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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.
Refer toMessage centerin the
Drivers Controlschapter on how to
switch the display from Metric to
English.
Trip odometer:Registers the miles
(kilometers) of individual journeys.
To reset, press and release the
message center INFO button until
“TRIP” appears in the display (this
represents the trip mode). Press the
control again to select Trip A and
Trip B features. Press and release
the RESET button to reset.
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AUDIO SYSTEMS
Quick start — How to get going
WARNING:Driving while distracted can result in loss of vehicle
control, accident and injury. Ford strongly recommends that
drivers use extreme caution when using any device that may take their
focus off the road. The drivers primary responsibility is the safe
operation of their vehicle. Only use cell phones and other devices not
essential to the driving task when it is safe to do so.
Listening to the radio
1. If the audio system is off, press
VOL-PUSH to turn the radio on.
Turn VOL-PUSH to adjust the
volume.
Note:The system may take a few
moments to turn on.
2. Press AM/FM repeatedly to
choose between AM/FM1/FM2
frequency bands.
3. Press
/to manually go
up/down the frequency band.
Press
SEEKto search
down/up the chosen frequency band
for the next strongest station.
To disengage SEEK mode,
press
/.
4. Once you are tuned to the
desired station, press and hold a
memory preset (1–6) to save the
station. PRESET SAVED will appear on the display and the sound will
return signifying the station has been saved. You can save up to six
stations in each frequency band — six in AM, six in FM1 and six in FM2.
To access your saved stations, press the corresponding memory preset.
The memory preset # and the station frequency will appear on the
display.
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Listening to satellite radio (if equipped)
1. If the audio system is turned off,
press VOL-PUSH to turn the radio
on. Turn VOL-PUSH to adjust the
volume.
Note:The system may take a few
moments to turn on.
2. Press AUX repeatedly to cycle
through auxiliary audio sources.
Select SAT1, SAT2 or SAT3 to listen
to satellite radio.
3. Press
SEEK, SEEKto
access the previous or next satellite
channel.
You may also seek by music
category. For further information, refer toCATEGORYlisting under the
MENU control on your specific audio system.
4. Once you are tuned to the
desired channel, press and hold a
memory preset (1–6) to save the
channel. PRESET SAVED will appear on the display and the sound will
return signifying the station has been saved. You can save up to six
channels in each — six in SAT1, six in SAT2, and six in SAT3.
To access your saved channels, press the corresponding memory preset.
The memory preset # and the channel name will appear on the display.
Listening to a CD/MP3 (if equipped)
1. If the audio system is turned off,
press VOL-PUSH to turn the radio
on. Turn VOL-PUSH to adjust the
volume.
Note:The system may take a few
moments to turn on.
2. Press CD to enter CD mode. If a
disc is already loaded into the
system, CD play will begin where it
ended last.
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For a single CD system,if a disc
is not already loaded, insert only
one, label side up into the CD slot.
LOADING CD and READING DISC will appear in the display. The first
track on the disc will begin playing.
For an in-dash six CD system,if
a disc is not already loaded, press
LOAD. Select a slot number using
memory presets 1–6. When the
display reads LOAD CD#, load the
desired disc, label side up. If you do not choose a slot within five
seconds, the system will choose for you. Once loaded, the first track will
begin to play.
To auto load up to six discs,press and hold LOAD until the display
reads AUTOLOAD#. Load the desired disc, label side up. The system will
prompt you to load discs for the remaining available slots. Insert the
discs, one at a time, label side up, when prompted. Once loaded, the last
loaded disc will begin to play.
Note:An MP3 disc with folders will show F001 (folder #) T001 (track #)
in the display. An MP3 disc without folders will show T001 (track#) in
the display. Refer toMP3 track and folder structurelater in this
chapter for further information.
3. In CD/MP3 mode, you can access the following features:
Press
SEEK, SEEKto
access the previous/next tracks.
Press and hold REW to manually
reverse in a CD/MP3 track.
Press and hold FF to manually
advance in a CD/MP3 track.
While in folder mode, press
FOLDER to access the previous
folder on MP3 discs, if available.
While in folder mode, press
FOLDER
to access the next
folder on MP3 discs, if available.
