2018 FORD E SERIES Owners Manual

Engine Oil
It illuminates when you switchthe ignition on.
If it illuminates when the engineis running this indicates a malfunction.Stop your vehicle as soon as it is safe todo so and switch the engine off. Check theengine oil level. If the oil level is sufficient,this indicates a system malfunction. Haveyour vehicle checked as soon as possible.
See Engine Oil Check (page 141).
Fasten Seatbelt Warning Lamp
It illuminates and a tone soundsuntil you fasten the seatbelts.
Headlamp High Beam Indicator
It illuminates when you switchthe headlamp high beam on.
Low Fuel Level Warning Lamp
If it illuminates when you aredriving, refuel as soon aspossible.
Low Tire Pressure Warning Lamp
(If Equipped)
It illuminates if the tire pressurein one or more tires is below thecorrect tire pressure.
It also illuminates momentarily when youswitch the ignition on to confirm the lampis functional. If it does not illuminate whenyou switch the ignition on, or begins toflash at any time, have the system checkedby your authorized dealer.
PowertrainMalfunction/Electronic ThrottleControl
Illuminates when the systemdetects a powertrain fault, havean authorized dealer check thesystem as soon as possible.
Service Engine Soon
If it illuminates when the engineis running this indicates amalfunction. The On BoardDiagnostics system has detected amalfunction of the vehicle emission controlsystem.
If it flashes, engine misfire may beoccurring. Increased exhaust gastemperatures could damage the catalyticconverter or other vehicle components.Drive in a moderate fashion (avoid heavyacceleration and deceleration) and haveyour vehicle immediately serviced.
It illuminates when you switch the ignitionon prior to engine start to check the bulband to indicate whether your vehicle isready for Inspection and Maintenance(I/M) testing.
Normally, it illuminates until the engine iscranked and automatically turns off if nomalfunctions are present. However, if after15 seconds it flashes eight times, thisindicates that your vehicle is not ready forInspection and Maintenance (I/M) testing.See Emission Law (page 82).
Traction Control System
Displays when the tractioncontrol is active. If the lightremains on, have an authorizeddealer check the system immediately.
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Traction Control System Off
It will illuminate when the driverdisables traction control.
Tow Haul Indicator
Illuminates when the driveractivates the tow/haul feature.If the light flashes steadily, havean authorized dealer check the systemimmediately, damage to the transmissioncould occur.
AUDIBLE WARNINGS AND
INDICATORS
Fail-Safe Cooling Warning Chime
Sounds when the coolant gauge pointerhas moved to hot. There are three stagesof chimes:
•Stage 1 is a single chime when theengine temperature begins to overheat.
•Stage 2 is multiple chimes and enginepower becomes limited in order to helpcool the engine.
•Stage 3 is multiple chimes and theengine will shut down.
Headlamps On Warning Chime
Sounds when you remove the key from theignition and open the driver's door and youhave left the headlamps or parking lampson.
Key in Ignition Warning Chime
Sounds when you open the driver's doorand you have left the key in the ignition.
Parking Brake On Warning Chime
Sounds when you have left the parkingbrake on and drive your vehicle. If thewarning chime remains on after you havereleased the parking brake, have thesystem checked by your authorized dealerimmediately.
Shift to Park Warning Chime
Sounds when the ignition is in the off oraccessory position and your vehicle is notin park, or when you open the driver's doorand your vehicle is not in park.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
WARNING
Driving while distracted can result inloss of vehicle control, crash andinjury. We strongly recommend thatyou use extreme caution when using anydevice that may take your focus off theroad. Your primary responsibility is the safeoperation of your vehicle. We recommendagainst the use of any hand-held devicewhile driving and encourage the use ofvoice-operated systems when possible.Make sure you are aware of all applicablelocal laws that may affect the use ofelectronic devices while driving.
You can control various systems on yourvehicle using the information displaycontrol by the speedometer. Thecorresponding information is appears inthe information display.
