FORD ESCORT 2003 6.G User Guide

Driving a vehicle with the brake systemwarning light on is
dangerous. A significant decrease in braking performance may
occur. It will take you longer to stop the vehicle. Have the vehicle
checked by your dealer immediately.
Anti-lock brake system:If the ABS
light stays illuminated or continues to
flash, a malfunction has been
detected, have the systemserviced
immediately. Normal braking is still
functional unless the brake warning light also is illuminated.
Air bag readiness:If this light fails
to illuminate when ignition is turned
to ON, continues to flash or remains
on, have the systemserviced
immediately. A chime will also
sound when a malfunction in the supplemental restraint system has been
detected.
Safety belt:Reminds you to fasten
your safety belt. A chime will also
sound to remind you to fasten your
safety belt.
Charging system:Illuminates when
the battery is not charging properly.
Engine oil pressure:Illuminates
when the oil pressure falls below the
normal range. Refer toEngine oil
in theMaintenance and
Specificationschapter.
Low fuel:Illuminates when the fuel
level in the fuel tank is at, or near
empty (refer toFuel gaugein this
chapter).
Turn signal:Illuminates when the
left or right turn signal or the
hazard lights are turned on. If the
indicators stay on or flash faster, check for a burned out bulb.
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High beams:Illuminates when the
high beamheadlamps are turned on.
Key-in-ignition warning chime:Sounds when the key is left in the
ignition in the OFF/LOCK or ACC position and the driver’s door is
opened.
Headlamps on warning chime:Sounds when the headlamps or parking
lamps are on, the ignition is off (and the key is not in the ignition) and
the driver’s door is opened.
GAUGES
Speedometer:Indicates the
current vehicle speed.
Engine coolant temperature
gauge:Indicates engine coolant
temperature. At normal operating
temperature, the needle will be in the
normal range (between “H” and “C”).
If it enters the red section, the engine
is overheating. Stop the vehicle as
soon as safely possible, switch off the engine and let the engine cool.
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Never remove the coolant reservoir cap while the engine is
running or hot.
Fuel gauge:Indicates
approximately how much fuel is left
in the fuel tank (when the ignition
is in the ON position).
Odometer:Registers the total
kilometers (miles) of the vehicle.
Trip odometer:Registers the
kilometers (miles) of individual
journeys.
Tachometer:Indicates the engine
speed in revolutions per minute.
Driving with your tachometer
pointer continuously at the top of
the scale may damage the engine.
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AM/FM STEREO/CASSETTE
Volume/power control
Press the control to turn the audio
systemon or off.
Turn control to raise or lower
volume.
If the volume is set above a certain level and the ignition is turned off,
the volume will come back on at a “nominal” listening level when the
ignition switch is turned back on. If you wish to maintain your preset
volume level, turn the audio system off with the power control before
switching off the ignition.
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Bass/treble adjust
•The bass adjust control allows
you to increase or decrease the
audio system’s bass output.
•The treble adjust control allows
you to increase or decrease the
audio system’s treble output.
Speaker balance/fade adjust
•Speaker sound distribution can be
adjusted between the right and
left speakers.
•Press the BAL control. Toggle
between the + and — control to
adjust the speaker sound.
•Speaker sound can be adjusted between the front and rear speakers.
•Press the FADE control. Toggle between the + and — control to
adjust the speaker sound.
Seek function
The seek function control works in
radio or tape mode.
Seek function in radio mode
•Press
to find the next listenable station down the frequency band.
•Press
to find the next listenable station up the frequency band.
Seek function in tape mode
•Press
to listen to the previous selection on the tape.
•Press
to listen to the next selection on the tape.
Scan function
The scan function works in radio or
tape mode.
Scan function in radio mode
Press the SCAN control to hear a brief sampling of all listenable stations
on the frequency band. Press the control again to stop the scan mode.
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Scan function in tape mode
Press the SCAN control to hear a short sampling of all selections on the
tape. (The tape scans in a forward direction. At the end of the tape’s
first side, direction automatically reverses to the opposite side of the
tape.) To stop on a particular selection, press the control again.
