fuel FORD EXPLORER 2015 5.G Quick Reference Guide

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INSTRUMENT PANELSYNC
SYNC WITH MYFORD TOUCH CONVENIENCECOMFORT
FUNCTION
ESSENTIAL FEATURES 4–5
6 –7
8–10
11
12–14
15–17
18–19
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Basic Commands•
What can I say?
• List of commands
• Main menu
• Previous
• Next
• Go back
• Exit
• Help
• Pair my phone
Phone• Phone list of commands
- Dial
- Call on cell/
at home/at work
- Call voicemail
- Do not disturb
- Listen to text messages
(phone-dependent feature)
Climate*• Climate control list
of commands
- Climate
- Climate my temperature
- Climate temperature
Entertainment
• Audio list of commands:
You can also get
detailed lists of
commands for radio,
USB, Bluetooth
® audio,
SiriusXM and SD card
• Audio
• Radio
- FM <87.9-107.9>
- FM preset <#>
• CD
- Play track <1-512>
- Shuffle
• USB
- Play song
- Play album
• SiriusXM
-
- Preset <#>
Navigation*
• Navigation list of commands
- Destination street address

- Destination home
- Navigation voice
- Navigation volume

- Repeat instruction
- Show

Pairing Your Phone with
MyFord Touch
Pair your phone to SYNC before using
MyFord Touch.
Make sure that your vehicle is in park (P)
and you switch on both your ignition
and radio.
1. Touch Add Phone in the upper left
corner of the touchscreen.
2. Make sure to set your cellular phone’s
Bluetooth ON.
3. Select SYNC on your cellular phone and
a six-digit PIN appears on your device.
4. You may be prompted to enter a PIN
on your device. To pair, enter the PIN
displayed on the touchscreen.
5. Confirm that the PIN provided by SYNC
matches the PIN displayed on your
cellular phone.
6. The display indicates when the pairing
is successful.
A REVOLUTIONARY WAY TO CONNECT WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
Use the four-corner, four-color touchscreen to explore and interact with your vehicle. The touchscreen works the same way
traditional controls, knobs and buttons do. Press the various corners on your touchscreen to personalize the many features and
settings of your vehicle all in one place, and press the home icon
at any time to return to your home screen. The system provides
easy interaction with your cellular phone, multimedia entertainment, climate controls and navigation system*.
Get in Touch Using Your Four-Corner Touchscreen
Phone, Navigation*, Climate and Entertainment are the four main features of SYNC with MyFord Touch.
Each feature has its own corner represented by its own color.
SYNC
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WITH M YFORD TOUCH
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PHONE
Voice-control your phone for hands-free
calling with your phone securely tucked
away. With SYNC, you do not need to
know the phone number. Just say the
name of the person you want from
your contacts.
Your phone connects you with many
other features:
• Automatically connects with a 911
operator in the event of an accident
(you must switch this feature on prior
to the event).
• Transfer calls seamlessly from SYNC
to your phone as you get in or out of
your vehicle.
Refer to the SYNC chapter of your
Owner’s Manual for complete details.
NAVIGATION*
Get started with your navigation system
by pressing the upper-right green corner.
The available, voice-activated navigation
system includes:
• SiriusXM Traffic™
• SiriusXM Travel Link™
• GPS (Global Positioning
System) technology
• 3-D mapping
• Turn-by-turn navigation
Some features require activation. Refer to
the MyFord Touch chapter of your Owner’s
Manual for complete details.
Set a Destination
Set a destination on your touchscreen
by using a street address, a city center,
a place on the map or a point of interest
(POI). The easiest way, however,
is by voice. 1.
Press the voice button
.
When prompted, say “Destination
street address”.
2. The system asks you to say the
full address and then displays an
example on-screen.
3. You can then speak the address
naturally, such as: “One two three
Main Street, Anytown”.
You can also use the touchscreen to enter
a destination and narrow your choices by
city or street as you type.
You can choose from up to three different
types of routes:
• Fastest: Uses the fastest moving
roads possible.
• Shortest: Uses the shortest
distance possible.
• Eco (EcoRoute): Uses the most
fuel-efficient route.
Tips
• Save your favorite locations by
touching Save to Favorites.
• Change your map views from Direction
Headed, North Up or 3-D.
NOTE: Make sure the navigation SD card*
is in the media port or your navigation
system will not work.