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Press SHUFFLE to engage shuffle
mode. SHUFFLE ON will appear in
the display. If you wish to engage
shuffle mode right away, press SEEK to begin random play. Otherwise,
random play will begin when the current track is finished playing. CD
SHUF will appear in the display.
To disengage, press SHUFFLE again. SHUFFLE OFF will appear in the
display.
Note:In track mode, all tracks on thecurrentdisc will shuffle in
random order. In MP3 folder mode, the system will randomly play all
tracks within thecurrentfolder.
Press
/(play/pause) when a
CD/MP3 is playing to pause the disc.
CD PAUSE will appear in the
display. Press again to resume play.
4.For a single CD system,
press
to eject the current disc.
The display will read CD EJECT.
For an in-dash six CD system,
press
and then select the
correct slot number using memory presets 1–6. When ready, the system
will eject the disc and the display will read REMOVE CD. If the disc is
not removed in 15 seconds, the system will reload the disc.
To auto eject up to six discs,press and hold
until the system
begins ejecting all loaded discs. If the discs are not removed, the system
will reload the discs.
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CategoryunderMenufor further information.
Satellite radio is available only with a valid SIRIUS subscription.
Check with your authorized dealer for availability.
2.
(Phone):Your vehicle may
be equipped with SYNC which has
special phone features. For more
information, please refer to theSYNCsupplement.
3.MENU:Press repeatedly to
access the following settings:
Setting the clock:Press MENU until SET HOURS or SET MINUTES is
displayed. Use
/to manually increase/decrease. Press MENU again
to disengage clock mode.
If your vehicle is equipped with an in-dash clock, refer toClockin the
Driver Controlschapter.
SATELLITE RADIO MENU (if equipped):Press MENU when satellite
radio mode is active to access. Press OK to enter into the satellite radio
menu. Press
/to cycle through the following options:
•CATEGORY:Press OK to enter category mode. Press
/to
scroll through the list of available SIRIUS channel Categories (Pop,
Rock, News, etc.) Press OK when the desired category appears in the
display. After a category is selected, press SEEK to search for that
specific category of channels only (i.e. ROCK). You may also select
CATEGORY ALL to seek all available SIRIUS categories and channels.
Press OK to close and return to the main menu.
•SAVE SONG:Press OK to save the currently playing song in the
system’s memory. (If you try to save something other than a song,
CANT SAVE will appear in the display.) When the chosen song is
playing on any satellite radio channel, the system will alert you with
an audible prompt. Press OK while SONG ALERT is in the display and
the system will take you to the channel playing the desired song. You
can save up to 20 songs. If you attempt to save a song when the
system is full, the display will read REPLACE SONG? Press OK to
access the saved songs and press
/to cycle through the saved
songs. When the song appears in the display that you would like to
replace, press OK. SONG REPLACED will appear in the display.
•DELETE SONG:Press OK to delete a song from the system’s
memory. Press
/to cycle through the saved songs. When the
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song appears in the display that you would like to delete, press OK.
The song will appear in the display for confirmation. Press OK again
and the display will read SONG DELETED. If you do not want to
delete the currently listed song, press
/to select either
RETURN or CANCEL.
Note:If there are no songs presently saved, the display will read NO
SONGS.
•DELETE ALL SONGS:Press OK to delete all song’s from the
system’s memory. The display will read ARE YOU SURE ? Press OK to
confirm deletion of all saved songs and the display will read ALL
DELETED.
Note:If there are no songs presently saved, the display will read NO
SONGS.
•ENABLE ALERTS / DISABLE ALERTS:Press OK to enable/disable
the satellite alert status which alerts you when your selected songs are
playing on a satellite radio channel. (The system default is disabled.)
SONG ALERTS ENABLED/DISABLED will appear in the display. The
menu listing will display the opposite state. For example, if you have
chosen to enable the song alerts, the menu listing will read DISABLE
as the alerts are currently on, so your other option is to turn them off.
Satellite radio is available only with a valid SIRIUS radio
subscription. Check with your authorized dealer for availability.
AUTOSET:Press MENU until the display reads AUTOSET. Autoset
allows you to set the strongest local radio stations without losing your
original manually set preset stations for AM/FM1/FM2. Use
/to
turn on/off.
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.
