2009 FORD ESCAPE remote control

2009 ESCAPE\bUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
ESSENTIA\fINFORM ATION
FUSES–If your electrical components arenot working properly, afuse may have blown.
Form or einf ormat ion, please seeyour Owner’s Guide.
FUE\fPUM PS\bUT OFFSWITC\b –This device stopstheelectric fuelpump fromsending fuelto
theengine whenyour vehiclehas had asubstantial jolt.After anaccident, ifyou find that the
engine cranks ,but does notstart, thisswitch mayhave been activated. Thefuel pump shutoff
switch is locat edin the front passenger’s footwell,behindaflipup cover, bythe kick panel
acces scover.
\fOC ATION OFSPA RETIRE –If you getaflat tire whil edriving, donot apply thebrake heavily.
Instead, gradual ly dec reaseyour speed. \bold thesteering wheelfirmlyandslowly movetoasafe
plac eon the sid eof the road. Your vehicle is equipped withatemporary sparetirelocated
under the vehic le, jus tforward ofthe rear bumper. Thetemporary sparetireisdesi gned for
emergenc yus eonl yand shoul dbe replaced assoon aspossible. Thejack andtools arelocated
under the car pe ted floor panel inthe rear cargo area.Forcomplete detailsonhow tochange
your tir e, ref er to the Roadside Emergencies chapter inyour Owner’s Guide.
TIREPRESSURE –Your tire pressure isproperly setatthe dealership accordingtothe recommended
specific ations found ontheSafety Compliance Certification \fabelorTire \fabel locatedon the
BPillar orthe edge ofthe driver’s door.Check yourtirepressure atleast once amonth andbefore
long trips (includ ing spare). Asan added safetyfeature, yourvehicle hasbeen equipped witha
TirePressure M\fni t\fring System (TPMS) thatilluminates alow tirepressure warning light
when one ormore ofyour tiresissignificantly underinflated. Improperlyinflatedtirescan affect
veh icle handling andcan fail suddenly, possiblyresulting inloss ofvehicle control. Refertothe
Tires, Wheels and\foading chapterinyour Owner’s Guideformore details andsafety information.
EASYFUE\f™ ‘NOCAP’ FUE\f SYSTEM –Your vehicle hasa‘no cap’ fuelsystem whichallows you
tosim ply open thefuel filler door, insert thenozzle andstart fueling. TheEasy Fuel™ system is
selfsealing andtheref oreprotec tedagainst dust,dirt,water, snowandice.Ifyou need tofill
your fuel tank with apo rtable fuelcontainer, usethe fuel funnel whichislocated insidetherear
passenger side car go compartment accessdoor.Slowly insertthefunnel intotheEasy Fuel™
system andfill the tank with fuelfrom thecontainer. Whendone,cleanthefunnel orproperly
dispos eof it.Ex tra funnels can bepurc hased fromyourauthorized dealer.Donot use
after mar ket fun nel sas they will notwork withtheEasy Fuel™ system andmay cause damage.
FUE\fTYPE ANDTA NK CA PACI TY–Your fueltank capacity is16.5 gallons (62.5\f). Yourvehicle is
des igned to us e“Regul ar”unleaded gasolinewith an octane ratingof87. Donot usegasoline
labeled as“Regul ar”in high altitude areasthataresold with octane ratings lessthan 87.Donot
useE85 fuels th at arebl ended withamaximum of85% ethanol.
S.O.S. POSTCRAS\b A\fER TSYSTEM –Your vehicle isequipped withtheS.O.S. PostCrash Alert
system .This sys tem provides audible andvisual alarms inthe event ofacrash which causes the
deploym entofairbags orthe activation ofthe safety beltpretensioners. Theturn signals will
flashand the hor nwi ll sound. Todeactivate thesystem, pressthehazard flashercontrol ,or
yo ucan pres sthe button onyour remote transmitter.
ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE –Your newFord Escape comeswiththeassurance andsupport of
24hour emergenc yroadside assistance. Roadsideassistance includessuchservices as:lockout
assis tanc e,lim ited fueldelivery, batteryjumpstarts, changing aflat tire, towing, andwinch out.
To rec eive roads ide assistanc ein the United States,call1(800) 2413673. InCanada, call
1(800) 6652006 .For more information oncoverage periodanddetails ofservice, refertoyour
roads ide assis tanc einfor mation card.
T hi sQu ick Ref erence Gui de isnot intende dto repl ace your vehicl eOwner’s Guidewhichcontains moredetailed information concerningthefeatures ofyour
veh icl e, as well asimpo rtant saf etywarni ngsdesigned tohel pre duce therisk of injury toyou and your passengers. Pleasereadyour entire Owner’s Guide
caref ully as yo ubegin learni ngabout yournewvehicleand refe r to theap propriate sectionswhenquestio nsarise.
Allinf ormat ioncont ained inthisQui ckReference Guidewas accurate atthe time ofduplication. Wereserve theright tochange features,operatio nand/or
fu nc tiona lityof any vehicl especi fica tion atany time. YourFord dealer isthe best source forthe most current information.
Forde tailed operati ngand safety information ,pl ease consult yourOwner’sGuide.
ESCAPE
DUA\f AUTOM ATICTEM PERATURE CONTRO\f
WIT\b \bEATED SEATS(IFEQUIPPED)
A.AUTO/DRIV ERTEM PERATURE –Press the
control toengage fullautomatic operation.
Th e system willautomatic allydetermine fan
speed, airflow distribution, A/Con oroff and
eith eroutsi deorrec irculated airtoheat or
coo lthe vehicl e to rea chthe desir ed tem per ature .
Tu rn the control toinc rease/dec reasethe
temperature onthe driver side ofthe vehicle .
N\fte: This control willalso determine the
temperature forthe entire vehiclecabin
when the passenger temperature control
(PA SS TEM P)is not engaged.
B.F\fOOR ANDDEFROST –
Distri bute sair
th rou gh th e win d sh ie ld defroste rvents,
de mist er ve n ts, floor ve n ts and rear se at
fl oo rve n ts.
C .D EFROST –Distributes outsideair
through thewindshield defrosterventsand
demister vents.Canbeused toclear the
win dshield offog and thin ice.
D .DRIVER \bEATED SEAT–Press toactivate
or deac tivate thedriver heated seat.
E. R EAR DEFROSTER –Press toactivate the
rearwindow defroster andclear therear
win dow ofthin ice and fog. Press again to
deac tivate. Therear window defroster will
turn off automatic allyafter apredetermined
am ount oftime, ifalow battery condition is
detec ted, orwhen theigni tion isturned off
or to the accessory position.
F. A /C –Press toactivate/deac tivateair
conditioning. Usewith recirculated air to
im prove cooling performanc eand efficiency.G.M AX A/C–Press todistribute recirculated
air through theinstrument panelventsto
coolthe vehicle. Thismode ismore
eco nomi cal and efficient. Pressagain to
retu rnto normal A/Coperation.
\b.R ECI RCU\fATED AIR–Press to
acti vate/ deactivate aircirculation insidethe
veh icl e cabin .Recirculated airmay reduce
th e amount oftime needed tocool down
th e vehi cle and may alsohelp reduce
undesi rabl eodors fromentering thevehicle.
Rec irc ul ated airengages automatically when
MAXA/ Cis selected.
I. PO WER ANDFAN –Press toturn
th e system on/off. Turnthecontrol to
in crease/ decrease thefanspeed.
J. PA NE\f ,PA NE\f AN D F\f O O R ,F\fOO R –
Pre ss th e des ire dcont rolfor air flow tobe
dir e cte d th ro u gh th ePane l(in st rum entpane l
ven ts ), Pan el and Floor (inst ru m en t pan el ve nts ,
dem is t e r ve nts, floor ve n ts and re ar se at floo r
ven ts ) or th e Floo r(d em is te rve nts ,flo or ve nt s
an d rea rse a t floor vents ).
