2005 FORD EXPLORER Owners Manual

Tachometer:Indicates the engine
speed in revolutions per minute.
Driving with your tachometer
pointer continuously at the top of
the scale may damage the engine.
Battery voltage gauge:Indicates
the battery voltage when the
ignition is in the ON position. If the
pointer moves and stays outside the
normal operating range (as
indicated by arrows), have the
vehicle’s electrical system checked
as soon as possible.
Engine oil pressure gauge:
Indicates engine oil pressure. The
needle should stay in the normal
operating range (between “L” and
“H”). If the needle falls below the
normal range, stop the vehicle, turn
off the engine and check the engine
oil level. Add oil if needed. If the oil
level is correct, have your vehicle
checked at your dealership or by a
qualified technician.
Fuel gauge:Indicates
approximately how much fuel is left
in the fuel tank (when the ignition
is in the ON position). The fuel
gauge may vary slightly when the
vehicle is in motion or on a grade.
The arrow next to the fuel pump
icon indicates which side of the
vehicle the fuel filler door is located.
Refer toFilling the tankin the
Maintenance and Specificationschapter for more information.
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AM/FM STEREO / SINGLE CD RADIO (IF EQUIPPED)
1.Balance:Press
/to shift
sound to the left/right speakers.
2.Fade:Press
/to shift
sound to the front/rear speakers.
3.SCN (Scan):Press to hear a
brief sampling of all listenable
stations or CD tracks. Press again to
stop.
4.CLK:To set the hour, press and
hold CLK and press SEEK to
decrease
or increasethe
hours.
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To set the minute, press and hold CLK and press TUNE to decrease
or increasethe minutes.
5.EJ (eject):Press to eject a CD.
6.COMP (Compression):In CD
mode, press to bring louder and
softer levels into more comfortable
listening level. The compression icon (c) will appear in the display.
7.Shuffle:Press to listen to the
tracks on the CD in random order.
Press again to turn off.
8.Memory presets:To set a
station: Select frequency band
AM/FM; tune to a station. Press and
hold a preset button until sound returns. This radio is equipped with six
station memory preset controls which allow you to set up to six AM
stations and 12 FM stations (six in FM1 and six in FM2).
9.CD:
Press and hold until
desired point of a selection is
reached.
10.
CD:Press and hold until
desired point of a selection is
reached.
11.Tune: In radio mode, press to
move up or down the frequency
band in individual increments.
12.Seek:Press and release
SEEK
/for previous/next
strong station, selection or track.
13.Power/volume:Press to turn
ON/OFF; turn to increase or
decrease volume levels.
SHUFFLE6
12 3456SHUFFLE CD CD
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14.CD: Press to enter CD mode or
to play a CD already loaded into the
system.
15.AM/FM:Press to choose a
frequency band in radio mode.
16.Bass:Press
/to
increase/decrease the bass output.
17.Treble:Press
/to
increase/decrease the treble output.
18.CD slot:Insert a CD printed
side up.
CD units are designed to play
commercially pressed 4.75 in (12 cm) audio compact discs only.
Due to technical incompatibility, certain recordable and
re-recordable compact discs may not function correctly when
used in Ford CD players. Irregular shaped CDs, CDs with a
scratch protection film attached, and CDs with homemade paper
(adhesive) labels should not be inserted into the CD player. The
label may peel and cause the CD to become jammed. It is
recommended that homemade CDs be identified with permanent
felt tip marker rather than adhesive labels. Ballpoint pens may
damage CDs. Please contact your dealer for further information.
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AUDIOPHILE SATELLITE COMPATIBLE AM/FM STEREO IN-DASH
SIX CD RADIO (IF EQUIPPED)
1.Seek:Press and release
SEEK
/for previous/next
strong station or track.
2.Rewind:In CD mode, press until
the desired point within the current
selection is reached.
Fast forward:In CD mode, press until the desired point within the
current selection is reached.
TEXT:TEXT is only available when equipped with Satellite radio. Your
Audiophile radio comes equipped with Satellite ready capability. The kit
to enable Satellite reception is available through your Ford dealer.
Detailed Satellite instructions are included with the dealer installed kit.
Dealer installed satellite kit only available in the continental United
States.
3.DSP (Digital Signal
Processing):Press DSP to access
the Ambiance menu. Ambiance gives
the feeling of “being there” to your
music, creating increased clarity as well as an open and spacious feel to
the music. Press SEL to engage/disengage. Turn the volume control to
increase/decrease the level of ambiance.
