reset FORD FREESTYLE 2006 1.G Owners Manual

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WARNING:Engine exhaust, some of its constituents, and
certain vehicle components contain or emit chemicals known to
the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other
reproductive harm. In addition, certain fluids contained in vehicles and
certain products of component wear contain or emit chemicals known
to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other
reproductive harm.
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations on acquiring your new Ford Motor Company product.
Please take the time to get well acquainted with your vehicle by reading
this handbook. The more you know and understand about your vehicle,
the greater the safety and pleasure you will derive from driving it.
For more information on Ford Motor Company and its products visit the
following website:
•In the United States: www.ford.com
•In Canada: www.ford.ca
•In Mexico: www.ford.com.mx
•In Australia: www.ford.com.au
Additional owner information is given in separate publications.
This vehicle’sOwner’s Guidedescribes every option and model variant
available and therefore some of the items covered may not apply to your
particular vehicle. Furthermore, due to printing cycles it may describe
options before they are generally available.
Remember to pass on this vehicle’sOwner’s Guidewhen reselling the
vehicle. It is an integral part of the vehicle.
Fuel pump shut-off switch:In the event of an accident the
safety switch will automatically cut off the fuel supply to the
engine. The switch can also be activated through sudden vibration (e.g.
collision when parking). To reset the switch, refer to theFuel pump
shut-off switchin theRoadside Emergencieschapter.
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These are some of the symbols you may see on your vehicle.
Vehicle Symbol Glossary
Safety Alert
See Owner’s Guide
Fasten Safety BeltAirbag - Front
Airbag - SideChild Seat
Child Seat Installation
WarningChild Seat Lower
Anchor
Child Seat Tether
AnchorBrake System
Anti-Lock Brake SystemBrake Fluid -
Non-Petroleum Based
Powertrain MalfunctionSpeed Control
Master Lighting SwitchHazard Warning Flasher
Fog Lamps-FrontFuse Compartment
Fuel Pump ResetWindshield Wash/Wipe
Windshield
Defrost/DemistRear Window
Defrost/Demist
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Fuel gauge:Indicates
approximately how much fuel is left
in the fuel tank (when the ignition
is in the ON position). The fuel
gauge may vary slightly when the
vehicle is in motion or on a grade.
The FUEL icon and arrow indicates
which side of the vehicle the fuel
filler door is located.
Refer toFilling the tankin theMaintenance and Specifications
chapter for more information.
Tachometer:Indicates the engine
speed in revolutions per minute.
Driving with your tachometer
pointer continuously at the top of
the scale may damage the engine.
Odometer:Registers the total miles (kilometers) of the vehicle.
•Without Message Center
•With Message Center
Refer toMessage Centerin the
Driver Controlschapter on how to
switch the display from Metric to
English.
Trip odometer:Registers the miles (kilometers) of individual journeys.
•Without Message Center
To reset, tap on the ODO/TRIP
button to toggle the display between
the trip and the odometer. Holding
the ODO/TRIP button for two
seconds or more will reset the trip
odometer to zero.
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•With Message Center
To reset with the ODO/TRIP button:
•Tap on the button to toggle the display between the trip and the
odometer. Holding the ODO/TRIP button for two seconds or more will
reset the trip odometer to zero.
To reset with the message center
buttons:
•Select the TRIP function from the
INFO menu. Depressing the
RESET control for approximately
one second will reset the trip
odometer to zero.
Note:The following is for vehicles without a message center. For
vehicles with a message center, refer toMessage Centerin theDriver
Controlschapter.
Oil Life/Oil Change:OIL LIFE
displayed when the engine oil life
remaining is 10 percent and again
when the engine oil life remaining is
between 5% and 1%. When oil life
left reaches 0%, the OIL CHANGE message will be displayed. An oil
change is required whenever indicated by the display and according to
the recommended maintenance schedule. USE ONLY RECOMMENDED
ENGINE OILS.
To reset the oil monitoring system to 100% after each oil change
[approximately 5,000 miles (8,000 km) or 180 days] perform the
following:
1. Tap on the ODO/TRIP button to toggle the display between the
odometer and trip odometer.
2. Tap on the ODO/TRIP button again to toggle the display between the
trip odometer and OIL LIFE XX% display.
3. Press and hold the ODO/TRIP button for ten seconds or more to
display OIL LIFE 100%. Your oil life is now reset.
4. Tap on the ODO/TRIP button to return the display to odometer.
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AUDIO SYSTEMS
AM/FM stereo/ single CD sound system (if equipped)
Accessory delay:Your vehicle is equipped with accessory delay. With
this feature, the window switches and radio may be used for up to ten
minutes after the ignition switch is turned off or until either front door is
opened.
1.
/Tuner:Press to
manually go up or down the radio
frequency. Also use in menu mode
to select various settings.
2.Phone/mute:Press to mute the
playing media. Press again to return
to the playing media.
3.Menu:Press to toggle through
the following modes:
Autoset:Allows you to set the strongest local radio stations without
losing your original manually set preset stations for AM/FM1/FM2 . Press
MENU to access. Use
//SEEKto set.
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When the six strongest stations are filled, the station stored in preset 1
will begin playing. If there are less than six strong stations, the system
will store the last one in the remaining presets.
Bass:Press to adjust the bass setting. Use
//SEEK.
Treble:Press to adjust the treble setting. Use
//SEEK.
Balance:Press to adjust the audio between the left and right speakers.
