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Exterior Lighting – Component Location
Description
Item
Vehicle level sensors on the front and rear
axles
1
Side lamp/stoplamp, turn signal lamp
2
Reversing Lamp
3
Additional high-mounted stoplamp
4
Number plate lamp
5
Rear fog lamp
6
Front side turn light
7 Description
Item
Door entry illumination (courtesy lamps)
8
Lighting switch
9
Control module for the automatic
headlamp leveling system
10
Dipped beam headlamp, main beam
headlamp, turn signal lamp, side lamp
11
Fog lamp
12
Combined rain sensor/light sensor
13 G1079625en
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On some models, the door entry lamps are installed
in the external mirrors.
The door entry lamps should illuminate the ground
in the immediate vicinity of the front doors; they
are equipped with white bulbs, which are installed
in the underside of the mirror.
The door entry illumination is switched on when
one of the doors or the tailgate are opened, or if
an unlocking command is detected and the
following conditions are satisfied:
• Vehicle Ignition is off.
• Reverse gear is not engaged.
• The vehicle speed is below 7 km/h.
The door entry illumination is switched off if one of
the following conditions is satisfied:
• The ignition is selected on.
• Reverse gear is engaged.
• The vehicle speed exceeds 7 km/h.
• More than 25 seconds have elapsed since the
tailgate was closed or a central locking
command was determined.
• The time set for the battery protection function for the interior lighting has elapsed.
• More than 5 seconds have elapsed since the doors and the tailgate were closed.
• More than 5 seconds have elapsed since a central locking command was received and the
all doors and the tailgate were closed. Rear Lighting The rear lamps are each divided into three units.
The reversing lamps are located in the units in the
liftgate.
The outer units in the D-pillars contain the side
lamp as well as the turn signal and stoplamp.
The rear fog lamp is integrated in the lower area
of the bumper.
The high-mounted additional stop lamp is installed
in the middle of the roof spoiler.
Bulb color
Current draw
Bulb
Lamp
Orange
19W
PSY19W
Turn signal indicator
Clear
21W
P21W
Reversing Lamp
Clear
21/5W
W21/5W
Stoplamp/side lamp
Clear
21W
P21W
Rear fog lamp
–
1,4W
1 x LED board
Additional high-mounted
stoplamp G1079626en
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Description
Item
Headlamp units with turn signal lamp, side
lamp, dipped beam headlamp, main beam
headlamp, positioning motor for headlamp
leveling system
8
External mirror with side turn signal lamps
and door entry lamp
9
Door locking units for the front doors
10
Fog lamp
11
Rear fog lights
12
Gas discharge headlamp control module
13 Description
Item
GEM14
Vehicle level sensors
15
Lighting switch
16
Multifunction lever
17
Hazard flasher switch
18
Combined rain sensor/light sensor
19
Reverse gear switch
20
Keyless Vehicle Module
21
System Operation
Headlamp levelling
Xenon headlamp
The following components are part of the automatic
headlamp leveling system:
• Vehicle level sensors on the front and rear axles
• Control module
• Actuator motors for headlamp leveling Accordingly, the system needs to be set up with
the aid of WDS after any components are replaced
or any other repairs are carried out.
The front and rear sensors are Hall sensors which
send a digital signal to the control unit.
Conventional HeadlampsDescription
Item
Light switch with manual headlamp
leveling system
1
Headlamp units with positioning motors
for headlamp leveling system
2 G1079627en
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The manual headlamp levelling system operates
with an electric motor which is controlled via a
rotary control in the instrument cluster.
Turn signals
The GEM switches the direction indicators and the
direction indicator side repeaters on.
The GEM sends a signal to the instrument cluster
via the CAN (controller area network) bus to switch
on the relevant turn indicator and the acoustic
signal.
The signals from the hazard flasher switch and
from the multifunction switch are transmitted to the
GEM via a wiring connection.
Combined rain sensor/light sensor
The ambient light sensor determines the general
light intensity.
For this purpose, it detects the light over as wide
an angle as possible, without taking the direction
of incidence into account.
The front light sensor determines the light intensity
directly in front of the vehicle.
If both the ambient light sensor and the front light
sensor detect a sudden reduction in light intensity
at the same time, then an algorithm-based
calculation is used to determine the fact that the
vehicle has entered a tunnel, a multi-storey car
park or a long underpass.
In this case the request for switching on the
external lighting and the indicator in the instrument
cluster is transmitted to the GEM.
If the vehicle enters into the shade thrown by a
large truck, the two sensors will register different
light intensities.. In this case, the algorithm-based
calculation will not result in the lights being
switched on.