K .PASSENGER \bEATEDSEAT–Press to
acti vate ordeactivate thepassenger
heated seat.
\f. PASS TEMP–Press toactivate passenger
sid e tempera turecontrol. Turnthecontrol to
dec rease/ inc rease thetemperature settingfor
th e passenger sideofthe vehicle. Pressagain
to deacti vate (thedriver sidesettings will
th en determine thetemperature forthe
en ti re vehi cle cabin).
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AD DITIO NA\f FEATU RES
AUTOMATIC DIMMING INTERIORREARVIEW MIRROR –(if equipped) Yourvehicle maybe
equipped withaninterior rearview mirror whichhasanautodimming feature.Whenthe
mirror detects brightlightsbehind thevehicle, itautomatically darkenstheimage tohelp
minimize glare. Themirror willautomatically returntoits normal statewhen thevehicle isin
Reverse (R)toensure thatyouhave aclear viewwhile backing up.
INTEGRATED KEY\bEADTRANSMITTER (IKT)ANDREMOTE ENTRYSYSTEM
–Your vehicle comes
equipped withtwoprogrammed IntegratedKeyheadTransmitters (IKTs)which areboth a
pro grammed ignitionkeyand aremote keylessentrytransmitter. \bandletheIKTcarefully when
starting thecartoavoid accidentally pressinganyofthe remote entrybuttons. Pressonceto
unlock thedriver’s door.Theinterior lampswillilluminate. Presstwicetounlock allthe doors,
th e liftgate andliftgate glass.Press oncetolock allthe doors. Ifall doors andtheliftgate are
clo sed, theturn lamps willflash.
Press twice toconfirm allthe doors andliftgate areclosed andlocked. Thedoors willlock
again, thehorn willchirp once. Press toactivate thepanic alarm. Thehorn willsound and
th e turn lamps willflash. Press againorturn theignition ontodeactivate thepanic alarm.
Press twicewithin threeseconds toopen theliftgate glass.Carfinder: Press twicewithin
th ree seconds. Thehorn willchirp andtheturn lamps willflash. Itisrecommended touse this
method tolocate yourvehicle, ratherthanusing thepanic alarm. N\fte:Ensure thatyoukeep
th e adhesive securitylabelsinasafe place forfuture reference. Replacements areonly available
th ro ugh anauthorized dealer.
KEY\fE SS EN TR Y KEY PA D–(if eq ui pp ed ) You ca n use thekeyle ss en try key pad to lo ck or unl oc kthe
d oo rs as w ell as re le ase th e liftg ate with out akey. To un lo ck the dri ver’s door, enter your five di git
fa ctory co de (ava ila b le on theow ner’s wall e t ca rd in th egl ove box or fro m yo ur au thori zed
d eale r.) To un lo ck all d oors an d th eli f tg ate ,en te ryo ur fiv e dig it fa cto ry co de and ,w ithi nfive
se co nd s, pre ss34 .To lo ck all d oo rsan d th e liftg ate ,si m ply pre ss 78 and90 atthe sa m etim e
(you do no t need to en te ryo ur fa cto ry co de first). Refe rto yo ur O w ner’s Guid e fo rm ore in form ati on.
O VERDRIVE CONTRO\f/CANCE\f WIT\bGRADE ASSIST–(if equipped) Drivewiththevehicle in
Overdrive (D)for the best fueleconomy. Youcandeactivate overdrivebypressing the
tran smission controlswitchonthe side ofthe shift handle. Yourvehicle isequipped witha
sp ecial Grade Assistfeature whichisautomatically activatedwhenoverdrive isturned off.
Grade assist helps toprovide optimal gearselection andadditional enginebraking onhilly
terrain. Itisrecommended thatyoureturn toO/D (Overdrive) onceyoureturn toflat terrain.
