FORD EXPEDITION EL 2009 Owners Manual

• Average Fuel Economy (AFE)
• Instantaneous Fuel Economy
• Trip Elapsed Drive Time
• Blank Screen
Odometer/Trip odometer
Refer to Gauges in the Instrument Cluster chapter.
Outside air temperature (if equipped)
Press and hold the INFO button for
two seconds to display the outside
temperature. To switch from a blank
display to the temperature display,
hold the INFO button for two
seconds until the temperature is
seen in the display. To switch the temperature display to compass
display, hold the INFO button again for two seconds until the compass
heading is seen in the display
Distance to empty (DTE)
Selecting this function from the
INFO menu estimates approximately
how far you can drive with the fuel
remaining in your tank under
normal driving conditions.
Remember to turn the ignition off
when refueling to allow this feature to correctly detect the added fuel.
The DTE function will display XXX MILES TO E FUEL LEVEL
LOW
and sound a tone for one second when you have
approximately 50 miles (80 km) to empty. If you RESET this warning
message, this display and tone will return after 10 minutes.
DTE is calculated using a running average fuel economy, which is based
on your recent driving history of 500 miles (800 km). This value is not
the same as the average fuel economy display. The running average fuel
economy is reinitialized to a factory default value if the battery is
disconnected.
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Average fuel economy (AFE)
Select this function from the INFO
menu to display your average fuel
economy in miles/gallon or
liters/100 km.
If you calculate your average fuel
economy by dividing 100 miles traveled by gallons of fuel used
(kilometers traveled by liters used), your figure may be different than
displayed for the following reasons:
• Your vehicle was not perfectly level during fill-up
• Differences in the automatic shut-off points on the fuel pumps at
service stations
• Variations in top-off procedure from one fill-up to another
• Rounding of the displayed values to the nearest 0.1 gallon (liter)
1. Drive the vehicle at least 5 miles (8 km) with the speed control
system engaged to display a stabilized average.
2. Record the highway fuel economy for future reference.
It is important to press the RESET control (press and hold RESET for
two seconds in order to reset the function) after setting the speed
control to get accurate highway fuel economy readings.
Instantaneous fuel economy
Press INFO until the menu displays
“MPG”. This will display your fuel
economy as a bar graph ranging
from poor economy to excellent
economy.
Your vehicle must be moving to calculate instantaneous fuel economy.
When your vehicle is not moving, this function shows one or no bars
illuminated. Instantaneous fuel economy cannot be reset.
Trip elapsed drive time
Select this function from the INFO
menu to display a timer.
To operate the Trip Elapsed Drive
Time perform the following:
1. Press and release RESET in order
to start the timer.
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2. Press and release RESET to pause the timer.
3. Press and hold RESET for two seconds in order to reset the timer.
Blank screen
Press the RESET once to turn the message center display off.
Setup menu
Press this control for the following
displays:
• Reset For System Check
• Oil Life
• Units (English/Metric)
• Autolamp (sec) (if equipped)
• Park Aid (if equipped)
• Air Suspension (if equipped)
• Autolock (if equipped)
• Autounlock (if equipped)
• Running Boards (if equipped)
• Power Liftgate (if equipped)
• Easy Entry (if equipped)
• Reset for zone setting (if equipped)
• Reset for Calibration (if equipped)
• Language
• Reset to English (if in another language)
Reset For System check
Selecting this function from the
SETUP menu causes the message
center to cycle through each of the
systems being monitored. For each
of the monitored systems, the
message center will indicate either
an OK message or a warning message for two seconds.
Pressing the RESET control cycles the message center through each of
the systems being monitored.
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The sequence of the system check report and how it appears in the
message center is as follows:
1. OIL LIFE
2. CHARGING SYSTEM
3. WASHER FLUID LEVEL
4. DOOR STATUS
5. LIFTGATE/GLASS
6. BRAKE FLUID LEVEL
7. AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM (if equipped)
8. FUEL LEVEL
Oil life
An oil change is required whenever indicated by the message center and
according to the recommended maintenance schedule. USE ONLY
RECOMMENDED ENGINE OILS.
