traction control FORD ESCAPE 2009 2.G Quick Reference Guide

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2009ESCA PE
Yo ur new FordEscape isabout toturn
yo ur ever yday driving experie nceinto
aneve ryday driving adventure.
Withits off road capabili tyand onroa d
confi dence ,Esc ape canhandl ewha tever
ro ad life lays outbefore you.ThisQui ck
Ref erence Guide wasdesignedto hel p
yo uquic klyget toknow themany
feat ures ofyour newEscape. Formore
det ail ed
inf orm ationand import ant
saf etyin form ation, please ref er to your
O wner ’sGuide.
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1.\bEAD\fAM PSAND (FO G\fAM PS[ifequipped] )–Turn th econ trolo ne po sit io n to the right
to turn ontheparki ng la mp s,instru m ent panel lam ps,lic en se pla te la m ps an d ta il la mp s.
Turn thecontrol tothesec ondpos itio n on th e righ t to tu rn on th e he ad la m ps. Tu rn th e
control oneposition tothele ft to act ivat eth e au tolamp fe atu re (if eq ui pp ed ), whic h
automati cally tu rns theext eri or lam pson an doff ,b ased on avai lable day ligh t.Pu ll th e co ntro l
tow ards youtoacti vate thefog la m ps (if eq ui pp ed ). (T h e fog la m ps w ill n o t op erat ewh en th e
h eadl amps areturned off or wh en thehig h bea msar eon .)
2. MU \fTIFU NCT ION \fEVE R–Ro ta te th een d of th e con trol up toincrea se thesp eed of th e wi pe rs
an drot atedow nto decrease thespeed ofthe wipers. Brieflypresstheend of the stalk fora
single swipe ofthe wipers without washerfluid.Aquick pushandhold results inthree swipes
withwas her flui d whi le a longer push and hold activates thewash pattern foruptofive
sec onds .A ‘cour tesyw ipe’ willautomatically occurafter thewashing cycletoensure thatany
dripshave been clear edfrom yourwindshield. Forbetter visibility, yourvehicle willalso
autom atically tur non your headli ghts(during daylight hours)ifyour windshield wipersand
autolam ps (if equipped) areon.Tooperate yourrearwindow wiper,turntherear wiper
co ntrol to 1(int ermi tten tspeed), 2(normal speed)oroff. Forarear wash cycle, turntherearwip er control tothe position. Toturn onthe highbeams, push thelever away fromyou.Pull
thelever toward youtodeac tivate. Pullthelever toward youbriefly toactivate the‘flash to
pass’ feature. N\fte:Foroptimal wiperperformanc e,clean blades andglass regularly. Referto
yo ur Owner’s Guideformore information.
3. PANE\f DIMMER CONTRO\f –Use thedimmer control toadj ust the brightness ofthe instrument
pan eland allapplic ableswitc hesinthe vehicl ewhen thehead lamps andparking lampsareon.
Movethe control tothe fullupright position, pastthedetent, toturn onthe interio rlamps.
4. SPEED CONTRO\f –To set the speed contro l, press andrelease ON.Accelerate tothe desired
speed. Press andrelease theSET+ control. Take your footofftheaccelerator pedal.Thespeed
control indic ator light willilluminate inthe cluster. Toset ahigher speed:pressandhold
SET+ until thedesired speedisreached, orbrieflypress SET+toincrease thespeed by small
am ounts. Toset alower speed: pressandhold SETuntilthe desired speedisreache d,or briefly
press SET todec rease thespeed bysmal lam ounts. PressREStoreturn tothe previously set
speed. Toturn speed control off,press OFF.
INSTRUM ENTPANE\f5.SERVICE ENGINESOON\fIG\bT –The se rv ice en gin e so on lig ht illu m in ate sbri efly wh en th e
igniti on is tu rned on .If it re main son or is blin kin g afte rth een g in e is sta rted,th eOn Board
Di ag nostic sSyste m(OB DII ) has detec tedam alfu nctio n.D rive in amo derate fash io n an d co nta ct
yo u r au th ori zed dea le r as soon as possi ble .
6. \fOW TIREPRESSURE WARNING \fIG\bT–This light illuminates whentheignition isturned
on.If the light does notturn onorbegins toflash,co nta ct yo u r au th oriz e d deal er as so on as
p ossi ble .Fo r more information, pleaserefertoTire pressure monitoring system(TPMS) inthe
Tires, Wheels and\foading chapterofyour Owner’s Guide.
7.MESSAGE CENTER–(if equipped) Themessage center,displays important information through
aco nstant monitoring ofvehicle systems. Thesystem willalso notify youofpotential vehicle
pro blems withadisplay ofsystem warnings followedbyalong indicator chime.Formore
info rmation, pleaserefertoyour Owner’s Guide.
