instrument panel FORD EXPLORER 2017 5.G Owners Manual

Cleaning the Instrument Panel and
Instrument Cluster Lens........................301
Cleaning Leather Seats..............................301
Repairing Minor Paint Damage..............302
Cleaning the Alloy Wheels.......................302
Vehicle Storage............................................302
Wheels and Tires
General Information
...................................305
Tire Care
.........................................................308
Using Summer Tires....................................321
Using Snow Chains
......................................321
Tire Pressure Monitoring System...........322
Changing a Road Wheel...........................326
Technical Specifications...........................330
Capacities and Specific- ations
Engine Specifications - 2.3L EcoBoost™................................................332
Engine Specifications - 3.5L Duratec........................................................333
Engine Specifications - 3.5L Ecoboost™................................................333
Motorcraft Parts - 2.3L EcoBoost™......334
Motorcraft Parts - 3.5L Duratec.............335
Motorcraft Parts - 3.5L Ecoboost™......336
Vehicle Identification Number
................337
Vehicle Certification Label.......................338
Transmission Code Designation............338
Capacities and Specifications - 2.3L EcoBoost™................................................339
Capacities and Specifications - 3.5L Duratec........................................................342
Capacities and Specifications - 3.5L Ecoboost™................................................346
Audio System
General Information....................................351
Audio Unit - Vehicles With: AM/FM/CD/ SYNC............................................................352 Audio Unit - Vehicles With: Premium AM/
FM/CD
..........................................................355
Audio Unit - Vehicles With: Sony AM/FM/ CD..................................................................356
Digital Radio
..................................................360
Satellite Radio
..............................................362
USB Port.........................................................365
Media Hub
......................................................365
SYNC™
General Information
...................................366
Using Voice Recognition...........................368
Using SYNC™ With Your Phone............370
SYNC™ Applications and Services......382
Using SYNC™ With Your Media Player...........................................................387
SYNC™ Troubleshooting
.........................396
SYNC™ 3
General Information..................................404
Home Screen
.................................................418
Using Voice Recognition............................419
Entertainment..............................................426
Climate............................................................436
Phone
..............................................................438
Navigation......................................................444
Apps.................................................................452
Settings...........................................................454
SYNC™ 3 Troubleshooting.....................466
Accessories
Accessories....................................................479
Ford Protect
Ford Protect
...................................................481
Scheduled Maintenance
General Maintenance Information
.......483
Normal Scheduled Maintenance..........486
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Children must always be properly
restrained. Accident statistics suggest that
children are safer when properly restrained
in the rear seating positions than in the
front seating position. Failure to follow
these instructions may increase the risk of
injury in a crash.
FRONT PASSENGER SENSING
SYSTEM
WARNINGS
Even with Advanced Restraints
Systems, children 12 and under
should be properly restrained in a
rear seating position. Failure to follow this
could seriously increase the risk of injury or
death. Sitting improperly out of position or
with the seatback reclined too far
can take off weight from the seat
cushion and affect the decision of the front
passenger sensing system, resulting in
serious injury or death in a crash. Always
sit upright against your seatback, with your
feet on the floor. Any alteration or modification to the
front passenger seat may affect the
performance of the front passenger
sensing system which could seriously
increase the risk of injury or death. This system works with sensors that are
part of the front passenger seat and safety
belt to detect the presence of a
properly-seated occupant and determine
if the front passenger frontal airbag should
be enabled (may inflate) or not.
The front passenger sensing system uses
a passenger airbag status indicator that
will illuminate indicating that the front
passenger frontal airbag is either ON
(enabled) or OFF (disabled).
The indicator lamp is located in the center
stack of the instrument panel.
Note:
The passenger airbag status indicator
OFF and ON indicator lamps will illuminate
for a short period of time when the ignition
is first turned on to confirm it is functional.