Base Information Display Control
Press and release the SELECT/RESETstem, by the speedometer, to choosesettings and confirm messages. Select orreset the function by holding theSELECT/RESET stem for more than twoseconds.
Info
TRIP A or B
On or OffALOC
On or OffAUnLOC
TRIP A or B
Registers the distance of individualjourneys.
Optional Information DisplayControl
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Press and release the SELECT/RESETstem, by the speedometer, to choosesettings and confirm messages. Select or
reset the function by holding theSELECT/RESET stem for more than twoseconds.
Info
TRIP A or B
Miles (km) to E
XX.X AVG MPG (L/100km)
MPG (L/km)
HOLD RESET FOR SETUP MENU
HOLD RESET FOR SYSTEM CHECK
TRIP A or B
Registers the distance of individualjourneys.
Miles (km) to E
This displays an estimate of approximatelyhow far you can drive with the fuelremaining in your tank under normal drivingconditions. Remember to switch theignition off when refueling to allow thisfeature to detect the added fuel correctly.Based on your recent driving history of 500miles (800 km), the system calculates thedistance to empty using a running averagefuel economy. This value is not the sameas the average fuel economy display. Therunning average fuel economy re-initializesto a factory default value if the battery isdisconnected.
XX.X AVG MPG (L/100km)
Average fuel economy displays youraverage fuel economy in miles/gallon orliters/100 km.
MPG (L/km)
This displays instantaneous fuel economyas a bar graph. Your vehicle must bemoving to calculate instantaneous fueleconomy. You cannot reset instantaneousfuel economy.
System check and vehicle featurecustomization
Note:System check and vehicle featurecustomization is only available with theoptional information display controls.
Note:When returning to the setup menuand you select a non-English language, youwill see a message appear HOLD RESETFOR ENGLISH to change back to English.Press and hold the SELECT/RESET stem tochange back to English.
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Press and hold the SELECT/RESET stemto get into the setup menu sequence forthe following displays:
Setup
OIL LIFE
English or MetricPress and hold theSELECT/RESET stemUNITS ENG /METRIC
ON or OFFAUTOLOCK (ifequipped)
ON or OFFAUTOUNLOCK (ifequipped)
COMPASS ZONE (if equipped)
Electric or EOHPress and hold theSELECT/RESET stemTBC MODE (ifequipped)
English / Spanish / FrenchLANGUAGE =ENGLISH /SPANISH /FRENCH
SYSTEM CHECK
XXX% OIL LIFEPress and hold the SELECT/RESET stemRESET FOR SYSTEMCHECKENGINE HOURS (if enabled)
ENGINE IDLE HOURS (ifenabled)
CHARGING SYSTEM
BRAKE SYSTEM
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TBC GAIN = XX.X or NOTRAILER (if equipped)
TBC GAIN = XX.X orOUTPUT = ////// (ifequipped)
XXX MILES TO E
OIL LIFE XXX% HOLD RESET = NEW
This displays the remaining oil life. An oilchange is required whenever indicated bythe message center and according to therecommended maintenance schedule.USE ONLY RECOMMENDED ENGINE OILS.
To reset the oil monitoring system to 100%after each oil change, perform thefollowing:
1. Press and release the SELECT/RESETstem to display OIL LIFE XXX% HOLDRESET = NEW.
2. Press and hold the SELECT/RESETstem for two seconds and release toreset the oil life to 100%.
Note:To change oil life 100% value (ifequipped):
3. Once OIL LIFE SET TO XXX%displays, release and press theSELECT/RESET stem to change the oillife start value. Each release and pressreduces the value by 10%.
UNITS ENG / METRIC
Displays the current units in English orMetric.
AUTOLOCK
This feature automatically locks all vehicledoors when you shift into any gear, puttingthe vehicle in motion.
AUTOUNLOCK
This feature automatically unlocks allvehicle doors when you open the driver'sdoor within 10 minutes of switching theignition off.
COMPASS (if equipped)
Displays the vehicle's heading direction.