8.ABS WARNING \fIG\bT–The ABS light illuminates brieflywhentheignition isturned on.
Ifth eABS light remains onorcontinues toflash, amalfunction hasbeen detected.
Contact yo u r
au th oriz ed dealer as so o n as possi ble. N ormal braking (lessABS) isstill functional unlessthe
brake warning light isalso illuminated.
9.TI\fT STEERING W\bEE\f\fEVER–Push thelever down tounlock thesteering column.Whilethe
leverisdown, tiltthe steering wheeltoyour desired position. Then,whileholding thesteering
co lu mn inplace, pullthelever uptoits original position tolock thesteering column.
10.AUXI\fIARY POWERPOINTS(12V)–The 12V power pointoutlets, locatedonthe instrument
pan eland therear ofthe center console, aredesigned foraccessory plugsonly.Donot insert
anyother object; damage mayoccur andblow thefuse.
11. A DV ANCETR AC
®W IT \b RO \f\f ST AB I\f IT Y CO NT RO \f™(R SC®) ST A BI\f IT Y EN \bAN CEM EN T SY ST EM –
Your vehicle isequipped withtheAdvanceTrac®stab ility enhancement system.Thissystem
co nsists of:Traction control,whichhelpsavoid wheel spinandlossoftraction, Rollstability
Control
™,w hich helps avoid avehicle rollover andElectronic StabilityControl,whichhelps
avoidskids orlateral slides.Thesefeatures worktogether tohelp youtomaintain stabilityand
steerability ofyour vehicle duringavariety ofroad conditions. Ifyour vehicle becomes stuckin
th e snow, mudorsand, tryturning offthe AdvanceTrac
®system toallow wheel spinandhelp
increase momentum todig the vehicle out.Thesystem defaults toon and thecontrol will
il lu m in ate when tu rn ed off . R efe r to yo ur O w ner’s G uid e fo r sa fe ty in fo rm atio n an d more deta il s .
12. PASSENGER AIRBAGOFF–The passenger airbagoffindicator lightwillilluminate whenthe
passenger’s frontairbag isoff. Foradditional information, pleaseseeyour Owner’s Guidefor
safety information andmore details.
13.REVERSE SENSING–(if equipped) Yourvehicle maybeequipped withareverse sensing
system which canwarn youifthere isalarge object behind thevehicle thatyoumay beunable
to see. Thesystem willsound awarning tonethatincreases infrequency asthe object getscloser
andwill sound continuously whentheobject isless than 10inches away.Refertoyour Owner’s
Guide forsafety information andmore details.
14.AUXI\fIARY INPUTJACK–The auxiliary inputjackprovid esaway toconnect yourportable
music player tothe invehicle audiosystem. Thisallows theaudio fromaportable musicplayer
to be pla ye d th ro u gh th e ve h ic le sp eak ers. Fo r m ore in fo rm atio n,p le ase se e yo ur O w ner’s G uid e.
A .POWER SIDEVIEW MIRRORS –Rotate thecontrol clockwise toadjust theright mirror, and
co unterclockwise toadjust theleft mirror. Thenmove thecontrol inthe direction youwish to
tilt the mirror. Return tothe center position tolock themirror inplace.
B.C OMPASS –(if equipped) Thecompass heading (N,NE, E,SE, S,SW, WorNW) isdisplayed
in the center stackdisplay. Thecompass readingmaybeaffected whenyoudrive nearlarge
buil d in g s, b rid ges, p ow er lin es an d po w erf u lb ro ad ca st an te n n as. Fo r m ore in fo rm atio n,p le ase
s ee your Owner’s Guide.
C.\b AZARD F\fAS\bER –Push theflasher control, locatedonthe steering column,andallfront
an d rear direction signalswillflash. Useitwhen yourvehicle isdisabled oriscreating asafety
haza rd fo r oth er m oto ris ts. Th e haza rd fla sh ers w il l o pera te when th e ig nit io n is in an y posit io n
o r when theignition isturned off.
FO URW\bEE\f DRIVE(4WD) SYSTEM –(if equipped) Yourvehicle maybeequipped withan
in telligent 4WDsystem thatcontinuously monitorsvehicleconditions andautomatically adjusts
th e power distribution betweenthefront andrear wheels. The4WD system isalways active,
req uires noinput andiscapable ofhandling allroad conditions, includingstreetandhighway
driving aswell asoffroad andwinter driving.
SA TE \f\fIT E CO M PA TIB \fE IN D AS\b SIX C D /M P3
R A D IO (IF EQ UIP PE D )
A .\fO AD –To lo ad aCD in to th e sy ste m ,p re ss
\f O AD.W hen pro m pte d ,se le ct th e desir e d slo t
(1 6 ) usin g th e m em ory pre se ts an d,w hen
p ro m pte d ,in se rt th e CD in to th e sy st e m .Pre ss
a n d hold \fO AD to au to lo ad up to six dis c s.