The front passenger sensing system is
designed to disable (will not inflate) the
front passenger's frontal airbag when the
front passenger seat is unoccupied, or a
rear facing infant seat, a forward-facing
child restraint, or a booster seat is
detected. Even with this technology,
parents are strongly encouraged to
always properly restrain children in the rear
seat. The sensor also turns off the
passenger front airbag and seat-mounted
side airbag when the passenger seat is
empty.
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•
Crash sensors and monitoring system
with readiness indicator. See Crash
Sensors and Airbag Indicator (page
47
).
Note: The passenger sensing system will
deactivate the passenger seat-mounted
side airbag if it detects an empty passenger
seat.
The design and development of the side
airbag system included recommended
testing procedures that were developed
by a group of automotive safety experts
known as the Side Airbag Technical
Working Group. These recommended
testing procedures help reduce the risk of
injuries related to the deployment of side
airbags.
PASSENGER KNEE AIRBAG
The knee airbag is located under the
instrument panel. During a crash, the
restraints control module may activate the
passenger knee airbag based on crash
severity and occupant conditions. Under
certain crash and occupant conditions, the
passenger knee airbag may deploy but the
passenger front airbag may not activate.
As with front and side airbags, it is
important to be properly seated and
restrained to reduce the risk of death or
serious injury. SAFETY CANOPY™ WARNINGS
Do not place objects or mount
equipment on or near the headliner
at the siderail that may come into
contact with a deploying curtain airbag.
Failure to follow these instructions may
increase the risk of personal injury in the
event of a crash. Do not lean your head on the door.
The curtain airbag could injure you
as it deploys from the headliner.
Do not attempt to service, repair, or
modify the curtain airbags, its fuses,
the A, B, C or D pillar trim, or the
headliner on a vehicle containing curtain
airbags as you could be seriously injured
or killed. Contact your authorized dealer
as soon as possible. All occupants of your vehicle
including the driver should always
wear their safety belts even when an
airbag supplemental restraint system and
curtain airbag is provided. Failure to
properly wear your safety belt could
seriously increase the risk of injury or death. To reduce risk of injury, do not
obstruct or place objects in the
deployment path of the curtain
airbag. If the curtain airbags have deployed,
the curtain airbags will not function
again. The curtain airbags (including
the A, B, C and D pillar trim and headliner)
must be inspected and serviced by an
authorized dealer. If the curtain airbag is
not replaced, the unrepaired area will
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POWER LIFTGATE (If Equipped)
WARNINGS
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a
cargo area, inside or outside of a
vehicle. In a crash, people riding in
these areas are more likely to be seriously
injured or killed. Do not allow people to ride
in any area of your vehicle that is not
equipped with seats and seatbelts. Make
sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat
and properly using a seatbelt. Failure to
follow this warning could result in serious
personal injury or death. Make sure to close and latch the
liftgate to prevent drawing exhaust
fumes into your vehicle. This will also
prevent passengers and cargo from falling
out. If you must drive with the liftgate open,
keep the vents or windows open so outside
air comes into your vehicle. Failure to
follow this warning could result in serious
personal injury. Keep keys out of reach of children.
Do not allow children to operate or
play near an open or moving power
liftgate. You should supervise the
operation of the power liftgate at all times. Note:
Make sure that you close the liftgate
before operating or moving your vehicle,
especially in an enclosure, like a garage or
a parking structure. This could damage the
liftgate and its components.
Note: Do not hang anything, for example
a bike rack, from the glass or liftgate. This
could damage the liftgate and its
components.
The liftgate only operates with the
transmission in park (P).
If there is a problem with the open or close
request, a tone will sound for one of the
following reasons: •
The ignition is on and the transmission
is not in park (P).
• The battery voltage is below the
minimum operating voltage.
• The liftgate is not fully closed and your
vehicle speed is at or above
3 mph
(5 km/h).
If the liftgate starts to close after it has
fully opened, this indicates there may be
excessive weight on the liftgate or a
possible strut failure. A repetitive tone
sounds and the liftgate closes under
control. Remove any excessive weight from
the liftgate. If the liftgate continues to
close after opening, have the system
checked by an authorized dealer.
