maintenance LINCOLN MKX 2007 Repair Manual

IDENTIFYING YOUR VEHICLE
Safety Compliance Certification Label
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration Regulations require
that a Safety Compliance
Certification Label be affixed to a
vehicle and prescribe where the
Safety Compliance Certification
Label may be located. The Safety
Compliance Certification Label is
located on the structure (B-Pillar)
by the trailing edge of the driver’s
door or the edge of the driver’s
door.
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
The vehicle identification number is
located on the driver side
instrument panel.
Please note that in the graphic,
XXXX is representative of your
vehicle identification number.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
2007 MKX(mkx)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
Maintenance and Specifications
308

The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) contains the following
information:
1. World manufacturer identifier
2. Brake system / Gross Vehicle
Weight Rating (GVWR) / Restraint
System
3. Vehicle line, series, body type
4. Engine type
5. Check digit
6. Model year
7. Assembly plant
8. Production sequence number
TRANSMISSION/TRANSAXLE CODE DESIGNATIONS
You can find a
transmission/transaxle code on the
Safety Compliance Certification
Label. The following table tells you
which transmission or transaxle
each code represents.
Description Code
6F50 6–Speed Automatic Transaxle J
2007 MKX(mkx)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
Maintenance and Specifications
309

A
Accessory delay ..........................81
AdvanceTrac ..............................219
Air cleaner filter ...............302–303
Air conditioning ..............54, 56, 58
Airbag supplemental restraint
system ........................155, 164, 167
and child safety seats ............157
description ..............155, 164, 167
disposal ....................................170
driver airbag ............157, 165, 168
indicator light .........163, 166, 169
operation .................157, 165, 168
passenger airbag .....157, 165, 168
side airbag ...............................164
All Wheel Drive (AWD),
driving off road .........................229
Antifreeze
(see Engine coolant) ................283
Anti-lock brake system
(see Brakes) ..............................218
Anti-theft system ..............123, 127
arming the system ..................127
disarming a triggered
system .....................................128
Audio system (see Radio) .........16
Automatic transaxle
fluid, adding ............................300
fluid, checking ........................300
Automatic transmission
driving an automatic
overdrive .................................225
fluid, refill capacities ..............304
fluid, specification ..................304
Auxiliary input jack (Line in) ....22
Auxiliary power point .................78Axle
lubricant specifications ..........304
B
Battery .......................................281
acid, treating emergencies .....281
jumping a disabled battery ....251
maintenance-free ....................281
replacement, specifications ...303
servicing ..................................281
Belt-Minder
.............................151
Booster seats .............................171
Brakes ........................................217
anti-lock ...................................218
anti-lock brake system (ABS)
warning light ...........................218
fluid, checking and adding ....300
fluid, refill capacities ..............304
fluid, specifications .................304
lubricant specifications ..........304
parking ....................................219
shift interlock ..........................223
Bulbs ............................................68
C
Capacities for refilling fluids ....304
Cargo management system ......107
Cell phone use ..............................7
Changing a tire .................245, 248
Child safety restraints ..............171
child safety belts ....................171
Child safety seats ......................174
attaching with tether straps ..178
in front seat ............................175
in rear seat ..............................175
Child safety seats - booster
seats ...........................................171
2007 MKX(mkx)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
Index
312

filter, specifications ........280, 303
recommendations ...................280
refill capacities ........................304
specifications ..........................304
Event data recording ....................6
Exhaust fumes ..........................217
F
Fail safe cooling ........................287
Family entertainment system ....27
Floor mats .................................102
Fluid capacities .........................304
Foglamps .....................................64
Four-Wheel Drive vehicles
driving off road .......................229
Fuel ............................................288
calculating fuel
economy ............................94, 293
cap ...........................................291
capacity ...................................304
choosing the right fuel ...........291
comparisons with EPA fuel
economy estimates .................296
detergent in fuel .....................293
filling your vehicle with
fuel ...........................288, 291, 293
filter, specifications ........288, 303
fuel pump shut-off switch .....237
improving fuel economy ........293
octane rating ...................292, 307
quality ......................................292
running out of fuel .................293
safety information relating to
automotive fuels .....................288
Fuses ..................................237–238
G
Gas cap (see Fuel cap) ............291Gas mileage
(see Fuel economy) .................293
Gauges .........................................14
H
Hazard flashers .........................236
Head restraints .................129, 137
Headlamps ...................................63
aiming ........................................65
autolamp system .......................63
bulb specifications ....................68
daytime running lights .............64
flash to pass ..............................64
high beam .................................64
replacing bulbs .........................69
turning on and off ....................63
Heating
heating and air conditioning
system ...........................54, 56, 58
Homelink wireless control
system ..........................................88
Hood ..........................................274
I
Ignition ...............................214, 307
Illuminated visor mirror .............77
Infant seats
(see Safety seats) .....................174
Inspection/maintenance (I/M)
testing ........................................298
Instrument panel
cleaning ...................................270
cluster ........................................10
lighting up panel and
interior .......................................65
J
Jack ............................................245
2007 MKX(mkx)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
Index
314

Power point .................................78
Power steering ..........................222
fluid, checking and adding ....299
fluid, refill capacity ................304
fluid, specifications .................304
Power Windows ...........................79
R
Radio ............................................16
Rear seat entertainment
system ..........................................27
Relays ........................................237
Remote entry system .......114, 116
illuminated entry ............120–121
locking/unlocking
doors ................................116–117
opening the trunk ...................117
panic alarm .............................117
replacement/additional
transmitters .............................119
replacing the batteries ...........118
Reverse sensing system ...........227
Roadside assistance ..................235
S
Safety Belt Maintenance ..........150
Safety belts (see Safety
restraints) ..................140, 144–148
Safety Canopy ...................164, 167
Safety defects, reporting ..........265
Safety restraints ........140, 144–148
Belt-Minder
...........................151
extension assembly ................149
for adults .........................145–147
for children .....................170–171Occupant Classification
Sensor ......................................142
safety belt maintenance .........150
warning light and chime ........150
Safety seats for children ..........174
Safety Compliance
Certification Label ....................308
Satellite Radio Information ........24
Seats ..........................................129
child safety seats ....................174
climate control ........................134
easy access/easyout feature ..133
front seats ...............129, 133–134
heated ..................................54, 56
memory seat ...................118, 133
SecuriLock passive anti-theft
system ........................................123
Servicing your vehicle ..............273
Spare tire
(see Changing the Tire) ...........248
Spark plugs,
specifications .....................303, 307
Specification chart,
lubricants ...................................304
Speed control ..............................83
Starting your vehicle ........214–216
jump starting ..........................251
Steering wheel
controls ......................................85
tilting .........................................76
T
Tilt steering wheel ......................76
Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (TPMS)
Tires, Wheels and Loading ....198
Tires ...........................183–184, 245
2007 MKX(mkx)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
Index
316