SecuriLock passive anti-theft
system ..........................................75
Selecting your media source
(USB, Line in, BT audio) .........445
Sending new text messages .....494
Setting a destination ................525
Setting a destination by
voice ...........................................525
Settings ......................................509
Setting the clock .......135–136, 509
Side air curtain ...........................56
Side-curtain airbags system .......56
SIRIUS® satellite radio ............477
SIRIUS satellite radio voice
commands .................................479
SIRIUS Travel Link ...................501
SIRIUS Travel Link voice
commands .................................503
Snowplowing ...............15, 267–269
SOS Post Crash Alert .................47
Spark plugs,
specifications .....................382, 388
Special notice ..............................16
ambulance conversions ............15
four-wheel drive
vehicles ............................269–270
Stability system .........................225
Starting a flex fuel vehicle .......184
Starting your vehicle ........183–184
jump starting ..........................274
Steering wheel ............................78
controls ......................................78
tilting .........................................78
Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS) (see airbags) ....................48Supported media file types ......487
Supported player, media
formats and metadata
information ................................487
SYNC® AppLink™ ...................440
SYNC® customer support ........414
SYNC® Services ................437, 498
System settings .........................512
T
Tailgate ......................................244
Tail lamps
bulb replacement ....................324
Temperature control
(see Climate control) ..............145,
147, 522
Text messaging .................425, 494
Text messaging (sending,
downloading, deleting) .....425, 427
Tilt steering wheel ......................78
Tires ...........................341–342, 366
alignment ................................357
care ..........................................341
changing ..........................366, 371
checking the pressure ............351
inflating ...................................349
label .........................................348
replacing ..................................355
rotating ....................................357
safety practices .......................356
sidewall information ...............344
snow tires and chains ............359
spare tire .................................367
terminology .............................342
tire grades ...............................342
treadwear ........................341, 353
Index561
2013 F-250/350/450/550(f23)
Owners Guide gf, 1st Printing
USA(fus)
Touchscreen features
(climate) ....................................522
Towing .......................249, 261, 263
recreational towing .................263
Trailer Brake
Controller-Integrated ..............254
trailer towing ..........................249
wrecker ....................................261
Traction control ........................222
Traffic, Directions and
Information ................................437
Traffic preferences ...................529
Trailer Brake
Controller-Integrated ................254
Trailer sway control ..................249
Transfer case
fluid checking .........................310
Transmission .............................197
brake-shift interlock (BSI) ....204
fluid, checking and adding
(automatic) .............................306
fluid, refill capacities ..............384
Turn signal ..................................86
U
Universal garage door opener ..167
Upfitter controls .......................294
USB port ....................141–142, 483
Using privacy mode ..................422V
Vehicle health report ........435, 507
Vehicle Identification Number
(VIN) ..........................................389
Vehicle loading ..........................237
Ventilating your vehicle ...........185
Voice commands in media
mode ..........................................442
Voice commands in phone
mode ..........................................419
Voice recognition ......................463
W
Warning lights (see Lights) .......97
Washer fluid ..............................312
reservoir ..................................298
Water, Driving through .............265
Wi-Fi ..........................................519
Windows
power .........................................88
Windshield washer fluid and
wipers ..........................................82
checking and adding fluid .....312
replacing wiper blades ...........316
reservoir ..................................298
Wrecker towing .........................261
562Index
2013 F-250/350/450/550(f23)
Owners Guide gf, 1st Printing
USA(fus)