Note:Driving near large buildings, bridges,power lines and powerful broadcastantennas may affect the compass reading.Magnetic or metallic objects placed in, onor near the vehicle may also affect compassaccuracy. If the compass appears to beinaccurate, a manual calibration may benecessary. Refer to Compass zoneadjustment.
Compass zone adjustment
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1. Determine which magnetic zone youare in for your geographic location byreferring to the zone map.
2. Press and release the SELECT/RESETstem to scroll through the informationdisplays until the message centerdisplays HOLD RESET FOR SETUPMENU.
3. Press and hold the SELECT/RESETstem to get into the setup menu. Pressrepeatedly to scroll through the setupmenu until COMPASS ZONE XXappears in the information display.
4. Press and hold the SELECT/RESETstem for approximately two secondsto go to the next zone, then release.
5. Press and hold to go up by one zonethen release. Repeat this until youreach the desired zone.
6. To exit the procedure, release theSELECT/RESET stem and allow thesetup timer to expire.
Compass calibration adjustment
Note:For optimum calibration, drive to anopen, level location away from largemetallic objects or structures. Switch off allnon-essential electrical accessories (heatedrear window, heater, A/C, map lamps, wiper,etc.) and make sure all the doors are closed.
Note: If you press the SELECT/RESET stemduring the calibration or three minuteselapse since the beginning of the calibrationwithout driving the vehicle, the informationdisplay reverts back to normal operationand CAL displays until you complete asuccessful calibration.
1. Press and release the SELECT/RESETstem to scroll through the informationdisplays until HOLD RESET FOR SETUPMENU appears.
2. Press and hold the SELECT/RESETstem to get into the setup menu. Pressit repeatedly to scroll through the setupmenu until HOLD RESET FORCALIBRATION appears in theinformation display.
3. Press and hold the SELECT/RESETstem for approximately two secondsuntil the information display enters thecompass zone adjustment mode.
4. Press and hold the SELECT/RESETstem until CIRCLE SLOWLY TOCALIBRATE appears in the informationdisplay.
5. Slowly drive the vehicle in a circle lessthan 3 mph (5 km/h) until the CIRCLESLOWLY TO CALIBRATE messagechanges to CALIBRATIONCOMPLETED. This may require up tofive circles to complete the calibration.
TBC MODE (if equipped)
Allows you to choose the trailer brakemode.
LANGUAGE = ENGLISH / SPANISH /FRENCH
Allows you to choose which languageappears in the information display.
Waiting four seconds or pressing theSELECT/RESET stem cycles theinformation display through each of thelanguage choices.
Press the SELECT/RESET stem to set thelanguage choice when the language youwant appears.
HOLD RESET FOR SYSTEM CHECK
The information display begins to cyclethrough the vehicle systems and providesa status of the item if needed. Somesystems show a message only if acondition is present.
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INFORMATION MESSAGES
Note:Depending on the vehicle optionsequipped with your vehicle, not all of themessages will display or be available.Certain messages may be abbreviated orshortened depending upon which clustertype you have.
Press the SELECT/RESET stem toacknowledge and remove some messagesfrom the information display. Othermessages will be removed automaticallyafter a short time.
Certain messages need to be confirmedbefore you can access the menus.
Brake System
ActionMessage
Indicates the brake fluid level is low, have the brakesystem inspected immediately.BRAKE FLUID LEVEL LOW
Displays when the brake system needs servicing. If thewarning stays on or continues to come on, contactyour authorized dealer as soon as possible.
CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM
Displays when the parking brake is set and the vehicleis in motion.PARK BRAKE ENGAGED
Fuel
ActionMessage
Displays as an early reminder of a low fuel condition.XXX MILES TO E FUEL LEVELLOW
Maintenance
ActionMessage
Displays when the engine oil life remaining is between5% and 0%.ENGINE OIL CHANGE SOON
Displays when the oil life left reaches 0%.OIL CHANGE REQUIRED
Displays after you have the oil changed.OIL LIFE OK
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