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Occupancy:Press DSP again to change the occupancy mode to optimize
sound for ALL SEATS, DRIVERS SEAT or REAR SEATS. Press SEL to
scroll through settings.
4.Mute:Press to MUTE playing
media; press again to return to
playing media
5.Eject:Press to eject a CD. Press
EJ and a memory preset to eject a
specific disk. Press and hold to eject
all loaded discs.
6.Bass:Press BASS; then press
SEL
/to decrease/increase
the bass output.
Treble:Press TREB; then press
SEL
/to decrease/increase
the treble output.
7.Select:Use with Bass, Treble,
Balance, Fade and other menu
selections.
8.Balance:Press BAL; then press
SEL
/to shift sound to the
left/right speakers.
Fade:Press FADE; then press
SEL
/to shift sound to the
rear/front speakers.
9.Menu:Press MENU to access
clock mode, RDS on/off, Traffic
announcement mode, Program type
mode, Shuffle and Compression
mode.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Canadian Radio
and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) recommend that FM radio
broadcasters use RDS technology to transmit information. FM radio
stations are independently operated and individually elect to use RDS
technology to transmit station ID and program type as desired.
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Traffic:Allows you to hear traffic broadcasts. With the feature ON, press
SEEK or SCAN to find a station broadcasting a traffic report (if it is
broadcasting RDS data).Traffic information is not available in most
U.S. markets.
FIND Program type:Allows you to search RDS-equipped stations for a
certain category of music format: Classic, Country, Info, Jazz, Oldies,
R&B, Religious, Rock, Soft, Top 40.
Press MENU until FIND appears in the display. Use SEL to scroll through
music types. Press SEEK or SCAN to search for station playing
requested music category.
Show TYPE:Displays the station’s call letters or music format.
Press MENU until SHOW appears in the display. Use SEL to select
NONE, NAME or TYPE.
Shuffle:In CD mode, press to play tracks in a random order. Press
MENU until SHUFFLE appears in the display. Use SEL to select
SHUFFLE DISC, SHUFFLE TRK or SHUFFLE OFF.
Compression:In CD mode, brings soft and loud CD passages together
for a more consistent listening level.
Press MENU until COMPRESS is displayed. Press the SEL control to
enable the compression feature when COMPRESS OFF is displayed.
Press the SEL control again to disable the feature when COMPRESS ON
is displayed.
Setting the clock:Press MENU until SELECT HOUR or SELECT MINS
is displayed. Use SEL to manually increase (
) or decrease () the
hours/minutes. Press MENU again to disengage clock mode.
10.Memory presets:To set a
station: Select frequency band
AM/FM; tune to a station, press and
hold a preset button until sound
returns.
11.SAT (if equipped):Your
Audiophile radio comes equipped
with Satellite Ready capability. The
kit to enable the Satellite reception is available through your Ford dealer.
Detailed satellite instructions are included with the dealer installed kit.
Dealer installed satellite kit only available in the continental United
States.
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12.AM/FM:Press to select AM/FM
frequency band.
Autoset:Allows you to set the
strongest local radio stations without losing your original manually set
preset stations for AM/FM1/FM2 . Press and momentarily hold AM/FM.
AUTOSET will be shown. When the six strongest stations are filled, the
station stored in preset 1 will begin playing. If there are less than six
strong stations, the system will store the last one in the remaining
presets. Press and hold again to disengage.
13.Power/volume:Press to turn
ON/OFF; turn to increase or
decrease volume levels.
Speed sensitive volume:Radio
volume changes automatically and
slightly with vehicle speed to
compensate for road and wind noise. Recommended level is 1–3. Level 0
turns the feature off and level 7 is the maximum setting.
Press and hold the volume control for five seconds. Then press SEL to
increase (
) or decrease () the volume setting. The level will
appear in the display.
14.Load:Press to load a CD. Press
LOAD and a specific memory preset
to load a specific disc. Press and
hold to load up to six discs.
15.CD AUX:Press to access CD or
AUX mode.
CD units are designed to play
commercially pressed 4.75 in (12 cm) audio compact discs only.
Due to technical incompatibility, certain recordable and
re-recordable compact discs may not function correctly when
used in Ford CD players. Irregular shaped CDs, CDs with a
scratch protection film attached, and CDs with homemade paper
(adhesive) labels should not be inserted into the CD player. The
label may peel and cause the CD to become jammed. It is
recommended that homemade CDs be identified with permanent
felt tip marker rather than adhesive labels. Ballpoint pens may
damage CDs. Please contact your dealer for further information.
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