AM/FM select
The AM/FM select control works in
radio modes.
AM/FM select in radio mode
This control allows you to select AM
or FM frequency bands. Press the
control to switch between AM, FM1
or FM2 memory preset stations.
AM/FM select in tape mode
Press this control to stop tape play and begin radio play.
Radio station memory preset
The radio is equipped with six station memory preset controls. These
controls can be used to select up to six preset AM stations and twelve
FM stations (six in FM1 and six in FM2).
Setting memory preset stations
1. Select the frequency band with
the AM/FM select control.
2. Select a station. Refer toTune adjustorSeekfunctionfor more
information on selecting a station.
3. Press and hold a memory preset
control until the sound returns,
indicating the station is held in
memory on the control you selected.
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Setting the clock
To set the hour, press the hour (H)
control and press :
•(+) to increase hour and
•(−) to decrease hour
To set the minute, press the minute
(M) control and press:
•(+) to increase minutes and
•(−) to decrease minutes.
Tune adjust
The tune control works in radio
mode.
Tune adjust in radio mode
•Press the
to move to the next
frequency down the band
(whether or not a listenable
station is located there). Hold
the
to move through the frequencies quickly.
•Press the
to move to the next frequency up the band (whether or
not a listenable station is located there). Hold
for quick
movement.
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Inserting a tape
Push only slightly when inserting a
cassette tape (with the open edge
to the right). A cassette deck
loading mechanism pulls the tape in
the rest of the way.
You can switch fromradio to tape play by inserting a tape into the
cassette deck.
Tape play select
Insert a tape to begin tape play.
Push only slightly when inserting a cassette tape (with the open edge to
the right). A cassette deck loading mechanism pulls the tape in the rest
of the way.
Rewind
The rewind control works in tape
mode.
•In tape mode, radio play will
continue until rewind is stopped (with the TAPE control) or the
beginning of the tape is reached.
Fast forward
The fast forward control works in
tape mode.
•In the tape mode, tape direction
will automatically reverse when the end of the tape is reached.
Tape side select
Press this control to play the
alternate side of a tape.
Eject function
Press the control to stop and eject a
tape.
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Dolby
noise reduction
Dolbynoise reduction operates
only in tape mode. Dolbynoise
reduction reduces the amount of
hiss and static during tape playback.
Press thecontrol to activate (and deactivate) Dolbynoise reduction.
Dolbynoise reduction manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol
are registered trademarks of DolbyLaboratories Licensing Corporation.
AM/FM RADIO WITH COMPACT DISC PLAYER
Volume/power control
Ensure that the ignition switch is in
the ACC or ON position.
Press the control to turn the audio
systemon. Turn the control to raise
or lower the volume.
Press the control again to turn the
audio systemoff.
NOTE:To prevent the battery frombeing discharged, do not leave the
audio systemon for a long period when the engine is not running.
AM/FM select
The AM/FM control works in radio
mode.
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AM/FM select in radio mode
This control allows you to select AM or FM frequency bands. Press the
control to toggle between AM, FM1 or FM2 memory preset stations. The
selected mode will be indicated in the display. If FM stereo is enabled,
ST will be illuminated in the display.
NOTE:If the FM broadcast signal becomes weak, reception
automatically changes from STEREO to MONO for reduced noise, and
the ST indicator will go out.
Tune adjust
The tune control works in radio mode.
Tune adjust in radio mode
•Press
to move up the
frequency band in individual
increments.
•Press
to move down the
frequency band in individual
increments.
Seek function
The seek function control works in radio mode.
Seek function in radio mode
Press and momentarily hold the
SEEK control. A beep will sound
indicating you have entered seek
mode.
•Press
to find the next
listenable station up the
frequency band.
•Press
to find the next listenable station down the frequency band.
NOTE:If you continue to press and hold the control, the frequency will
continue changing without stopping. Release the control after the beep
sounds.
Tracking feature
The tracking feature works in CD mode.
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