fuel cap release FORD ESCAPE HYBRID 2008 2.G Quick Reference Guide

SATE\f\fITE COMPATIB\fE INDAS\bSIXCD/
MP3 RADIO
A.\fOAD –Press toload asingle CD.Press and
hold to load discs inall empty slotlocations.
B.O N/OFF/VO\f –Press toturn ONorOFF. Turn
to increase ordecrease thevolume.
C.D IRECT –Press toaccess adesired radio
station, trackorMP3 folder.
D.SCAN –Press forabrief sampling ofradio
stations orCD/MP3 tracks.
E.S\bUFF\fE –Press toplay CD/MP3 tracksin
ran dom order when active (on).
F. C AT/FO\fD –In category mode,usetoselect
fro m various musiccategories. InMP3 mode,
use to access theprevious/next folder.In
satellite radiomode, presstotoggle between
tu rn ing the most recently selected satellite
rad io category onoroff.
G.AM/FM –Press toselect AM,FM1 orFM2
freq uency band.
\b.C D –Press toenter CD/MP3 mode.Ifadisc
is already loadedintothesystem, CD/MP3
play will begin where itended last.
I.SEEK/TRACK –Press toaccess thenext
listenable stationortrack.J. SAT –(if equipped) Presstoaccess satellite
rad io mode. Pressrepeatedly tocycle through
SAT1, SAT2 andSAT3 modes.
K.A UX –Press toaccess \fINE(auxiliary
audio mode).
\f.TEXT –In MP3 mode, pressrepeatedly to
sc ro llthrough displayoptions. Insatellite
rad io mode, pressandrelease todisplay the
artist and song title.
M.MENU –Press repeatedly toaccess the
fo llowing features: SATE\f\fITE RADIOMENU
(if equipped), AUTOPRESET ON/OFF, RDS
ON/OFF andCOMPRESSION (onlyavailable
inCD/MP3 mode).
N.SOUND –Press repeatedly tocycle through
so und options. PressSEEK/TRACK to
adjust levels.
O.C \fOCK –Press toset the time. Thedisplay
will read SETTIME. Usethememory preset
numbers toenter inthe desired time,hours
andminutes.
P. TUNE –In radio mode, turntogo up or
down the frequency band.
Q.EJECT –Press toeject aCD. Select the
desired CDslot bypressing thecorresponding
memory preset. \bYB RID ENERGY F\fOWWIT\bAUDIOP\bI\fE
AND NAVIGATI ON
A.M EDIA –Press toaccess the medi amenu
an d to step through themedia menutabs
consisting ofvarious sources.
B.SOUND –Press toaccess the sound menu
an d to step through thesound menutabs.
C.M ENU –Press toaccess the system menu
an d to step through systemmenutabs.
D.SEEK –Press toseek tothe next/previous
availabl estati onortrac k.
E. M EM ORY PRESETS –Press andhold apreset
button tosave anAM /FM radio station. InCD
mo de, press abutton toplay thedisc inthe
corresponding slot.
F. TUNE –Press tomanuall yadvance upor
down the frequenc yband ortothe
next/previous folderinMP3 mode.
G.R EPEAT –Press whilenavigation guidance
is ac tive torepeat thelast spoken navigation
guidanc eprompt.
\b.NAV –Press toaccess the navi gation menu
an d to step through thenavigation menutabs.I. D EST –Press toaccess the destination entry
menu and toshow additional destination
entry techni ques.
J.MAP –Press toaccess thenavigation map.
Pre ss whi le the map display isactive to
recenter themap onthe current
veh icl e posi tion.
K .\fO AD –Press toload asingle CD.Press and
hol d to load discs in all empty slotlocations.
EN ERGY F\fOWSCREEN –Press MENU then
selectthe \bEV tab.Displays agraphical
rep resentati onofhowpower istransferred in
the\bybrid system.
