towing FORD FREESTYLE 2007 1.G Quick Reference Guide

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QU ICKREFE RENC EGU IDE
FORD MOT ORCOMPAN Y
CUST OMER REL ATIO NSHIP CEN TER
P.O.BOX 62\f8
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18 \b\b3923 673(FORD)
(TDD FOR THEHE ARI NG IMPA IRED: 18\b\b2325952)
ThisQu ick Ref ere nceGu ide isnot inten dedtorep lace yo ur vehicle Own er’s Guide whichcontains moredetailed
infor ma tion conc erning the featu res ofyou rve hicle, as wel las imp orta nt safety warnings designed tohelp
red uce the risk ofinju ryto you andyour passe ngers\b Ple ase rea dyou renti re Owner ’sGuide carefully asyou
begin lear nin g ab ou tyou rne wvehi cle an dre fer to theapp rop ria te secti on swhen questio nsarise\b
All inf orm ation cont aine din thi sQui ck Ref ere nce Guide wasaccu ra te at the time ofdup lication\b Wereserve the
rig ht to change fea ture s, oper ation and/o rfun ction ality of any vehicle sp ecification atany time\b YourFord
de ale ris th ebe stsour ceforth emo stcur ren tin fo rmati on\b
For detaile dope rating and safety inf orma tion, ple ase consult your Own er’s Guide \b
LOC ATI ON OF SP ARE TI RE AN D TO OLS
Your ve h icl e is equ ipped with atem pora rysp are tire ,
whic h is sm alle r tha n are gul ar tir e , and desig ne d for
eme rg en cy use only \b The jack, spare tire ,ja ck handl e,a n d
lug nutwr enc hare und er the carp ete dfloo rpane lin th e
re ar o fthe ve h icl e\bIf th e3r dro w sea tis sto wed in the flo o r,
you will ne ed to unst ow itto acc es sthe spar etir e an d ja ck \b
FUSE S
If yo ur electr ic al comp one nts are n' t wor kin gpro pe rly , a
fu se m ay have blow n\bPlea se co ns ultyo ur Own er's Guid e\b
FUE LPUMP SHU TOFF SWITCH
Thisdev ice stops the elect ric fue lp ump from sendi ng fuel
to the eng ine whe nyou rve h icl e has had asu bstant ialjo lt\b
A fter an acci dent ,if th e en g in e cr ank sbu tdoes not start,
thi sswit ch may have been act iva ted\b Th efu el pump shut
off swit ch is locat ed in the fr on tpas seng er footwel larea
in the rig ht upper corn er\b Fo r swi tch rese tinst ruct ions,
pleas eco nsult yo ur Own er's Guid e\b
UN LEADED FU EL RECOM MENDATI ONS
Foroptim umperform an ce, use“R egu lar” unleaded fuel
w ith apum p(R+ M)/\f octa ne ra ting of at lea st87\b Wedo
no trec om mend theuse of ga so lines labeled “Regular ”
with octane rati ngs of 86 or lo wer thatare sold inhigh
altitud ear eas\b
TIR EPR ESSUR E
Safeop eration ofyo ur Fr ees ty le req uir e s th at yo ur tir e s be
pr oper ly infla ted\b The Fo rd recomm ended inflation
pressur eis fo un don the Tir e Lab el orth eCe rtif ic a tio n Lab el
lo ca te d nea rthe front doorla tc hon the driv e r's sid e\bA tlea st
onc eamon than d befo re lo ng trip s, in sp ect each tir e an d
che ck the air pre ssu re wi th adigi ta lo r dia l t y p e tir e gau ge \b
Do n't forgetthe spare \bAir pre ss u re shou ld be ch eck ed
whe nthe tire s are col d\b Inf la te all tires to th e in flat io n
pr essur ere co mmen ded by Fo rd Motor Com pan y\b
R OA DSIDEASSI ST AN CE
In addi tion to you rNe w Vehic le Lim it e d Warra nty, Ford
pro vides new vehicl e own erswith aco mplim en ta ry roa dside
ass istan ce pro g ra m\b This ser vice is ava ila bl e \f4 hou rsada y,
seven days a w eek, for thre eye ars or 36, 000 mi les(6 0, 00 0km )\b
Itco ve rs cha ng in g afla ttir e, ju m p sta rt s, lim it e d fu el del iver y,
lo ckou tassist an ce,w inch out, a nd towing ofyo ur ve hi cle\b
U ni ted Stat es (8 00)\f413673 Canada (800)665\f006
UND ERSTA NDIN G THE CVT
Th e Cont in uo usly Variabl eTra ns axle (CVT) is a fully
