Seats ..........................................112
child safety seats ....................158
heated ......................................117
SecuriCode keyless entry
system ........................................106
SecuriLock passive anti-theft
system ........................................108
Servicing your vehicle ..............285
Setting the clock .........................28
Snowplowing .................................6
SOS Post Crash Alert ...............153
Spark plugs,
specifications .....................323, 327
Special notice
ambulance conversions ..............6
utility-type vehicles ....................6
Specification chart,
lubricants ...................................324
Speed control ..............................74
Starting a flex fuel vehicle .......209
Starting your
vehicle ........................206–207, 209
jump starting ..........................265
Steering wheel
controls ......................................76
tilting .........................................66
Stereo
CD-MP3 .....................................28
SYNC..........................................45
T
Tilt steering wheel ......................66
Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (TPMS)
Tires, Wheels and Loading ....189
Tires ...........................174–176, 254alignment ................................183
care ..........................................179
changing ..................254, 257, 259
checking the pressure ............179
inflating ...................................177
label .........................................188
replacing ..................................180
rotating ....................................183
safety practices .......................182
sidewall information ...............184
snow tires and chains ............193
spare tire .........................255, 257
terminology .............................176
tire grades ...............................175
treadwear ........................175, 179
Towing .......................................201
recreational towing .................204
trailer towing ..........................201
wrecker ....................................268
Transmission
automatic operation ...............224
brake-shift interlock (BSI) ....222
fluid, checking and adding
(automatic) .............................316
fluid, checking and adding
(manual) .........................316, 319
fluid, refill capacities ..............324
lubricant specifications ..........324
manual operation ....................226
Trunk ...........................................89
Turn signal ..................................57
U
Universal garage door opener ....79
USB port ......................................39
V
Vehicle Identification Number
(VIN) ..........................................328
Index
360
2012 Escape(204)
Owners Guide, 1st Printing
USA(fus)
