FORD EXPEDITION EL 2009 Owner's Manual
Manufacturer: FORD, Model Year: 2009, Model line: EXPEDITION EL, Model: FORD EXPEDITION EL 2009Pages: 415, PDF Size: 5.4 MB
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Listening to satellite radio (if equipped)
1. If the audio system is turned off,
press VOL-PUSH to turn the radio
on. Turn VOL-PUSH to adjust the
volume.
Note: The system may take a few
moments to turn on.
2. Press AUX repeatedly to cycle
through auxiliary audio sources.
Select SAT1, SAT2 or SAT3 to listen
to satellite radio.
3. Press SEEK, SEEK to
access the previous or next satellite
channel.
You may also seek by music
category. For further information, refer to CATEGORY listing under the
MENU control on your specific audio system.
4. Once you are tuned to the
desired channel, press and hold a
memory preset (1–6) to save the
channel. PRESET SAVED will appear on the display and the sound will
return signifying the station has been saved. You can save up to six
channels in each — six in SAT1, six in SAT2, and six in SAT3.
To access your saved channels, press the corresponding memory preset.
The memory preset # and the channel name will appear on the display.
Listening to a CD/MP3 (if equipped)
1. If the audio system is turned off,
press VOL-PUSH to turn the radio
on. Turn VOL-PUSH to adjust the
volume.
Note: The system may take a few
moments to turn on.
2. Press CD to enter CD mode. If a
disc is already loaded into the
system, CD play will begin where it
ended last.
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For a single CD system, if a disc
is not already loaded, insert only
one, label side up into the CD slot.
LOADING CD and READING DISC will appear in the display. The first
track on the disc will begin playing.
For an in-dash six CD system, if
a disc is not already loaded, press
LOAD. Select a slot number using
memory presets 1–6. When the
display reads LOAD CD#, load the
desired disc, label side up. If you do not choose a slot within five
seconds, the system will choose for you. Once loaded, the first track will
begin to play.
To auto load up to six discs, press and hold LOAD until the display
reads AUTOLOAD#. Load the desired disc, label side up. The system will
prompt you to load discs for the remaining available slots. Insert the
discs, one at a time, label side up, when prompted. Once loaded, the last
loaded disc will begin to play.
Note: An MP3 disc with folders will show F001 (folder #) T001 (track #)
in the display. An MP3 disc without folders will show T001 (track#) in
the display. Refer to MP3 track and folder structure later in this
chapter for further information.
3. In CD/MP3 mode, you can access the following features:
Press SEEK, SEEK to
access the previous/next tracks.
Press and hold REW to manually
reverse in a CD/MP3 track.
Press and hold FF to manually
advance in a CD/MP3 track.
While in folder mode, press
FOLDER to access the previous
folder on MP3 discs, if available.
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While in folder mode, press
FOLDER to access the next
folder on MP3 discs, if available.
Press SHUFFLE to engage shuffle
mode. SHUFFLE ON will appear in
the display. If you wish to engage
shuffle mode right away, press SEEK to begin random play. Otherwise,
random play will begin when the current track is finished playing. CD
SHUF will appear in the display.
To disengage, press SHUFFLE again. SHUFFLE OFF will appear in the
display.
Note: In track mode, all tracks on the current disc will shuffle in
random order. In MP3 folder mode, the system will randomly play all
tracks within the current folder.
Press / (play/pause) when a
CD/MP3 is playing to pause the disc.
CD PAUSE will appear in the
display. Press again to resume play.
4. For a single CD system,
press to eject the current disc.
The display will read CD EJECT.
For an in-dash six CD system,
press and then select the
correct slot number using memory presets 1–6. When ready, the system
will eject the disc and the display will read REMOVE CD. If the disc is
not removed in 15 seconds, the system will reload the disc.
To auto eject up to six discs, press and hold until the system
begins ejecting all loaded discs. If the discs are not removed, the system
will reload the discs.
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AM/FM single CD/MP3 satellite compatible sound system
(if equipped)
WARNING: Driving while distracted can result in loss of vehicle
control, accident and injury. Ford strongly recommends that
drivers use extreme caution when using any device that may take their
focus off the road. The driver’s primary responsibility is the safe
operation of their vehicle. Only use cell phones and other devices not
essential to the driving task when it is safe to do so.
Accessory delay: Your vehicle is equipped with accessory delay. With
this feature, the window switches, radio and moon roof (if equipped)
may be used for up to ten minutes after the ignition is turned off or until
either front door is opened.
1. / (Tuner):
In radio mode, press to manually
go up or down the radio
frequency. Press and hold for a fast
advance through radio frequencies.
In menu mode, use to select various settings.
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In satellite radio mode (if equipped), press / to scroll
through the SIRIUS channels.
Satellite radio is available only with a valid SIRIUS radio
subscription. Check with your authorized dealer for availability.
2. (Phone): Press to access
SYNC phone features if your
vehicle is equipped with SYNC .