FU E\f ECO NOMY SCREEN –Press Menu then
selec tthe \bEV taband S\bOW FUE\f
ECO NO MY. Di splays instantaneous fuel
consumpti on,averag efuel economy anda
gra ph offuel economy achieved inthe last
minute ofdriving.
Fo rmo reinfo rma tion,p lease seeyour
Navig atio nSu pp le me nt.
Smu dges, fin gerp rin tsor scratches onthe navigation discs
could affe ct perfo rma nce ofthe navigation system.Keep
discs clean an d sto redin the protective jacketswhennot
inuse .
DUA \fAUTO MATI CTE MPE RA TU RE CON TRO\f
A .A UTO/DR IVERTEMPER ATURE–Pr ess toengage
full automat icoperati on.Tu rn toincrease or
decreas ethe temp eratu reon the driver side ofthe
veh icle. The tem perat ure settin gwill bedisplayed
in the shared disp lay atthe topof th ecenter
pan elarea. Thecontro lal so adju ststhe passenger
si de temper ature when PAS STEMP is disengaged.
B.R EA R DEFR OST ER –Press tocle ar the rear
win dow of fogan d th in ice. Th e rea rde froste r
tu rns off au to ma tica lly after apre de termine d
am ount of time or if the ig ni tion is turne dto the
\fOC Kor A CCE SSOR Yposi tion .Thi sbutton also
co ntrol sth eoutsi de heated mirrors (if equippe d).
C.D EFR OST –Dist ribute sou tsid eair throu gh the
wi nd sh ie ld def ros terve nts an d demist ervent s. It can
be used to clea rth e win dshi eld of fo gand thinice .
D.D RIVE RAN DPA SSEN GER \bEA TED SEAT S–
(if equ ipped ) Press toactiv ateor dea cti vate the
driveror pass enger heated seat.Thesystem
auto matical lyshu tsoff after 10min utes.
E. F\fOO RAND DEFRO ST–
Distrib utes air thro ugh
the win dshie ldde fr os te r ven ts,de mis te rve nts, floor
vent sand rear se at floor ven ts.
F. POWE RAND FAN –Pressto activa teor
de activa tethe cli m ate control system .Tu rn to
ma nua lly increa seor decrea sethe fansp ee d;the
fa nse tting will b e di spla yed in the shareddispla y
at the top ofthe cente rpane lar ea. To re tu rn to
auto maticfanope ration, pre ss AU TO. When the
clima tesyste mis off, outside air is shu tout.
G .A /C –Pre ss to acti vate/dea cti vate air
co ndi tio ning .U se with rec irc ula ted air to improve
coolin gperfo rma nce an d ef fic ienc y.The indic ator
lig ht ma ysta ylit in AU TO mode.
\b. ECON –Pre ss thi sbutton to activ a te /de act ivat e
econ omy aircondi tio ning ope rat ion. ECO Nmode
wi ll he lp to im prov efue leconom yby allowing the
gas engi neto turn off wh en it’s not neede dtodriv ethe vehic le . Whe nthe gas engine turnsoff,
the A/Ccomp ressordoe snot ope rate to cool the
cabin .To selec tcool ing comfor tove rmax imum fue l
econom y,de act ivat eECO N.ECON cannot be
sele cted in (defrost)or (floor/de fros t).
I. RE CIRCU \fATED AIR –Pre ssto
activa te/de activa teair recircula tioninthe vehic le.
Recirc ula te dair ma yre duce theamount oftime
neede dto cool down theinterior ofthe vehic le
andmayalso help reduce undesiredodors from
reaching theinterior ofthe vehicle .
J.PA SS TEMP –Press toengage/disengage separate
passeng erside te m pe ratu re co nt ro l. Tu rn to increase/
de crea se the te mper atureon the passenge rside of
the ve hic le. The passenge rte mpe rature set ting will
be display edin the shar ed displa yat th e to pof th e
ce nter panel area,if the PASS TEMP isengag ed.
