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TAP-UP Ð This allows you to increase your current speed in
increments of 1 mph (1.6 km/h) by a momentary tap of the
SET-ACCEL switch. Multiple taps of the SET-ACCEL switch
will increase your vehicle speed 1 mph (1.6 km/h) for each
tap. For example, if you are currently set at 60 mph
(96 km/h) and tap the SET-ACCEL switch 5 times your
vehicle speed will increase and set at 65 mph (104 km/h).
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Turning the Speed Control Off
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You can cancel the speed control while you are driving.
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Press the OFF switch. The speed control is off. If you want
to resume speed control, press the ON switch and reset the
speed control by pressing the SET ACCEL switch.
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Press the brake or clutch pedal slightly. The speed control is
suspended, but you can reset it by pressing SET ACCEL or
return to the previous set speed with the RSM switch.
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In addition, the speed control is turned off each time you turn
the vehicle ignition off.
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Driving uphill or on a steep grade
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When the speed control is on, your vehicle may significantly
drop speed when driving uphill, especially with a heavy load. If
the speed drops more than 8 to 14 mph (15 - 25 km/h) the
automatic speed control will, by design, be canceled. You may
have to temporarily resume manual speed control while driving
up a steep grade in order to maintain the speed you desire.
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If the speed control ªdropped outº after your climb is
completed, the speed of your light truck can be reset with the
SET ACCEL switch, or returned to the previous set speed with
the RSM switch, as long as you are driving over 30 mph
(50 km/h).
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Unlocking the doors with the keyless entry system
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You must unlock the driver's door before you unlock any of the
other doors. If you let more than five seconds pass between
pressing numbers, the system shuts down, and you have to
enter the code again. The system has shut down if the keypad
light is out. If the keyless entry system does not work properly,
use the key or transmitter(s) to lock and unlock the doors.
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[FV15305( X)09/95]1.
To unlock the driver's door, enter the factory code or your
personal code. All codes have five numbers. After you press
the fifth number, the driver's door unlocks.
[FV15307( X)04/95]2.
To unlock the passenger's door(s), press the 3/4 button
within five seconds of unlocking the driver's door or re-enter
the code to open the driver's door, then press 3/4.
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Locking the doors with the keyless entry system
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Along with unlocking your doors, you can use the keyless entry
system to lock the doors. You can also use the Autolock feature
to automatically lock the doors after you get in the vehicle.
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To lock all of the doors, press 7/8 and 9/0 at the same time. It
is not necessary to first enter the keypad code. This will arm
your factory installed anti-theft system, if so equipped.
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Arming, disarming and resetting your anti-theft
system (If equipped) from the keyless entry pad
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If your vehicle is equipped with the optional factory installed
anti-theft system, the keyless entry system will arm it when you
use the 7/8 and 9/0 keys to lock the doors, and will disarm or
reset a triggered anti-theft alarm when you enter in the five
digit code to unlock the driver's door.
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NOTE: Doors and the liftgate must be fully closed for the
anti-theft system to arm. Refer to theAnti-Theft
Systemsection in this chapter for more details.
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162and the liftgate window are completely closed, the doors and
liftgate will lock again, the horn will chirp and the external
lamps will flash. If a door, liftgate or the liftgate window is
open or ajar, the horn will give two short chirps warning you
that a door or the liftgate is open.
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Remote entry personal alarm
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If you wish to activate the remote entry system personal alarm,
press the PANIC button. This will honk the horn and flash the
lights for approximately 2 minutes 45 seconds. You can turn it
off by pressing the PANIC button again from the transmitter or
by turning the ignition to the ON or ACCESSORY position.
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When you use the remote entry UNLOCK or PANIC buttons,
the illuminated entry system turns on the vehicle's interior
lights for 25 seconds. You can turn these lights off with the
remote entry LOCK button or by turning the ignition to the ON
or ACCESSORY position.
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Arming and Disarming the Alarm System with Remote
Entry
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Your Remote Entry System will automatically arm the factory
installed Anti-Theft System when the doors are locked, and
automatically disarm it when the doors are unlocked. The
remote will also reset the anti-theft alarm (when the driver's
door is unlocked or the PANIC button is pressed on a
programmed remote entry transmitter) if it was triggered.
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How to tune radio stations
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There are four ways for you to tune in a particular station. You
can use the“TUNE”,“SEEK”,“SCAN”or memory buttons.
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Using the“TUNE”function
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You can change the frequency up or down one increment at
a time by pressing and releasing either the left (
b) or right
(
a) side of the“TUNE”or“TUNE DISCS”button. To
change frequencies quickly, press and hold down either the
right or left side of the button.
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Manual tuning adjusts your radio to any allowable broadcast
frequency, whether or not a station is present on that
frequency. (SeeAll About Radio Frequenciesin this section.)
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Using the“SEEK”function
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Press the right (
a) side of the“SEEK”button to select the
next listenable station up the frequency band. Press the left
(
b) side of the button to select the next listenable station
down the frequency band. By holding the button down,
listenable stations can be passed over to reach the desired
station.