SYNC
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EASY FUEL® SYSTEM
With this system, push the fuel door
to open, insert the nozzle and begin
fueling. It is self-sealing and therefore
protected against dust, dirt, water, snow
and ice. Wait 10 seconds from the time
the refueling nozzle shuts off until you
remove the nozzle from the vehicle. This
time allows residual fuel in the nozzle to
drain into the tank.
NOTE: When using a portable fuel
container, slowly insert the fuel funnel
(located in the spare tire compartment),
and pour the fuel into the funnel. Do not
use aftermarket funnels as they will not
work with the Easy Fuel system and
may cause damage. Properly clean the
funnel after each use.
INTELLIGENT ACCESS*
NOTE: Your intelligent access
transmitter must be within 3 feet
(1 meter) of the vehicle for intelligent
access to function properly.
To unlock the driver’s door, pull the
front exterior door handle. To lock the
doors, press and hold the door handle
lock sensor. To unlock and open the
liftgate, press the exterior liftgate release
button underneath the liftgate handle.
The intelligent access transmitter also
contains a mechanical key blade, which
can be used to unlock the driver’s door
or secure the locking* glovebox, if
necessary. See your Owner’s Manual
for more information.
REMOTE START*
Remote start allows you to start the
engine from outside your vehicle using
your key. To start, press
and then
press twice within three seconds.
Your vehicle will run for 5, 10, or 15
minutes, depending on the setting.
See the Information Displays chapter
in your Owner’s Manual to select the
duration of the remote start system.
Once inside, apply the brake while
pressing the ENGINE START STOP
button. Shift into drive (D) and go. If you
have an integrated keyhead transmitter,
insert the key into the ignition and switch the ignition on as you normally
would before driving. To switch the
engine off from outside the vehicle after
using your remote start, press
once.
MYKEY®
MyKey allows you to program certain
driving restrictions in order to promote
good driving habits. You can program
things like speed restrictions, limited
volume levels and safety belt reminders.
For complete information, refer to the
MyKey chapter in your Owner’s Manual.
INTEGRATED KEYHEAD
TRANSMITTER REMOTE

ENTRY ICONS*
• Press once to lock all doors.
Press again within three seconds
to confirm all doors are locked.
• Press
once to unlock the driver’s
door. Press again within three
seconds to unlock all doors.
• Press
to start the panic alarm.
Press again or switch on the ignition
to stop the alarm.
• Press
twice within three
seconds to open the liftgate.
• Car finder: Press
twice within
three seconds to locate your
vehicle. The horn sounds and
the lamps flash.
CONVENIENCE
CLIMATE
SYNC with MyFord Touch controls the
temperature, airflow direction, fan speed
and other climate features like climate
controlled front seats* and rear climate
control* for you and your passengers.
To use voice commands to operate
climate, say a voice command like
“Climate temperature 72 degrees” and
MyFord Touch will make that adjustment.
Set Your MyTemp
• Touch the lower-right blue corner on
the touchscreen.
• Set your exact, desired temperature
using the (+) or (–) buttons.
• Press and hold the MyTemp button
until the background color goes solid.
Heat Your Steering Wheel*
Press the Climate corner of the
touchscreen, and press to switch
the feature on and off.
NOTE: Wood-trimmed steering wheels*
will not heat between the 10 o’clock and
2 o’clock positions.
Access Your Rear Climate Control*
Touch the Rear button on the lower-
right corner to activate and then adjust
temperatures and fan speed, or give
second-row passengers access to
their independent control.
ENTERTAINMENT
No matter how you store your music,
SYNC makes it yours to enjoy when you’re
behind the wheel. Just press the lower-
left red corner of the touchscreen. From
here, you can easily go between AM/FM,
SiriusXM and other media sources.
Set Your Radio Presets
• Touch the lower-left corner on
the touchscreen.
• Touch FM.
• Touch Direct Tune.
• Enter the desired station and
touch Enter.
• Touch Presets and then touch and
hold one of the memory preset
buttons to save it. The sound mutes
briefly and returns when the system
saves the station.
Bring in Your Own Music
Gain access to any audio source by voice
and even control how each operates,
like changing radio stations, CD tracks or
music on one of the following devices:
• CD
• USB
• Bluetooth
® streaming
• Audio line in
Refer to the MyFord Touch chapter in
your Owner’s Manual, visit the website
or call the toll-free number for more
information. See the inside front cover
of this guide for details.

