1997 FORD WINDSTAR ECO mode

Introduction
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Wheel lug nuts must be retightened to proper torque
specifications at 500 miles/800 km of new vehicle operation.
Proper torque specifications are provided in this guide. Also
retighten to proper torque specifications at 500 miles/800 km
after any wheel change or any other time the wheel lug nuts
have been loosened.
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Use only the type of engine oil that Ford recommends.See
Engine oil recommendationsin the Index. Do not use special
ªbreak-inº oils.
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Your vehicle is equipped with an Electronic Powertrain Control
Module that limits engine and/or vehicle speeds with a cut-out
mode to promote durability.
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TRIP DISTANCE
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Your trip distance is the distance you have traveled since the
last reset. To display your current trip distance, press the
SELECT button until the pointer is at TRIP DISTANCE. To reset
the trip distance to zero, press the RESET button while the
pointer is at TRIP DISTANCE. You may want to use this feature
to see how far you have traveled on a particular trip.
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If you do not reset your trip distance, the display will roll over
to zero when it passes 1999 miles or kilometers. If you switch
from miles to kilometers after you have passed 1242 miles
(1999 kilometers), you must add 2000 to the kilometers display
for actual distance traveled. The display will then roll over to
zero when it passes 1218 kilometers (3218 kilometers or 1999
miles traveled) whether you select English or metric units. If the
display is in metric units when you pass 1999 kilometers (1242
miles), both English and metric trip distances will roll over to
zero.
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INSTANT ECONOMY
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Your instantaneous fuel economy is your vehicle's fuel economy
over the last one second of driving. To display your
instantaneous fuel economy, press SELECT until the pointer is
at INSTANT ECONOMY. Your instantaneous fuel economy
changes with your driving conditions. Factors affecting fuel
economy include braking, acceleration, and road terrain. You
may want to use this feature to see how your driving habits
affect your fuel economy. INSTANT ECONOMY is not
resettable.
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Your instantaneous fuel economy can vary from 0 to 99 miles
per gallon or from 99 to 2 liters per 100 kilometers when your
vehicle is moving. When your vehicle is not moving, fuel
economy is displayed as 0 miles per gallon or as a number of
liters per hour. In the metric mode, instantaneous fuel economy
will display in liters per hour when your vehicle speed drops
below 5 km/h and will stay in liters per hour until your speed
exceeds 7 km/h.
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Using the ªSCAN/TUNEº button to scan radio stations
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Pressing the ªSCAN/TUNEº button once enters the scan
mode (display will indicate ªSCNº). Pushing the top
ahalf
of the ªSEEKº button will begin the scan mode up the
frequency band, stopping on each listenable station for
approximately five seconds. Pushing the bottom
bhalf of
the ªSEEKº button will begin the scan mode down the
frequency band, again 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 ªSCAN/TUNEº button again.
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Setting the station MEMORY PRESET buttons
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Your radio is equipped with 5 station memory buttons.
These buttons can be used to select up to 5 preset AM
stations and 10 FM stations (5 in FM1 and 5 in FM2). 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 Automatic Memory Load and Automatic
Memory Store features
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NOTE: If no stations are in memory presets, you can activate
the feature by pressing and holding the ªAUTO
PRESETº button for approximately three seconds.
Auto Memory Load sets all memory buttons in AM,
FM1 and FM2 sequentially by seeking out the first
five strong stations for the respective band and storing
them in memory buttons 1-5. (FM2 will store the
second set of strong stations from the FM band.)
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With Auto Memory Store, you can continually set strong
stations into your memory buttons without losing your existing
memory presets, which is especially helpful while traveling.
Your radio will automatically set your memory buttons to the
strong local stations so you don't have to continually manually
tune to existing stations.
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Activate Auto Memory Store by pushing the ªAUTO PRESETº
button once. Your radio will set the first five strong stations of
the band you are in (AM, FM1 or FM2) into the memory
buttons. The display will show ªAUTO,º then run through the
frequencies, stopping momentarily on the stations being set into
the memory buttons. The radio is now in the ªAUTOº mode
and the display will show ªAUTOº each time a preset is
activated.
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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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After all stations have been filled, the radio will begin playing
the station stored on memory button 1.
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NOTE: Illuminated bars in the display show relative levels of
bass and treble and positions of speaker balance and
fader functions for five seconds after adjustments are
made, then revert to volume level set.
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Clock operation
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When in the radio mode, push the ªCLOCKº button to switch
from radio frequency to clock. Only the clock numerals will be
displayed in the clock mode Ð there is no A.M./P.M.
indication. When in the clock mode, the time will be displayed
until the button is pushed again. However, if you retune the
radio while it is in the clock mode, the new radio frequency
will be displayed for approximately ten seconds and then
change back to clock.
