steering FORD ECOSPORT 2019 Owners Manual

Introduction
About This Manual..........................................7
Symbols Glossary............................................7
Data Recording.................................................9
Perchlorate........................................................11
Ford Credit.........................................................11
Replacement Parts Recommendation............................................................................12
Special Notices...............................................12
Mobile Communications Equipment............................................................................13
Export Unique Options................................14
Environment
Protecting the Environment.......................15
Child Safety
General Information......................................16
Installing Child Restraints............................17
Booster Seats.................................................23
Child Restraint Positioning........................25
Child Safety Locks.........................................27
Seatbelts
Principle of Operation.................................28
Fastening the Seatbelts.............................29
Seatbelt Height Adjustment......................31
Seatbelt Warning Lamp and IndicatorChime.............................................................31
Seatbelt Reminder........................................32
Child Restraint and SeatbeltMaintenance...............................................34
Seatbelt Extension.......................................34
Personal Safety System™
Personal Safety System™.........................35
Supplementary RestraintsSystem
Principle of Operation.................................36
Driver and Passenger Airbags...................37
Front Passenger Sensing System...........38
Side Airbags....................................................40
Driver and Passenger Knee Airbags.......42
Safety Canopy™............................................42
Crash Sensors and Airbag Indicator......44
Airbag Disposal..............................................45
Keys and Remote Controls
Principle of Operation.................................46
General Information on RadioFrequencies................................................46
Remote Control.............................................46
Replacing a Lost Key or Remote Control..........................................................................50
MyKey™
Principle of Operation..................................51
Creating a MyKey...........................................52
Programming a MyKey................................53
Clearing All MyKeys......................................53
Checking MyKey System Status..............53
Using MyKey With Remote StartSystems........................................................54
MyKey — Troubleshooting.........................54
Doors and Locks
Locking and Unlocking................................55
Keyless Entry..................................................58
Tailgate.............................................................60
Security
Passive Anti-Theft System........................62
Anti-Theft Alarm...........................................64
Steering Wheel
Adjusting the Steering Wheel..................66
Audio Control.................................................66
Voice Control...................................................67
Cruise Control.................................................67
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Information Display Control......................67
Heated Steering Wheel...............................67
Wipers and Washers
Windshield Wipers.......................................69
Autowipers......................................................69
Windshield Washers......................................71
Rear Window Wiper and Washers..........72
Lighting
General Information.....................................73
Lighting Control..............................................73
Autolamps.......................................................74
Instrument Lighting Dimmer.....................75
Headlamp Exit Delay....................................75
Daytime Running Lamps............................76
Front Fog Lamps...........................................76
Direction Indicators.......................................77
Interior Lamps.................................................77
Ambient Lighting...........................................78
Windows and Mirrors
Power Windows.............................................79
Exterior Mirrors..............................................80
Interior Mirror...................................................81
Moonroof...........................................................81
Instrument Cluster
Gauges..............................................................83
Warning Lamps and Indicators...............84
Audible Warnings and Indicators............87
Information Displays
General Information....................................88
Trip Computer.................................................91
Information Messages.................................91
Climate Control
Principle of Operation.................................101
Air Vents...........................................................101
Manual Climate Control - Vehicles With:Electronic Manual TemperatureControl (EMTC).......................................102
Automatic Climate Control - VehiclesWith: Electronic AutomaticTemperature Control (EATC).............103
Hints on Controlling the Interior Climate- Vehicles With: Electronic AutomaticTemperature Control (EATC).............105
Hints on Controlling the Interior Climate- Vehicles With: Electronic ManualTemperature Control (EMTC)............106
Heated Rear Window - Vehicles With:Electronic Automatic TemperatureControl (EATC).........................................107
Heated Rear Window - Vehicles With:Electronic Manual TemperatureControl (EMTC)........................................107
Heated Exterior Mirrors..............................107
Cabin Air Filter..............................................108
Seats
Sitting in the Correct Position................109
Head Restraints...........................................109
Manual Seats..................................................111
Power Seats....................................................113
Rear Seats.......................................................116
Heated Seats.................................................119
Auxiliary Power Points
Auxiliary Power Points...............................120
Storage Compartments
Center Console.............................................122
Glasses Holder..............................................122
Starting and Stopping theEngine
General Information...................................123