Refer to the SYNC supplement for more information. If your vehicle is
not equipped with SYNC , the display will read NO PHONE.
3. MENU: Press repeatedly to
access the following settings:
SATELLITE RADIO MENU (if equipped): Press MENU when satellite
radio mode is active to access. Press OK to enter into the satellite radio
menu. Press / to cycle through the following options:
• CATEGORY: Press OK to enter category mode. Press / to
scroll through the list of available SIRIUS channel Categories (Pop,
Rock, News, etc.) Press OK when the desired category appears in the
display. After a category is selected, press SEEK to search for that
specific category of channels only (i.e. ROCK). You may also select
CATEGORY ALL to seek all available SIRIUS categories and channels.
Press OK to close and return to the main menu.
• SAVE SONG: Press OK to save the currently playing song in the
system’s memory. (If you try to save something other than a song,
CANT SAVE will appear in the display.) When the chosen song is
playing on any satellite radio channel, the system will alert you with
an audible prompt. Press OK while SONG ALERT is in the display and
the system will take you to the channel playing the desired song. You
can save up to 20 songs. If you attempt to save a song when the
system is full, the display will read REPLACE SONG? Press OK to
access the saved songs and press / to cycle through the saved
songs. When the song appears in the display that you would like to
replace, press OK. SONG REPLACED will appear in the display.
• DELETE SONG: Press OK to delete a song from the system’s
memory. Press / to cycle through the saved songs. When the
song appears in the display that you would like to delete, press OK.
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The song will appear in the display for confirmation. Press OK again
and the display will read SONG DELETED. If you do not want to
delete the currently listed song, press / to select either
RETURN or CANCEL.
Note: If there are no songs presently saved, the display will read NO
SONGS.
• DELETE ALL SONGS: Press OK to delete all song’s from the
system’s memory. The display will read ARE YOU SURE ? Press OK to
confirm deletion of all saved songs and the display will read ALL
DELETED.
Note: If there are no songs presently saved, the display will read NO
SONGS.
• ENABLE ALERTS / DISABLE ALERTS: Press OK to enable/disable
the satellite alert status which alerts you when your selected songs are
playing on a satellite radio channel. (The system default is disabled.)
SONG ALERTS ENABLED/DISABLED will appear in the display. The
menu listing will display the opposite state. For example, if you have
chosen to enable the song alerts, the menu listing will read DISABLE
as the alerts are currently on, so your other option is to turn them off.
Satellite radio is available only with a valid SIRIUS radio
subscription. Check with your authorized dealer for availability.
Setting the clock: Press MENU until SELECT HOUR or SELECT MINS
is displayed. Use / to adjust hours/minutes. Press OK to close and
return to the main menu.
AUTOSET: In radio mode, press MENU until the display reads
AUTOSET. Autoset allows you to set the strongest local radio stations
without losing your original manually set preset stations for
AM/FM1/FM2. Use / / SEEK, SEEK to turn on/off. Press
OK to close and return to the main menu.
When the six strongest stations are filled, the station stored in preset 1
will begin playing. If there are less than six strong stations, the system
will store the last one in the remaining presets.
RBDS: Available only in FM mode. This feature allows you to display
text transmitted by RBDS-equipped stations and to search for a certain
category of music format: CLASSIC, COUNTRY, INFORM, JAZZ/RB,
ROCK, etc.
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To activate, press MENU repeatedly until RBDS (ON/OFF) appears in
the display. Use / / SEEK to toggle RBDS ON/OFF. (When
RBDS is OFF, you will not be able to search for RBDS equipped stations
or view the station name or type.)
To search for specific RBDS music categories: When the desired
category appears in the display, press / to find the desired type,
then press and release SEEK, SEEK or press and hold SCAN to
begin the search.
To view the station name or type: With RBDS ON, press TEXT/SCAN
to toggle between displaying the station type (COUNTRY, ROCK, etc.) or
the station name (WYCD, WXYZ, etc.).
BASS: Press MENU to reach the bass setting. Use / / SEEK,
SEEK to adjust. Press OK to close and return to the main menu.
TREB (Treble): Press MENU to reach the treble setting.
Use / / SEEK, SEEK to adjust. Press OK to close and
return to the main menu.
BAL (Balance): Press MENU to reach the balance setting.
Use / / SEEK, SEEK to adjust the audio between the left
(L) and right (R) speakers. Press OK to close and return to the main
menu.
FADE: Press MENU to reach the fade setting. Use / / SEEK,
SEEK to adjust the audio between the back (B) and front (F)
speakers. Press OK to close and return to the main menu.
SPEEDVOL (Speed sensitive volume): Press MENU to reach the
SPEEDVOL setting. Radio volume automatically gets louder with
increasing vehicle speed to compensate for road and wind noise.
Use / / SEEK, SEEK to adjust. Press OK to close and
return to the main menu.
The default setting is off; increasing your vehicle speed will not change
the volume level.