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FUNCTION CONTINUED
BLIND SPOT INFORMATION
SYSTEM (BLIS®) WITH
CROSS TRAFFIC ALERT*
BLIS uses sensors to help you
determine if a vehicle may be in your
blind spot zone. The cross traffic alert
feature alerts you if a car is coming
toward you while you back out of a
parking space. BLIS and cross traffic
alert display a yellow indicator light
in your exterior mirrors. Cross traffic
alert also sounds an audible alarm
and displays messages to warn
you which direction vehicles are
approaching. Refer to the Driving Aids
chapter in your Owner’s Manual for
more information.
SECURICODE™ KEYLESS
ENTRY SYSTEM*
Invisible until touched, the keypad
allows you to lock or unlock the doors.
You will need your five-digit factory
code located on your owner’s wallet
card in the glove box. Refer to the
Locks chapter in your Owner’s Manual
for more information.
DRIVER ALERT*
This system monitors
your driving behavior
and determines when
the driver’s alertness is
reduced or insufficient.
When the system determines that
driving ability is at risk, a tone sounds
and a message appears in the
information display. If you do not make
a correction, then warnings continue
to alert the driver. Press OK on the
steering wheel to clear the warning.
REAR VIEW CAMERA*
This system provides a video image of
the area behind the vehicle. The image
automatically appears in the touchscreen
when the vehicle is in reverse (R) and
uses green, yellow and red guides to
alert you of your proximity to objects.
For non-touchscreen vehicles, the
image appears in the 4.2-inch display.
REVERSE SENSING SYSTEM*
This system sounds a warning tone if
there is an obstacle near the vehicle’s
rear bumper when the vehicle is in reverse
(R) and is traveling less than 3 mph
(5 km/h). The warning tone increases in
frequency as the object gets closer.
NOTE: Visibility aids do not replace the
need to watch where the vehicle is moving.
Refer to your Owner’s Manual for safety
information, more details and limitations.
* if equipped
SELECTSHIFT AUTOMATIC®
TRANSMISSION*
Gives you the ability to manually change
gears, if you’d like. To use, move the
gearshift lever from drive (D) to manual
(M). Depending on your vehicle, use the
toggle switch on the gearshift or the
paddles on the steering wheel to make
shifts manually.
FUEL-EFFICIENT
TRANSMISSION
Your vehicle has been designed to
improve fuel economy by reducing fuel
usage while coasting or decelerating. You
may perceive this as a light to medium
braking sensation when removing your
foot from the accelerator pedal.
LANE KEEPING SYSTEM* This system can notify you to stay in your
lane through the steering system and the
information display when the front view
camera detects an unintentional drifting
out of your lane is likely to happen. Select
system settings as desired by choosing
one of three notification modes from
your information display:
Alert: Provides a steering
wheel vibration.
Aid: Provides an assistance
steering torque input toward
the lane center.
Alert + Aid: Provides an assistance
steering torque input toward
the lane center. If the vehicle
continues drifting out of
the lane, a steering wheel
vibration is also provided.
Switch the feature on
and off by pressing the
control on the headlamp or
direction indicator lever.
NOTE: Driving aids do not replace the
need to watch where the vehicle is moving
and brake where necessary. Make sure
you read your Owner’s Manual for safety
information, details and limitations
before using these systems.
COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM*
This system can alert the driver of certain
collision risks. Sensors detect if vehicles
ahead of you, which are moving in the
same direction, may be a collision risk.
The system alerts you with an audible
tone and red warning light that appears
above the dash. If the risk of collision
increases, the system increases brake
support to help reduce collision speed.
SOS POST-CRASH
ALERT SYSTEM™
Provides audible and visual alarms
when a crash causes the deployment
of airbags or the activation of the
safety belt pretensioners. The direction
indicators flash and the horn sounds.
To deactivate, press the hazard flasher
control or the panic button on your
remote transmitter.
UNIVERSAL GARAGE
DOOR OPENER*
Replaces your traditional garage door
remote with a three-button transmitter
integrated into the driver’s sun visor.
You can program the transmitter to
use with entry gate operators, security
systems, entry door locks, and home or
office lighting.
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ESSENTIAL FEATURES
TERRAIN
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM™ *
This system optimizes driveability and
comfort as well as maximizing traction.
Turn the dial on the center console to
select from the following modes:

