warning FORD FOCUS 2018 Owner's Guide

PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION
MyKey allows you to program keys withrestricted driving modes to promote gooddriving habits. All but one of the keys canbe activated with these restricted modes.
Any keys that remain unprogrammed arereferred to as administrator keys or adminkeys. They can be used to:
•Create a MyKey.
•Program configurable MyKey settings.
•Clear all MyKey features.
When you have created a MyKey, you canaccess the following information by usingthe information display to determine:
•How many admin keys and MyKeys areprogrammed to your vehicle.
•The total distance your vehicle traveledwith a MyKey.
Note:Switch the ignition on to use thesystem.
Note:All MyKeys are programmed to thesame settings. You cannot program themindividually.
Note:For vehicles equipped with apush-button start, when both a MyKey andan admin key are present, the admin key willbe recognized by the vehicle when you startthe vehicle.
Non-configurable Settings
The following settings cannot be changedby an admin key user:
•Safety belt reminder. You cannotdisable this feature. The audio systemwill mute when the front seatpassengers’ safety belts are notfastened.
•Early low fuel warning. The low-fuelwarning activates earlier, giving MyKeyusers more time to refuel.
•Driver assist features, if equipped onyour vehicle, are forced on: parking aidand Blind Spot Information System(BLIS) with cross traffic alert.
•Satellite radio adult contentrestrictions, if equipped on your vehicle.
•Pre-collision assist and Lane Departurewarning switches on every ignitioncycle, but can be switched off by theMyKey user.
Configurable Settings
With an admin key, you can configurecertain MyKey settings when you firstcreate a MyKey and before you recycle thekey or restart the engine. You can alsochange the settings afterward with anadmin key.
•A vehicle speed limit can be set.Warnings will be shown in the displayfollowed by an audible tone when yourvehicle reaches the set speed. Youcannot override the set speed by fullydepressing the accelerator pedal or bysetting cruise control.
WARNING
Do not set MyKey maximum speedlimit to a limit that will prevent thedriver from maintaining a safe speedconsidering posted speed limits andprevailing road conditions. The driver isalways responsible to drive in accordancewith local laws and prevailing conditions.Failure to do so could result in accident orinjury.
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Opening the Liftgate or LuggageCompartment
With the Remote Control
Press twice within three secondsto unlatch the liftgate or luggagecompartment.
From Inside Your Vehicle
Vehicles with Manual Transmission
Press the button on the lightingcontrol panel twice within threeseconds.
Vehicles with Automatic Transmission
Shift into park (P) and thenpress the button on the lightingcontrol panel.
From Outside Your Vehicle
Press the release button above the licenseplate to unlatch the liftgate or luggagecompartment. Your vehicle must beunlocked or have an intelligent accesstransmitter within 5 ft (1.5 m) of the liftgateor luggage compartment.
MANUAL LIFTGATE
WARNINGS
It is extremely dangerous to ride in acargo area, inside or outside of avehicle. In a crash, people riding inthese areas are more likely to be seriouslyinjured or killed. Do not allow people to ridein any area of your vehicle that is notequipped with seats and seatbelts. Makesure everyone in your vehicle is in a seatand properly using a seatbelt. Failure tofollow this warning could result in seriouspersonal injury or death.
Make sure to close and latch theliftgate to prevent drawing exhaustfumes into your vehicle. This will alsoprevent passengers and cargo from fallingout. If you must drive with the liftgate open,keep the vents or windows open so outsideair comes into your vehicle. Failure tofollow this warning could result in seriouspersonal injury.
Note:Be careful when opening or closingthe liftgate in a garage or other enclosedarea to avoid damaging the liftgate.
Note:Do not hang anything, for example abike rack, from the glass or liftgate. Thiscould damage the liftgate and itscomponents.
Note: Do not leave the liftgate open whiledriving. This could damage the liftgate andits components.
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2.Press 1·2 on the keypad within fiveseconds.
