tow FORD FLEX 2015 1.G Quick Reference Guide

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SYNC® WITH MYFORD TOUCH®*
A REVOLUTIONARY WAY TO CONNECT WITH YOUR VEHICLE. PHONE
Voice-control your phone for hands-free calling
with your phone securely put away. With SYNC,
you won’t even need to know the phone number.
Just say the name of the person you want from
your contacts.
Your Phone Connects You with
Many 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 phone
as you get in or out of your vehicle.
Refer to the SYN C 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™
- Sirius Travel Link™
- GPS (Global Positioning System) technology
- 3-D mapping
- Turn-by-turn navigation
Refer to the MyFord Touch chapter in your
Owner’s Manual for complete details.
Set a Destination
Set a destination through 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 displays an example on-screen.
3) You can then speak the address
naturally, such as: “One two three
Main Street, Anytown”.
When you place your vehicle in park (P), 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.

CLIMATE
FLEX
Use the four-corner, four-color touchscreen to explore and interact with your vehicle. The
touchscreen works the same way that 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*.
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Before You Get Started
- Pair your phone to SYNC before using
MyFord Touch.
- If you have the navigation SD card*, make
sure to insert it into the media port or
your navigation cannot work.
Pair Your Phone with MyFord Touch
Make sure that your vehicle is in park (P)
and you switched on both your ignition
and radio.
1) Touch Add Phone in the upper left
corner of the touchscreen.
2) Make sure that your cellular phone’s
Bluetooth is set to 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.
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FLAT-FOLDING THIRD-ROW SEAT*
To Fold and Stow the Third-Row SeatNote: Make sure that the area under the seat is free of objects
before stowing it.
1) Remove all objects from the seat and floor stowage tub area.
2) Fold the head restraint by pulling the head restraint release strap.
3) From the rear of the vehicle, fold the seatback by pulling and holding
the red strap while pushing the seatback forward. Release the strap
once the seatback starts rotating forward. 4)
To fold the seat fully into the floor, release the seat latches by pulling
and holding the short black strap and then pulling the headrest
release strap. This tumbles the seat all the way into the floor tub.
COMFORTFLEX
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COMFORT
To Unstow the Third-Row Seat
Note: Make sure that the area under the seat is free of objects
before unstowing it.
1) Unlatch and lift the seat out of the tub in the floor by squeezing and
pulling up on the handle. When the seat is in a vertical position, push
the seat over, letting it fall onto the latches.
2) To return the seatback to the upright position, pull the red strap, then
while holding the red strap, pull the long strap located on the seat
back to raise the seatback.
3) Pull the head restraints up to their normal position.
Note: Push and pull on the seat to make sure it latches to the
vehicle floor. An unlatched seat may become dangerous in
the event of a sudden stop or crash.POWERFOLD® THIRD-ROW SEAT *
Note: The powerfold seats work only when the vehicle is in
park (P) and the liftgate is open.
The third-row seat features a power one-touch operation that allows
you to adjust the seats with the touch of a button. The buttons are
behind the third-row seats on the left-side, quarter-trim panel.
To use, press the RH/BOTH/LH button to select the right seat, both
seats or the left seat that you want to move.
Then select the desired seat position:
- Press the STOW button to stow the seat into the tub floor.
- Press the FOLD button (the top portion of the button) to fold down
the seatback.
- Press the NORMAL button to return the seat to the normal
seating position.
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ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL*
Allows you to set a ‘gap distance’ between your vehicle and the ve\
hicle in front of you in the same lane during
highway driving. When your cruise control is active, press GAP up or down to select the ga\
p distance. Refer
to the Cruise Control chapter of your Owner’s Manual for more information.
Note: Driving aids do not replace the need to watch where the vehicle is moving and brake where
necessary. Refer to your Owner’s Manual for safety information, more details and limitations.
POWER LIFTGATE *
Your liftgate has an automatic open and close feature. To open remotely, press twice on your remote
within three seconds. Press twice again to close or reverse the movement. You can also operate the
liftgate by pressing the button on the instrument panel.
ACTIVE PARK ASSIST *
The system detects an available parallel parking space and automatically \
steers the vehicle into that space
(hands-free) while you control the accelerator, gearshift and brakes. The system visually and audibly instructs
you to park the vehicle.
- To start active park assist, press the AUTO |P| button.
- To stop the parking procedure, grab the steering wheel or press the contr\
ol again.
