P
Parking brake ............................254
Parts (see Motorcraft parts) ....358
Passenger Occupant
Classification Sensor .................167
Pedals (see Power adjustable
foot pedals) ...............................104
Power adjustable foot pedals ...104
Power deployable running
boards ........................................130
Power distribution box
(see Fuses) ...............................286
Power door locks ......................135
Power mirrors ...........................103
Power point ...............................100
Power steering ..........................259
fluid, checking and adding ....354
fluid, refill capacity ................359
fluid, specifications .................359
Power Windows .........................101
Preparing to drive your
vehicle ........................................259
R
Radio ................................20, 24, 32
Rear seat entertainment
system ..........................................49
Rear window defroster ...............83
Relays ........................................282
Remote entry system .......140–141
illuminated entry ....................146
locking/unlocking doors..141–142
panic alarm .............................142
replacing the batteries ...........144
Reverse sensing system ...........268Roadside assistance ..................278
Roof rack ...................................134
S
Safety Belt Maintenance ..........181
Safety belts
(see Safety restraints) ............166,
169–174
Safety Canopy ...........190, 192–193
Safety defects, reporting ..313–314
Safety restraints ........166, 169–174
Belt-Minder...........................176
extension assembly ................175
for adults .........................170–173
for children .............................196
Occupant Classification
Sensor ......................................167
safety belt maintenance .........181
warning light and chime ........176
Safety seats for children ..........201
Safety Compliance
Certification Label ....................364
Satellite Radio Information ........45
Seats ..........................................152
child safety seats ....................201
front seats ...............................153
heated ......................................157
memory seat ...................143, 156
SecuriLock passive anti-theft
system ........................................148
Setting the clock
AM/FM single CD .....................26
AM/FM/In-dash 6 CD ................34
Snowplowing .................................8
Spark plugs, specifications ......358,
363
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Special notice
ambulance conversions ..............8
utility-type vehicles ....................8
Specification chart,
lubricants ...................................359
Speed control ............................105
Starting your vehicle .......247–248,
250
jump starting ..........................300
Steering wheel
controls ....................................107
tilting .........................................97
T
Tilt steering wheel ......................97
Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (TPMS)
Roadside Emergencies ...........290
Tires, Wheels and Loading ....228
Warning Displays ..............12, 126
Tires ...........................213–215, 290
alignment ................................221
care ..........................................218
changing ..........................290, 295
checking the pressure ............218
inflating ...................................216
label .........................................227
replacing ..........................219, 295
rotating ....................................222
safety practices .......................221
sidewall information ...............223
snow tires and chains ............233
spare tire .................290, 293–294
terminology .............................215
tire grades ...............................214
treadwear ........................214, 218
Towing .......................................240
recreational towing .................245
trailer towing ..........................240wrecker ....................................305
Transfer case
fluid checking .........................355
Transmission .............................260
brake-shift interlock (BSI) ....260
fluid, checking and adding
(automatic) .............................354
fluid, refill capacities ..............359
lubricant specifications ..........359
Turn signal ..................................89
U
USB port ......................................42
V
Vehicle Identification Number
(VIN) ..........................................364
Vehicle loading ..........................233
Ventilating your vehicle ...........250
W
Warning lights (see Lights) .......12
Washer fluid ..............................327
Water, Driving through .............277
Windows ....................................142
power .......................................101
rear wiper/washer .....................97
Windshield
defrosting ..................................83
Windshield washer fluid and
wipers ..........................................96
checking and adding fluid .....327
liftgate reservoir .....................327
replacing wiper blades ...........328
Wrecker towing .........................305
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