Opening and Closing the Liftgate WARNING
Make sure all persons are clear of the
power liftgate area before using the
power liftgate control.
Note:
Make sure the area behind your
vehicle is free from obstruction and that
there is enough room for you to operate the
liftgate. Objects too close to your vehicle,
for example a wall, garage door or another
vehicle may come into contact with the
moving liftgate. This could damage the
liftgate and its components.
Note: Be careful when opening or closing
the liftgate in a garage or other enclosed
area to avoid damaging the liftgate.
Note: Do not leave the liftgate open while
driving. This could damage the liftgate and
its components.
From the Instrument Panel Press the button on the
instrument panel.
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With the Remote Control
Press the button twice within
three seconds.
With the Outside Control Button
Opening the Liftgate
1. Unlock the liftgate with the remote control or power door unlock control.
If an intelligent access key is within 3 ft
(1 m) of the liftgate, the liftgate unlocks
when you press the liftgate release
button. 2.
Press the control button located in the
top of the liftgate pull-cup handle.
Note: Allow the power system to open the
liftgate. Manually pushing or pulling the
liftgate may activate the system ’s obstacle
detection feature and stop the power
operation or reverse its direction. Manually
interfering with the liftgate motion may also
replicate a strut failure.
Closing the Liftgate WARNING
Keep clear of the liftgate when
activating the rear switch. Press and release the liftgate control
button.
Stopping the Liftgate Movement
Note:
Do not apply sudden excessive force
to the liftgate while it is in motion. This
could damage the power liftgate and its
components.
You can stop the liftgate movement by
doing any of the following:
• Pressing the liftgate control button.
• Pressing the liftgate button on the
remote control twice.
• Pressing the liftgate button on the
instrument panel.
• Moving your foot under and away from
the center rear bumper in a single-kick
motion. *
* This method only works for vehicles with
the hands-free liftgate feature.
Setting the Liftgate Open Height
1. Open the liftgate.
2. Stop the liftgate movement by pressing
the control button on the liftgate when
it reaches the desired height.
Note: Once the liftgate has stopped
moving, you can also manually move it to
the desired height.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Condensation in Lamp Assemblies
Exterior lamps have vents to
accommodate normal changes in air
pressure.
Condensation can be a natural by-product
of this design. When moist air enters the
lamp assembly through the vents, there is
a possibility that condensation can occur
when the temperature is cold. When
normal condensation occurs, a fine mist
can form on the interior of the lens. The
fine mist eventually clears and exits
through the vents during normal operation.
Clearing time may take as long as 48 hours
under dry weather conditions.
Examples of acceptable condensation are:
•
The presence of a fine mist (no streaks,
drip marks or large droplets).
• A fine mist covers less than 50% of the
lens.
Examples of unacceptable condensation
are:
• A water puddle inside the lamp.
• Streaks, drip marks or large droplets
present on the interior of the lens.
If you see any unacceptable condensation,
have your vehicle checked by an authorized
dealer. LIGHTING CONTROL Off.A
Parking lamps, instrument panel
lamps, license plate lamps and
rear lamps.
B
Headlamps.
C
High Beam Push the lever away from you to switch
the high beam on.
Push the lever forward again or pull the
lever toward you to switch the high beams
off.
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DIRECTION INDICATORS
•
To operate the left direction indicator,
push the lever down until it stops.
• To operate the right direction indicator,
push the lever up until it stops.
Note: Tap the lever up or down to make the
direction indicators flash three times.
INTERIOR LAMPS
Dome Lamp
Without Fog Lamps With Fog Lamps
Use to manually switch the dome lamps
on.
Press the button to switch on the interior
lamps. Press the button again to switch
them off.
Front Row Map Lamps (If Equipped)
To switch on the map lamps, press the
outer edge of the clear lens. The lamps
illuminate when:
•
Any door is opened.
• The dome lamp button on the
instrument panel is switched on.
