tow FORD C MAX 2008 1.G Owners Manual

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Safety precautions........................149
Fuel quality - Petrol........................149
Fuel quality - Flexible Fuel............149
Fuel quality - Diesel.......................150
Catalytic converter........................150
Fuel filler flap....................................151
Refuelling.........................................151
Fuel consumption..........................151
Technical specifications................152
Transmission
Manual transmission.....................154
Automatic transmission................154
Brakes
Principle of operation....................158
Hints on driving with ABS.............158
Parking brake.................................159
Stability control
Principle of operation....................160
Using stability control.....................161
Parking aid
Principle of operation....................162
Using the parking aid....................162
Cruise control
Principle of operation....................164
Using cruise control......................164
Automatic speed limiter
(ASL)
Principle of operation....................166
Load carrying
General information.......................167
Luggage covers.............................167
Rear under floor storage..............168
Towing
Towing a trailer...............................169
Detachable tow ball......................169
Driving hints
Running-in.......................................173
Emergency
equipment
First aid kit.......................................174
Warning triangle.............................174
Status after a
collision
Fuel cut-off switch.........................175
Inspecting safety systemcomponents...............................175
Fuses
Fuse box locations........................176
Changing a fuse.............................177
Fuse labels......................................177
Fuse specification chart................179
Vehicle recovery
Towing points.................................185
Towing the vehicle on fourwheels.........................................186
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Table of contents

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Automatic climate control
Windscreendefrosting/demistingA
Toggle mono mode on andoffB
Air conditioning OFFC
Recirculated airD
Air conditioning ONE
See Automatic climate control(page 111).
Autolamps
When the lighting control is set toposition AUTO the dipped beamheadlamps will switch on and offautomatically depending on theambient light.
See Lighting control (page 64).
Direction indicators
If the lever is tapped up or down, thedirection indicators will flash threetimes.
See Direction indicators (page71).
Autowipers
Move the lever up one position.
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Quick startE78730EDCBA E72162 E71098 E71014B

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WARNINGS
Do not install a booster seat ora booster cushion with only thelap strap of the seat belt.
Do not install a booster seat ora booster cushion with a seatbelt that is slack or twisted.
Do not put the seat belt underyour child’s arm or behind itsback.
Do not use pillows, books ortowels to boost your child’sheight.
Make sure that your children sitin an upright position.
Secure children that weigh morethan 15 kilogrammes but areless than 150 centimetres tall in abooster seat or a booster cushion.
Booster seat
We recommend that you use abooster seat that combines acushion with a backrest instead of abooster cushion only. The raisedseating position will allow you toposition the shoulder strap of theadult seat belt over the centre of yourchild’s shoulder and the lap straptightly across its hips.
Booster cushion
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Child safetyE70710 E68924

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Remote control type 1
•Insert a screw driver as far aspossible into the slot at the sideof the remote control and push ittowards the key blade to releasethe container from the key blade.
•Insert the screw driver into theopening at the side of thecontainer and rotate it to startopening the container.
Remote control type 1 andpassive key
Remote controlA
Passive keyB
•Insert the screw driver into theopening at the front of thecontainer and rotate it to open thecontainer completely. Be carefulnot to lose the key ring.
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Keys and remote controlsE78256 E78257 E78258

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Note:If the door handles are pulledrepeatedly during a short period oftime without the presence of a validpassive key, the system mightbecome inoperable for a certain time.
To unlock or lock the vehicle, thepassive key must be located withinone of the three external detectionranges. These are locatedapproximately one and a half metresfrom the driver’s and frontpassenger’s door handles and thetailgate.
Passive key
WARNING
Do not store the passive keywith metal objects or electronicdevices such as mobile phones asthis could cause interference with thekey free system.
The vehicle is operated by means ofa passive key See Type approvals(page 255). . The passive key can alsobe used as a remote control. SeeLocking and unlocking (page40).
Spare key
A spare key is provided for thefollowing situations:
•If the passive key frequencies arejammed.
•If the passive key battery is flat.
•If the key free function has beendeactivated using the informationdisplay.
•When the vehicle is being towed.
•To reactivate a deactivatedpassive key.
The spare key can be used in thefollowing ways:
•To open the bonnet. SeeOpening and closing thebonnet (page 189).
•To lock and unlock the vehicle.
•To start the engine. SeeStarting the engine (page 141).
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LocksE78276 E78277