To return tooverdrive, simplypressthetransmission controlswitchagain.
MOON ROOF –(if equipped) Themoon roofisequipped withanautomatic, onetouch, opening,
clo sing andventing feature. Toopen, pressandrelease therear portion ofthe control located in
th e overhead console.Tostop motion atany time during theonetouch opening,pressthe
co ntrol asecond time.Toclose, pressandrelease thefront portion ofthe control untiltheglass
sto ps moving. Toopen themoon rooftothe vent position, pressthefront portion ofthe
co ntrol. Toclose, pressandhold therear portion ofthe control untiltheglass stops moving.
AM BIENT \fIG\bTING –(if equipped) Yourvehicle maybeequipped withanambient lighting
feature which,whenactivated, illuminates thefootwells, cupholders andconsole binwith a
ch oice ofseven colors. Ambient lightingisoperational whentheignition ison orinthe
accessory position. Pressthe control repeatedly toturn on,cycle through yourcolor choices,
andturn off.
SYNC
®– (if equipped) Yourvehicle maybeequipped withSYNC®–a handsfree
co m munications andentertainment systemwithspecial phoneandmedia features.
Formore information, pleaserefertothe SYNC
®Su pplement ortothe SYNC®section inthe
Navigation Supplement. Pleasealsofeelfree tovisit www.SyncMyRide.com.
MOBI\fE MEDIA NAVIGATION SYSTEM
(IF EQUIPPED)
A.R ADIO –Press toaccess theRadio menu
an d select fromAM,FM1, FM2,SAT1, SAT2
or SAT3 (satellite radio,ifactivated) modes.
B.MEDIA –Press toaccess theMedia menu
an d select fromCD,DVD orJukebox features
am ong others. Jukebox allowsyoutosave
yo ur favorite musictothe system’s harddrive
fo r later access. Youcanthen choose toplay
sp ecific artists, genres, tracksoralbums.
Yo u ca n eve n ch oose to cre a te yo ur ow n pla ylis t s.
C .SOUND –Press toaccess theSound menu
an d make adjustments toBass, Treble,
Balance, Fade,SCV(Speed compensated
vo lu me), DSPandthevisualizer.
D.MENU –Press toaccess menuselections of
Disp lay options, Settingtheclock, Feedback
settings, Systemsettings andValet mode.
E. P\bONE –Press toactivate thePhone menu
(if equipped withSYNC
®). R efer tothe SYNC®
section inthe Navigation supplement for
more information.
F. I(INFORMATION) –Press toaccess the
In fo rmation menuandselect fromoptions
su ch as‘Where amI’,the system Calendar,
th e \belp menu aswell asSIRIUS Travel\fink
(if activated). SIRIUSTravel\finkisadataservice which canhelp youlocate thebest gas
prices, movie listings, currenttrafficalerts,
access thecurrent weather map,getaccurate
ski conditions aswell asscores tocurrent
sp orts games.
G.DEST –Press toaccess theDestination
menu andtoset adestination. Inthis menu
yo u can select from:Quick Destinations
(E me rg en cy list in gs su ch as Po lice an d \bosp itals
o r previously setfavorite destinations),
Standard destinations (Addressbook,Street
ad dress, Previous destinations, etc.)orEdit
Route (allows youtomake anyadjustments to
th e currently selectednavigation routewith
options suchasCancel Route,Detour, View
ro ute, etc.).
\b.MAP –Press toview thenavigation map.
VO ICE RECOGNITION –Your system is
eq uipped withanadvanced voicerecognition
system which allows youtospeak certain
co m mands tothe system. Press onyour
steering wheelandsayacommand or‘\belp’
after the prompt.
Fo r more information onvoice commands
an d the features ofyour Mobile Media
Navigation system,pleaserefertoyour
Navigation supplement.
NAVIGATION SYSTEM
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Ford Moto rCompan y
Custom erRel ati onship Center
P. O. Box 6248
Dearb orn, MI48121
18003923673 (FORD)
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