3.Enter your personal five-digit code. Youmust enter each number within fiveseconds of each other.
4.Press 1·2 on the keypad to savepersonal code 1.
The doors lock then unlock to confirm thatprogramming was successful.
To program additional personal entrycodes, repeat Steps 1-3, then for Step 4:
•Press 3·4 to save personal code 2.
•Press 5·6 to save personal code 3.
•Press 7·8 to save personal code 4.
•Press 9·0 to save personal code 5.
Hints:
•Do not set a code that uses five of thesame number.
•Do not use five numbers in sequentialorder.
•The factory-set code works even if youhave set your own personal code.
Erasing a Personal Code
1.Enter the factory-set five-digit code.
2.Press and release 1·2 on the keypadwithin five seconds.
3.Press and hold 1·2 for two seconds.You must do this within five secondsof completing step 2.
All personal codes erase and only thefactory-set five-digit code works.
Anti-Scan Feature
The keypad goes into an anti-scan modeif you enter the wrong code seven times.This mode turns off the keypad for oneminute and the keypad lamp flashes.
The anti-scan feature turns off after anyof the following occur:
•One minute of keypad inactivity.
•You press the unlock button on theremote control.
•You switch your vehicle on.
•You unlock the vehicle using intelligentaccess.
Locking and Unlocking the Doors
Locking All Doors
Press and hold 7·8 and 9·0 on the keypadsimultaneously with the driver door closed.You do not need to enter a code first.
Unlocking All Doors
Enter the factory-set code or your personalcode, then press 3·4 on the keypad withinfive seconds.
Unlocking Only the Driver Door
Enter the factory-set or your personalfive-digit code. You must press eachnumber within five seconds of each other.The interior lamps illuminate.
Note:All doors unlock if the two-stageunlocking feature is turned off. See Lockingand Unlocking (page 60).
INTERIOR LUGGAGE
COMPARTMENT RELEASE - 4-
DOOR
WARNINGS
Keep vehicle doors and luggagecompartment locked and keep keysand remote transmitters out of achild’s reach. Unsupervised children couldlock themselves in the trunk and risk injury.Children should be taught not to play invehicles.
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WARNINGS
Do not leave children or animalsunattended in the vehicle. On hotdays, the temperature in the trunk orvehicle interior can rise very quickly.Exposure of people or animals to thesehigh temperatures for even a short timecan cause death or serious heat-relatedinjuries, including brain damage. Smallchildren are particularly at risk.
Your vehicle is equipped with a releasehandle that provides a means of escapefor children and adults if they becomelocked inside the luggage compartment.
Adults should familiarize themselves withthe operation and location of the releasehandle.
The handle is located inside the luggagecompartment either on the luggagecompartment door (lid) or near the taillamps. It is composed of a material thatwill glow for hours in darkness followingbrief exposure to ambient light.
Pull the handle and push up on the luggagecompartment door (lid) to open fromwithin the luggage compartment.
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ADJUSTING THE STEERING
WHEEL
WARNING
Do not adjust the steering wheelwhen your vehicle is moving.
Note:Make sure that you are sitting in thecorrect position. See Sitting in the CorrectPosition (page 111).
1.Unlock the steering column.
2.Adjust the steering wheel to the desiredposition.
3.Lock the steering column.
AUDIO CONTROL
Select the required source on the audiounit.
You can operate the following functionswith the control:
Volume up.A
Seek up or next.B
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Push the lever away from you to switchthe high beam on.
Push the lever forward again or pull thelever toward you to switch the high beamsoff.
Headlamp Flasher
Slightly pull the lever toward you andrelease it to flash the headlamps.
AUTOLAMPS (If Equipped)
WARNING
The system does not relieve you ofyour responsibility to drive with duecare and attention. You may need tooverride the system if it does not turn theheadlamps on in low visibility conditions,for example daytime fog.