TIPS:
MA XA/C OP ERAT ION –Automa ticOpe ration:
Pr ess AUTO for full automa ticope ration. Do
not ove rride A/C or recircula tedair. Setthe
te mpe rature to60°F (16.0 °C). Dea ctiva teECON .
Ove rride Operation: Select air distribution. Selec t
A/C and recircula tedair . U se recircula tedair with
A/C to provide colderairflow. Sette mpe rature to
60°F (16.0 °C). Settohighe stfront fanspe ed
initia lly,thenadjust toma inta incomfort.
Deactiva teECON .
FUE\f ECO NOMY –Fuel econom ycan beim pacted
by Cl imate Control usage.Withthe Climate
Cont rolset toDef rost orFloor /Defrost theengi ne
may runcontinuously, reducingfuel economy.
Setting the Climate ControlA/Cto ON also reduces
fuel econom y.ECON modewillhelp improv efuel
e conom yby allowing thegasengi netoturn off
when notneeded todrive thevehi cle. When the
gas engine turnsoff, theA/C compressor does
not oper ateto cool the cabin andcomfort may
be reduc ed.
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Quick Reference Guide
ThisQu ick Re fer ence Guideis not int en ded torepla ceyou rvehi cle Owner’s Guide which contains more detailed information concerning thefeatures ofyour
vehicle ,as wel las imp ortant saf etywarni ngsdesigne dto hel predu cethe risk ofinjury toyou and your passen gers. Please readyourentireOwner’s Guide
caref ully as yoube gin learning about yournewvehicleand refe r to the appropriate sectionswhen questions arise.
Allinfo rma tion con tained in thi sQ uick Reference Guide was accurate atthetime ofdup licati on. We reserve theright tochange features, operation and/or
func tional ity of anyvehi clespe cification atany time. Your Forddealer isth ebe stsource forthe most current information.
Fordet ail ed operatin gand safety information, please consultyour Owner’sGuide.
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FUE\f TANK CAP ACITY–Your vehicle isequipped witha15 gallo n(56.8\f) fuel tank.
OCTAN ERE COM MENDATI ONS –Your vehicle isdesigned to use “Re gular” unleaded gasoline
with apump octane ratingof87 for optimum performance. Using gasoline with lower octane
ratings may dec rease performance.
TIREPRE SSURE –Safe operation ofyour vehicle requires yourtiresto be properly inflated. The
reco mme nded inflation pre ssure isfound onthe Safety Compli anc eCertification \fabelorTire
\fab elwhic his located onthe BPillar orthe edge ofthe driver’s door.At least onceamonth and
befor elong tri ps, inspect eachtireand check theair pressure with atire gauge. Don’tforget the
sp are. Air pre ssure shoul dbe checked whenthetires arecold. WARNING:Im properly inflated
tires can affect vehiclehandling andcanfail suddenly ,resulting inapo ssible lossofvehicle control.
UNIQU ESERV ICEINT ERV A\fS –Please checkyourOwner’ sGuide forproper service intervals. Your
vehicl e is equ ipped with arear airfilter thatmust beinspected orreplaced atevery service
interva lto avoid damage tothe hybrid system. Specialcaution isreq uired when servicing brake
pad s.Please referto the Owne r’sGuide and/orService Manua lfor in formation onservicing
brak epads .
FUE\f PUMP /\bIG \bVO \fT AG ES\b UTOFF SWITC\bES –The fuel pump shutoff switch islocated in
th e front passenger’ sfootwe ll, behind afli pup cover. Thehigh voltage shutoff switchislocat ed
inthe passenger side ofthe rear cargo area, inthe jack compartme nt behind thejack access
door. Thes eswit ches provi deadded protection bydiscontinui ngfue lto the engine andby
sh ut ting off power tothe high voltage batteryincase ofan acc ide nt.For more information,
plea seseeyour Owner’ sGui de.