a u to ma tic trans mi ssio n tha telect roni cally mon it or s
vehi cle sys tem inputs /outp uts an d driver deman dsto
sel ect thedesi red drive ratio\bU nl ike traditi onala utoma tic
transmi ssio ns, th e CV Tcon tinual ly adjusts theop timum
ov eral ldri ve ra tio betwe eneng in e an ddri ve wheel sfor
all oper ati ng con ditio ns\b As tr a d iti on al au to mati c
tran smi ssio ns sh if t up ordown in gears, the shifting in
ge ar rati os is no tic eabl eby inc reasi ng an ddecr easing
engine RPM ,wh ich ca u ses aslig ht energy lo ss as the
ge ars chang e\bThe gea rch an g es can be fel tby thedr ive r\b
With the CVT, there is no energ ytra nsf er lo ss fr o m
shi fti n g bec ause there is no gear shifti ng up ordow n\b
Ac cel eratin g up tovehicl e op erati ng speed is smo oth and
co ntin uo us, unin terr upte dby gear shifti n g \b The same
hol ds tru efo r co as ting down to id le: smooth and
contin uo us\b Unl ike tradi tio nal auto matictransm issi ons,
th e CVT offers mo re re spons ive perfo rm ance and
in creased fuel econ omy\b
Th euse offluids otherthan
th e reco mmended fluid could seriou sly damag e
interna ltra nsm ission componen ts\bPlea seconsult your
Owner’ sGuide\b
RE AR WIND OW BUF FE TI NG
Whe none orboth ofyour rear windows arefullyop en,
yo u may experi enceawind throbor buffeti ng noise\b
Thi sis commo nam ong allve hicles andcan be elimi nated
simply bylowe ring afro ntwin do wtwo tothr ee inch es\b
POWE RSI DE MIRR ORS
Rota te th e co nt ro l cloc kw ise
to adjust theright mirror an d
counterc lockwise toadjust the
left mirror \bMove the co ntrol in
the direc tionyouwish totilt the
mirror\b Rotate thecon trol tothecen terposition
to loc kthe mirrors inpla ce\b
REM OTE ENT RY SY ST EM
Yo ur ve h ic le is eq uipp ed with a
rem ote entrysystem which
allo w s yo u to lo ck or unl ock th e
doors\b Italso allowsyou to
activ a te apa nic ala rm with th e
ke y in th e 1 (L O CK) or \f (A C C ) posi tio n\b The
re mote en tr y system ca n als o co ntr olth em em ory
sea t/ p ow er mir ro rs /a dju sta ble ped als fea tu re
(i f eq uip ped )\b P le ase con sult yo ur O wner's Guide\b
K E YLE SS EN TR YKE YPAD
The ke yle ss en tr y ke yp ad ca n
b e use d to lo ck or unlo ck th e
doo rswithout usin g ake y\b It ca n
a ls o co ntr ol th e memor yse at,
p ow er mirro rs,and adjust able
ped als (if eq ui ppe d)\b Pl ease
con su lt yo ur O wner ’s Guide \b
MEM ORYFEA TU RE(IF EQU IPPE D)
This featu rewill allow you
to settwo position s fo r th e
d rive r's sea t, pow ermirro rs,
a n d adjus ta b le pedals (if
eq uipped)\b Pleasecons ultyour
Ow ner's Guide\b
AD JU STAB LEPEDALS(IF EQU IP PE D)
The acce le ra to ran d brake pedal
sh o uld only be adj uste d whe nth e
ve h ic le issto ppe dand th e gear sh if t
is in theP (Pa rk) posit io n\b Pre ss the
to p of th e co ntro lto adju st the
p ed als aw ay from yo u, or pr ess the botto m of th e
co ntr olto ad ju st th e pe dals to w ard yo u\b
HO MEL IN K®(IF EQU IP PE D)
Th eHome Lin k Wire less Contro lSy ste mo n
th e driver's visorprovides a
convenientw ay to replace
up to three han dheld
tra nsm itters with asingle
devic e\bThis fea ture will
opera temost garage doors,entrygate
opera tors, security systems, andhome or
off ic e ligh ting\b For programming, please
consult your Owner's Guide\b
HEA TE D SE ATS(IF EQU IP PE D)
Pres sthe hea te d se at butto n to
c yc le throu gh ava ila b le se tt in g s
of hig h heat (\f li g hts ), lo w heat
(1 ligh t), an d off (n o lig hts )\b
R E VE RSE SE N SING SYSTE M(IF EQUI PPED )
TheReverse Sensing System (RSS)sounds a
