2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID battery location

SATE\f\fITE COMPATIB\fE INDAS\bSIXCD/
MP3 RADIO
A.\fOAD –Press toload asingle CD.Press and
hold to load discs inall empty slotlocations.
B.O N/OFF/VO\f –Press toturn ONorOFF. Turn
to increase ordecrease thevolume.
C.D IRECT –Press toaccess adesired radio
station, trackorMP3 folder.
D.SCAN –Press forabrief sampling ofradio
stations orCD/MP3 tracks.
E.S\bUFF\fE –Press toplay CD/MP3 tracksin
ran dom order when active (on).
F. C AT/FO\fD –In category mode,usetoselect
fro m various musiccategories. InMP3 mode,
use to access theprevious/next folder.In
satellite radiomode, presstotoggle between
tu rn ing the most recently selected satellite
rad io category onoroff.
G.AM/FM –Press toselect AM,FM1 orFM2
freq uency band.
\b.C D –Press toenter CD/MP3 mode.Ifadisc
is already loadedintothesystem, CD/MP3
play will begin where itended last.
I.SEEK/TRACK –Press toaccess thenext
listenable stationortrack.J. SAT –(if equipped) Presstoaccess satellite
rad io mode. Pressrepeatedly tocycle through
SAT1, SAT2 andSAT3 modes.
K.A UX –Press toaccess \fINE(auxiliary
audio mode).
\f.TEXT –In MP3 mode, pressrepeatedly to
sc ro llthrough displayoptions. Insatellite
rad io mode, pressandrelease todisplay the
artist and song title.
M.MENU –Press repeatedly toaccess the
fo llowing features: SATE\f\fITE RADIOMENU
(if equipped), AUTOPRESET ON/OFF, RDS
ON/OFF andCOMPRESSION (onlyavailable
inCD/MP3 mode).
N.SOUND –Press repeatedly tocycle through
so und options. PressSEEK/TRACK to
adjust levels.
O.C \fOCK –Press toset the time. Thedisplay
will read SETTIME. Usethememory preset
numbers toenter inthe desired time,hours
andminutes.
P. TUNE –In radio mode, turntogo up or
down the frequency band.
Q.EJECT –Press toeject aCD. Select the
desired CDslot bypressing thecorresponding
memory preset. \bYB RID ENERGY F\fOWWIT\bAUDIOP\bI\fE
AND NAVIGATI ON
A.M EDIA –Press toaccess the medi amenu
an d to step through themedia menutabs
consisting ofvarious sources.
B.SOUND –Press toaccess the sound menu
an d to step through thesound menutabs.
C.M ENU –Press toaccess the system menu
an d to step through systemmenutabs.
D.SEEK –Press toseek tothe next/previous
availabl estati onortrac k.
E. M EM ORY PRESETS –Press andhold apreset
button tosave anAM /FM radio station. InCD
mo de, press abutton toplay thedisc inthe
corresponding slot.
F. TUNE –Press tomanuall yadvance upor
down the frequenc yband ortothe
next/previous folderinMP3 mode.
G.R EPEAT –Press whilenavigation guidance
is ac tive torepeat thelast spoken navigation
guidanc eprompt.
\b.NAV –Press toaccess the navi gation menu
an d to step through thenavigation menutabs.I. D EST –Press toaccess the destination entry
menu and toshow additional destination
entry techni ques.
J.MAP –Press toaccess thenavigation map.
Pre ss whi le the map display isactive to
recenter themap onthe current
veh icl e posi tion.
K .\fO AD –Press toload asingle CD.Press and
hol d to load discs in all empty slotlocations.
EN ERGY F\fOWSCREEN –Press MENU then
selectthe \bEV tab.Displays agraphical
rep resentati onofhowpower istransferred in
the\bybrid system.
FU E\f ECO NOMY SCREEN –Press Menu then
selec tthe \bEV taband S\bOW FUE\f
ECO NO MY. Di splays instantaneous fuel
consumpti on,averag efuel economy anda
gra ph offuel economy achieved inthe last
minute ofdriving.