REAR WINDOW BUFFETING –When oneorboth ofthe rear window sare open, thevehicle may
demons trate awind throb orbuffeting noise.Thisnoise isco mmon among awide range of
vehi cles and canbe elim inated bysimp lyloweri ngafront windowapproxi mat elytwo tothre ein che s.
\fOCA TION OFSPARE TIRE AND TOO\fS –The spare tireislocated underthe vehicle, justforw ard
of the rear bum per.The jack and tools arelocated inthe right rearof the cargo areabehind an
access panel.
TIR EPRE SSURE MONITO RING SYSTEM –Using radiofrequency pre ssure sensors, thissystem
moni torstire pressure onallroad tiresandprovides thedriver withayellow warni nglight when
airneeds tobe added. Message centerequipped vehicles provid eadditional warningmessages.
TheTPMS warninglight will reset itself(turn off)after thetires are set to specification andthe
vehicl e is driv enabove 20mph (32km/h) foratleast 2minutes. Note:Outside temperature
affectstire pres sure. Formore information\b pleaseseeyour Owne rÕsGuide.
ROADSI DEASSI STANCE –Duri ngyour FordEscape \bybrid’s limitedwarranty period,the
assuranc eand sup port ofa24hour emergency roadsideassistanceprogram isincluded.
Roadsi deassi stance includes suchservices asfuel delivery, tirechange s,jump starts, winchouts,
help when you’re locked outofyour vehicle, andtowing. Toreceive roadside assistance inthe
Unite dSta tes, call (800) 2413673. InCanada (800)6652006.
FordMotor Compan y
Customer Relationsh ipCent er
P.O.Box 6248
D ea rbo rn,MI481 21
180039 236 73(FORD )
(TDDfor the hea ring impair ed:
18 0023 259 52)
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ADDI TION A\f FE A TU RES
MOON ROOF –(if equipped) Themoon roofisequipped withanautomatic, onetouch, express
opening feature. Pressandrelease therear portion ofthe control located inthe overhead
co nsole. Tostop motion atany time during theonetouch opening,pressthecontrol asecond
tim e.To close, pressandhold thefront portion ofthe control untiltheglass stops moving. To
open the moon roofvent position, pressandhold thefront portion ofthe control. Toclose,
press and hold therear portion ofthe control untiltheglass stops moving.
IN TEGRATED KEY\bEADTRANSMITTER (IKT)ANDREMOTE ENTRYSYSTEM –Your vehicle comes
eq uipped withtwospecially programmed IntegratedKeyheadTransmitters (IKTs).IKTsareboth
aprogrammed ignitionkeyand aremote keylessentrytransmitter. \bandletheIKTcarefully
when starting thecartoavoid accidentally pressinganyofthe remote entrybuttons. Press
once tounlock thedriver’s door.Theinterior lampswillilluminate ifthe lamp isin the DOOR
position. Press twicetounlock allthe doors. Press oncetolock allthe doors. Press twice
to confirm allthe doors andliftgate areclosed. Onthe first press of,the parklamps willflash.
On the second presswithin 3seconds, thehorn willchirp andtheturn signal lamps willflash
once ifall the doors andtheliftgate areclosed. Press toactivate thepanic alarm. Press
ag ain orturn thekey inthe ignition todeactivate thepanic alarm. Press twicewithin 3
seco nds toactivate thecarfinder feature; yourhorn willchirp andyour turnsignal lamps will
flash. Itis recommended thatthismethod beused tolocate yourvehicle, ratherthanusing the
pan icalarm. Press twicewithin 3seconds toopen theliftgate glass.Ensure thatyoukeep the
IK T adhesive securitylabelinasafe place forfuture reference. Replacements areonly available
th ro ugh anauthorized dealer.
CEN TER CONSO\fE STORAGE –Your vehicle isequipped withaconfigurable consolecontaining
atray andaninside binthat canberemoved toopen upspace tofit alaptop computer, MP3
players, CDsorhandbags. Toremove, opentheconsole lidand pullthebinstraight upand out
fro m the console housing. Thesliding trayandinside bincan behooked onthe side orrear of
th e console forextra storage.
