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Contacting Us
Contacting Us..................................................13
Introduction
About This Publication.................................15
Using This Publication.................................16
Symbols Glossary
Symbols Used on Your Vehicle..................17
Data Privacy
Data Privacy....................................................20
Service Data.....................................................21
Event Data.........................................................21
Settings Data..................................................22
Connected Vehicle Data.............................22
Mobile Device Data.......................................23
Emergency Call System Data...................23
Visual Search
Steering Wheel...............................................24
Instrument Panel...........................................25
Vehicle Interior...............................................26
Front Exterior...................................................27
Rear Exterior....................................................28
Child Safety
Child Safety Precautions............................29
Child Restraint Anchor Points..................30
Child Restraints...............................................31
Installing Child Restraints..........................32
Booster Seats..................................................37
Child Safety Locks........................................39
Seatbelts
Seatbelt Precautions..................................40
Fastening and Unfastening the Seatbelts...........................................................................41
Sensitive Locking Mode..............................42
Automatic Locking Mode...........................42
Adjusting the Seatbelts DuringPregnancy....................................................43
Adjusting the Seatbelt Height..................43
Seatbelt Reminder.......................................43
Checking the Seatbelts..............................45
Seatbelt Extensions.....................................46
Personal Safety System™
What Is the Personal Safety System...........................................................................47
How Does the Personal Safety SystemWork...............................................................47
Personal Safety System Components...........................................................................47
Airbags
How Do the Front Airbags Work.............48
How Do the Side Airbags Work...............48
How Do the Knee Airbags Work..............49
How Does the Safety Canopy™ Work..........................................................................49
Airbag Precautions.......................................50
Properly Adjusting the Driver and FrontPassenger Seats.........................................51
Children and Airbags....................................52
Front Passenger Sensing System...........52
Crash Sensors and Airbag Indicator.......55
Disposing of Airbags....................................56
911 Assist
What Is 911 Assist..........................................57
How Does 911 Assist Work.........................57
Emergency Call Requirements.................57
Emergency Call Limitations......................58
Keys and Remote Controls
Remote Control Limitations.....................59
Using the Remote Control.........................59
Removing the Key Blade............................60
Sounding the Panic Alarm........................60
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Locating Your Vehicle..................................60
Changing the Remote Control Battery..........................................................................60
Replacing a Lost Key or Remote Control...........................................................................61
Programming the Remote Control.........62
Keys and Remote Controls –Troubleshooting........................................63
MyKey™
What Is MyKey...............................................64
MyKey Settings..............................................64
Creating a MyKey..........................................65
Programming a MyKey...............................66
Clearing All MyKeys......................................66
Checking MyKey System Status.............66
Using MyKey With Remote StartSystems........................................................66
MyKey – Troubleshooting..........................67
Doors and Locks
Operating the Doors From Outside YourVehicle..........................................................69
Operating the Doors From Inside YourVehicle...........................................................70
Autounlock......................................................70
Autolock.............................................................71
Mislock................................................................71
Doors and Locks Audible Warnings.........71
Doors and Locks – Troubleshooting............................................................................71
Keyless Entry
What Is Keyless Entry...................................73
Keyless Entry Limitations...........................73
Keyless Entry Settings.................................73
Using Keyless Entry.......................................73
Keyless Entry – Troubleshooting.............74
Keyless Entry Keypad
What Is the Keyless Entry Keypad...........75
Keyless Entry Keypad Limitations...........75
Locating the Keyless Entry Keypad.........75
Keyless Entry Keypad Master AccessCode...............................................................75
Keyless Entry Keypad Personal AccessCodes.............................................................76
Using the Keyless Entry Keypad...............77
Keyless Entry Keypad – Troubleshooting...........................................................................77
Easy Entry and Exit
How Does Easy Entry and Exit Work...........................................................................78
Switching Easy Entry and Exit On andOff...................................................................78
Liftgate - Vehicles With:Manual Liftgate
Opening the Liftgate....................................79
Closing the Liftgate......................................79
Liftgate - Vehicles With: PowerLiftgate
Liftgate Precautions......................................81
Opening the Liftgate.....................................81
Setting the Liftgate Opening Height..........................................................................83
Closing the Liftgate......................................83
Stopping the Liftgate Movement...........85
Liftgate Obstacle Detection.....................86
Liftgate – Troubleshooting.......................86
Security
Passive Anti-Theft System.......................88
Anti-Theft Alarm System..........................88
Anti-Theft Alarm System Settings........89
Security – Troubleshooting......................90
Steering Wheel
Adjusting the Steering Wheel...................92
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Adjusting the Steering Wheel - VehiclesWith: Power Adjustable SteeringColumn.........................................................92
Resetting the Stopping Position -Vehicles With: Power AdjustableSteering Column.......................................93
