FORD F150 2013 12.G Owners Manual
Manufacturer: FORD, Model Year: 2013, Model line: F150, Model: FORD F150 2013 12.GPages: 570, PDF Size: 6.13 MB
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F.A/C:Touch to turn the air conditioning on or off.
•Use with recirculated air to improve cooling performance and
efficiency.
•Engages automatically in MAX A/C, defrost and floor/defrost.
G.AUTO:Touch to engage automatic operation, then set the
temperature using the temperature control. The system automatically
controls:
•Fan speed
•Airflow distribution
•A/Conoroff
•Outside or recirculated air.
H.Rear defroster:Touch to turn the rear window defroster and heated
mirrors (if equipped).
I.Defrost:Touch to clear the windshield of fog and thin ice. Touch
again to return to the previous airflow selection. When on, defrost:
•Provides outside air to reduce window fogging.
•Distributes air through the windshield defroster vents and demister
vents.
J.Manual controls:Select any of the following airflow distribution
modes:
•Floor/Defrost: Distributes air through the windshield defroster vents,
demister vents, floor vents and rear seat floor vents, and provides
outside air to reduce window fogging.
•Panel: Distributes air through the instrument panel vents.
•Panel/Floor: Distributes air through the instrument panel vents,
demister vents, floor vents and rear seat floor vents.
•Floor: Distributes air through the demister vents, floor vents and rear
seat floor vents.
K.Driver settings:Depending on your vehicle and option package, you
may have the following features:
•Touch + or – to adjust the temperature.
•Touch the heated seat icon to control the heated seat. See theSeats
chapter.
•Touch and hold MyTemp to select a temperature you would like the
vehicle to remember and maintain for you.
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Climate Control Voice Commands
The following voice commands are available at the main menu
level of a voice session. For example, press the voice button
and after the prompt, “Say a command”; say any of the
following commands:
Climate Control Voice Commands
“Climate automatic”
“Climate my temperature”
“Climate off”
“Climate on”
“Climate temperature <15.5–29.5> degrees”
“Climate temperature <60–85> degrees”
“Help”
There are additional climate control commands but in order to access
them, you have to say “Climate” first, then when the system is ready to
listen, you may say any of the following commands:
Additional Climate Control Voice Commands
“Automatic” “Panel off”
“A/C off” “Panel on”
“A/C on” “Rear defrost off”
“Defrost off” “Rear defrost on”
“Defrost on” “Recirc off”
“Dual off” “Recirc on”
“Fan decrease” “Temperature”
*
“Fan increase” “Temperature <15.5–29.5>
degrees”
“Floor on” “Temperature <60–85> degrees”
“Max A/C off” “Temperature decrease”
“Max A/C on” “Temperature high”
“My temp” “Temperature increase”
“Off” “Temperature low”
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Additional Climate Control Voice Commands
“On” “Windshield floor on”
“Panel floor on” “Help”
*If you have said “Temperature”, you can say any of the commands in the
following “Temperature” chart.
“TEMPERATURE”
“High”
“Low”
“<15.5–29.5> degrees”
“<60–85> degrees”
“Help”
NAVIGATION SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
Note:The navigation SD card must be in the SD card slot to operate the
navigation system. If you need a replacement SD card, see your
authorized dealer.
Note:The SD card slot is spring-loaded. To remove the SD card, just
push the card in and release it. Do not attempt to pull the card out to
remove it; this could cause damage.
Your navigation system is comprised of two main features, destination
mode and map mode.
To set a destination, press the green corner of your touchscreen, then the
Dest button when it appears. SeeSetting a destinationlater in this chapter.
To view the navigation map and the vehicle’s current location, touch the
green bar in the upper right hand corner of the touchscreen, or press
Dest > Map. SeeMap modelater in this chapter.
Setting a Destination
Press the green corner of your touchscreen, then the Dest button when
it appears. Choose any of the following:
Destination Selections
My Home Street Address
Favorites Intersection
Previous Destinations City Center
Point of Interest Map
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Destination Selections
Emergency Edit Route Cancel Route
Previous Starting Point Freeway Entrance/Exit
Latitude/Longitude
1. Enter the necessary information into the highlighted text fields (in
any order). For address destination entry, the Go! button appears
once all the necessary information has been entered. Pressing the Go!
button makes the address location appear on the map. If you choose
Previous Destination, the last 20 destinations you have selected
appear.
2. Select Set as Dest to make this your destination. You can also choose
to set this as a waypoint (have the system route to this point on the
way to your current destination) or save it as a favorite. Any Avoid
Areas selections are also considered in route calculation.
3. Choose from up to three different types of routes, then select Start
Route.
•Fastest: Uses the fastest moving roads possible.
•Shortest: Uses the shortest distance possible.
•Eco (EcoRoute): Uses the most fuel efficient route.
You can cancel the route or have the system demo the route for you.
Select Route Prefs to set route preferences like avoiding freeways, toll
roads, ferries and car trains as well as to use or not use HOV lanes.
(HOV lanes are High Occupancy Vehicle lanes also known as carpool or
diamond lanes. These lanes are reserved for people who ride in buses,
vanpools or carpools.)
Note:If Start Route button is not pressed and the vehicle is driven on a
recognized road, the system defaults to the fastest route option and
begins guidance.
During route guidance, the talking bubble icon that appears in the upper
right navigation corner (green bar) can be pressed if the user wants the
system to repeat a route guidance instruction. Instructions decrease with
each press.