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\bYBRID OP ER AT IONTh e Ford Escape \bybrid isawhole newkind ofSUV that
co m bines electric and gasol ine propulsi onwithout compromise, toprovide breakthrough
perfor manc eand efficienc y.It requires nospecial fuelsandnever hastobe plugged in.
Familiarizing yourself with these unique characteristics willhelp ensure optimal performance
from your newvehicle.
NORM A\fVE\bIC\fE OPERATION
St ar ting –Tur nthe igniti onkey to the START position while thevehicle isin P(Park). Thegas
engine will tur non, acco mpani edbythe green “ready indicator” light.Yourengine mayshut off
shortly after star ting, dependi ngontemperature andbattery chargelevel.Thisisanatural part
ofthe Escape \bybrid’s fuelsavingfeatures. The“ready indicator” light willstay onand youdo
notneed tores tart the vehic le.Note: Youmay notice higher engine speedsuponstartup. This
temporarycondi tion isnor mal an dnecessary toheat upthe cabin foroccupant comfort.
Driving –The gasengine automatically startsandstops toprovide powerwhenit’sneeded and
tosave fuel when it’snot. Whilecoasting atlow speeds, coming toastop orstanding, thegas
engine normally shuts downand thevehicle operates inelectriconly mode.Conditionsthat
cau se the engine tostar tup orre mai nrunning include:
Driver reques tfor moderat eto rapid acceleration
Vehicle speed above 40mph (65 km/h)
Ascending ahill
EC ON mode notselected (whil ethe climat econtrol ison)
Selec tion ofclim ate contr oldefrost modeordefrost/floor mode
Charge level ofhigh voltage battery is low
Ver yhigh orlow outsi detem perature (toprovide systemcooling/heating)
Stopping –The gasengi nemay shut offasyou come toastop toconserve fuel.Restarting the
vehicle isnot required. Sim plyste pon the accelerator whenyouareready todrive.
Trans mission Operati on–Due tothe technologically advanced,electronically controlled
Continuous lyVar iable Trans axle (eCVT) youwillnotfeel shiftchanges likethose ofanonhybrid
veh icle. Your FordEscape \bybr id’s transmission isdesigned todo itswork seamlessly. Sinc eyour
en gine speed iscontrolle dby the transmission, itmay seem elevated attimes. Thisisnormal
hyb rid oper ation and helps del ive rfuel efficiency andperformance.
Neutral –It is not recommended toidle inN(Neutral) forextended periodsoftime because this
willdischar geyour highvoltage battery anddecrease fueleconomy. Also,theengine cannot
provide power to the hybr id sys tem inN.
\fow Gear –(\f) \fow gear is desi gned tomimic theenhanced enginebraking available innon
hyb rid vehic les.On long downhillgrades, \fowgear mayresult inhigh engine speedstoprovide
nec essar yengine braking. Thisis normal andwillnotdamage yourvehicle. Response during
acceler ation should bethe sam eas in (D) Drive position.
Rever se –(R) Reverse Gearvehicle speed islimited to22 mph (35km/h).
UNIQUE \bYBRIDOPERATING C\b ARACTERISTICS
Yo ur For dEs cape \bybrid ,w it h its new technology, behavesdiffe rentl ycompared toanonhybrid
veh icle. Ades cription ofthe major differences follows:Battery–Your FordEscape \bybrid isequipped withahigh voltage batterycooling systeminthe
rear ofthe vehicle. Acool battery ensures batterylifeand provides the best po ss ib le perf o rm anc e.
Your hybrid highvoltage batterymayperiodicall yrec ondi tion itsel fto ensure maximum
effic ienc y.You may notic eslight changes indrivability duringthisproc ess,butit’sanimportant
part ofyour FordEscape \bybrid’s highvoltage batteryopti mizati onfeatures. Youmay hear a
series ofclic ks from thecargo areawhen youfirst turn thekey in the ig nition. Thissound isthe
hig h voltage contac torsclosing toallow youtostart yourhybrid.