Horn....................................................................93
Switching the Heated Steering WheelOn and Off...................................................93
Wipers and Washers
Wipers...............................................................94
Autowipers......................................................94
Switching the Rear Window Wiper Onand Off..........................................................95
Reverse Wipe..................................................95
Checking the Wiper Blades.......................95
Replacing the Front Wiper Blades..........95
Replacing the Rear Wiper Blades...........96
Washers............................................................96
Wipers and Washers – Troubleshooting...........................................................................97
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lighting Control............................98
Headlamps......................................................98
Headlamps – Troubleshooting...............99
Autolamps.......................................................99
Exterior Lamps.............................................100
Automatic High Beam Control................101
Automatic High Beam Control –Troubleshooting......................................103
Adaptive Front Lighting............................104
Interior Lighting
Switching All of the Interior Lamps Onand Off........................................................105
Switching the Front Interior Lamps Onand Off........................................................105
Switching the Rear Interior Lamps Onand Off........................................................105
Interior Lamp Function..............................105
Adjusting the Instrument Panel LightingBrightness..................................................106
Ambient Lighting.........................................106
Interior Lighting – Troubleshooting......106
Windows
Opening and Closing the Windows......107
Global Opening............................................107
Window Bounce-Back..............................108
Locking the Rear Window Controls......108
Interior Mirror
Interior Mirror Precautions.......................109
Manually Dimming the Interior Mirror........................................................................109
Auto-Dimming Interior Mirror.................109
Exterior Mirrors
Adjusting the Exterior Mirrors..................110
Folding the Exterior Mirrors......................110
Auto-Dimming Exterior Mirror.................110
Moonroof
Opening and Closing the Sunshade.......111
Opening and Closing the Moonroof.......111
Venting the Moonroof..................................111
Moonroof Bounce-Back.............................112
Instrument Cluster
Instrument Cluster Overview...................113
Tachometer.....................................................113
Speedometer.................................................113
Fuel Gauge......................................................113
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge..........................................................................114
Turbo Boost Gauge......................................114
What Are the Instrument ClusterWarning Lamps.........................................114
Instrument Cluster Warning Lamps......114
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SERVICE DATA
Service data recorders in your vehicle arecapable of collecting and storingdiagnostic information about your vehicle.This potentially includes information aboutthe performance or status of varioussystems and modules in the vehicle, suchas engine, throttle, steering or brakesystems. In order to properly diagnose andservice your vehicle, Ford Motor Company(Ford of Canada in Canada), and serviceand repair facilities may access or shareamong them vehicle diagnosticinformation received through a directconnection to your vehicle whendiagnosing or servicing your vehicle.Additionally, Ford Motor Company (Fordof Canada, in Canada) may, wherepermitted by law, use vehicle diagnosticinformation for vehicle improvement orwith other information we may have aboutyou, for example, your contact information,to offer you products or services that mayinterest you. Data may be provided to ourservice providers such as part suppliersthat may help diagnose malfunctions, andwho are similarly obligated to protect data.We retain this data only as long asnecessary to perform these functions or tocomply with law. We may provideinformation where required in response toofficial requests to law enforcement orother government authorities or thirdparties acting with lawful authority or courtorder, and such information may be usedin legal proceedings. For U.S. only (ifequipped), if you choose to use connectedapps and services, you consent that certaindiagnostic information may also beaccessed electronically by Ford MotorCompany and Ford authorized servicefacilities, and that the diagnosticinformation may be used to provideservices to you, personalizing yourexperience, troubleshoot, and to improveproducts and services and offer youproducts and services that may interest
you, where permitted by law. For Canadaonly, for more information, please reviewthe Ford of Canada privacy policy atwww.ford.ca, including our U.S. datastorage and use of service providers inother jurisdictions who may be subject tolegal requirements in Canada, the UnitedStates and other countries applicable tothem, for example, lawful requirements todisclose personal information togovernmental authorities in thosecountries.
EVENT DATA
This vehicle is equipped with an event datarecorder. The main purpose of an eventdata recorder is to record, in certain crashor near crash-like situations, such as anairbag deployment or hitting a roadobstacle; this data will assist inunderstanding how a vehicle’s systemsperformed. The event data recorder isdesigned to record data related to vehicledynamics and safety systems for a shortperiod of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The event data recorder in this vehicle isdesigned to record such data as:
•How various systems in your vehiclewere operating.
•Whether or not the driver andpassenger seatbelts werebuckled/fastened.
•How far (if at all) the driver wasdepressing the accelerator and/or thebrake pedal.
•How fast the vehicle was traveling.
•Where the driver was positioning thesteering wheel.
This data can help provide a betterunderstanding of the circumstances inwhich crashes and injuries occur.
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Note:Event data recorder data is recordedby your vehicle only if a non-trivial crashsituation occurs; no data is recorded by theevent data recorder under normal drivingconditions and no personal data orinformation (for example name, gender,age, and crash location) is recorded.However, parties, such as law enforcement,could combine the event data recorder datawith the type of personally identifying dataroutinely acquired during a crashinvestigation.
To read data recorded by an event datarecorder, special equipment is required,and access to the vehicle or the event datarecorder is needed. In addition to thevehicle manufacturer, other parties, suchas law enforcement, that have such specialequipment, can read the information if theyhave access to the vehicle or the eventdata recorder.