Ignition Switch..............................................123
Push Button Ignition Switch....................124
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Starting a Gasoline Engine.......................126
Engine Block Heater....................................127
Automatic Engine Shutdown..................128
Unique Driving Characteristics
Auto-Start-Stop..........................................129
Fuel and Refueling
Safety Precautions.......................................131
Fuel Quality - Gasoline...............................131
Fuel Filler Funnel Location.......................132
Running Out of Fuel....................................132
Refueling.........................................................134
Fuel Consumption.......................................136
Engine Emission Control
Emission Law................................................138
Catalytic Converter.....................................139
Transmission
Automatic Transmission...........................142
Four-Wheel Drive
Using Four-Wheel Drive............................146
Traction Control
Principle of Operation...............................150
Using Traction Control..............................150
Brakes
General Information....................................151
Hints on Driving With Anti-Lock Brakes..........................................................................151
Parking Brake.................................................152
Hill Start Assist.............................................152
Stability Control
Principle of Operation................................154
Using Stability Control..............................154
Parking Aids
Principle of Operation................................155
Rear Parking Aid...........................................155
Rear View Camera......................................156
Cruise Control
Principle of Operation...............................160
Using Cruise Control..................................160
Driving Aids
Blind Spot Information System.............162
Cross Traffic Alert........................................163
Steering...........................................................166
Load Carrying
Luggage Anchor Points.............................167
Rear Under Floor Storage.........................167
Luggage Covers............................................167
Roof Racks and Load Carriers................168
Load Limit......................................................169
Towing
Towing a Trailer.............................................174
Trailer Sway Control....................................174
Recommended Towing Weights............175
Essential Towing Checks..........................176
Towing Points................................................178
Transporting the Vehicle...........................179
Towing the Vehicle on Four Wheels......180
Driving Hints
Breaking-In......................................................181
Economical Driving......................................181
Cold Weather Precautions........................181
Driving Through Water................................181
Floor Mats.......................................................182
Roadside Emergencies
Roadside Assistance..................................183
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Horn control
Panic alarm
Parking aid
Parking brake
Power steering fluid
Power windows front/rear
Power window lockout
Requires registered technician
Safety alert
See Owner's Manual
See Service Manual
Service engine soon
Passenger airbag activated
Passenger airbag deactivated
Side airbag
Shield the eyes
Stability control
Hill descent control
Trail control
Windshield wiping system
Windshield wash and wipe
DATA RECORDING
Service Data Recording
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 contactinformation), to offer you products orservices that may interest you. Data maybe provided to our service providers such
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as part suppliers that may help diagnosemalfunctions, and who are similarlyobligated to protect data. We retain thisdata only as long as necessary to performthese functions or to comply with law. Wemay provide information where requiredin response to official requests to lawenforcement or other governmentauthorities or third parties acting withlawful authority or court order, and suchinformation may be used in legalproceedings. For U.S. only (if equipped), ifyou choose to use connected apps andservices, such as SYNC Vehicle HealthReport or MyFord Mobile App, you consentthat certain diagnostic information mayalso be accessed electronically by FordMotor Company and Ford authorizedservice facilities, 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 interestyou, 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. See SYNC™ (page 292).
Event Data Recording
This vehicle is equipped with an eventdata recorder. The main purpose of anevent data recorder is to record, incertain crash or near crash-likesituations, such as an airbagdeployment or hitting a road obstacle;
this data will assist in understandinghow a vehicle’s systems performed.The event data recorder is designed torecord data related to vehicle dynamicsand safety systems for a short periodof time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The event data recorder in this vehicleis designed to record such data as:
•How various systems in your vehiclewere operating;
•Whether or not the driver andpassenger safety belts werebuckled/fastened;
•How far (if at all) the driver wasdepressing the accelerator and/orthe brake pedal; and
•How fast the vehicle was traveling;and
•Where the driver was positioningthe steering wheel.
This data can help provide a betterunderstanding of the circumstances inwhich crashes and injuries occur.
Note:Event data recorder data isrecorded by your vehicle only if anon-trivial crash situation occurs; no datais recorded by the event data recorderunder normal driving conditions and nopersonal data or information (e.g., name,gender, age, and crash location) isrecorded (see limitations regarding 911Assist and Traffic, directions andInformation privacy below). However,parties, such as law enforcement, couldcombine the event data recorder datawith the type of personally identifyingdata routinely acquired during a crashinvestigation.
To read data recorded by an event datarecorder, special equipment is required,and access to the vehicle or the eventdata recorder is needed. In addition tothe vehicle manufacturer, otherparties, such as law enforcement, thathave such special equipment, can read
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PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION
WARNING: Airbags do not inflateslowly or gently, and the risk of injuryfrom a deploying airbag is the greatestclose to the trim covering the airbagmodule.