In addition, youmay hear fannoiseand aslight tappingsound fromtherear asthe vent door
operates. Thisfan may conti nuetooperate forshort durati onsafter thevehicle hasbeen turned
off. These noises are acustomary partofhybrid operati onand donot require service.
En gine –The engine speedin your hybrid isnot direc tly tied toyour vehicle speed.Yourvehicle’s
en gine and transmission aredesigned todeli ver the power youneed atthe most efficient
en gine speed. During heavyaccel erations, yourhybrid mayreachhigh engine speeds (upto
6000 RPM ).This isacharac teristic ofthe Atkinson cycleengine technol ogyhelping tomaximize
yo ur hybrid’s fueleconomy. Inprolonged mountainousdriving, you mayalso seethe engine
tachometer changing withoutyourinput. Thisisinte ntional andmaintains thebattery charge
level. Youmay alsonotic eduring extendeddownhill driving that your engine continues torun
in stead ofshutting off.During this“engi nebraking ,” the engi nestays on, but it’snot using any
fuel. You may alsohear asli ght whine orwhistle whenoperati ngyour vehicle. Thisisthe normal
operation ofthe electricgenerator inthe hybrid system.
Braking –Your hybrid is equipped withstandard hydraulicbraking andregenerative braking.
Reg enerative brakingisperformed byyour transmission andit captures brakeenergy andstores
it in the high voltage battery. Youmay hear apumpin gsound whenyouunlock orenter the
veh icle and aventing soundafew minutes aftershutting offthe vehi cle. This isthe hydraulic
portion ofyour regenerative brakingsystemcharging anddischargi ng.
Driving toOptimize FuelEconomy –Your fueleconomy shouldimprove throughout your
hyb rid’s breakin period.Aswith anyvehicle, fueleconomy can besignificantly impactedbyyour
driving habits andaccessory usage. Forbest results, keepin mi nd these tips:
Tire inflati on–Keep tires properl yinfl ated and useonly therecommen dedsize.
Climate Control –Your hybrid isequipped withanECO Nbutton thatoffers amore fueleffic ient
operation ofyour automatic temperature controlsystem. Whenactivated, theECON feature
allo ws the engine toshut down atlow speeds orwhe nyour vehicle is stopped. Ifcooler
tem perature isdesired, theECON button canbeturn edoff, forbetter interior coolingbutlower
fuel economy. ECONmodeturnsitselfoffwhen yousel ect defrost ordefrost/floor mode.
Driver \babits –Aggressive driving increases theamou ntof energy required tomove your
veh icle. In general, betterfueleconomy is achieved with mild to moder ateacceleration and
dec eleration. Moderate brakingisparticularly importantsinceit al lows youtomaximize the
en ergy captured bythe regenerative brakingsystem.Note:\bavingyour engine running isnot
alw ays anindic ation ofineffic iency–in some casesitis ac tual ly more efficient thandriving in
elec tric mode.
Additional Tips –
Do not carry extra loads.
Be mindful ofadding external accessories thatmay inc rease aerodyna micdrag.
Observe posted speedlimits.
Perform allscheduled maintenanc e.
Th ere isno need towait foryour engine to"warm up.
" The vehicle is ready todrive
im mediately afterstarting.
4.SPEED CONTRO\f –For your speed control towork, itmust beinthe ONposition. Pressing and
releasing theONbutton willengage it.Pressing andreleasing theOFF button disengages it.To
set adesired speed,pressSET+. Youcanincrease speedusingthespeed control bypressing and
holding SET+. Youcandecrease speedbypressing andholding theCST button. Pressing the
RESUME buttonwillautomatically returnthevehicle tothe previously setspeed. Todisengage
th e speed control, presstheOFF button orpress thebrake pedal.
5. TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM(TPMS)–Using radiofrequency pressuresensors,this
system monitors tirepressure onallroad tiresandprovides thedriver withawarning lightwhen
air needs tobe added. Foradditional information, pleaseseeyour Owner’s Guide.
6. SERVICE ENGINESOON\fIG\bT–Illuminates brieflywhenignition isturned tothe RUN
position. Solidillumination afterstartindicates theOnBoard Diagnostics Systemhasdetected
am alfunction. \baveyourvehicle serviced immediately ata\bybrid certified dealer.
7. MESSAGE CENTER–The message center,located onyour instrument cluster,displays
im portant information throughconstant monitoring ofvehicle systems. Youmay select display
features onthe message centerforadisplay ofstatus preceded byabrief indicator chime.The
system willalso notify youofpotential vehicleproblems withadisplay ofsystem warnings
fo llowed byalong indicator chime.
8. A BS WARNING \fIG\bT–Illuminates brieflywhenignition isturned tothe RUN position. Ifthe
lig ht remains illuminated orcontinues toflash, amalfunction hasbeen detected. Normal
braking isstill functional unlessthebrake warning lightisalso illuminated.
9. B ATTERY GAUGE–The battery gaugeprovides information aboutyourvehicle’s energy usage.
When the pointer isdirected atASSIST, thismeans thebattery isproviding extrapower toboost
th e vehicle’s acceleration. Whenit’spointing toC\bARGE, extraenergy isbeing stored inthe
battery whileidling, coasting orslowing down.Whenyoupress thebrake pedal, thepointer
sw ings counterclockwise intotheC\bARGE zonetoreport thatregenerative brakingisunderway.
If th eneedle doesnotmove when braking, thebattery isfully charged.
10. TI\fT STEERING W\bEE\f\fEVER–To adjust thesteering wheel,pushtheadjustment leverdown
to unlock thesteering column.Whilethelever isin the down position, tiltthe steering wheelto
yo ur desired position. Then,whileholding thesteering columninplace, pullthelever uptoits
orig inal position tolock thesteering column.
11. MASTER VE\bIC\fE E\fECTRICA\f \bAZARDWARNING \fIG\bT–Indicates ahybrid component
failure orfault thatwillcause thevehicle toshut down orfail tostart. Foradditional
in fo rmation, pleaseseeyour Owner’s Guide.
12. READY INDICATOR –Illuminates afterthevehicle hassuccessfully started.Thevehicle isready
to drive even ifyou don’t heartheengine running.
13. AUXI\fIARY POWERPOINTS(12V)–The 12V power pointoutlets, locatedonthe instrument
pan eland therear ofthe center console, aredesigned foraccessory plugsonly.Donot insert
an y other object; damage mayoccur andblow thefuse.14.PASSENGER AIRBAGOFF–The passe ngerair ba goff indica tor light will illum inate whe nthe
p ass enger’s frontalairbagisoff. Foradditiona linf ormation, please se e your Owner’s G uide .
15. REVERSE SENSINGSYSTEM–(if equippe d)This sys te m sounds atone to warn the drive rof
obstacles neartherear bumper whenR(Re vers e ) is se le cted and the vehicle ismoving at spe eds
less than 3mph (5km/h). Asyou move clos er to the obs ta cle ,the ra te of the tone increa se s.
W hen anobstacle isless than 10inches (2 5 cm )aw ay, the tone sounds continuous ly.The sys te m
is not effective atspeeds above3mph (5km /h) and may not dete ct certa in angula ror
m oving objects. Withtheignition on,press the RSS cont rol, loca te d be low the clim ate cont rol
syst em, toturn theRSS off. Anindicator lightwill illum inate whe nthe sys te m isoff .
