1997 FORD F250 Owners Manual

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Important Warranty and Service
Information
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Warranty
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Your sound system is warranted for three years
or 36,000 miles (60,000 kilometers), whichever
comes first. Consult your vehicle warranty
booklet for further information. Ask your dealer
for a copy of this limited warranty.
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Service
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At Ford, we stand behind our audio systems
with a comprehensive service and repair
program. If anything should go wrong with
your Ford audio system, return to your dealer
for service. There is a nationwide network of
qualified Ford authorized repair centers to assist
you.
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Controls and Features
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NOTE: The following section does not apply
to Stripped Chassis vehicles. See your
Body Builder's instructions for location
and operation of controls for climate
control systems, lamps, radio and
windshield wiper/washer.
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Your vehicle has a variety of features designed
for your comfort, convenience and safety. Read
this chapter to find out about standard and
optional features.
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The Climate Control Systems
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Your vehicle is equipped with a control
assembly designed to handle either a
combination A/C-Heater System or a
Heater-Only System.
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Climate control knobs (Heater A/C system)
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Climate control knobs (Heater only system)
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Instrument Panel Registers
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There are four registers in the instrument panel.
Each of these registers contain a louver assembly
which can be manually adjusted to direct airflow
up, down, left, right, and positive shut-off. An
illustration of the register locations follows.
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Instrument panel registers
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System Operation
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The control for your air conditioning and heater
system is located at the center of the instrument
panel below the radio and will operate only
when the ignition key is turned to the ON
position. Your air conditioner and heater will
heat and/or cool your vehicle interior depending
on the function position and temperature you
select. The function selector control knob allows
you to select heating or cooling and determine
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where the air will be directed. The temperature
control knob setting determines the temperature
of the air that flows into the vehicle.
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To turn your air conditioner and heater system
on, select any position except OFF. This will turn
the fan on and allow airflow into the vehicle. To
turn your air conditioner and heater off, select
OFF. This will turn the fan off and stop airflow
from coming into the vehicle.
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Temperature selection
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The Temperature knob is the rotating knob
located at the center of the control with tapered
RED and BLUE bands surrounding most of the
knob. The wide RED part of the band (full right)
is the heat or warmer area. The wide BLUE area
(full left) is the cool or unheated temperature
area. Any position selected between full right
and full left will give a temperature between the
two extreme temperatures. The cool temperature
you select will not be cooler than the outside
temperature, unless an A/C mode is selected (if
equipped).
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HFan speed adjustment
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The
Hknob on the control is the fan speed
knob which controls the volume of air flow.
Rotate the
Hknob to the right to increase the
amount of air entering the vehicle. Four fan
speed positions are available and are indicated
by LO, two separate dots and HI beside the
H
control knob. The HI position provides the most
air flow.
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Airflow selections
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VENT
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UseVENTto bring outside air through the
instrument panel registers. You can heat the air
in this position by rotating the center knob into
the RED area. The air CANNOT be cooled
below the outside temperature regardless of the
center knob setting. Select NORM A/C or MAX
A/C to get cool air through the instrument
panel registers.
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NORM A/C (If equipped)
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SelectNORM A/Cto get refrigerated outside air
through the instrument panel registers. The A/C
position is used for cooling except when it is
extremely hot or fast cooling of the vehicle is
needed. Then, select MAX A/C for fast cooling
and return to NORM A/C when you are
comfortable.
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MAX A/C (If equipped)
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TheMAX A/Cposition produces cool air more
rapidly to provide faster cooling of your vehicle.
This is possible because cooler air is drawn from
inside the passenger area and refrigerated again
instead of using warmer outside air. Using
inside air will also make the fan sound louder
which is normal when using MAX A/C. The air
flow will be from the instrument panel registers.
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FLOOR
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Air flow will be to the floor whenFLOORis
selected. The air cannot be cooled in the FLOOR
position but can be heated by rotating the center
knob in the RED area.
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MIX
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SelectMIXto get air to the floor and windshield
defrosters at the same time equipped on vehicles
with A/C. If the outside temperature is about
50Ê (10ÊC) or warmer, the airwill also be
dehumidified to remove moisture. This feature
will help prevent fogging in humid weather. The
air can be cooled or heated.
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VDEF
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SelectVDEFto obtain maximum air flow to
the windshield. Rotate the center knob into the
RED area for the air temperature required to
defrost. Rotate the
Hknob on the left to
increase the air flow. On vehicles equipped with
A/C, when the outside air temperature is about
50ÊF (9ÊC) orwarmer, the air will be
dehumidified to remove moisture. The air can be
cooled or heated.
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Operating Tips
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The following tips will help you to get the most
satisfaction from your air conditioning (if
equipped) and heater system.
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In humid weather, selectVDEF. This will
help to prevent windshield fogging. After a
few minutes of operation, you may select
another air flow position. Rotate the control
knob to obtain your desired comfort level.
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To prevent humidity buildup inside your
vehicle, always drive with the Air
Conditioning (if equipped) and Heater
System turned on.
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Do not put objects under the front seats that
will interfere with the flow of air under the
seats to the back seat area of your vehicle.
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Remove any snow, ice or leaves from the air
intake area of your Air Conditioner (if
equipped) and Heater System which could
block the air intake. The intake area is located
at the bottom of the windshield.
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Dual Fuel Tank Selector Switch
(If equipped)
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To choose which fuel tank that you want your
engine to draw fuel from (front or rear) you
must use this switch. Your fuel gauge will
display the amount of fuel available in the
currently selected tank.
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The fuse that protects the fuel tank selector
circuit is labeled AUX FUEL TANK SELECTOR
on your fuse panel cover.
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Fuel tank selector switch
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The Interior and Exterior Lights
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Turning On the Exterior Lights
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To turn on your headlamps, parking lamps,
marker lamps, license plate lamps and tail
lamps, use the headlamp switch to the left of the
steering column.
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1. Pull the headlamp control knob toward you
to the first position. Parking lamps, tail
lamps, license plate lamps and marker lamps
are now on.
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2. Pull the headlamp control knob toward you
to the outer position. Headlamps are now on
in addition to the above.
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3. Rotate the knob when it is in an on position
to brighten or dim the instrument panel
lamps. Rotate fully counterclockwise to
operate courtesy and cargo lamps.
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Headlamp switch
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Daytime Running Light System
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(Canadian vehicles only)
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The Daytime Running Light (DRL) system turns
the high beam headlamps on, with a reduced
light output, when:
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The headlamp system is in the OFF position,
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The vehicle is running, and
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The vehicle has a fully released parking
brake.
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