WARNING: All occupants of yourvehicle, including the driver, shouldalways properly wear their seatbelts,even when an airbag supplementalrestraint system is provided. Failure toproperly wear your seatbelt couldseriously increase the risk of injury ordeath.
WARNING: Even with advancedrestraints systems, properly restrainchildren 12 and under in a rear seatingposition. Failure to follow this couldseriously increase the risk of injury ordeath.
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 or in a suddenstop. Failure to follow this instructioncould result in personal injury or death.
WARNING: Airbags can kill orinjure a child in a child restraint. Neverplace a rear-facing child restraint in frontof an active airbag. If you must use aforward-facing child restraint in the frontseat, move the seat upon which the childrestraint is installed all the way back.
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.
The airbags are a supplemental restraintsystem and are designed to work with theseatbelts to help protect the driver andright front passenger from certain upperbody injuries. Airbags do not inflate slowly;there is a risk of injury from a deployingairbag.
Note:You will hear a loud bang and see acloud of harmless powdery residue if anairbag deploys. This is normal.
The airbags inflate and deflate rapidlyupon activation. After airbag deployment,it is normal to notice a smoke-like, powderyresidue or smell the burnt propellant. Thismay consist of cornstarch, talcum powder(to lubricate the bag) or sodiumcompounds (for example, baking soda)that result from the combustion processthat inflates the airbag. Small amounts ofsodium hydroxide may be present whichmay irritate the skin and eyes, but none ofthe residue is toxic.
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While the system is designed to helpreduce serious injuries, contact with adeploying airbag may also cause abrasionsor swelling. Temporary hearing loss is alsoa possibility as a result of the noiseassociated with a deploying airbag.Because airbags must inflate rapidly andwith considerable force, there is the risk ofdeath or serious injuries such as fractures,facial and eye injuries or internal injuries,particularly to occupants who are notproperly restrained or are otherwise out ofposition at the time of airbag deployment.Thus, it is extremely important thatoccupants be properly restrained as faraway from the airbag module as possiblewhile maintaining vehicle control.
Routine maintenance of the airbags is notrequired.
DRIVER AND PASSENGER
AIRBAGS
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 or in a suddenstop. Failure to follow this instructioncould result in personal injury or death.
WARNING: Airbags can kill orinjure a child in a child restraint. Neverplace a rear-facing child restraint in frontof an active airbag. If you must use aforward-facing child restraint in the frontseat, move the seat upon which the childrestraint is installed all the way back.
The driver and front passenger airbags willdeploy during significant frontal and nearfrontal crashes.
The driver and passenger front airbagsystem consists of:
•Driver and passenger airbag modules.
•Front passenger sensing system.
· Crash sensors and monitoringsystem with readiness indicator.See Crash Sensors and AirbagIndicator (page 44).
Proper Driver and Front PassengerSeating Adjustment
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.
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ADJUSTING THE STEERING
WHEEL
WARNING: Do not adjust thesteering wheel when your vehicle ismoving.
Note:Make sure that you are sitting in thecorrect position. See Sitting in the CorrectPosition (page 109).
1.Unlock the steering column.
2.Adjust the steering wheel to the desiredposition.
3.Lock the steering column.
AUDIO CONTROL
Select the required source on the audiounit.
You can operate the following functionswith the control:
Volume up.A
Seek up or next.B
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Volume down.C
Seek down or previous.D
Seek, Next or Previous
Press the seek button to:
•Tune the radio to the next or previousstored preset.
•Play the next or the previous track.
Press and hold the seek button to:
•Tune the radio to the next station upor down the frequency band.
•Seek through a track.
VOICE CONTROL
Press the button to select or deselect voicecontrol. See Using Voice Recognition(page 319).
CRUISE CONTROL
See Using Cruise Control (page 160).
INFORMATION DISPLAY
CONTROL
See General Information (page 88).
HEATED STEERING WHEEL (IF
EQUIPPED)
The heated steering wheel button is on theclimate controls.
Press the button to switch theheated steering wheel on andoff.
Note:You can use the heated steeringwheel only when the engine is running.
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Note:The system uses a sensor and isdesigned to control the temperature of thesteering wheel and to prevent it fromoverheating.
Note:In warm temperatures, the steeringwheel quickly reaches its maximumtemperature and the system reduces thecurrent to the heating element. This couldcause you to think that the system hasstopped working but it has not. This isnormal.
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