battery replacement FORD FUSION/HYBRID 2018 Owners Manual

Other Items or Conditions Not Covered
The New Vehicle Limited Warranty does not cover:
•high-voltage battery replacement due to improper vehicle storage.
Refer to the Owner’s Manual for the proper ways your vehicle’s battery
must be maintained in the event the vehicle is not driven or is stored
for an extended period of time
• The Lithium-ion battery (EV battery) will experience gradual capacity
loss with time and use (similar to all lithium-ion batteries), which is
considered normal wear and tear. Loss of battery capacity due to or
resulting from gradual capacity loss is NOT covered under the New
Vehicle Limited Warranty. See your Owner’s Manual for important tips
on how to maximize the life and capacity of the Lithium-ion battery.
• vehicles that have had the odometer disconnected, altered, or
inoperative for an extended period of time with the result that the
actual mileage cannot be determined
• vehicles that have ever been labeled or branded as dismantled,fire,
flood, junk,rebuilt, reconstructed,orsalvaged; this will void
the New Vehicle Limited Warranty
• vehicles that have been determined to be a total lossby an insurance
company; this will void the New Vehicle Limited Warranty
• Aftermarket parts or components, sometimes installed by Ford Motor
Company or an authorized Ford dealership, may not be covered by the
New Vehicle Limited Warranty. Any damage caused due to the failure
of aftermarket parts (other than a certified emission part) is not
covered.
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EMISSIONS DEFECTS WARRANTY COVERAGE
During the warranty coverage period, Ford Motor Company warrants that:
•your vehicle or engine is designed, built, and equipped to meet - at
the time it is sold - the emissions regulations of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
• your vehicle or engine is free from emissions-related defects in
factory-supplied materials or workmanship, which are defects that
could prevent the vehicle or engine from conforming with applicable
EPA regulations.
•
you will not be charged for diagnosis, repair, replacement, or adjustment
of parts containing an emissions-related defect. A list of emission-related
parts can be found in What is Covered?
on pages 19-21.
The emissions defects warranty coverage period for passenger cars and
light duty trucks (applies to vehicles up to 8,500 pounds GVWR is as
follows:
• 8 years or 80,000 miles (whichever occurs first) for catalytic
converters, electronic emissions control unit, and onboard emissions
diagnostic devices, including the Battery Energy Control Module
(BECM).
• 2 years or 24,000 miles (whichever occurs first) for all other covered
parts. (NOTE: Ford’s 3-year, 36,000-mile bumper-to-bumper coverage,
as described above, surpasses this mandatory federal coverage.)
EMISSIONS PERFORMANCE WARRANTY COVERAGE
Under Emissions Performance Warranty Coverage, Ford Motor Company
will repair, replace, or adjust - with no charge for labor, diagnosis, or
parts - any emissions control device or system, if you meet all of the
following conditions:
• You have maintained and operated your vehicle according to the
instructions on proper care in the Owner’s Manual, and this booklet.
• Your vehicle fails to conform, during the warranty coverage period, to
the applicable national EPA standards as determined by an EPA
approved inspection and maintenance program.
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6. California requirements for emissions warranties
QUICK REFERENCE: EMISSIONS WARRANTY COVERAGE
This chart shows the emissions warranty Ford Motor Company provides
for your vehicle under the emissions control warranty in accordance with
the regulations of the California Air Resources Board. This coverage is in
addition to Federal Emissions warranties (page 17).
NOTE: The Focus Electric vehicle (or any fully-electric vehicle) is
not eligible for any emissions warranties described in this booklet.
STANDARD EMISSIONS DEFECTS
WARRANTY FOR VEHICLES WITH GVWR* OF 14,000 LBS. & UNDER
Short- Term Warranty
Long-Term Warranty**
3/50,000
7/70,000
3/50,000
EMISSIONS PERFORMANCE
WARRANTY
(Vehicles of 14,000 LBS.* and under)
15/150,000
TRANSITIONAL ZERO
EMISSION VEHICLES (TZEV)*** DEFECTS AND
PERFORMANCE WARRANTY****
* Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
** These specific parts were selected on the basis of their estimated
replacement cost at the time the California Air Resources Board ce\
rtified
your vehicle for sale in California (up to 14,000 pounds GVWR).
*** Refer to your Vehicle Emission Control Information label for emissi\
ons
certification information.
**** Except for the high voltage battery, which is covered for 10 years \
or
150,000 miles (whichever occurs first).
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