Fo rmo reinfo rma tion,p lease seeyour
Navig atio nSu pp le me nt.
Smu dges, fin gerp rin tsor scratches onthe navigation discs
could affe ct perfo rma nce ofthe navigation system.Keep
discs clean an d sto redin the protective jacketswhennot
inuse .
DUA \fAUTO MATI CTE MPE RA TU RE CON TRO\f
A .A UTO/DR IVERTEMPER ATURE–Pr ess toengage
full automat icoperati on.Tu rn toincrease or
decreas ethe temp eratu reon the driver side ofthe
veh icle. The tem perat ure settin gwill bedisplayed
in the shared disp lay atthe topof th ecenter
pan elarea. Thecontro lal so adju ststhe passenger
si de temper ature when PAS STEMP is disengaged.
B.R EA R DEFR OST ER –Press tocle ar the rear
win dow of fogan d th in ice. Th e rea rde froste r
tu rns off au to ma tica lly after apre de termine d
am ount of time or if the ig ni tion is turne dto the
\fOC Kor A CCE SSOR Yposi tion .Thi sbutton also
co ntrol sth eoutsi de heated mirrors (if equippe d).
C.D EFR OST –Dist ribute sou tsid eair throu gh the
wi nd sh ie ld def ros terve nts an d demist ervent s. It can
be used to clea rth e win dshi eld of fo gand thinice .
D.D RIVE RAN DPA SSEN GER \bEA TED SEAT S–
(if equ ipped ) Press toactiv ateor dea cti vate the
driveror pass enger heated seat.Thesystem
auto matical lyshu tsoff after 10min utes.
E. F\fOO RAND DEFRO ST–
Distrib utes air thro ugh
the win dshie ldde fr os te r ven ts,de mis te rve nts, floor
vent sand rear se at floor ven ts.
F. POWE RAND FAN –Pressto activa teor
de activa tethe cli m ate control system .Tu rn to
ma nua lly increa seor decrea sethe fansp ee d;the
fa nse tting will b e di spla yed in the shareddispla y
at the top ofthe cente rpane lar ea. To re tu rn to
auto maticfanope ration, pre ss AU TO. When the
clima tesyste mis off, outside air is shu tout.
G .A /C –Pre ss to acti vate/dea cti vate air
co ndi tio ning .U se with rec irc ula ted air to improve
coolin gperfo rma nce an d ef fic ienc y.The indic ator
lig ht ma ysta ylit in AU TO mode.
\b. ECON –Pre ss thi sbutton to activ a te /de act ivat e
econ omy aircondi tio ning ope rat ion. ECO Nmode
wi ll he lp to im prov efue leconom yby allowing the
gas engi neto turn off wh en it’s not neede dtodriv ethe vehic le . Whe nthe gas engine turnsoff,
the A/Ccomp ressordoe snot ope rate to cool the
cabin .To selec tcool ing comfor tove rmax imum fue l
econom y,de act ivat eECO N.ECON cannot be
sele cted in (defrost)or (floor/de fros t).
I. RE CIRCU \fATED AIR –Pre ssto
activa te/de activa teair recircula tioninthe vehic le.
Recirc ula te dair ma yre duce theamount oftime
neede dto cool down theinterior ofthe vehic le
andmayalso help reduce undesiredodors from
reaching theinterior ofthe vehicle .
J.PA SS TEMP –Press toengage/disengage separate
passeng erside te m pe ratu re co nt ro l. Tu rn to increase/
de crea se the te mper atureon the passenge rside of
the ve hic le. The passenge rte mpe rature set ting will
be display edin the shar ed displa yat th e to pof th e
ce nter panel area,if the PASS TEMP isengag ed.
TIPS:
MA XA/C OP ERAT ION –Automa ticOpe ration:
Pr ess AUTO for full automa ticope ration. Do
not ove rride A/C or recircula tedair. Setthe
te mpe rature to60°F (16.0 °C). Dea ctiva teECON .
