2015 FORD FOCUS service

WARNINGS
Do not use accessory seat covers.
The use of accessory seat covers
may prevent the deployment of the
side airbags and increase the risk of injury
in an accident. Do not lean your head on the door.
The side airbag could injure you as it
deploys from the side of the
seatback. Do not attempt to service, repair, or
modify the airbag, its fuses or the
seat cover on a seat containing an
airbag as you could be seriously injured or
killed. Contact your authorized dealer as
soon as possible. If the side airbag has deployed, the
airbag will not function again. The
side airbag system (including the
seat) must be inspected and serviced by
an authorized dealer. If the airbag is not
replaced, the unrepaired area will increase
the risk of injury in a crash. The side airbags are located on the
outboard side of the seatbacks of the front
seats. In certain sideways crashes, the
airbag on the side affected by the crash
will be inflated. The airbag was designed
to inflate between the door panel and
occupant to further enhance the protection
provided occupants in side impact crashes. The system consists of the following:
•
A label or embossed side panel
indicating that side airbags are fitted
to your vehicle.
• Side airbags located inside the driver
and front passenger seatbacks.
• Front passenger sensing system. ·Crash sensors and monitoring
system with readiness indicator.
See Crash Sensors and Airbag
Indicator (page 48).
Note: The passenger sensing system will
deactivate the passenger seat-mounted
side airbag if it detects an empty passenger
seat.
The design and development of the side
airbag system included recommended
testing procedures that were developed
by a group of automotive safety experts
known as the Side Airbag Technical
Working Group. These recommended
testing procedures help reduce the risk of
injuries related to the deployment of side
airbags.
DRIVER KNEE AIRBAG
A driver's knee airbag is located under the
instrument panel. During a crash, the
restraints control module may activate the
driver's knee airbag based on crash severity
and occupant conditions. Under certain
crash and occupant conditions, the driver ’s
knee airbag may deploy but the driver ’s
front airbag may not activate. As with front
and side airbags, it is important to be
properly seated and restrained to reduce
the risk of death or serious injury. Make sure the knee airbag is
operating properly. See
Crash
Sensors and Airbag Indicator
(page
48).
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SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS
WARNINGS
Do not place objects or mount
equipment on or near the headliner
at the siderail that may come into
contact with a deploying side curtain
airbag. Failure to follow these instructions
may increase the risk of personal injury in
the event of a crash. Do not lean your head on the door.
The side curtain airbag could injure
you as it deploys from the headliner.
Do not attempt to service, repair, or
modify the side curtain airbags, its
fuses, the A, B, or C pillar trim, or the
headliner on a vehicle containing side
curtain airbags. Contact your authorized
dealer as soon as possible. All occupants of the vehicle including
the driver should always wear their
safety belts even when an airbag
supplemental restraint system and side
curtain airbag is provided. Failure to
properly wear your safety belt could
seriously increase the risk of injury or death. To reduce risk of injury, do not
obstruct or place objects in the
deployment path of the side curtain
airbag. If the side curtain airbags have
deployed, the side curtain airbags
will not function again. The side
curtain airbags (including the A, B and C
pillar trim and headliner) must be
inspected and serviced by an authorized
dealer. If the side curtain airbag is not
replaced, the unrepaired area will increase
the risk of injury in a crash. In certain sideways crashes, the side
curtain airbag on the side affected by the
crash will be inflated. The side curtain
airbags are mounted to the roof side-rail
sheet metal, behind the headliner, above
each row of seats. The side curtain airbags
are designed to inflate between the side
window area and occupants to further
enhance protection provided in side impact
crashes.
The system consists of the following:
•
Side curtain airbags located above the
trim panels over the front and rear side
windows identified by a label or
wording on the headliner or roof-pillar
trim.
• A flexible headliner which opens above
the side doors to allow side air curtain
deployment. · Crash sensors and monitoring
system with readiness indicator.
See Crash Sensors and Airbag
Indicator (page 48).
Children 12 years old and under should
always be properly restrained in the back
seats. The side curtain airbags will not
interfere with children restrained using a
properly installed child or booster seat
because it is designed to inflate downward
from the headliner above the doors along
the side window opening.
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The design and development of the side
curtain airbags included recommended
testing procedures that were developed
by a group of automotive safety experts
known as the Side Airbag Technical
Working Group. These recommended
testing procedures help reduce the risk of
injuries related to the deployment of side
curtain airbags.
CRASH SENSORS AND
AIRBAG INDICATOR
WARNING
Do not modify the front end of your
vehicle. Modifying or adding
equipment to the front end of your
vehicle, including frame, bumper, front end
body structure or tow hooks, may affect
the performance of the airbag system,
increasing the risk of injury. Your vehicle has a collection of crash and
occupant sensors. These provide
information to the restraints control
module which will deploy the front safety
belt pretensioners, driver airbag, driver knee
airbag, passenger airbag, seat mounted
side airbags, and the side curtain airbags.
