maintenance LINCOLN MKX 2008 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
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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
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A
Accessory delay ..........................81
AdvanceTrac ..............................224
Air cleaner filter ...............308–310
Air conditioning ..........................60
Airbag supplemental restraint
system ........................157, 166, 169
and child safety seats ............159
description ..............157, 166, 169
disposal ....................................172
driver airbag ............159, 167, 170
indicator light .........165, 168, 171
operation .................159, 167, 170
passenger airbag .....159, 167, 170
side airbag ...............................166
All Wheel Drive (AWD),
driving off road .........................233
Antifreeze
(see Engine coolant) ................289
Anti-lock brake system
(see Brakes) ..............................222
Anti-theft system ..............124, 128
arming the system ..................128
disarming a triggered
system .....................................129
Audio system (see Radio) .........17
Automatic transaxle
fluid, adding ............................307
fluid, checking ........................307
Automatic transmission
driving an automatic
overdrive .................................229
fluid, refill capacities ..............311
fluid, specification ..................311
Auxiliary input jack (Line in) ....24
Auxiliary power point .................78Axle
lubricant specifications ..........311
B
Battery .......................................287
acid, treating emergencies .....287
jumping a disabled battery ....257
maintenance-free ....................287
replacement, specifications ...310
servicing ..................................287
Belt-Minder.............................152
Booster seats .............................173
Brakes ........................................222
anti-lock ...................................222
anti-lock brake system (ABS)
warning light ...........................223
fluid, checking and adding ....306
fluid, refill capacities ..............311
fluid, specifications .................311
lubricant specifications ..........311
parking ....................................223
shift interlock ..........................228
Bulbs ............................................69
C
Capacities for refilling fluids ....311
Cargo management system ......107
Cell phone use ..............................7
Changing a tire .................250, 253
Child safety restraints ..............173
child safety belts ....................173
Child safety seats ......................176
attaching with tether straps ..180
in front seat ............................177
in rear seat ..............................177
Child safety seats - booster
seats ...........................................173
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filter, specifications ........286, 310
recommendations ...................286
refill capacities ........................311
specifications ..........................311
Event data recording ....................6
Exhaust fumes ..........................220
F
Fail safe cooling ........................293
Family entertainment system ....30
Floor mats .................................103
Fluid capacities .........................311
Foglamps .....................................65
Four-Wheel Drive vehicles
driving off road .......................233
Fuel ............................................294
calculating fuel
economy ............................95, 299
cap ...........................................297
capacity ...................................311
choosing the right fuel ...........298
comparisons with EPA fuel
economy estimates .................302
detergent in fuel .....................299
filling your vehicle with
fuel ...........................294, 297, 299
filter, specifications ........294, 310
fuel pump shut-off switch .....242
improving fuel economy ........299
octane rating ...................298, 313
quality ......................................298
running out of fuel .................299
safety information relating to
automotive fuels .....................294
Fuses ..........................................243
G
Gas cap (see Fuel cap) ............297Gas mileage
(see Fuel economy) .................299
Gauges .........................................14
H
Hazard flashers .........................242
Head restraints .................130, 137
Headlamps ...................................64
aiming ........................................66
autolamp system .......................64
bulb specifications ....................69
daytime running lights .............65
flash to pass ..............................65
high beam .................................65
replacing bulbs .........................70
turning on and off ....................64
Heating
heating and air conditioning
system .......................................60
Homelink wireless control
system ..........................................90
Hood ..........................................280
I
Ignition ...............................217, 313
Illuminated visor mirror .............77
Infant seats
(see Safety seats) .....................176
Inspection/maintenance (I/M)
testing ........................................304
Instrument panel
cleaning ...................................276
cluster ........................................10
lighting up panel and
interior .......................................66
J
Jack ............................................250
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fluid, specifications .................311
Power Windows ...........................80
R
Radio ............................................17
Rear seat entertainment
system ..........................................30
Relays ........................................243
Remote entry system .......115, 117
illuminated entry ............121–122
locking/unlocking
doors ................................117–118
opening the trunk ...................118
panic alarm .............................118
replacement/additional
transmitters .............................120
replacing the batteries ...........119
Reverse sensing system ...........231
Roadside assistance ..................240
S
Safety Belt Maintenance ..........151
Safety belts (see Safety
restraints) ..................141, 145–149
Safety Canopy ...................166, 169
Safety defects, reporting ..........271
Safety restraints ........141, 145–149
Belt-Minder...........................152
extension assembly ................150
for adults .........................146–148
for children .....................172–173
Occupant Classification
Sensor ......................................143
safety belt maintenance .........151
warning light and
chime ...............................151–152
Safety seats for children ..........176Safety Compliance
Certification Label ....................314
Satellite Radio Information ........28
Seats ..........................................130
child safety seats ....................176
climate control ........................135
easy access/easyout feature ..134
front seats .......................130, 134
heated ......................................140
memory seat ...................119, 134
SecuriLock passive anti-theft
system ........................................124
Servicing your vehicle ..............279
Spare tire
(see Changing the Tire) ...........253
Spark plugs, specifications ......310,
313
Specification chart,
lubricants ...................................311
Speed control ..............................83
Starting your vehicle ........217–219
jump starting ..........................257
Steering wheel
controls ......................................86
tilting .........................................76
SYNC ............................................59
T
Tilt steering wheel ......................76
Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (TPMS)
Tires, Wheels and Loading ....201
Tires ...........................186–187, 250
alignment ................................194
care ..........................................190
changing ..........................250, 253
checking the pressure ............190
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