Adjust 1–7: Increasing this setting from 1 (lowest setting) to 7 (highest
setting) allows the radio volume to automatically change slightly with
vehicle speed to compensate for road and wind noise.
Recommended level is 1–3; SPEED OFF turns the feature off and level 7
is the maximum setting.
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Track/Folder mode: Available only on MP3 discs in CD mode. In Track
mode, pressing SEEK, SEEK will scroll through all tracks on the
disc
In Folder mode, pressing SEEK, SEEK will scroll only through
tracks within the selected folder.
Press FOLDER, FOLDER to access the previous/next folder (if
available). Press OK to close and return to the main menu.
COMPRESS (Compression): Available only in CD/MP3 mode. Press
MENU until COMPRESS ON/OFF appears in the display.
Use / / SEEK, SEEK to toggle ON/OFF. When COMPRESS
is ON, the system will bring the soft and loud CD passages together for a
more consistent listening level. Press OK to close and return to the main
menu.
SINGLE PLAY / DUAL PLAY: If Single Play is ON, press / for
Dual Play. For further information on Single Play/Dual Play, refer to Rear
seat controls later in this chapter.
FES (FULL/LOCKED): Your vehicle is equipped with a Family
Entertainment DVD system. For further information on the DVD system,
refer to Family Entertainment DVD system later in this section.
4. AUX: Press repeatedly to cycle
through FES/DVD (if equipped)
LINE IN (Auxiliary audio) , SAT1,
SAT2, SAT3 (satellite radio modes, if equipped) and SYNC .
For location and further information on the auxiliary audio mode, refer
to Auxiliary input jack later in this chapter.
Satellite radio is available only with a valid SIRIUS subscription.
Check with your authorized dealer for availability.
5. SEEK : In radio mode,
press / to access the
previous/next strong station.
In CD/MP3 mode, press /
to access the previous/next CD/MP3 track.
In satellite radio mode (if equipped), press SEEK, SEEK to
seek to the previous/next channel.
In CATEGORY MODE, press SEEK, SEEK to select a category
(Jazz, Rock, News, etc.). Once the desired category is in the display,
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press SEEK, SEEK to seek to the previous/next channel in the
selected category. Press and hold SEEK, SEEK to fast seek
through the previous /next channels.
In TEXT MODE, press SEEK, SEEK to view the
previous/additional display text.
Satellite radio is available only with a valid SIRIUS radio
subscription. Check with your authorized dealer for availability.
6. / OK(Play/Pause): This
control is operational in CD and
DVD mode (if equipped). When a
CD or DVD is playing in the FES system, press this control to play or
pause the current CD/DVD. The CD/DVD status will display in the radio
display.
OK: Use in various menu selections.
If your vehicle is equipped with a Family Entertainment System (FES)
please refer to the Family Entertainment DVD system later in this
chapter.
7. SHUFFLE: In CD/MP3 mode,
press SHUFFLE to engage shuffle
mode. SHUFFLE ON will appear in
the display. If you wish to engage shuffle mode right away, press SEEK
to begin random play. Otherwise, random play will begin when the
current track is finished playing. CD SHUF will appear in the display. To
disengage, press SHUFFLE again. SHUFFLE OFF will appear in the
display.
Note: In CD/MP3 mode, press SHUFFLE to play the tracks in random
order. In MP3 folder mode, the system will randomly play all tracks
within the current folder.
8. FOLDER
: In folder mode,
press FOLDER to access next
folder on MP3 discs, if available.
9. FOLDER: In folder mode,
press FOLDER to access the
previous folder on MP3 discs, if
available.
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10. FF (Fast forward): In CD
mode, press FF to manually advance
in a track.
In DVD mode (if equipped), press and hold to advance through the
current chapter.
11. REW (Rewind): In CD mode,
press REW to manually reverse in a
track.
In DVD mode (if equipped), press and hold to reverse through the
current chapter.
12. Memory presets: To set a
station, select the desired frequency
band, AM, FM1 or FM2. Tune to the
desired station. Press and hold a preset button until sound returns and
PRESET # SAVED appears in the display. You can save up to 18 stations,
six in AM, six in FM1 and FM2.
In satellite radio mode (if equipped), there are 18 available presets,
six each for SAT1, SAT2 and SAT3. To save satellite channels in your
memory presets, tune to the desired channel then press and hold a
preset control until sound returns.
Satellite radio is available only with a valid SIRIUS radio
subscription. Check with your authorized dealer for availability.
13. TEXT/SCAN: In radio and
CD/MP3 mode, press and hold for
a brief sampling of radio stations or
CD tracks. Press again to stop.
In MP3 mode, press and release to display song title, artist name, and
album title.
In TEXT MODE sometimes the display requires additional text to be
displayed. When the “>” indicator is active, press TEXT/SCAN and then
SEEK to view the additional display text. When the “<” indicator is
active, press TEXT/SCAN and then SEEK to view the previous
display text.
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