When the lighting control is in theautolamps position, the headlamps turnon in low light situations, or when thewipers turn on.
The headlamps remain on for a period oftime after you switch the ignition off. Usethe information display controls to adjustthe period of time that the headlampsremain on.
Note: If you switch the autolamps on, youcannot switch the high beams on until thesystem turns the low beams on.
Windshield Wiper ActivatedHeadlamps
When you switch the autolamps on, theheadlamps turn on within 10 seconds ofswitching the wipers on. They turn offapproximately 60 seconds after you switchthe windshield wipers off.
The headlamps do not turn on with thewipers:
•During a single wipe.
•When using the windshield washers.
•If the wipers are in intermittent mode.
Note:If you switch the autolamps and theautowipers on, the headlamps turn on whenthe windshield wipers continuously operate.
INSTRUMENT LIGHTING
DIMMER
Note:You disable the manual dimmerwhen you adjust the setting to AutoDimming in the information display. SeeInformation Displays (page 92).
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Note:If you disconnect the battery or itbecomes discharged, the illuminatedcomponents will switch to the maximumsetting.
Press repeatedly or press and hold untilyou reach the desired level.
HEADLAMP EXIT DELAY
After you switch the ignition off, you canswitch the headlamps on by pulling thedirection indicator lever toward you. Youwill hear a short tone. The headlamps willswitch off automatically after threeminutes with any door open or 30 secondsafter the last door has been closed. Youcan cancel this feature by pulling thedirection indicator toward you again orswitching the ignition on.
DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS
WARNING
The daytime running lamps systemdoes not activate the rear lamps andmay not provide adequate lightingduring low visibility driving conditions. Also,the autolamps switch position may notactivate the headlamps in all low visibilityconditions, such as daytime fog. Make surethe headlamps are switched to auto or on,as appropriate, during all low visibilityconditions. Failure to do so may result in acrash.
Type 1 - Conventional (Non-Configurable)
The daytime running lamps turn on when:
1.The ignition is switched to the onposition.
2.The transmission is not in park (P) forvehicles with automatic transmissionsor the parking brake is released forvehicles with manual transmissions.
3.The lighting control is in the off, parkinglamp or autolamps positions.
4.The headlamps are off.
Type 2 - Configurable
Switch the daytime running lamps on oroff using the information display controls.See Information Displays (page 92).
The daytime running lamps turn on when:
1.They are switched on in the informationdisplay. See Information Displays(page 92).
2.The ignition is switched to the onposition.
3.The transmission is not in park (P) forvehicles with automatic transmissionsor the parking brake is released forvehicles with manual transmissions.
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4.The lighting control is in the autolampsposition.
5.The headlamps are off.
The other lighting control switch positionsdo not activate the daytime running lamps,and you can use them to temporarilyoverride autolamp control.
When switched off in the informationdisplay, the daytime running lamps are offin all lighting control switch positions.
AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM
CONTROL
WARNING
The system does not relieve you ofyour responsibility to drive with duecare and attention. You may need tooverride the system if it does not turn thehigh beams on or off.
The system turns on high beams if it is darkenough and no other traffic is present. If itdetects an approaching vehicle’sheadlamps or tail lamps, or street lightingahead, the system turns off high beamsbefore they can distract other road users.Low beams remain on.
Note:The system may not operate properlyif the sensor is blocked. Keep the windshieldfree from obstruction or damage.
Note:The system may not operate properlyin cold or inclement conditions. You canswitch on the high beams by overriding thesystem.
Note:If the system detects a blockage, forexample bird droppings, bug splatter, snowor ice, the system goes into low beam modeuntil you clear the blockage. A message mayappear in the information display if thecamera is blocked.
Note:Using much larger tires or equippingvehicle accessories such as snowplows canmodify your vehicle's ride height anddegrade automatic high beam controlperformance.
A camera sensor, centrally mountedbehind the windshield of your vehicle,continuously monitors conditions to turnthe high beams on and off.