ton eto warn the driver ofobstacles nearthe
rea rbum per when R(Reverse) isselected and
th e ve h ic le is movin g at sp eed s le ss th an
3 mph (5km /h)\bThe system isnot effective at
speeds ab ove 3mph (5km/h) andmay not
detec tcerta inan gular ormoving objects\b
CLIM ATE CONT ROL
DualZ one Auto m atic Te m pe ra tu re Contr o l(IF EQ UIP PED )
D river and Passenger SideTemperatureSet des ire d cabi nte m pe ra tu re wit h the blu e an dre d
b utto ns \bPr ess to inc re as eord ecre ase the tem pe ratu re
o n th e driv e r or pa ssen ge rsid e ofth e cab in \b
Dual Control(IF EQUIPPED )Pre ss DUAL to en g ag e/d is en g ag e se p ara te
p assenger sidetemperature control\bForcontrols
without aDUAL button, pressandhold AUTO to
en g ag e/d ise ng ag e se p ara te pass e n g er sid e
tem perature control\b
Automatic Operation
Setdesi re d cabi ntem pe ra tur e\b T hen pre ssAU TO for
ful la uto mati cope rati on\bT he syste mwill a utom atica lly
a d just air flo w tem pe rature ,fr o nt fa n spe ed,airflow
d ire ctio n, A/C, and re cir c ul ate d air base don the
se lec tedte m pera tur eto heato rco olth eve hic le to the
desi re d tem per atur eas soon as po ssi ble\b
D efogging/DemistingPres s Def ro st to dis tr ib ut e outs ide air thro ug h th e
w inds hiel d def ro ster ven ts an d demis ter ven ts \b To
redu ce humidi ty build up in th e veh ic le, do not drive
w ith th e clima te co ntr o ltu rn ed off\b Als o, do no t dr ive
w it h re ci rcu la te d air se le cte d unle ss the A/C
is op er atin g \b
Ai rFlow Dire ctio n Cont ro l(IF EQ UI PPED )Pre ss rep eatedl yto se lect desired airf low dire ction\b
H eated Seats
(IF EQUIPPED )Press tocycle through available settingsofhigh
heat (\flights), lowheat (1light), andoff(no lights)\b
Rear
(IF EQUIPPED )Pre ss togiv e rear pas sen ge rco ntrol ofthe auxilia ry
cli mate system\b Pressagai nto tu rn system off\b
R ear Temperature Control
(IF EQUIPPED )Press toincrease ordecrease temperature tothe
rear ofthe vehicle\b
Rear Fan Speed Control
(IF EQUIPPED )Press toincrease ordecrease therear fanspeed\b
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O n/Off/Volume Control
Push to tu rn O N orO FF\b T u rn to
in cre ase ord ecrea se vo lu m e\bIf
t h e vo lu m e is se t ab ove a
ce rta in le ve lan d th e ig nit io n is
t ur ned off,the vo lu m e will
c om eback on at a “n o m in al”
l e ve lw hen th e ig nit io n sw it c h is
t ur ned back on\b
T une/Disc Selector
Press togo upordown the
radio frequency bandorto
select adesired disc\bAlso
use in MENU modetoselect
various settings\b
Bass/Treble
Pre ss M EN U until B ass/T re b le
s e tt ing sare dis playe d\bAdju st
u sin g th eSEE K co nt rol \b
Balance/Fade
Press MENU untilBalance is
dis p la ye d\b Pre ss to ad ju st
the audio between theleft
and right speakers usingthe
SEEK control\b PressMENU
again todisplay Fade\bPress
to adjust audiobetween the
fr o nt an d re ar sp ea ke rs
u sing the SEEK control\b
MP3 Track/Folder Mode
InTra ck mod e, pres sin g
S EEK willscroll through all
tracks onthe disc\b InFolder
mode, pressing SEEK will
scr oll only th ro ug h tr a cks
w ithin aselected folder\b
CD
Press toenter CDmode\b If
aCD is already loadedinto
the system, theCD will begin
playing where itlast ended\bLOADPre ss LOA Dto begi nthe CD
lo ad seque nce\b When the
disp la y pro mp tsto sel ecta
slo t, us e the desi re d slo t to
lo ad th e CD\b Pre ss an d ho ld
LO AD to autolo ad up to
6CDs,o ne ata time, when the
disp la y pro mp ts to lo ad aCD\b
AM /FM
Press toselect AMorFM
frequency bands\b
SettingMemory Presets
To se t a sta tio n: Selec t
AM /F M fr e q uen cy ban d ,