SETTINGS DATA
Your vehicle has electronic control unitsthat have the ability to store data basedon your personalized settings. The data isstored locally in the vehicle or on devicesthat you connect to it, for example, a USBdrive or digital music player. You can deletesome of this data and also choose whetherto share it through the services to whichyou subscribe.
Comfort and Convenience Data
Data recorded includes, for example:
•Seat and steering wheel position.
•Climate control settings.
•Radio presets.
Entertainment Data
Data recorded includes, for example:
•Music, videos or album art.
•Contacts and corresponding addressbook entries.
•Navigation destinations.
CONNECTED VEHICLE DATA
The modem has a SIM. Themodem was enabled when yourvehicle was built and periodicallysends messages to stay connected to thecell phone network, receive automaticsoftware updates and send vehicle-relatedinformation to us, for example diagnosticinformation. These messages couldinclude information that identifies yourvehicle, the SIM and the electronic serialnumber of the modem. Cell phone networkservice providers could have access toadditional information, for example cellphone network tower identification. Foradditional information about our privacypolicy, visit www.FordConnected.com orrefer to your local Ford website.
Note:The modem continues to send thisinformation unless you disable the modemor stop the modem from sharing vehicledata by changing the modem settings. SeeConnected Vehicle (page 354).
Note:The service can be unavailable orinterrupted for a number of reasons, forexample environmental or topographicalconditions and data plan coverage.
Note:To find out if your vehicle has amodem, visit www.FordConnected.com.
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STEERING WHEEL
See Using the Instrument Cluster Display Controls (page 117).A
See Shifting Using the Paddle Shifters (page 175).B
See Using the Instrument Cluster Display Controls (page 117).C
See Using Ford Assistant (page 367). See Adjusting the Volume (page 359).D
See Setting the Cruise Control Speed (page 208). See Setting the AdaptiveCruise Control Speed (page 213).E
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SEATBELT REMINDERINDICATORS
This lamp illuminates if you donot fasten your seatbelt whenyou switch the ignition on. Thelamp switches off when you fasten yourseatbelt or about one minute elapses.
When the initial warning expires for thedriver, more warnings are provided for thedriver and front passenger. This lampilluminates if you or your front passengerdo not fasten the seatbelt buckle and thevehicle speed exceeds 6 mph (10 km/h).
Note:To avoid inadvertent warnings, donot place large objects on the seat.
This lamp illuminates when you switch theignition on, identifying the number ofseating positions with fastened buckles. Itilluminates again when a seating positionchanges from unfastened to fastened.
This warning displays if an occupantunfastens the rear outboard seatbeltbuckle or it becomes unfastened.
Note:If a rear outermost seat isunoccupied, or an occupant never fastensthe seatbelt buckle to begin with, thewarning does not display.
Note:Front seating positions appear in thiswarning display. Warnings for unfastenedfront seatbelt buckles appear in the initialwarning lamp.
Checking Seatbelt Status
To view the seatbelt status, use theinstrument cluster display controls on thesteering wheel.
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WARNING: Properly securechildren 12 years old and under in a rearseating position whenever possible. Ifyou are unable to properly secure allchildren in a rear seating position,properly secure the largest child on thefront seat. If you must use a forwardfacing child restraint on the front seat,move the seat as far back as possible.Failure to follow these instructions couldresult in personal injury or death.
WARNING: Do not place your armson the airbag cover or through thesteering wheel. Failure to follow thisinstruction could result in personal injury.
WARNING: Keep the areas in frontof the airbags free from obstruction. Donot affix anything to or over the airbagcovers. Objects could become projectilesduring airbag deployment. Failure tofollow this instruction could result inpersonal injury or death.
WARNING: To reduce risk of injury,do not obstruct or place objects in thedeployment path of the airbag.
WARNING: Do not place arearward facing child restraint in front ofan active airbag. Failure to follow thisinstruction could result in personal injuryor death.
WARNING: Do not attempt toservice, repair, or modify thesupplementary restraint system orassociated components. Failure tofollow this instruction could result inpersonal injury or death.
WARNING: Several airbag systemcomponents get hot after inflation. Toreduce the risk of injury, do not touchthem after inflation.
WARNING: If a supplementaryrestraint system component hasdeployed, it will not function again. Havethe system and associated componentsinspected as soon as possible. Failure tofollow this instruction could result inpersonal injury or death.
PROPERLY ADJUSTING THE
DRIVER AND FRONT
PASSENGER SEATS
WARNING: National HighwayTraffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)recommends a minimum distance of atleast 10 in (25 cm) between anoccupant's chest and the driver airbagmodule.
To properly position yourself away fromthe airbag:
•Move your seat to the rear as far as youcan while still reaching the pedalscomfortably.
•Recline the seat slightly one or twodegrees from the upright position.
After all occupants have adjusted theirseats and put on seatbelts, it is veryimportant that they continue to sitproperly. Properly seated occupants situpright, lean against the seat backrest, andcenter themselves on the seat cushion,with their feet comfortably extended onthe floor. Sitting improperly can increasethe chance of injury in a crash event. Forexample, if an occupant slouches, liesdown, turns sideways, sits forward, leansforward or sideways, or puts one or bothfeet up, the chance of injury during a crashgreatly increases.
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