• You press a remote control button and
the ignition is off.
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Second Row Dome and Map Lamps
(If Equipped)
The lamps illuminate when:
•
Any door is opened.
• The instrument panel dimmer is
adjusted until the courtesy lamps
switch on.
• You press a remote control button and
the ignition is off.
Second Row Dome and Courtesy
Lamps (If Equipped) The lamps illuminate when:
•
Any door is opened.
• The instrument panel dimmer is
adjusted until the courtesy lamps
switch on.
• You press a remote control button and
the ignition is off. The lamp can also be switched on and off
by pressing the lens depression.
Third Row Cargo Lamp
(If Equipped)
The lamps illuminate when:
•
Any door is opened.
• The instrument panel dimmer is
adjusted until the courtesy lamps
switch on.
• You press a remote control button and
the ignition is off.
The lamp can also be switched on and off
by pressing the control switch.
Battery Saver
If you leave the courtesy lamps, interior
lamps or headlamps on, the battery saver
shuts them off 10 minutes after you switch
the ignition off.
The parking lamps do not turn off if they
have been switched on.
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MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROL
Fan speed control: Adjust the volume of air circulated in the vehicle.
A
Power:
Press to switch the system on and off. When the system is off, it
prevents outside air from entering the vehicle.
B
Air distribution control:
Press to turn airflow from the windshield, instrument
panel, or footwell vents on or off. You can distribute air through any combination
of these vents.
C
Note:
At least one of these buttons illuminates when the system is on.
A/C:
Press to switch the air conditioning on or off. Air conditioning cools your
vehicle using outside air. To improve the time to reach a comfortable
temperature in hot weather, drive with the windows open until you feel cold air
through the air vents.
D
MAX A/C:
Adjust for maximum cooling. Recirculated air flows through the
instrument panel vents, air conditioning automatically turns on, and fan
automatically adjusts to the highest speed.
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Driver temperature control: Adjust the temperature setting on the driver side.
C
Heated rear window: Press to switch the heated rear window on and off.
D
MAX Defrost:
Press to switch on defrost. Outside air flows through the
windshield vents, air conditioning automatically turns on, and fan automatically
adjusts to the highest speed. You can also use this setting to defrost and clear
the windshield of a thin covering of ice. The heated front or rear window also
automatically turn on when you select maximum defrost.
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Note:
To prevent window fogging, you cannot select recirculated air when
maximum defrost is on.
Air distribution control:
Press to switch airflow from the windshield,
instrument panel, or footwell vents on or off. You can distribute air through any
combination of these vents.
F
A/C:
Press to switch the air conditioning on or off. Air conditioning cools your
vehicle using outside air. To improve the time to reach a comfortable
temperature in hot weather, drive with the windows open until you feel cold air
through the air vents.
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Note: In certain conditions (for example, maximum defrost), the air conditioning
may continue to operate even though the air conditioning is switched off.
MAX A/C:
Press for maximum cooling. Recirculated air flows through the
instrument panel vents, air conditioning automatically turns on and the fan
automatically adjusts to the highest speed.
H
Passenger temperature control:
Adjust the temperature setting on the
passenger side.
I
DUAL:
Press to switch on control for the passenger side of the vehicle.
J
Recirculated air:
Press to switch between outside air and recirculated air. The
air currently in the passenger compartment recirculates. This can reduce the
time needed to cool the interior and reduce unwanted odors from entering your
vehicle.
K
Note:
Recirculated air may also turn on and off automatically in instrument
panel or instrument panel and floor airflow modes during hot weather to improve
cooling efficiency.
Fan speed control:
Adjust the volume of air circulated in the vehicle.
L
AUTO:
Press to switch on automatic operation. Adjust to select the desired
temperature. Fan speed, air distribution, air conditioning operation, and outside
or recirculated air are automatically adjusted to heat or cool the vehicle to
maintain the desired temperature. You can also switch off dual zone mode by
pressing and holding for more than two seconds.
M
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