Based on the type of crash, frontal impact
or side impact, the restraints control
module will deploy the appropriate safety
devices.
The restraints control module also
monitors the readiness of the above safety
devices plus the crash and occupant
sensors. The readiness of the safety
system is indicated by a warning lamp in
the instrument cluster or by a backup tone
if the warning lamp is not working. Routine
maintenance of the airbag is not required.
A difficulty with the system is indicated by
one or more of the following: The lamp will not illuminate
immediately when you switch
the ignition on.
• The lamp will either flash or remain on.
• A series of five beeps will be heard. The
tone pattern will repeat periodically
until the problem, the lamp or both are
repaired.
If any of these things happen, even
intermittently, have the supplemental
restraint system checked by an authorized
dealer immediately. Unless serviced, the
system may not function correctly in the
event of a crash.
The safety belt pretensioners and the front
airbag supplemental restraint system are
designed to deploy when your vehicle
sustains longitudinal deceleration
sufficient to cause the restraints control
module to deploy a safety device.
The fact that the safety belt pretensioners
or front airbags did not deploy for both
front seat occupants in a crash does not
mean that something is wrong with the
system. It means the restraints control
module determined that the crash
conditions were not appropriate to deploy
these safety devices.
• The design of the front airbags is to
deploy only in frontal and near-frontal
crashes (not rollovers, side impacts or
rear impacts) unless the crash causes
sufficient longitudinal deceleration.
• The design of the safety belt
pretensioners is to deploy in frontal and
near-frontal crashes, and may also
deploy when a side curtain airbag
deploys.
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Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge
WARNING
Never remove the coolant reservoir
cap while the engine is running or hot.
At normal operating temperature, the
needle remains in the center section.
Note:
Do not restart the engine until the
cause of overheating has been determined
and resolved.
If the needle enters the red section, the
engine is overheating. Stop the engine,
switch the ignition off and determine the
cause once the engine has cooled down.
See Engine Coolant Check (page 214).
Fuel Gauge
Note: : The fuel gauge may vary slightly
when your vehicle is moving or on a gradient.
Switch the ignition on. The fuel gauge will
indicate approximately how much fuel is
left in the fuel tank. The arrow adjacent to
the fuel pump symbol indicates on which
side of your vehicle the fuel filler door is
located. The needle should move toward F when
you refuel your vehicle. If the needle points
to E after adding fuel, this indicates your
vehicle needs service soon.
After refueling some variability in needle
position is normal.
Note:
It may take a short time for the
needle to reach F after leaving the gas
station. This is normal and depends upon
the slope of pavement at the gas station.
Note: The fuel amount dispensed into the
tank is a little less or more than the gauge
indicated. This is normal and depends upon
the slope of pavement at the gas station.
Note: If the gas station nozzle shuts off
before the tank is full, try a different gas
pump nozzle.
Low Fuel Level Reminder
Vehicles with no distance-to-empty
display
A low fuel reminder triggers when the fuel
gauge needle is at 1/16th.
Vehicles equipped with distance-to-
empty display
A low fuel reminder triggers when the fuel
gauge needle is at 1/16th or about 35 miles
(56 km) to empty, whichever occurs first.
Variations:
Note: : The low fuel warning and distance-to-empty warning can appear at different fuel
gauge positions depending on fuel economy conditions. This variation is normal. Distance-to-empty
Fuel gauge position
Driving type (fuel economy
conditions)
35 miles to 80 miles (56 kmto 129 km)
1/16th
Highway driving
10 miles to 35 miles (16 kmto 56 km)
1/16th-1/4
Severe duty driving (trailer
towing, extended idle)
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It also lights momentarily when you switch
the ignition on to confirm the lamp is
functional. If it does not light when you
switch the ignition on, or begins to flash at
any time, have the system checked by an
authorized dealer.
Low Washer Fluid
Lights when the windshield
washer fluid is low.
Parking Lamps Lights when you switch the
parking lamps on.
Service Engine Soon If the service engine soon
indicator light stays illuminated
after you start the engine, it
indicates that the On Board Diagnostics
system (OBD) has detected a malfunction
of the vehicle emissions control system.
Refer to On board diagnostics (OBD) in
the Fuel and Refueling chapter for more
information about having your vehicle
serviced. See Emission Control System
(page 138).
If the light is blinking, engine misfire is
occurring which could damage your
catalytic converter. Drive in a moderate
fashion (avoid heavy acceleration and
deceleration) and have your vehicle
serviced immediately. WARNING
Under engine misfire conditions,
excessive exhaust temperatures
could damage the catalytic
converter, the fuel system, interior floor
coverings or other vehicle components,
possibly causing a fire. Have your vehicle
serviced immediately. The service engine soon indicator light
illuminates when you first switch the
ignition on before engine start to check the
bulb and to indicate whether the vehicle
is ready for Inspection/Maintenance (I/M)
testing.