In se rt th e dis c s, o ne at a tim e, w hen pro mp ted .
B.O N/O FF/V O \f –Pre ss to tu rn on or off .
T u rn to in cre ase or decre a se th e vo lu m e.
C .D IR EC T –Pre ss D IR EC T an d th en ,u sin g th e
m em ory pre se ts (0 9 ), en te r in th e num bers of
th e desir e d sta tio n,tra ck , M P3 fo ld er (if
a va ila b le ) or sa te llit e ch an nel (if activ a te d ).
D . –Pre ss to acce ss sp ecia l p h one fe a tu re s
if eq uip ped wit h SY N C
®.R efe r to yo ur SY N C®
su p ple m en t fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
E. SC A N –Pre ss fo r a brie f sa m plin g of ra d io
s ta tio n s or CD /M P3 tra ck s. Pre ss ag ain to sto p.
F. A M /F M –Pre ss re p eate d ly to se le ct A M ,FM 1
or FM 2fre q u en cy ban d .
G .C D –Pre ss to en te r CD /M P3 m ode. If a dis c
is alr e ad y lo ad ed in to th e sy ste m ,C D /M P3 pla y
w ill b eg in where it en d ed la st.
\b .SE EK /T R A CK –Pre ss to acce ss th e
p re vio u s/n ext stro ng ra d io sta tio n,sa te lli t e
c h an nel (if eq uip ped ) or CD tra ck .
I. A UX –Pre ss re p eate d ly to acce ss \fIN E
(a u xilia ry au dio mode) or SY N C
®(if eq uip ped ).
J . SIR IU S –Pre ss re p eate d ly to cy cle th ro u gh
SA T1 , SA T2 an d SA T3 m odes (s a te ll it e ra d io ,
if eq uip ped ). SIR IU S
®Sa te lli t e Rad io is a
su b sc rip tio nb ase d sa te ll it e ra d io se rv ic e
th at bro ad ca sts m usic , sp o rts, n ew san d
en te rta in m en t pro gra m min g.Fo r m orein fo rm atio n an d aco m ple te lis t of SIR IU S
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sa te ll it e ra d io ch an nels , vis it w ww.s ir iu s.c o m in
t h e Unit e d Sta te s, w ww.s ir iu sc a n ad a.c a in
C an ad a, o r ca ll SIR IU S
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K .M EN U –Pre ss re p eate d ly to cy cle th ro u gh
va rio u s m en u optio ns su ch as: A UTO PR ESE T,
R D S ON/O FF an d SA TE\f\fIT E RA D IO MEN U (if
s a te ll it e ra d io is activ e ). W hen SA TE \f\f IT E
R A DIO MEN U ap pears in th e dis p la y, p re ss O K
an d th en pre ss / to cy cle th ro ugh fu rth er
o ptio ns of SA VE SO NG,D E\fE TE SO NG ,D E\fE TE
A \f\f SO NGS an d EN AB\fE /D IS A B\fE ale rts. Fo r
m ore in fo rm atio n on th ese fe atu re s, p le ase
re fe r to yo ur O w ner’s G uid e.
\f. SO UND –Pre ss re p ea te d ly to acc e ss
se ttin gs fo r: B ass, Tre b le , Fa d e, B ala n ce ,
Sp ee d co m pen sa te d vo lu m e(if eq u ip p ed )
an dA\f \fSEA TS (Occu p an cy mo de, if eq uip p ed ).
When th e desir e d se le ctio n ap pea rs in th e
dis p la y, p re ss I SE EK /T R A CK I
to make ad ju stm en ts.
M .C \fO CK –Pre ss to se t th e tim e. Th e dis p la y
w ill re ad SE T TIM E. U se th e m em ory pre se ts
(0 9 ) to en te r in th e desir e d tim e, h ours an d
m in ute s. T h e clo ck will th en sta rt fro m th at tim e.
N .TU NE/O K –In ra d io mode, tu rn to go
u p/d ow n th e fre q uen cy ban d in in d iv id u al
in cre m en ts. If yo ur ve h ic le is eq uip ped wit h
S Y N C
®an d/o r sa te ll it e ra d io ,yo u may need to
p re ss O K to co nfir m men u se le ctio n s.
O .EJE C T –To eje ct a CD fro m th e sy ste m ,p re ss
E JE C T an d se le ct th e desir e d slo t (1 6 ) usin g
th e m em ory pre se ts. Pre ss an d hold EJE C T to
a u to eje ct all lo ad ed dis c s.
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Useextremecauti onwhen usin gany device
or feat urethat may take your attenti onoff
th ero ad. Your primary responsib ility is the
saf eoperat ionofthe vehicl e.Only use
no ness enti alfeat ures anddevices when
itissafe todo so.
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