................401, 486
Scheduled Maintenance Guide


Normal Scheduled Maintenance and Log .............576
SD card ......................416, 493, 533
Seat belts (see Safety restraints) ...............40
Seats ..........................................166
child safety seats ......................25
climate control ........................165
easy access/easyout feature ..163
front seats ...............159–160, 164
heated ..............................163, 167
memory seat .....................65, 162
second row seats ....................166
third row seats ........168, 173–174
Second-row power fold seat ....170
SecuriCode keyless entry system ..........................................82


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SecuriLock passive anti-theft system ..........................................85
Selecting your media source (USB, Line in, BT audio) .........448
Sending new text messages .....503
Setting a destination ................533
Setting a destination by voice ...........................................534
Settings ......................................518
Setting the clock ...............401, 518
Side air curtain ...........................58
Side-curtain airbags system .......58
SIRIUS® satellite radio ....401, 486
SIRIUS satellite radio voice commands .................................488
SIRIUS Travel Link ...................510
SIRIUS Travel Link voice commands .................................511
Snowplowing ...............................16
SOS Post Crash Alert .................51
Spark plugs, specifications .....................384, 391
Special notice


ambulance conversions ............16
utility-type vehicles ..................16


Specification chart, lubricants ...................................386
Stability system .........................224
Starting your vehicle ................189
jump starting ..........................289
push button start system .......188
Steering wheel ............................90
controls ......................................92
tilting ...................................90–91
Sun visor ....................................112


Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) (see airbags) ....................52
Supported media file types ......496
Supported player, media formats and metadata information ................................496
SYNC® AppLink™ ...................444
SYNC® customer support ..............................418, 470
SYNC® Services ................441, 506
System settings .........................521


Temperature control (see Climate control) ......144, 146, 148, 530
Text messaging .................429, 502
Text messaging (sending, downloading, deleting) .....429, 431
Third-row power fold seat .......175
Tilt steering wheel ................90–91
Tires ...........................354–355, 375
alignment ................................368
care ..........................................353
changing ..........................375, 377
checking the pressure ............364
inflating ...................................362
label .........................................361
replacing ..................................366
rotating ....................................369
safety practices .......................368
sidewall information ...............357
snow tires and chains ............370
spare tire .................................375
terminology .............................356
tire grades ...............................355
treadwear ........................355, 364


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Touchscreen features (climate) ....................................530
Towing .......................273, 280–281
recreational towing .................281
trailer towing ..........................273
wrecker ....................................280
Traction control ........................222
Traffic, Directions and Information ................................441
Traffic preferences ...................537
Trailer sway control ..................274
Transmission


brake-shift interlock (BSI) ....209
fluid, checking and adding (automatic) .............................322
fluid, refill capacities ..............386
lubricant specifications ..........386
................................103


Turn signal


USB port ............................416, 493
Using privacy mode ..................425


Vehicle health report ........439, 516


Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) ..........................................392
Vehicle loading ..........................265
Ventilating your vehicle ...........192
Voice commands in media mode ..........................................446
Voice commands in phone mode ..........................................423
Voice recognition ......................474


Warning lights (see Lights) .....117
Washer fluid ..............................327
Water, Driving through .............284
Windows


power .......................................107
rear wiper/washer .....................97


Windshield washer fluid and wipers ..........................................96
checking and adding fluid .....327
replacing wiper blades ...330–331
Wrecker towing .........................280


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