FORD F SERIES MOTORHOME AND COMMERCIAL CHASSIS 1997 10.G Owners Manual

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Table of ContentsIntroduction ...................................................... 1
Instrumentation ................................................ 9
Controls and Features .................................. 21
Starting ............................................................. 37
Driving ............................................................. 45
Roadside Emergencies .................................. 77
Maintenance and Care ................................. 99
Capacities and Specifications ................... 147
Customer Assistance ................................... 155
Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 163
Maintenance Schedule and Record .......... 169
Index ............................................................... 203
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Introduction
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Ford's Commitment to You
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At Ford Motor Company, excellence is the
continuous commitment to achieve the best
result possible. It is dedication to learning what
you want, determination to develop the right
concept, and execution of that concept with care,
precision, and attention to detail. In short,
excellence means being the standard by which
others are judged.
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Our Guiding Principles
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Quality comes first.For your satisfaction, the
quality of our products and services must be
our number one priority.
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You are the focus of everything we do.Our
work must be done with you in mind,
providing better products and services than
our competition.
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Continuous improvement is essential to our
success.We must strive for excellence in
everything we do: in our products Ð in their
safety and value Ð and in our services, our
human relations, our competitiveness, and
our profitability.
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Employee involvement is our way of life.
We are a team. We must treat one another
with trust and respect.
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Dealers and suppliers are our partners.We
must maintain mutually beneficial
relationships with dealers, suppliers, and our
other business associates.
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Integrity is never compromised.Our conduct
worldwide must be pursued in a manner that
is socially responsible and commands respect
for its integrity and for its positive
contributions to society.
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Things to Know About Using
This Guide
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This guide will familiarize you with operational,
maintenance and safety information about your
new vehicle. It is supplemented by a Warranty
Information Booklet. We urge you to read these
publications carefully and follow the
recommendations to help assure enjoyable and
safe operation of your new vehicle.
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This chassis is designed to fulfill an infinite
variety of personal and business transportation
needs. Of necessity, a vehicle capable of such a
multitude of functions is much more than a
passenger vehicle and will therefore look, feel,
drive and function somewhat differently from a
passenger vehicle. These characteristics will also,
in part, be a result of the equipment you have
chosen for your particular vehicle application(s).
Therefore, it is very important that you read and
thoroughly familiarize yourself and others
operating your vehicle with this guide.
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NOTES and WARNINGS
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NOTESgive you additional information about
the subject matter you are referencing.
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WARNINGSremind you to be especially careful
in those areas where carelessness can cause
damage to your vehicle or personal injury to
yourself, your passengers or other people. Please
read allWARNINGScarefully.
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RWARNING
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Because subsequent owners require this
important information as well, these publications
should remain with the vehicle when it is sold.
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Finding Information in This Guide
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After you have read this guide once, you will
probably return to it when you have a specific
question or need additional information. To help
you find specific information quickly, you can
use the table of contents or the index.
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This guide has atable of contentsat the
beginning of the book to show chapter titles.
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To use theIndex, turn to the back of the book
and search in the alphabetical listing for the
word that best describes the information you
need. If the word you chose is not listed, think
of other related words and look them up. We
have designed the Index so that you can find
information under a technical term.
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Canadian Owners Ð French Version
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French Owner Guides can be obtained from your
dealer or by writing to Ford Motor Company of
Canada, Limited, Service Publications, P.O. Box
1580, Station B, Mississauga, Ontario L4Y 4G3.
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Your Maintenance Schedule and
Record Booklet
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TheMaintenance Schedule and Recordbooklet lists
the services that are most important for keeping
your vehicle in good condition. A record log is
also provided to help you keep track of all
services performed.
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About the Warranties
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Your vehicle is covered by four types of
warranties:
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Basic Vehicle Warranty
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Extended Warranties on certain parts
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Emissions Warranties
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Noise Emissions Warranty Coverage;
applicable only on vehicles over 10,000 GVW
Ð Gross Vehicle Weight Ð in pounds.
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Read yourWarranty Information Bookletcarefully
to find out about your vehicle's warranties and
your basic rights and responsibilities.
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If you lose yourWarranty Information Booklet,you
can get a new one free of charge. Contact any
Ford or Lincoln-Mercury dealer, or refer to the
addresses and phone numbers on the first page
of this owner guide.
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Special Notice
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The Ford F-Super Duty Motorhome Chassis is
not suitable for producing ambulances or school
buses. In addition, Ford urges manufacturers to
follow the recommendations of theFord
Incomplete Vehicle Manualand theFord Truck
Body Builder's Layout Book(and other
pertinent supplements).
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Your Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN)
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Your Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is the
same as the warranty number that appears on
your owner card. You should include this
number any time you write to Ford Motor
Company about your vehicle.
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metal tag attached to the chassis front end
structure. It is visible from outside the vehicle
under the hood.
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Safety Compliance Certification Label
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You'll also find theVINand other important
information on the Safety Compliance
Certification Label. It is required by the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration and is
made of special material. If someone tampers
with it, it will be destroyed and/or a destruction
pattern will appear.
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The label contains the name of the manufacturer,
the month and year of manufacture, the
certification statement and the Vehicle
Identification Number. The label also contains
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating and Gross Axle
Weight Ratings, wheel and tire data and
information codes for additional vehicle data.
For further information about the Safety
Compliance Certification Label and the
information contained on it, refer to the Index.
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Incomplete Vehicles
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On completed derivations of incomplete vehicles,
the Safety Compliance Certification Label is
affixed at a location determined by a subsequent
stage manufacturer of the completed vehicle. In
these cases the completed vehicle is
manufactured in two (or more) stages by two (or
more) separate manufacturers, with the
manufacture of the completed vehicle occurring
at a later date than the manufacture of the
incomplete vehicle. Consequently, the model
year of the completed vehicle may be later than
the model year of its chassis.
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