Once the system is active, the high beamsturn on if:
•The ambient light level is low enough.
•There is no traffic in front of yourvehicle.
•The vehicle speed is greater thanapproximately 32 mph (51 km/h).
The system turns the high beams off if:
•The ambient light level is high enoughthat high beams are not required.
•The system detects an approachingvehicle's headlamps or tail lamps.
•The vehicle speed falls belowapproximately 27 mph (44 km/h).
•The system detects severe rain, snowor fog.
•The camera is blocked.
Switching the System On and Off
Switch the system on using the informationdisplay. See Information Displays (page92).
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POWER WINDOWS
WARNINGS
Do not leave children unattended inyour vehicle and do not let them playwith the power windows. Failure tofollow this instruction could result inpersonal injury.
When closing the power windows,verify they are free of obstruction andmake sure that children and pets arenot in the proximity of the windowopenings.
Press the control to open thewindow. Lift the control to closethe window.
To reduce wind noise or pulsing noise whenjust one window is open, slightly open theopposite window.
One-Touch Open (If Equipped)
Fully press the control and release it. Pressagain or lift it to stop the window.
One-Touch Close (If Equipped)
Fully lift the control and release it. Pressagain or lift it to stop the window.
Rear Window Lock
Press the control to lock orunlock the rear window controls.It illuminates when you lock therear window controls.
Bounce-Back (If Equipped)
The window stops and reverses if it detectsan obstruction.
Overriding Bounce-Back
WARNING
If you override bounce-back, thewindow does not reverse if it detectsan obstacle. Take care when closingthe windows to avoid personal injury ordamage to your vehicle.
Proceed as follows to override thisprotection feature when there is aresistance, for example in winter:
1.Close the window twice until it reachesthe point of resistance and let itreverse.
2.Close the window a third time to thepoint of resistance. You disabled thebounce-back feature and you can nowclose the window manually. Thewindow goes past the point ofresistance and you can fully close it.
Note:If the window does not close, haveyour vehicle checked as soon as possible.
Resetting Bounce-Back
WARNING
Bounce-back is off until you reset thememory. Take care when closing thewindows to avoid personal injury ordamage to your vehicle.
If you have disconnected the battery, youmust reset the bounce-back memoryseparately for each window.
1.Lift and hold the switch until thewindow is fully closed.
2.Release the switch.
3.Lift and hold the switch again for a fewseconds.
4.Release the switch.
5.Lift and hold the switch again for a fewseconds.
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6.Release the switch.
7.Press and hold the switch until thewindow is fully open.
8.Lift and hold the switch until thewindow is fully closed.
9.Release the switch.
10.Open the window and then try toclose it using one-touch close.
Note:Repeat the procedure if the windowdoes not close when you use one-touch.
Accessory Delay
You can use the window controls forseveral minutes after switching off theignition or until opening either front door.
EXTERIOR MIRRORS
Power Exterior Mirrors
WARNING
Do not adjust the mirrors when yourvehicle is moving.
Left-hand mirrorA
OffB
Right-hand mirrorC
Press the arrows to adjust the mirror.
Fold-Away Exterior Mirrors
Push the mirror toward the door windowglass. Make sure that you fully engage themirror in its support when returning it to itsoriginal position.
Heated Exterior Mirrors (If Equipped)
See Heated Windows and Mirrors (page109).
Integrated Blind Spot Mirrors (If
Equipped)
WARNING
Objects in the blind spot mirror arecloser than they appear.
Blind spot mirrors have an integratedconvex mirror built into the upper outboardcorner of the exterior mirrors. They aredesigned to increase your visibility alongthe side of your vehicle.
Check the main mirror first before a lanechange, then check the blind spot mirror.If no vehicles are present in the blind spotmirror and the traffic in the adjacent laneis at a safe distance, signal that you intendto change lanes. Glance over your shoulderto verify traffic is clear and carefullychange lanes.
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