Grass/Gravel/Snow:
Use this mode where loose
or slippery material covers a
firm surface.

Sand: Use this mode on soft dry
sand or deep gravel terrain.

Mud/Ruts: Use this mode
on muddy, rutted, soft or
uneven terrain.

Normal: Use this mode for
on-road conditions.
HILL DESCENT CONTROL™ *
Hill descent mode allows the driver to
set and maintain vehicle speed, while
descending steep grades on various
surface conditions. To switch the
system on, press the
control located
in the center of the terrain management
dial. The icon lights up and a tone
sounds when the system is on. Use your
pedals to increase or decrease your
speed as you normally would, until you
reach your desired speed. Remove your
feet from the pedals to maintain your
speed. Press the
control again to
switch the system off.
NOTE: This system only operates
between the speeds of 3 mph (5 km/h)
and 20 mph (32 km/h).
REAR WINDOW BUFFETING
When one or both of your rear windows
are open, you may hear a wind throb or
buffeting noise. To alleviate this, lower
a front window until the buffeting
noise subsides.
LOCATION OF SPARE TIRE
AND TOOLS
Your spare tire and tools are beneath
the third row seats under the floor
panel (you need to unstow the seats
to access). Use the spare tire for
emergency use only and replace it as
soon as possible.
For complete details on changing your
tire, refer to the Changing a Road Wheel
section in the Wheels and Tires chapter
of your Owner’s Manual.
ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE
Your new Ford vehicle comes with the
assurance and support of 24-hour
emergency roadside assistance.
To receive roadside assistance in the
United States, call 1-800-241-3673.
In Canada, call 1-800-665-2006.
FUEL TANK CAPACITY
AND FUEL INFO
Your vehicle has a 18.6 gallon (70.4L)
fuel tank capacity. Use only UNLEADED
gasoline or UNLEADED gasoline blended
with a maximum of 15% ethanol. Do not
use E85 fuels because your vehicle was
not designed to run on fuels with more
than 15% ethanol.
We recommend using fuels with a
minimum octane rating of 87. Premium
fuel will provide improved performance.
Premium fuel can provide improved
performance and is recommended for
severe duty usage such as trailer tow.
TRAILER TOW*
Before you tow, refer to your Owner’s
Manual for complete information on
weight, details and limitations, as well
as safety information and the proper
equipment to use while towing.
NOTE: Do not tow with the mini spare
tire installed.
TOWING YOUR VEHICLE
Towing your vehicle behind an RV or
any other vehicle may be limited. Refer
to Towing the Vehicle on Four Wheels
section in the Towing chapter of your
Owner’s Manual.
POWER LIFTGATE*
Your liftgate has an automatic open and
closing feature. To open remotely, press
twice on your keyhead within three
seconds. Press twice again to close
or reverse the movement. You can also operate the liftgate by
pressing the
control located on the
instrument panel.
You can also program a new liftgate
height by opening the liftgate, adjusting
the liftgate manually to your desired
height and then pressing and holding
the liftgate control button. The system
sounds a tone once it saves the new
liftgate height.
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