Normally, the service engine soon light
stays on until you crank the engine, then
turns itself off if no malfunctions are
present. However, if after 15 seconds the
service engine soon light blinks eight times,
it means that the vehicle is not ready for
I/M testing. See
Emission Control
System (page 138).
Stability Control Lights when the system is active.
If it remains on or does not light
when you power your vehicle on,
this indicates a malfunction. During a
malfunction, the system turns off. Have
the system checked by an authorized
dealer immediately.
See (page 152).
Stability Control Off Lights when you switch the
system off. It goes out when you
switch the system back on or
when you power off your vehicle.
See
(page 152).
AUDIBLE WARNINGS AND
INDICATORS
Key in Ignition Warning Chime
Sounds when you open the driver's door
and you have left the key in the ignition.
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All Values
Indicates all the respective trip, distance,
time and average fuel consumption
information.
Average Fuel Consumption
Indicates the average fuel consumption
since the function was last reset.
Distance to Empty
Indicates the approximate distance your
vehicle will travel on the fuel remaining in
the tank. Changes in driving pattern may
cause the value to vary.
Outside Air Temperature
Shows the outside air temperature.
Trip Odometer
Registers the distance traveled of
individual journeys.
Trip Timer
Registers the elapsed time of individual
journeys or the total time since the function
was last reset.
INFORMATION MESSAGES
Note:
Depending on your vehicle options
and instrument cluster type, not all of the
messages will display or be available. Note:
The information display may
abbreviate or shorten certain messages. Press the OK button to acknowledge and
remove some messages from the
information display.
The information display will automatically
remove other messages after a short
period of time.
You need to confirm certain messages
before you can access the menus.
Message Indicator (If Equipped)
The message indicator
illuminates to supplement some
messages.
The indicator will be red or amber
depending on the severity of the condition
and it remains on until the condition is
resolved.
A system-specific symbol with a message
indicator may supplement some
messages.
Airbag Action
Message
Displays when the system requires service due to amalfunction. Contact an authorized dealer.
Airbag fault Service now
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Alarm
Action
Message
Displays when the alarm has been triggered due to
unauthorized entry. See Anti-Theft Alarm (page 73).
Alarm activated Check Vehicle
Displays when the system requires service due to amalfunction. Contact an authorized dealer.
Alarm fault Service required
Battery and Charging System Action
Message
Stop your vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so and
switch off the ignition. Contact an authorized dealer.
Electrical system overvoltage
Stop safely
Displays to warn of a low battery condition. Turn offall unneeded electrical accessories. Contact an authorized dealer.
Battery low See manual
Blind Spot Information and Cross Traffic Alert System Action
Message
Displayed when the blind spot information system andcross traffic alert system sensors are blocked. See Blind Spot Information System (page 167).
Blindspot Low visibility See
manual
Displayed when a fault with the system has occurred.Contact an authorized dealer as soon as possible.
Blindspot right sensor fault
Service required
Displayed when a fault with the system has occurred.Contact an authorized dealer as soon as possible.
Blindspot left sensor fault
Service required
Displayed when the system is not available due to
trailer use. See
Blind Spot Information System (page 167).
Blindspot not available Trailer
attached
Displayed when the system detects a vehicle. SeeBlind Spot Information System
(page 167).
Cross Traffic Vehicle coming
from right
Displayed when the system detects a vehicle. SeeBlind Spot Information System
(page 167).
Cross Traffic Vehicle coming
from left
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Action
Message
Displayed when the blind spot information system andcross traffic alert system sensors are blocked. See Blind Spot Information System (page 167).
Cross Traffic Sensor blocked
See manual
Displays when the system requires service due to amalfunction. Contact an authorized dealer.
Cross Traffic fault Service
required
Displayed when the system is not available due to
trailer use. See
Blind Spot Information System (page 167).
Cross Traffic not available
Trailer attached
Doors Action
Message
Displays when the door(s) listed is not completelyclosed.
Passenger door ajar
Driver door ajar
Passenger side rear door ajar Driver side rear door ajar Displays when the luggage compartment is notcompletely closed.
Liftgate Ajar
Displays when the hood is not completely closed.
Hood open
Engine Action
Message
Engine service is required. Contact an authorizeddealer.
Engine fault Service now
Displays when the engine temperature is too high. Stop
the vehicle in a safe place and allow the engine to cool.If the problem persists, contact an authorized dealer. See
Engine Coolant Check (page 214).
High engine temperature Stop
safely
Displays when the engine has reduced power in orderto help reduce high coolant temperature.
Power reduced to lower engine
temperature
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