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When in the CD mode, push the ªCLOCKº button to change
the display from elapsed time mode to track number mode to
clock mode. If the CD track selection is changed when you are
in the clock or elapsed time mode, the new track number will
be displayed for approximately ten seconds and then revert
back to the previous mode.
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To set the clock, simultaneously press the ªCLOCKº button and
either the bottom (
b) half of the ªSEEKº button to set hours,
or the top (
a) half of the ªSEEKº button to set minutes.
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NOTE: The clock can be set with the radio and/or ignition on
or off.
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Using the Controls on Your New Compact Disc Player
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Your new Ford Compact Disc Player is capable of playing 12
cmor8 cm discs, without an adapter. The player operates when
the power is on and a disc is inserted (label side up). Handle
the disc by its edge only. (Be sure to read and follow all of the
care and cleaning instructions underHow To Take Care of and
Clean Your CD Player and Discs.)
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NOTE: If after you insert a disc, the disc is ejected and
ªERRORº begins scrolling in the display, remove the
disc and reinsert it right side up (label side up).
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The digital display on your CD player will either show the
track (selection) number or the elapsed time. (The display mode
can be selected by pressing the ªCLOCKº button.) Indicators for
play (
a), stop (
X) and compression on (ªCº) are also in the
display. (These features are described later.)
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Once a disc is inserted, operation of the CD player will override
that of the radio.
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NOTE: The volume, bass, treble, balance and fader controls
on the radio are also used with the CD player. Refer
to earlier operating instructions on these controls.
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How to insert a disc and begin play
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Insert one disc,label side upinto the disc opening. When
inserted, the disc automatically loads into the unit and play
starts at the beginning of the first track (selection).
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When the disc reaches the end, the disc player automatically
returns to the beginning of the disc and resumes playing.
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NOTE: Once a disc is inserted, the disc opening is secured to
prevent the accidental insertion of a second disc.
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NOTE: The CD player has heat protection circuitry to protect
the laser diode. If the temperature of the player
reaches167ÊF (75ÊC), theheat detection circuit will
shut off the player and ªTOO HOTº will scroll in the
display for five seconds (radio will resume playing).
When the temperature returns to normal operating
range, the CD player will again be operational.
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How to stop and restart the CD player
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When a disc is loaded, the unit automatically enters the play
mode and the play indicator
ailluminates. To stop
temporarily, press the ªPLAY/STOPº button or the ªAM/FMº
button. The stop indicator
Xin the display illuminates and
operation returns to the radio mode. To resume CD play, press
the ªPLAY/STOPº button once again.
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NOTE: If the ignition key is turned OFF during play and
then is set to the ON or ACCESSORY position, the
CD player will resume playing in the mode it was in
when ignition was turned off.
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How to fast forward or reverse your CD player
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To quickly search for a particular point in a selection, press the
ªFFº button (to fast forward) or the ªREVº button (to reverse).
While either button is pressed, the disc goes forward or
backward at two different speeds depending on how long the
button is held down. (Pressing either button for more than three
seconds will speed up the process.) Release the button at the
desired point (found by watching the elapsed playing time in
the display or by listening to the sound during fast forward or
reverse). When you have reached the beginning of track 1, the
CD player will begin playing.
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When you have reached the end of the disc by keeping the fast
forward button pressed, the display will show ªENDº and the
player will go into pause mode. Push the ªPLAY/STOPº button
to begin playing the first track of the disc, press the ªREVº
button to back up from the end of the disc, or use the ªSEEKº
function to locate a desired track.
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Using the ªSEEKº feature
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Press the top (
a) of the ªSEEKº button once to repeat the
current playing selection. Press the bottom (
b) of the ªSEEKº
button to advance to the next selection.
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Pressing and holding the top (
a) or bottom (
b) of the ªSEEKº
button will scroll backward and forward respectively through
the tracks.
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Using the ªSCANº function
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Press the ªSCAN/TUNEº button to enter the scan mode. Once
in the scan mode, press the top (
a) or bottom (
b) half of the
ªSEEKº button to scan forward or reverse, respectively. The CD
player will begin scanning the disc, stopping on each listenable
track for approximately eight seconds. This continues until you
press the ªSCAN/TUNEº button a second time. While in the
scan mode, the display shows the current sampled track
number.
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Special features of your CD player
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Compression
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The compression feature will bring soft and loud passages
closer together for a more consistent listening level.
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To turn the compression on, press the ªCOMPº button.
When on, the compression indicator (ªCº) will appear in the
display. Press the button again to turn off.
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Automatic Disc Storage
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If the disc is ejected from the CD player but is not removed
from the disc opening within approximately 10 seconds, the
player will automatically reload the disc for storage, unless
the disc is automatically ejected due to a ªfocus errorº (disc
inserted upside down). In this case, the disc will not be
automatically reloaded.
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