tune toastation, thenpress
and hold apreset button
untilthesound returns\b
SCAN control
Press forabri ef sa mpli ng of
rad iostati ons orCD tracks \b
Press aga into sto p\b
SEEK control
Press toaccess th e
next/ p re vio us str o ng sta tio n
o r tr a ck\b
Setting theClock
Press MENU untilSELECT
HO UR orSELECT MINSis
displayed\b Usetheup/down
arrows andSEEK control to
adjustthehours/minutes\b
Dual Play/Single Play
If th e ve hi cle has aDVD
syste m, sim ulta neo usl ypre ss
pre se tbutto ns\fand 4 to
sw itc h be tween Dua lPl ay and
Sin g le Play \b Please co nsu lt
y o ur Owner's Gui de fo r DV D
syste mope ra tio n\b
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S EAT IN G
Front Passenger FoldFlatSeat Back
Thefron tp asseng erseat back can
be fol ded down to ahor izon ta l
posi tion toallow room fora lo ng
lo ad\b Ensu rethat theseat isin the
rearmo st pos ition and the head
restrai ntis ful ly down ,pr ior to pu llin g the strap
lo ca ted onthe back ofthe seatba ck\b
Adjusting \fndRow Bucket andBench Seats
Lif t the side handl eto adju st the
se at ba ck\b Using the sa me control
will fol d the sea tba ck fla t\b Lif ti ng
th e co ntr o l (if eq uip ped ) lo cat ed
u ndernea ththe sea tcu shi on will
a dju st the sea tfor wa rdorbackwa rd\b
Accessing the3rd Row Seats
Ensure thatthe \fnd rowseat
adjustable headrestraints (if
eq uip ped ) are in th e fu ll dow n
po sit ion an d no obj ects su ch as
boo ks, pur se s, o rb rie fc ase s are on
th eflo or in front ofth e \fnd ro w se ats bef ore fo ld ing
th em down \bPlace th e front ro w sea tin afor wa rd
po sit ion to allo w the \fnd ro w se at to be full y
” tu mb led \b”Lif t th e han dle onc eto fo ld these at b ack
fla t\b Lift th e sa mehand le ase co nd tim eto “tu mb le”
th ese at forw ard to allo w acce ss to the 3rd ro w se at\b
S towing the3rd Row Bench or
Split Bench SeatinTub
Mov ethe adju sta b le head re st ra int
(i f e q uip pe d)fu ll y dow n\bE nsu re tha t
th e sto w ag e tub is cle ar of obje cts
p rior tocyclin g\b
Fro m th e re ar of th e ve h ic le , fo ld
t h e se at back by pullin g an d ho ld in g th e nu m ber 1
str a p while push in g th e se at b ack fo rw ard \bR ele ase
th e str a p aft e r th e se at b ack sta rts ro ta tin g fo rw ard \b
R ele ase th e cus hio n la tc h es by pulli ng th e
nu m ber \f str a p while pulli n g on th e lo ng str a p
lo ca te d on th e se at back, to ro ta te th e se at all th e
w ay in to th e tu b in th e flo or\b
2\b\b5 FREESTYLEESSENTIALINFORM ATION2\b\b5 FREESTYLEADDITIO NALFEATURES
AUDI OSY ST EM
Premium/ AudiophileInDa sh 6CD/ MP3 Sou nd System(IF EQ UIP PED )
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19
1918
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M ax A/C Operation
Aut om ati c Opera tio n: Pre ss AU TO fo r fu ll
a u to m atic op era tio n\b Do no t ove rrid e A/C or
re cir c u la te d air \b S et th e te m pera tu re to 60°F (1 6 °C )\b
O verride Operation: Selectairdistri bution\b Select
A/C and recirculated air\bUse recirculated airwith
A/C to provide colderairflow\b Settemperature to
60°F (16°C)\b Settohighest frontfanspeed initially,
then adjust tomaintain comfort\b
Manual Override Operation
Set de sir ed ca b in te m pera tu re \b Adju st an y of
th e follo wing fo r pers onal co m fo rt pre fe re n ce s:
fr on t fa n spe ed , air flow dir e ctio n, A/C , an d
re cir cu la te d air \b Fro nt fa n sp eed , A/C , and
re cir c ul ate d air ove rride swi ll no t tu rn off th e AU TO
in di ca to rli g ht\b A ir flo w dir e ctio n ove rrid es wi ll tu rn off
t h e AUT Oin di ca to r li g ht\b