For complete information, refer to the Parking Aids chapter of your Owner’s Manual.
COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM *
This system is designed to alert you of certain collision risks. A radar detects if your vehicle is rapidly
approaching another vehicle traveling in the same direction as yours. If it is, a red warning light comes on and
an audible warning tone sounds.
FUNCTIONFLEX
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FUNCTION
SELECTSHIFT AUTOMATIC® TRANSMISSION*
Use this feature to change gears
manually. To use, move the gearshift
lever from drive (D) to sport (S).
Depending on your vehicle, use the
thumb switch on the side of your
gearshift lever or paddle shifters on
your steering wheel to make shifts.
With the paddle shifters:
- Pull the right paddle (+) to upshift.
- Pull the left paddle (–)
to downshift.
With the thumb switch:
- Press (+) to upshift.
- Press (–) to downshift.
REAR VIEW CAMERA *
This system displays what is behind your vehicle when you place the
transmission in reverse (R). The system uses fixed guidelines that show
your vehicle’s actual path when you back up in a straight line. This can
be helpful when backing into a parking space or aligning the vehicle with
another object directly behind you.
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, details and limitations.
BLIND SPOT INFORMATION SYSTEM (BLIS®)
WITH CROSS TRAFFIC ALERT *
BLIS uses radar sensors to help you determine if a vehicle may be in your
blind spot zone. Cross traffic alert alerts you if a car is coming toward
you as you back out of a parking space. Both features display a yellow
indicator light in your exterior mirrors. Cross traffic alert also sounds an
alarm and displays messages to warn you from which direction vehicles
are approaching. Refer to the Driving Aids chapter in your Owner’s
Manual for more information.
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EASY FUEL® SYSTE M
With this system, open the fuel door, 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 wait time allows residual fuel in
the nozzle to drain into the tank. When using a portable fuel
container, slowly insert the fuel funnel (located in the spare
tire compartment) and pour the fuel into the funnel.
Note: Do not use aftermarket funnels as they do not work with the Easy Fuel system and may
cause damage. Properly clean the funnel after each use.
FUEL TANK CAPACITY/FUEL INFO
Your vehicle has an 18.6 gallon (70.4L) fuel tank capacity. Use only “Regular” unleaded gasoline with
an octane rating of 87 or higher. Do not use E85 fuels because your vehicle was not designed
to run on fuels with more than 15% ethanol.
TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM
Your vehicle displays a low tire pressure warning light in your instrument cluster if one or more
of your tires are significantly under-inflated. If this happens, stop and check your tires as soon as
possible. Inflate them to the proper pressure. Refer to the Inflating Your Tires section in the Wheels
and Tires chapter of your Owner’s Manual for more information.
LOCATION OF SPARE TIRE AND TOOLS
Your spare tire and tools are beneath the third-row seats under the flo\
or panel. You must unstow the
seats to access. We designed the spare tire for emergency use only and strongly advise you\
to replace
it as soon as possible. For complete details on changing your tire, refer to Changing a Road Wheel
section in the Wheels and Tires chapter of your Owner’s Manual.
ESSENTIAL INFORMATIONFLEX
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ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
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 or
exceed the GVWR or the GAWR specified on the
Safety Compliance Certification Label.
TRAILER SWAY CONTROL *
This system helps to reduce trailer sway while towing, by
applying brake force to individual wheels and, if necessary,
reducing engine power. If the trailer does begin to sway,
Trailer Sway Reduce Speed appears in the information
display. Safely pull to the side of the road and check that
your equipment is properly secured.
TOWING YOUR FLEX
Towing your vehicle behind an RV or any other vehicle may
be limited. Refer to Towing the Vehicle on Four Wheels in
the Towing chapter of your Owner’s Manual.
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 noise subsides.
FUEL-EFFICIENT TRANSMISSION
We designed your vehicle for improved fuel economy by
reducing fuel usage while you coast or decelerate. You may
perceive a light to medium braking sensation when you
remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.
SOS POST-CRASH ALERT SYSTEM™
The system flashes the direction indicator lamps and sounds
the horn (intermittently) in the event of a serious impact that
deploys an airbag equipped on your vehicle.
The horn and lamps turn off when:
- You press the hazard control button.
- You press the panic button (if equipped) on the remote
entry transmitter.
- Your vehicle runs out of power.
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.
*IF EQUIPPED