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine ADJUSTING THE PEDALS
WARNINGS
Never adjust the pedals whenthe vehicle is moving.
When a floor mat is fitted, thepedals may get caught on themat. When using floor mats, alwaysensure that there is enoughclearance for the pedals to move.
Press the upper part of the switch tomove the pedals towards the driver.
Press the lower part of the switch tomove the pedals away from thedriver.
See Sitting in the correctposition (page 120).
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PedalsE78045

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Single wipeA
Intermittent wipe orautowipersB
Normal wipeC
High speed wipeD
Intermittent wipe
Long wipe intervalA
Intermittent wipeB
Short wipe intervalC
The rotary control can be used toadjust the intermittent wipe interval.
Autowipers
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Wipers and washersE71012ABCD E71013BCA E71014B

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Replace the wiper blades assoon as they begin to leavebands of water and smears or whenthey do not completely remove waterfrom the windscreen. If the bladesare not replaced, the rain sensor willcontinue to detect water on thewindscreen. This will result in thewipers continuing to operatealthough the majority of thewindscreen is dry.
In icy conditions, make sure thatthe windscreen has been fullydefrosted before selectingautowipers.
Switch off the autowipersbefore entering a car wash.
Note:The autowipers feature isintended for use during wet weatherconditions only. It should not beselected in dry weather conditionsas the system is very sensitive toobjects such as dirt, mist or flieshitting the windscreen near the rainsensor. This may cause the wipersto wipe even though the screen ismostly dry.
Note:The autowipers functionshould not be selected when it issnowing or foggy, or when the roadshave been salted. In these weatherconditions, select position A, C or D,if necessary.
When the lever is moved to positionB with the ignition switched on, thewipers will cycle once regardless ofwhether the front screen is wet ordry.
Depending on the equipment fitted,when the ignition is switched on withthe lever already in position B, thewipers will not cycle until water isdetected on the windscreen.Alternatively, move the lever toanother position and then back to B,or operate the washer.
Thereafter, the rain sensor willcontinuously measure the amount ofwater on the windscreen and adjustthe speed of the front wipersautomatically (single wipe,intermittent, normal or high speedwipe).
Low sensitivityA
High sensitivityB
A.The wipers will only wipe when alarger amount of water isdetected on the windscreen
B.The wipers will wipe even if only asmall amount of water is detectedon the windscreen.
Six settings are available from low tohigh sensitivity.
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Wipers and washersE71015BA

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Some models without autowipers arefitted with a speed-dependent frontscreen wiper system.
When the vehicle is slowed to walkingspeed or is brought to a standstill, thewiper speed will automatically switchto the next lower wiper speedsetting.
When the vehicle speed is increased,the wiper speed will return to themanually-chosen setting.
Moving the wiper lever when thesystem is operating will switch off thesystem.
If the vehicle is again slowed towalking speed or is brought to astandstill, the system is reactivated.
WINDSCREEN WASHERS
WARNING
Do not operate the washer formore than 10 seconds at a time,and never when the reservoir isempty.
While the button at the end of thelever is pressed the washer will workin conjunction with the wipers.
After releasing the button, the wipersoperate for a short time.
REAR WINDOW WIPER
AND WASHERS
Intermittent wipe
Pull the lever towards the steeringwheel.
Reverse gear wipe
The rear wiper will be activatedautomatically when selecting reversegear if:
•the rear wiper is not alreadyswitched on,
•the wiper lever is in position A, B,C or D and
•the front wiper is operating (whenset to position B).
The rear wiper will follow the frontwiper interval (at intermittent ornormal speed).
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Wipers and washersE71016 E71017

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WARNING
Do not operate the washer formore than 10 seconds at a time,and never when the reservoir isempty.
While the lever is pulled towards thesteering wheel the washer will workin conjunction with the wipers.
Once the wash/wipe cycle iscompleted, the wipers will pause andthen perform one more wipe to clearthe windscreen.
After releasing the lever, the wipersoperate for a short time.
ADJUSTING THE
WINDSCREEN WASHER
JETS
The eye ball jets can be adjustedprecisely using a pin.
HEADLAMP WASHERS
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Wipers and washersE71018 E73425 E73427