16. POWER POINT–110 VAC (ifequippe d)This out let, loca te d on the floor consoleinfront of
th e gearshift, isused forpowering electrica lde vice stha tre quir eup to 150 W .Exce eding this
lim it will cause thepower pointtocut offthe pow er te m por arily to pr ovide overloa d
pro tection. Thegreen indicator lightwillillum inate whe nthe pow er point isre ady to supply
p ow er, will blink when itisin fault mode, and will tur noff whe nthe pow er supply isoff
(ig nition isnot inthe RUN position). Thisout letdoe snot re quir ean ada pter in orde rto plug in
an electrical device.
17. AUXI\fIARY INPUTJACK:Theauxiliary inputjack provide sa way to conne ctyour porta ble
m usic player tothe invehicle audiosystem .This allow sthe audio fr om apor ta ble mus ic pla yer
to be played through thevehicle speakers . For addit iona linf ormation, please se e your
Ow ner’s Guide.
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is100 %SUVand 100% Hybrid. \btrequires no
specialfuels and never hastobe plugged in.All
you have todo is get inand drive. Withallthe
conf idenc eof an authenti cFord SUVcombi ned
withthebe nefi tsof aful lhybr idsystem, every
FordEscape Hybrid is equippe dto help yougo
anyw here anddoanything -now more
efficientl ythan ever and inan envi ronm entally
cons ciousm anner .\bn order tohelp youfully
ap preci atethefeatur esof you rnew vehicle and
its uniq uechar acter istics, weinvit eyou to
explore thiseas yt ouse \fuick Reference Guide.
Th isvehicl ehas unique drivingcharacteristics
tomaxi mize its hybrid operatio n.Drive with
careandwear asafet ybelt atall times. Ford
urgesyou toread the Ow ner’s Guide andthe
DrivingYour SUVor Tru ck Supp lement for
further info rmation onsafe driving precautions
andins truct ion s.
1.\bEAD\fAMP ANDFOG\fAMP CONTRO\f–Rotate theheadlamp controltothe first position
to turn onthe parking lamps.Rotate tothe second position toturn onthe headlamps.
To use theautolamp (ifequipped) lightsensitive onoffcontrol forthe headlamps, turnthe
headlamp controltoth e po sit io n .To turn theautolamps off,turn thecontrol backtothe O
(O ff) position. Thefoglamps canbeturned onwhen theheadlamp controlisin the park in g
la m p,h ead la m p or au to la m p posit io n an d th e hig h bea m sare not on.Pu ll th e head la m p control
to w ard you toturn onthe foglamps. Thefoglamp indicator lightwil l illuminate. Pushthe
co ntrol into deactivate. Remember, thefoglamps willnotoperate whenthehigh beams areon.
Thefoglamps arealso deactivated whentheignition isturned tothe \fOCK position.
2.MU\fTIFUNCTION \fEVER–The multifunction levercontrols thefront andrear wipers and
washers, highbeam headlamps andturn signals. Rotatetheend ofthe control awayfromyou
to increase thewindshield wiperspeed ortoward youtodecrease thespeed. Presstheend of
th e stalk toactivate thewasher. Oneextra wipewillhappen afew seconds afterwashing the
fro nt window toclear anywater thatisdripping downfromthetop ofthe windshield causedby
th e washing. Forrear wiper operation, rotatetherear wiper control tothe desired position.
Rotate thecontrol toeither positiontoactivate therear washer. Toactivate thehigh beams,
push the lever toward theinstrument panel.Pullthelever toward youtodeactivate. Touse the
“Flash toPass” feature, pullthelever towards youslightly toactivate andrelease todeactivate.
Formore information, pleaseseeyour Owner’s Guide.
3.T\bROTT\fE CONTRO\f/POWERTRAIN –Illuminates whenthevehicle hasdetected amalfunction.
Rep ort the fault toyour \bybrid certified dealeratthe earliest opportunity.
Useextremecauti onwhen using any devic e
orfeature that may take your attention off
theroad. Your primaryresponsib ilityisthe
safe ope ration ofthe vehi cle. On lyuse non
essen tial featur esand devic eswh en itissafe
to do so.