Ove rride Operation: Select air distribution. Selec t
A/C and recircula tedair . U se recircula tedair with
A/C to provide colderairflow. Sette mpe rature to
60°F (16.0 °C). Settohighe stfront fanspe ed
initia lly,thenadjust toma inta incomfort.
Deactiva teECON .
FUE\f ECO NOMY –Fuel econom ycan beim pacted
by Cl imate Control usage.Withthe Climate
Cont rolset toDef rost orFloor /Defrost theengi ne
may runcontinuously, reducingfuel economy.
Setting the Climate ControlA/Cto ON also reduces
fuel econom y.ECON modewillhelp improv efuel
e conom yby allowing thegasengi netoturn off
when notneeded todrive thevehi cle. When the
gas engine turnsoff, theA/C compressor does
not oper ateto cool the cabin andcomfort may
be reduc ed.
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Oc tob er 2007
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Quick Reference Guide
ThisQu ick Re fer ence Guideis not int en ded torepla ceyou rvehi cle Owner’s Guide which contains more detailed information concerning thefeatures ofyour
vehicle ,as wel las imp ortant saf etywarni ngsdesigne dto hel predu cethe risk ofinjury toyou and your passen gers. Please readyourentireOwner’s Guide
caref ully as yoube gin learning about yournewvehicleand refe r to the appropriate sectionswhen questions arise.
Allinfo rma tion con tained in thi sQ uick Reference Guide was accurate atthetime ofdup licati on. We reserve theright tochange features, operation and/or
func tional ity of anyvehi clespe cification atany time. Your Forddealer isth ebe stsource forthe most current information.
Fordet ail ed operatin gand safety information, please consultyour Owner’sGuide.
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ESSENT IA\fINFORM ATION
FUE\f TANK CAP ACITY–Your vehicle isequipped witha15 gallo n(56.8\f) fuel tank.
OCTAN ERE COM MENDATI ONS –Your vehicle isdesigned to use “Re gular” unleaded gasoline
with apump octane ratingof87 for optimum performance. Using gasoline with lower octane
ratings may dec rease performance.
TIREPRE SSURE –Safe operation ofyour vehicle requires yourtiresto be properly inflated. The
reco mme nded inflation pre ssure isfound onthe Safety Compli anc eCertification \fabelorTire
\fab elwhic his located onthe BPillar orthe edge ofthe driver’s door.At least onceamonth and
befor elong tri ps, inspect eachtireand check theair pressure with atire gauge. Don’tforget the
sp are. Air pre ssure shoul dbe checked whenthetires arecold. WARNING:Im properly inflated
tires can affect vehiclehandling andcanfail suddenly ,resulting inapo ssible lossofvehicle control.
UNIQU ESERV ICEINT ERV A\fS –Please checkyourOwner’ sGuide forproper service intervals. Your
vehicl e is equ ipped with arear airfilter thatmust beinspected orreplaced atevery service
interva lto avoid damage tothe hybrid system. Specialcaution isreq uired when servicing brake
pad s.Please referto the Owne r’sGuide and/orService Manua lfor in formation onservicing
brak epads .
FUE\f PUMP /\bIG \bVO \fT AG ES\b UTOFF SWITC\bES –The fuel pump shutoff switch islocated in
th e front passenger’ sfootwe ll, behind afli pup cover. Thehigh voltage shutoff switchislocat ed
inthe passenger side ofthe rear cargo area, inthe jack compartme nt behind thejack access
door. Thes eswit ches provi deadded protection bydiscontinui ngfue lto the engine andby
sh ut ting off power tothe high voltage batteryincase ofan acc ide nt.For more information,
plea seseeyour Owner’ sGui de.
REAR WINDOW BUFFETING –When oneorboth ofthe rear window sare open, thevehicle may
demons trate awind throb orbuffeting noise.Thisnoise isco mmon among awide range of
vehi cles and canbe elim inated bysimp lyloweri ngafront windowapproxi mat elytwo tothre ein che s.