To reset the oil monitoring system to 100% after each oil change
(approximately 7,500 miles [12,000 km] or six months) perform the
following:
1. Press and release the SETUP
control to display “OIL LIFE XXX%
HOLD RESET = NEW”.
2. Press and hold the RESET
control for two seconds and release.
Oil life is set to 100% and “OIL LIFE
SET TO 100%” is displayed.
Note: To change oil life 100% miles value from 7,500 miles (12,000 km)
or six months to another value, proceed to Step 3.
3. Once “OIL LIFE SET TO XXX%” is displayed, release and press the
RESET control switch to change the Oil Life Start Value. Each release
and press will reduce the value by 10%.
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Units (English/Metric)
1. Select this function from the
SETUP menu for the current units
to be displayed.
2. Press the RESET control to
change from English to Metric.
Autolamp delay
This feature keeps your headlights on for up to three minutes after the
ignition is switched off.
1. To disable/enable the autolamp
delay feature, select this function
from the SETUP control for the
current display mode.
2. Press the RESET control to select
the new Autolamp delay values of 0,
10, 20, 30, 60, 90, 120 or 180 seconds.
Park Aid (if equipped)
This feature sounds a warning tone to warn the driver of obstacles near
the rear bumper, and functions only when R (Reverse) gear is selected.
1. To disable/enable the reverse
sensing system feature with the
vehicle in P (Park), select this
function from the SETUP MENU or
put the vehicle in R (Reverse).
2. Press and hold the RESET control to turn the park aid ON or OFF.
3. Press the RESET control for the next SETUP MENU item or wait for
more than four seconds to return to the INFO MENU.
Air Suspension
Before disabling the air suspension, make sure the liftgate and liftgate
glass are in the closed position.
1. To disable/enable the air
suspension feature with the vehicle
in P (Park), select this function
from the SETUP control for the
current display mode.
2. Press the RESET control to turn the air suspension OFF or ON.
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Autolock
This feature automatically locks all vehicle doors when the vehicle is
shifted into any gear, putting the vehicle in motion.
1. To disable/enable the autolock
feature, select this function from the
SETUP control for the current
display mode.
2. Press the RESET control to turn
the autolock ON or OFF.
Autounlock
This feature automatically unlocks all vehicle doors when the driver’s
door is opened within 10 minutes of the ignition being turned off.
1. To disable/enable the autounlock
feature, select this function from the
SETUP MENU.
2. Press and hold the RESET
control switch to turn the
autounlock ON or OFF.
3. Press the RESET control switch for the next SETUP MENU item or
wait for more than four seconds to return to the INFO MENU.
Power Deployable Running Boards (if equipped)
This feature automatically deploys the side running boards for easy
entry/exit from the vehicle or for cleaning.
1. To disable/enable the power
running board feature with the
vehicle in P (Park), select this
function from the SETUP control for
the current display mode.
2. Press the RESET control to select the running boards setting as
follows:
• AUTO: the running boards will automatically deploy when a door is
opened and automatically retract when the door is closed,
• OUT: the running boards will remain deployed regardless of the doors
being open/closed. This setting can be used when washing the vehicle, or
accessing the roof rack. The running boards will stow and enter AUTO
mode when the vehicle speed exceeds 5 mph (8 km/h),
• OFF: the running boards will remain IN regardless of the doors being
open/closed.
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Power Liftgate (if equipped)
This feature allows users to open/close the rear liftgate at the touch of a
button.
1. To disable/enable the power
liftgate feature, select this function
from the SETUP control for the
current display mode.
2. Press the RESET control to turn
the power liftgate ON or OFF. If disabled, the outside release handle and
the rear cargo area control button are off. The instrument panel button
will continue to function the liftgate in power mode.
