2006 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY low beam

High beams
Push the lever toward the
instrument panel to activate. Pull
the lever towards you to deactivate.
Flash to pass
Pull toward you slightly to activate
and release to deactivate.
PANEL DIMMER CONTROL
Use to adjust the brightness of the
instrument panel and all applicable
switches in the vehicle during
headlamp and parklamp operation.
Move the control to the full upright
position, past detent, to turn on the
interior lamps.
AIMING THE HEADLAMPS
Your vehicle may be equipped with a sealed beam or aerodynamic
headlamp system. Sealed beam headlamps may be aimed in the vertical
(up/down) and the horizontal (left/right) directions using the procedures
following. The aerodynamic headlamps can only be aimed in the vertical
direction (up/down) using the following procedures. The headlamps on
your vehicle are properly aimed at the assembly plant and should not
normally need adjusting.
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Vertical and horizontal aim adjustment (sealed beam headlamps)
The headlamps on your vehicle are intended to be aimed using
mechanical aimers. If mechanical aimers are used and the cross-car sight
line is in any way blocked, set the legs of the universal adaptor all to the
same setting, such that the cross-car sight line is no longer blocked, per
the instructions for the brand of mechanical aimer used. You can also
aim the headlamps visually using the procedure below.
To adjust the headlamps:
1. Park your vehicle on a level
surface about 25 feet (7.6 meters)
away from a vertical plain surface
(3). Check your headlamp alignment
at night or in a dark area so that
you can see the headlamp beam
pattern.
• (1) 8 feet (2.4 meters)
• (2) Center height of lamp to
ground
• (3) 25 feet (7.6 meters)
• (4) Horizontal reference line
• (5) Center of headlamps
• (6) Center line of the vehicle
2. The center of the headlamp is marked either on the lens (a circle or
cross marker) or on the bulb shield, internal to the lamp (mark or
feature). Measure the height from the center of your headlamp to the
ground (2) and mark an 8 foot (2.4 meter) long horizontal line on the
wall or screen (1) at this height (masking tape works well).
3. Turn on the low beam headlamps
and open the hood.
4. Locate the high intensity area of
the beam pattern and place the top
edge of the intensity zone even with
the horizontal reference line (4). If
the top edge of the high intensity
area is not even with the horizontal
line, follow the next step to adjust
it.
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5. Locate the vertical adjuster (2)
for each headlamp. Adjust the aim
by turning the adjuster control
either clockwise (to adjust up) or
counterclockwise (to adjust down).
6. In addition to the horizontal line
marked in step 2, a pair of vertical
lines (5) must be marked at the
center line of the headlamps on the
wall or screen.
7. On the wall or screen, locate the high intensity area of the beam
pattern. The left edge of the high intensity area should be even with the
vertical line corresponding to the headlamp under adjustment. If the left
edge of the high intensity area is not even with the vertical line, follow
the next step to adjust it.
8. Locate the horizontal adjuster (1) for each headlamp. Turn it clockwise
or counterclockwise, to place the left edge of the high intensity area even
with the vertical line corresponding to the headlamp under adjustment.
Vertical aim adjustment (aerodynamic headlamps)
The headlamps on your vehicle can only be vertically adjusted. Your
vehicle does not require horizontal aim adjustments.
To adjust the headlamps:
1. Park the vehicle directly in front of a wall or screen on a level surface,
approximately 25 feet (7.6 meters) away.
• (1) 8 feet (2.4 meters)
• (2) Center height of lamp to ground
• (3) 25 feet (7.6 meters)
• (4) Horizontal reference line
2. Measure the height from the
center of your headlamp (indicated
by a 3.0 mm circle on the lens) to
the ground and mark an 8 foot (2.4
meter) horizontal reference line on
the vertical wall or screen at this
height (a piece of masking tape
works well).
3. Turn on the low beam headlamps
to illuminate the wall or screen and open the hood. Cover one of the
headlamps so no light hits the wall.
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Do not attempt to service, repair, or modify the airbag
supplemental restraint systems or its fuses. See your authorized
dealer.
The front passenger air bag is not designed to offer protection to
an occupant in the center front seating position.
Modifying or adding equipment to the front end of the vehicle
(including frame, bumper, front end body structure and tow
hooks) may affect the performance of the airbag system, increasing the
risk of injury. Do not modify the front end of the vehicle.
Additional equipment such as snowplow equipment may effect
the performance of the airbag sensors increasing the risk of
injury. Please refer to the Body Builders Layout Book for instructions
about the appropriate installation of additional equipment.
Removing the blocker beam without installing snow plow
attachment hardware may effect airbag deployment in a crash.
Do not operate the truck unless either the blocker beam or snow plow
attachment hardware is installed on the vehicle.