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POI Categories
Your system offers a variety if POI (Points of Interest) categories.
Main Categories
Food/Drink & Dining Automotive
Travel & Transportation Shopping
Financial Entertainment & Arts
Emergency Recreation & Sports
Community Government
Health & Medicine Domestic Services
Within these main categories, there are subcategories which contain
more listings:
Subcategories
Restaurant
Golf
Parking
Home & Garden
Personal Care Services
Automobile Dealership
Govt. Office
Public Transit
Education
To expand these listings, press the + in front of the POI listing.
The system also allows you to sort the POIs alphabetically, by distance or
by cityseekr listings (if available).
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cityseekr (If Available)
Note:cityseekr point of interest (POI) information is limited to
approximately 154 cities (132 in the U.S., 13 in Canada and 9 in Mexico).
cityseekr is a service which provides
additional information about certain POIs,
such as restaurants, hotels and
attractions.
When you have selected a POI, the
location and information appear, such as
address and phone number. If the POI is
listed with cityseekr, you also see
information, such as a brief description, check-in and check-out times,
when the restaurant is open, etc.
Press More Information for a longer review, a list of services and
facilities, the average room or meal price as well as the website link.
This screen displays the POI icon, such as:
Hotel
Coffeehouse
Food & Drink
Nightlife
Attraction
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This icon appears when your selection exists in multiple
categories within the system.
When you are viewing additional information for hotels, cityseekr also
tells you if the hotel has certain services and facilities using icons:
Hotel Services and Facilities
Restaurant24 Hr Room Service
Business CenterFitness Center
Handicap FacilitiesInternet Access
LaundryPool
RefrigeratorWi-Fi
For restaurants, cityseekr can provide information, such as star rating,
average cost, review, handicap access, hours of operation, and website
address.
For hotels, cityseekr can provide information, such as star rating, price
category, review, check-in and check-out times, hotel service icons and
website address.
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Setting Your Navigation Preferences
Select settings for the system to take into account when planning your
route.
Press the Settings icon > Settings > Navigation.
When you select: You can:
Map PreferencesTurn breadcrumbs on and off.
Have the system display your turn list top to
bottom or bottom to top.
Set the automatic parking POI notification.
When parking POI notification is on, parking
POI icons display on the map when you get
close to your destination. (This may not be
very useful in dense areas, and may clutter
the map if other POIs are also set for display.)
Route PreferencesChoose to have the system display the
shortest route, fastest route or most
ecological route.
Avoid freeways, toll roads, ferries and car
trains when planning your route.
Use high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes (if
available).
Navigation
PreferencesChoose prompts to be either voice or tone
only.
Have the system automatically fill in the state
and province based on the information
already entered into the system.
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When you select: You can:
Traffic PreferencesChoose how you want the system to handle
traffic problems along your route.
Automatic: Have the system reroute you to
avoid traffic incidents that develop and
impact the current route (no notification is
provided).
Manual: Have the system always provide a
traffic alert notification for traffic incidents
along the planned route. You have a choice to
accept or ignore the notification before the
route deviation is made.
Turn on certain, or all, traffic icons on the
map (road work, incidents, accidents, closed
roads, etc.).
Avoid AreasChoose areas which you want the system to
avoid when calculating a route for you. Press
Add to select a category.
Once you make a selection, the system tries
to avoid the area(s) if possible for all routes.
To delete a selection, choose the listing on
the screen; when the screen changes to Avoid
Areas Edit, press Delete at the bottom right
of the screen.
Map Mode
Press the green bar in the upper right area of the touchscreen to view
map mode. Map mode shows advanced viewing comprised of both 2D
city maps as well as 3D landmarks (when available).
2D city mapsshow detailed outlines of buildings, visible land use and
land elements and detailed railway infrastructure for the most essential
cities around the globe. These maps also contain features, such as town
blocks, building footprints, and railways.
3D landmarksappear as clear, visible objects which are typically
recognizable and have a certain tourist value. The 3D landmarks appear
in 3D map mode only. Coverage varies, and improves with updated map
releases.
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Change the appearance of the map
display by repeatedly pressing the
arrow button in the upper left
corner of the screen. It toggles
between three different map modes;
Heading up, North up, and 3D.
Heading up (2D map)always shows the direction of forward
travel to be upward on the screen. This view is available for map
scales up to 2.5 miles (4 kilometers). For larger map scales, this
setting is remembered, but the map is shown in North up only. If
the scale returns below this level, then Heading up is restored.
North up (2D map)always shows the northern direction to be
upward on the screen.
3D map modeprovides an elevated perspective of the map. This
viewing angle can be adjusted and the map can be rotated 180
degrees by dragging your finger along the shaded bar with arrows
at the bottom of the map.
Re-centering the mapcan be done by pressing this icon
whenever you scroll the map away from your vehicle’s current
location.
Auto Zoom
Press the green bar to access map mode, then select the + or - zoom
button to bring up the zoom level and Auto buttons on the touchscreen.
When the Auto button is pressed, Auto Zoom is turned on and Auto is
displayed in the bottom left corner of the screen. The map zoom level
then synchronizes with vehicle speed. The slower the vehicle is traveling,
the farther in the map is zoomed in; the faster the vehicle is traveling,
the farther the map is zoomed out. To turn the feature off, just press the
+ or - button again.
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