FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC 2012 3.G Owners Manual
Manufacturer: FORD, Model Year: 2012, Model line: FOCUS ELECTRIC, Model: FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC 2012 3.GPages: 380, PDF Size: 3.87 MB
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•Touch the cooled seat icon to control the cooled seat (if equipped).
Refer to the Seats chapter.
• Touch and hold MyTemp to select a temperature you would like the
vehicle to remember and maintain for you.
• Touch the heated steering wheel icon (if equipped) to warm the
steering wheel.
Note: If your vehicle is equipped with a wood-trimmed steering wheel,
it does not heat between the 10 o’clock and 2 o’clock positions.
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 floor on”
“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”
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Additional climate control voice commands“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”
“On” “Windshield 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. Refer to Setting a destination.
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. Refer to Map mode.
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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 (POI) Map
Emergency 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 to 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 Auto DealershipGovt. 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.
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 will
also tell 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/out times, hotel service icons and website
address.
Setting Your Navigation Preferences
Select settings for the system to take into account when planning your
route. Press the Menu icon > Settings > Navigation.
When you select: You can:
Map Preferences Turn breadcrumbs on and off.
Choose how you want to view the 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.)
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When you select:You can:
Route Preferences Avoid freeways, toll roads, ferries and car
trains when planning your route.
Use HOV lanes (if available), and have the
system always select the shortest distance,
fastest time or most economical route.
Navigation
Preferences Choose 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.
Traffic Preferences Choose 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 Areas Choose 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.
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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 landmarks appear 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.
Change the appearance of the
display by repeatedly pressing the
arrow in the upper left corner of
the screen.
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 mi (4 km). 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 mode provides 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 map can be done by pressing this icon
whenever you scroll the map away from your vehicle’s current
location.
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Map IconsVehicle mark shows current location of the vehicle. It stays in
the center of the map display, except when in scroll mode.
Scroll cursor allows you to scroll the map; the icon is fixed in
the center of the screen. The map position closest to the cursor
is in a window on the top center part of the screen.
Address book entry default icon(s) indicate the location on
the map of an address book entry. This is the default symbol
shown after the entry has been stored to the Address Book by
any method other than the map. A different icon can be selected
from the 22 icons available; each icon can be used more than once.
Homeindicates the location on the map currently stored as the
home position. Only one entry from the Address Book can be
saved as Home. This icon cannot be changed.
POI (Point Of Interest) icons can be displayed on the map
and can be turned on or off. There are about 56 subcategories of
POIs that can be selected to be displayed on the map one at a
time.
Starting point indicates the starting point of a planned route.
Waypoints indicates the location of a waypoint on the map. The
number inside the circle is different for each waypoint and
represents the position of the waypoint in the route list.
Destination symbol indicates the ending point of a planned
route.
Next maneuver point indicates the location of the next turn on
the planned route.
No GPS symbol indicates that insufficient GPS satellite signals
are available for accurate map positioning. This icon may be
intermittently displayed under normal operation in an area with
poor GPS access.
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Quick-Touch Buttons
When in map mode, touch anywhere on the map display to access the
following options:
When you select:You can:
Set as Dest Select a scrolled location on the map as your
destination. (You may scroll the map by
pressing your index finger on the map display.
When you reach the desired location, simply
let go and then press Set as Dest.)
Set as Waypoint Set the current location as a waypoint.
Save to Favorites Save the current location to your favorites.
POI Icons On/Off Select POI icons to be displayed on the map.
Up to three icons can be selected for display
on the map at the same time.
Cancel Route Cancel the active route.
View/Edit Route Access these features when a route is active:
•View route
• Edit destination/waypoints
• Edit turn list
• Detour
• Edit route preferences
• Edit traffic preferences
• Cancel route
Rotate the map view by swiping
your finger across the shaded bar
with the arrows.
Navteq is the digital map provider for the navigation application. If you
find map data errors, you may report them directly to Navteq by going to
http://mapreporter.navteq.com. Navteq evaluates all reported map errors
and responds with the result of their investigation by e-mail.
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