Use
//SEEK.
Fade:Press to adjust the audio between the front and rear speakers.
Use
//SEEK.
Speed sensitive volume (if equipped):Radio volume automatically
changes slightly with vehicle speed to compensate for road and wind
noise. Press MENU to access and use
//SEEKto adjust.
The recommended level is 1–3. Level 0 turns the feature off and level 7
is the maximum setting.
Setting the clock:Press MENU until SELECT HOUR or SELECT
MINUTE is displayed. Use
/to manually increase/decrease. Press
MENU again to disengage clock mode.
4.Aux:Press to toggle between
FES/DVD and AUX modes. If no
auxiliary sources are available, NO
AUX AUDIO will be displayed.
5.Seek:Press to access the next
strong station or track.
6.Text:This control is not
operational.
7.Shuffle:Press to play tracks in
random order.
8.Comp (Compression):In CD
mode, brings soft and loud CD
passages together for a more
consistent listening level.
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9.Repeat:Press to repeat the
current CD track.
10.Fast forward:Press to
manually advance in a CD track.
11.Rewind:Press to manually
reverse in a CD track.
12.Memory presets:To set a
station: Select frequency band
AM/FM; tune to a station, press and
hold a preset button until sound returns.
13.Scan:Press for a brief sampling
of radio stations or CD tracks. Press
again to stop.
14.Seek:Press to access the
previous strong station or track.
15.AM/FM:Press to select AM/FM
frequency band.
16.ON/OFF/Volume:Press to turn
ON/OFF. Turn to increase/decrease
volume.
If the volume is set above a certain
level and the ignition is turned off,
the volume will come back on at a
“nominal” listening level when the ignition switch is turned back on.
17.CD:Press to enter CD mode. If
a CD is already loaded into the
system, CD play will begin where it ended last.
18.CD eject:Press to eject a CD.
19.CD slot:Insert a CD label side
up.
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Premium/Audiophile In-Dash Six CD/MP3 Sound System
(if equipped)
Accessory delay:Your vehicle is equipped with accessory delay. With this
feature, the window switches and radio may be used for up to ten minutes
after the ignition is turned off or until either front door is opened.
1./Tune/Disc selector:
Press to manually go up or down
the radio frequency or to select a
desired disc. Also use in menu mode
to select various settings.
2.Phone/mute:Press to mute the
playing media. Press again to return
to the playing media.
3.Menu:Press to toggle through
the following modes:
Autoset:Allows you to set the strongest local radio stations without
losing your original manually set preset stations for AM/FM1/FM2 .
Use
//SEEKto turn on/off.
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When the six strongest stations are filled, the station stored in preset 1
will begin playing. If there are less than six strong stations, the system
will store the last one in the remaining presets.
Bass:Press to adjust the bass setting. Use
//SEEK.
Treble:Press to adjust the treble setting. Use
//SEEK.
Balance:Press to adjust the audio between the left and right speakers.
Use
//, SEEK.
Fade:Press to adjust the audio between the front and rear speakers.
Use
//, SEEK.
Occupancy mode:(Available on Audiophile radios only):
Use
//SEEKselect and optimize sound for ALL SEATS,
DRIVERS SEAT or REAR SEATS.
Speed sensitive volume:Radio volume automatically changes slightly
with vehicle speed to compensate for road and wind noise.
Use
//SEEKto adjust. Recommended level is 1–3. Level 0
turns the feature off and level 7 is the maximum setting.
Setting the clock:Press until SELECT HOUR or SELECT MINS is
displayed. Press
//SEEKto adjust the hours/minutes.
RDS(Available on Audiophile radios only): Allows you to search
RDS-equipped stations for a certain category of music format: Classic,
Country, Info, Jazz/RB, Religious, Rock, Soft, Top 40. RDS (only available
in FM mode) must be activated to access Find and Show functions.
To activate, press and hold MENU until RDS (ON/OFF) appears in the
display. Press MENU repeatedly to scroll through Find, Show and RDS.
Use
/.SEEKto toggle RDS ON/OFF. When RDS is Off, you
will not be able to access Find and Show functions.
Find:Allows you to search RDS-equipped stations for the desired music
category. Use
/to find the desired program type, then use
SEEKor SCAN to begin the search.
Show:Allows you to display the name of the radio station or program
type. Use
//SEEKto show type, name or none.
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Track/Folder Mode:Available only on MP3 discs in CD mode. In Track
Mode, pressing
SEEKwill scroll through all tracks on the disc.
In Folder mode, pressing
SEEKwill scroll only through tracks
within the selected folder.
Compression:Available only in CD mode, brings soft and loud CD
passages together for a more consistent listening level.
Repeat:Available only in CD mode. Press to repeat the current CD
track.
4.Aux:Press to toggle between
FES/DVD and AUX modes. If no
auxiliary sources are available, NO
AUX AUDIO will be displayed.
5.Seek:Press to access the next
strong station or track.
6.Text:In CD mode, this feature
reads and displays track song title,
artist name and album title.
7.Shuffle:Press to play the tracks
in random order.
8.FOLDER:Press to access next
folder on MP3 discs, if folders are
available.
9.FOLDER:press to access the
previous folder on MP3 discs, if
folders are available.
10.Fast forward:Press to
manually advance in a CD track.
11.Rewind:Press to manually
reverse in a CD track.
12.Memory presets:To set a
station: Select frequency band
AM/FM; tune to a station, press and
hold a preset button until sound returns.
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