\fOCA TION OFSPARE TIRE AND TOO\fS –The spare tireislocated underthe vehicle, justforw ard
of the rear bum per.The jack and tools arelocated inthe right rearof the cargo areabehind an
access panel.
TIR EPRE SSURE MONITO RING SYSTEM –Using radiofrequency pre ssure sensors, thissystem
moni torstire pressure onallroad tiresandprovides thedriver withayellow warni nglight when
airneeds tobe added. Message centerequipped vehicles provid eadditional warningmessages.
TheTPMS warninglight will reset itself(turn off)after thetires are set to specification andthe
vehicl e is driv enabove 20mph (32km/h) foratleast 2minutes. Note:Outside temperature
affectstire pres sure. Formore information\b pleaseseeyour Owne rÕsGuide.
ROADSI DEASSI STANCE –Duri ngyour FordEscape \bybrid’s limitedwarranty period,the
assuranc eand sup port ofa24hour emergency roadsideassistanceprogram isincluded.
Roadsi deassi stance includes suchservices asfuel delivery, tirechange s,jump starts, winchouts,
help when you’re locked outofyour vehicle, andtowing. Toreceive roadside assistance inthe
Unite dSta tes, call (800) 2413673. InCanada (800)6652006.
FordMotor Compan y
Customer Relationsh ipCent er
P.O.Box 6248
D ea rbo rn,MI481 21
180039 236 73(FORD )
(TDDfor the hea ring impair ed:
18 0023 259 52)
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ADDI TION A\f FE A TU RES
MOON ROOF –(if equipped) Themoon roofisequipped withanautomatic, onetouch, express
opening feature. Pressandrelease therear portion ofthe control located inthe overhead
co nsole. Tostop motion atany time during theonetouch opening,pressthecontrol asecond
tim e.To close, pressandhold thefront portion ofthe control untiltheglass stops moving. To
open the moon roofvent position, pressandhold thefront portion ofthe control. Toclose,
press and hold therear portion ofthe control untiltheglass stops moving.
IN TEGRATED KEY\bEADTRANSMITTER (IKT)ANDREMOTE ENTRYSYSTEM –Your vehicle comes
eq uipped withtwospecially programmed IntegratedKeyheadTransmitters (IKTs).IKTsareboth
aprogrammed ignitionkeyand aremote keylessentrytransmitter. \bandletheIKTcarefully
when starting thecartoavoid accidentally pressinganyofthe remote entrybuttons. Press
once tounlock thedriver’s door.Theinterior lampswillilluminate ifthe lamp isin the DOOR
position. Press twicetounlock allthe doors. Press oncetolock allthe doors. Press twice
to confirm allthe doors andliftgate areclosed. Onthe first press of,the parklamps willflash.
On the second presswithin 3seconds, thehorn willchirp andtheturn signal lamps willflash
once ifall the doors andtheliftgate areclosed. Press toactivate thepanic alarm. Press
ag ain orturn thekey inthe ignition todeactivate thepanic alarm. Press twicewithin 3
seco nds toactivate thecarfinder feature; yourhorn willchirp andyour turnsignal lamps will
flash. Itis recommended thatthismethod beused tolocate yourvehicle, ratherthanusing the
pan icalarm. Press twicewithin 3seconds toopen theliftgate glass.Ensure thatyoukeep the
IK T adhesive securitylabelinasafe place forfuture reference. Replacements areonly available
th ro ugh anauthorized dealer.
CEN TER CONSO\fE STORAGE –Your vehicle isequipped withaconfigurable consolecontaining
atray andaninside binthat canberemoved toopen upspace tofit alaptop computer, MP3
players, CDsorhandbags. Toremove, opentheconsole lidand pullthebinstraight upand out
fro m the console housing. Thesliding trayandinside bincan behooked onthe side orrear of
th e console forextra storage.
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