Children and airbags
For additional important safety information, read all information on
safety restraints in this guide.
Children must always be properly restrained. Failure to follow these
instructions may increase the risk of injury in a collision.
An infant in a rear-facing seat faces a high risk of serious or fatal
injuries from a deploying passenger airbag. Rear facing infant
seats should NEVER be placed in the front seats, unless the passenger
airbag is turned off. See Passenger airbag ON/OFF switch.
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Transmission operation while plowing
Operate the vehicle with the automatic transmission gearshift lever in
the D (Overdrive) position and Tow/Haul OFF.
• Shift transfer case to 4x4 LOW (4WD Low) when plowing in small
areas at speeds below 5 mph (8 km/h).
• Shift transfer case to 4x4 HIGH (4WD High) when plowing larger
areas or light snow at higher speeds. Do not exceed 15 mph
(24 km/h).
• Do not shift the transmission from a forward gear to R (Reverse) until
the engine is at idle and the wheels are stopped.
• If the vehicle is stuck, shift the transmission in a steady motion
between forward and reverse gears. Do not rock the vehicle for more
than a few minutes. The transmission and tires may be damaged or
the engine can overheat.
Do not rock the vehicle if the engine is not at normal operating
temperature. Do not rock the vehicle for more than a minute. The
transmission and tires may be damaged or the engine may
overheat.
Refer to Transmission temperature gauge in the Instrument Cluster
chapter for transmission fluid temperature information.
Do not spin the wheels at over 35 mph (55 km/h). The tires may
fail and injure a passenger or bystander.
Removing the snowplow frame mount
A metal crossmember is included below the front bumper on Super Duty
vehicles called a “BlockerBeam”. Typical snowplow installations require
removal of this BlockerBeam to install the snowplow mounting hardware
to the vehicle frame.
The BlockerBeam must be re-installed if the snowplow
frame-mounting hardware is removed from the vehicle to ensure
proper airbag deployment in a crash.
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The fuses are coded as follows.
Fuse/Relay
Location Fuse Amp
Rating Passenger Compartment Fuse
Panel Description
1 15A* Adjustable pedals
2 10A* Cluster
3 10A* Upfitter #3
4 20A* Power point (Instrument panel)
5 10A* Upfitter #4
6 — Not used
7 30A* High beam headlamps,
Flash-to-pass
8 20A* Back-up lamps
9 — Not used
10 — Not used
11 20A* Radio (Main)
12 20A* Cigar lighter, OBD II
13 5A* Power mirrors
14 — Not used
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Fuse/Relay
Location Fuse Amp
Rating Passenger Compartment Fuse
Panel Description
15 — Not used
16 — Not used
17 15A* Exterior lamps
18 20A* Flasher, Brake On-Off (BOO)
lamps
19 10A* Body Security Module (BSM)
(Security)
20 15A* Trailer tow Electric Brake
Controller (EBC)
21 20A* Heated seats
22 20A* Engine control
23 20A* Engine control (gasoline engine
only)/Climate control (Diesel
engine only)
24 15A* Tow haul, Blower relay, Electronic
Automatic Temperature Control
(EATC)
25 — Not used
26 10A* Airbags
27 15A* Ignition switch RUN feed
28 10A* Trailer tow EBC logic
29 10A* Customer access
30 15A* High beam headlamps
31 15A* Starter relay
32 5A* Radio (start)
33 15A* Cluster, 4x4, Wipers
34 10A* BOO switch (Low current)
35 10A* Instrument cluster
36 — Not used
37 15A* Horn
38 20A* Trailer tow park lamps
39 15A* Heated mirrors
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Fuse/Relay
Location Fuse Amp
Rating Passenger Compartment Fuse
Panel Description
40 20A* Fuel pump
41 10A* Instrument cluster
42 15A* Delayed accessory
43 10A* Fog lamps
44 — Not used
45 10A* Ignition switch RUN/START feed
46 10A* Left-hand low beam headlamp
47 10A* Right-hand low beam headlamp
48 — Not used
101 30A** Trailer tow EBC
102 30A** BSM (Door locks)
103 30A** Ignition switch
104 — Not used
105 — Not used
106 — Not used
107 20A** Trailer tow battery charge
108 30A** Upfitter #1
109 30A** Upfitter #2
110 30A** Ignition switch
111 — Not used
112 30A** Power seat (Driver)
113 30A** Starter
114 30A** Power seat (Passenger)
115 20A** Upfitter control
116 30A** Ignition switch
210 — Not used
211 1
2
ISO relay Back-up lamps
212 — Not used
301 Full ISO relay Trailer tow battery charge
302 Full ISO relay Powertrain Control Module (PCM)
303 — Not used
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