The GEM incorporates a stepped switch-off of the
dipped beam headlamps, side lamps, license plate
illumination and the instrument cluster and
instrument panel illumination. If the ambient light
changes from dark to bright, the GEM first switches
off the low beams. The side lamps, license plate
lamps as well as the instrument cluster and
instrument panel illumination are switched off
approx. 6 seconds after the low beams have been
switched off.
Component Description
Combined rain sensor/light sensor
Description
Item
Lens1
Front light sensor
2
Ambient light sensor
3 G1079627en
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Front Fog Lamp Adjustment
General Equipment
Headlamp Beam Setter
Activation
1. Place the vehicle on a level surface.
2. Ensure that the tire pressures are to
specification and that the vehicle is not
overloaded.
3. Switch on the front fog lamps.
4. Set the measuring screen of the beam setting
equipment to the correct front fog lamp
adjustment setting.
Refer to: Specifications (417-01 Exterior
Lighting, Specifications).
General Equipment: Headlamp Beam Setter
5. Adjust the fog lamp so that the cut-off line
touches the horizontal line. G1066056en
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Headlamp Adjustment
General Equipment
Headlamp Beam Setter
All Vehicles
1. NOTE: Make sure that the tire pressures are to
specification and that the vehicle is unladen.
NOTE: Only use a damp cloth to clean the
headlamp lens to avoid any electrostatic
charging.
Ensure that the adjustment is made with the
suspension set up.
2. Place the vehicle on a level surface.
Vehicles with conventional headlamps
3. Repeatedly operate the headlamp leveling
switch and then set it to "0".
Vehicles with adaptive front lighting
4. Use the diagnostic tool to make certain that the
front wheels are in the straight ahead position.
Vehicles with gas discharge headlamps
5. Calibrate the headlamp leveling system using
the diagnostic tool.
All Vehicles
6. NOTE: Always follow the manufacturer's
instructions when handling the equipment.
Set the measuring screen of the beam setting
equipment to the correct headlamp adjustment
setting.
Refer to: Specifications (417-01 Exterior
Lighting, Specifications).
General Equipment: Headlamp Beam Setter
7. Switch on dipped beam. 8.
Adjust the dipped beams so that the light/dark
boundary touches the horizontal line. 9. NOTE:
It is acceptable for a stray portion of the
low beam to cross the 15° line.
Adjust the headlamps so that the rising line of
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Front Fog Lamp
Removal
NOTE:
Removal steps in this procedure may
contain installation details.
1. 2.
Installation
1.
To install, reverse the removal procedure.
2. Refer to: Front Fog Lamp Adjustment (417-01
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Description
Item
Medium speed CAN (controller area
network) bus (MS-CAN)
A
High speed CAN bus (HS-CAN)
B
LIN (local interconnect network) bus
C
Terminating resistors
Drive
DLC (data link connector)
E
GEMRefer to Component Description: ABS
(page ?)
1
Fuel fired booster heater /programmable
fuel fired booster heater
2
The EATC control module
3
Reversing camera module (RVC)
4
Parking aid module (PAM)
5
DDM6
Front driver's side switch unit
7
Driver's side RDM
8
PDM (Passenger Door Module)
9
Passenger side RDM
10
Audio unit/navigation unit
11
CD changer
12 Description
Item
Navigation system module - vehicles
equipped with DVD navigation system with
touch screen (not communicating with the
diagnostic unit)
13
Navigation system display - vehicles
equipped with DVD navigation system with
touch screen (not communicating with the
diagnostic unit)
14
Control module for electronic auxiliary
equipment (BVC)
15
RCM16
Keyless vehicle module (KVM)
17
Instrument Cluster
18
PCM19
Fuel additive system module.
20
ABS module or electronic stability program
module
21
Yaw rate sensor/lateral acceleration
sensor
22
Headlamp Leveling Module
23
All-wheel drive control unit
24
Electrohydraulic power steering module
25
System Operation
General
In a communications network (data bus system),
various modules of different systems are connected
to one another via one or several lines.
The data bus system is used exclusively for
transmitting data between the connected modules,
as well as between the connected modules and
the Ford diagnostic unit.
In a data bus system, complete data blocks are
transmitted instead of single on/off pulses. In
addition to the actual information, these data blocks
also contain data regarding the address of the
module to be addressed, the size of the data block
and information for monitoring the content of each
individual data block.
Data bus systems offer various advantages: • Simplified data transmission between the
modules due to a standardized protocol
• Fewer sensors and connectors
• Improved diagnostic options
• Lower costs
The DLC is connected to the various data bus
systems and to the power supply via the standard
16-pin GEM. The signal for the module
programming is also transferred via the DLC.
In a data bus system, if there is a break in one or
both lines or there is a short to ground or to voltage,
then communication between the modules and
with the Ford diagnostic unit is disturbed or is no
longer possible at all.
In order to be able to establish communication with
one another, the modules of the individual systems G1030779en
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