Easy entry/exit (if equipped)
This feature automatically moves the drivers seat backwards for easy exit
from the vehicle.
1. To disable/enable the easy
entry/exit seat feature, select this
function from the SETUP control for
the current display mode.
2. Press the RESET control to turn
the easy entry/exit ON or OFF.
Compass display (if equipped)
The compass reading may be affected when you drive near large
buildings, bridges, power lines and powerful broadcast antenna. Magnetic
or metallic objects placed in, on or near the vehicle may also affect
compass accuracy.
Usually, when something affects the compass readings, the compass will
correct itself after a few days of operating your vehicle in normal
conditions. If the compass still appears to be inaccurate, a manual
calibration may be necessary. Refer to Compass zone/calibration
adjustment.
Most geographic areas (zones) have a magnetic north compass point that
varies slightly from the northerly direction on maps. This variation is four
degrees between adjacent zones and will become noticeable as the
vehicle crosses multiple zones. A correct zone setting will eliminate this
error. Refer to Compass zone/calibration adjustment.
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Compass zone/calibration adjustment
1. Determine your magnetic zone by
referring to the zone map.
2. Turn ignition to the on position.
3. Start the engine.
4. From Setup menu, select the
Update Zone function.
5. Press and release RESET until
the message center displays a
selection to change the current zone
setting.
6. Press and release the RESET
control until the message center
display changes to show the current
zone setting (XX).
7. Press and release the RESET
control repeatedly until the correct zone setting for your geographic
location is displayed on the message center. The range of zone values are
from 1 to 15 and “wraps” back to 1.
8. To exit the zone setting mode,
and to “lock in” your change:
• press and release the SETUP
control or,
• press INFO control to exit or,
• wait four seconds and the zone
will be “locked in”.
Perform compass calibration in an open area free from steel structures
and high voltage lines. For optimum calibration, turn off all electrical
accessories (heater/air conditioning, wipers, etc.) and make sure all
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9. Press the RESET control to start
the compass calibration function.
10. Slowly drive the vehicle in a
circle (less than 3 mph [5 km/h])
until the CIRCLE SLOWLY TO
CALIBRATE display changes to CALIBRATION COMPLETED. It will take
up to five circles to complete calibration.
11. The compass is now calibrated.
Note: If the RESET control is
pressed or three minutes has
expired, the display will go back to
the INFO menu and will show CAL
instead of the compass heading until the compass is calibrated.
Language
1. Select this function from the
SETUP menu for the current
language to be displayed.
2. Waiting four seconds or pressing
the RESET control cycles the
message center through each of the
language choices.
Selectable languages are English, Spanish, or French.
3. Press and hold the RESET
control for two seconds to set the
language choice.
Reset to English (if in another language)
When entering the SETUP MENU
and a non-English language has
been selected, “HOLD RESET FOR
ENGLISH” will be displayed to
change back to English.
Press and hold the RESET control to set the language choice.
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System warnings
System warnings alert you to possible problems or malfunctions in your
vehicle’s operating systems.
In the event of a multiple warning situation, the message center will
cycle the display to show all warnings by displaying each one for four
seconds.
The message center will display the last selected feature if there are no
more warning messages. This allows you to use the full functionality of
the message center after you acknowledge the warning by pressing the
RESET control and clearing the warning message.
Warning messages that have been reset are divided into three categories:
• They cannot be cleared until the condition is corrected.
• They will reappear on the display 10 minutes from the reset.
• They will not reappear until an ignition off-on cycle has been
completed.
This acts as a reminder that these warning conditions still exist within
the vehicle.
Warning display Status
Driver door ajar Warning can be reset. Will
return if reset and warning is
cleared and set again within
the same ignition cycle. Will
return on ignition cycle.Passenger door ajar
Rear left door ajar
Rear right door ajar
Liftgate/glass ajar
Check charging system
Check fuel fill inlet
Tire pressure sensor fault
Low tire pressure
Tire pressure monitor fault
Air suspension off (if equipped)
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