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Using the“SCAN”function
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Pressing the“SCAN”button will begin the scan mode up
the frequency band, stopping on each listenable station for
approximately five seconds.
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To stop the scan mode on the presently sampled station,
press the“SCAN”button again.
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Setting the station MEMORY PRESET buttons
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Your radio is equipped with 6 station memory buttons.
These buttons can be used to select up to 6 preset AM
stations and 12 FM stations (6 in FM1 and 6 in FM2)
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Select a band, then select a frequency.
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Press one of the memory buttons and hold until the sound
returns and the lamp above the memory button lights up.
That memory button is now set.
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Follow the above steps for each memory preset button.
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Using the Automatic Memory Store feature
(“AUTOSET”)
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If the memory buttons have been set, either by using the Auto
Memory Load feature or if you have set them manually, the
system is prepared to let you use a convenient feature called
Automatic Memory Store.
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With Auto Memory Store, you can continually set strong
stations into your memory buttons without losing your
originally set stations. Your radio will automatically set your
memory buttons to the strong local stations.
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Activate Auto Memory Store by pushing the“AUTOSET”
button once. Your radio will set the first six strong stations of
the band you are in (AM, FM1 or FM2) into the memory
buttons. The display will flash“AUTO”and display the autoset
icon“A”while the stations are being set in the memory
buttons.
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NOTE: If there are less than six strong stations in the
frequency band, the remaining unfilled buttons will
store the last strong station detected on the band.
After all stations have been filled, the radio will begin
playing the station stored on memory button 1.
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To deactivate the Auto Memory Store mode and return to the
manually-set memory button stations, simply push the
“AUTOSET”button. Display will show“AUTO”then“OFF”.
The next time Auto Memory Store is activated on that band, the
radio will store the next set of six strong stations.
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Rear Seat Radio Controls
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How to turn the rear seat radio controls on and off
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Press memory preset buttons“3”and“5”simultaneously on the
face of your radio to turn the rear seat radio controls on. A
headphone symbol (j) will appear in the display when the
rear seat controls are on. Press“3”and“5”simultaneously
again to turn rear seat controls off.
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How to adjust the volume
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Press the right (
a) side of the“VOLUME”rocker switch to
increase volume, and push the left (
b) side to decrease the
volume of the rear speakers.
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NOTE: Rear seat volume control can be set no higher than
current radio setting unless speakers are turned off.
See note underHow to turn speakers on and off.
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Setting the AM or FM frequency band
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Push the“AM/FM”button to change the frequency band.
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Using the“MEMORY”button
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Push the“MEMORY”button to access the station you have set
into memory button 1 on the face of the radio. Successively
pushing this button will access, numerically, all stations set into
the Station Memory Preset buttons (1 through 6).
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How to turn the speakers on and off
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When the rear seat controls are on, push the“SPKRS ON-OFF”
button to turn all speakers off. Push again to turn all speakers
on.
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Using the“SEEK”function
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Press the right (
a) side of the“SEEK”rocker switch to seek to
the next highest radio station. Press the left (
b) side to seek to
the next lower radio station.
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NOTE: When using the rear seat controls, the“SEEK”
function on the rear seat controls will also function
with cassettes or CD, seeking the next (“SEEK
a”)or
previous (“
bSEEK”) selection.
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Using headphones with the rear seat controls
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Two 3.5mm headphone jacks have been provided on the rear
seat controls. Plug headphones (not provided) into the provided
jack(s) to operate headphones.
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Tips on Caring for the Cassette Player and Tapes
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In order to keep your cassette tape player performing the way it
was meant to, read and follow these simple precautions:
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Using a Ford Cassette Cleaning Cartridge to clean the tape
player head after 10-12 hours of play will help maintain the
best playback sound and proper tape operation.
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Only cassettes that are 90 minutes long or less should be
used. Tapes longer than 90 minutes are thinner and subject
to breakage or may jam the tape player mechanism.
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Setting the station MEMORY PRESET buttons
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Your radio is equipped with 6 station memory buttons.
These buttons can be used to select up to 6 preset AM
stations and 12 FM stations (6 in FM1 and 6 in FM2)
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Follow the easy steps below to set these buttons to the desired
frequencies:
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Select a band, then select a frequency.
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Press one of the memory preset buttons and hold the button
until the sound returns. That station is now held in memory
on that button.
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Follow the two steps above for each station memory preset
button you want to set.
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Using the AUTOSET feature
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With AUTOSET, you can continually set strong stations into
your memory buttons without losing your originally set
stations.
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Press the“AUTOSET”button once. Your radio will set the
first six strong stations of the band you are in (AM, FM1, or
FM2) into the memory buttons. The display will show
“AUTO”, then run through the frequencies setting the
memory buttons.
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NOTE: If there are fewer than five strong stations in the
frequency band, the remaining unfilled buttons will
store the last strong station detected on the band.
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When all stations are filled, the radio will begin playing the
station stored in memory button 1.
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To deactivate the Auto Memory Store mode and return to
manually-set memory button stations, press the“AUTOSET”
button. Display will show“AUTO”then“OFF”.
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