RBDS:Available only in FM mode. This feature allows you to search
RBDS-equipped stations for a certain category of music format:
CLASSIC, COUNTRY, INFORM, JAZZ/RB, ROCK, etc.
To activate,press MENU repeatedly until RBDS (ON/OFF) appears in
the display. Use
/to toggle RBDS ON/OFF. When RBDS is OFF,
you will not be able to search for RBDS equipped stations or view the
station name or type.
To search for specific RBDS music categories:When the desired
category appears in the display, press
/to find the desired type,
then press and release
SEEK, SEEKor press and hold SCAN to
begin the search.
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To view the station name or type:When the desired category appears
in the display, press TEXT/SCAN to toggle between displaying the station
type (COUNTRY, ROCK, etc.) or the station name (WYCD, WXYZ, etc.).
BASS:Press MENU to reach the bass setting. Use
/to adjust.
TREB (Treble):Press MENU to reach the treble setting. Use
/to
adjust.
BAL (Balance):Press MENU to reach the balance setting. Use
/
to adjust the audio between the left (L) and right (R) speakers.
FADE:Press MENU to reach the fade setting. Use
/to adjust the
audio between the back (B) and front (F) speakers.
SPEED VOL (Speed sensitive volume, if equipped):Press MENU to
reach the SPEEDVOL setting. Radio volume automatically gets louder
with increasing vehicle speed to compensate for road and wind noise.
Use
/to adjust.
The default setting isoff;increasing your vehicle speed will not change
the volume level.
Adjust1–7:Increasing this setting from 1 (lowest setting) to 7 (highest
setting) allows the radio volume to automatically change slightly with
vehicle speed to compensate for road and wind noise.
Recommended level is1–3;SPEED OFF turns the feature off and level 7
is the maximum setting.
TRACK/FOLDER MODE:Available only on MP3 discs in CD mode.
In track mode, press
SEEK, SEEKto scroll through all tracks on
the disc
In folder mode, press
SEEK, SEEKto scroll through tracks
within the selected folder.
Press
FOLDER, FOLDERto access the previous/next folder (if
available). Press OK to close and return to the main menu.
COMPRESS (Compression):Available only in CD/MP3 mode. Press
MENU until COMPRESS ON/OFF appears in the display. Use
/to
toggle ON/OFF. When COMPRESS is ON, the system will bring the soft
and loud CD passages together for a more consistent listening level.
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4.AUX:Press repeatedly to cycle
through LINE IN (auxiliary audio
mode), SAT1, SAT2 and SAT3
(satellite radio, if equipped) and SYNC (if equipped).
For location and further information on auxiliary audio mode, refer to
Auxiliary input jacklater in this chapter.
Satellite radio is available only with a valid SIRIUS radio
subscription. Check with your authorized dealer for availability.
If your vehicle is equipped with SYNC, please refer to theSYNC
supplement.
5.SEEK: In radio mode,
press
/to access the
previous/next strong station.
In CD mode,press
/to
access the previous/next CD track.
In satellite radio mode (if equipped),press
SEEK, SEEKto
seek to the previous/next channel. If a specific category is selected,
(Jazz, Rock, News, etc.), press
SEEK, SEEKto seek to the
previous/next channel in the selected category. Press and hold
SEEK, SEEKto fast seek through the previous /next channels.
In TEXT MODE,press
SEEK, SEEKto view the
previous/additional display text.
In CATEGORY mode,press
SEEK, SEEKto select a category.
Satellite radio is available only with a valid SIRIUS subscription.
Check with your authorized dealer for availability.
6.
/OK
(Play/Pause):WhenaCDis
playing, press this control to play or
pause the current CD.
OK:Use in various menu selections.
Your vehicle may be equipped with special phone and media features.
For further information, refer to theSYNCsupplement.
7.SHUFFLE:Press SHUFFLE to
engage shuffle mode. SHUFFLE ON
will appear in the display. If you
wish to engage shuffle mode right away, press SEEK to begin random
play. Otherwise, random play will begin when the current track is
finished playing. CD SHUF will appear in the display.
To disengage, press SHUFFLE. SHUFFLE OFF will appear in the display.
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Note:In track mode, all tracks on thecurrentdisc will shuffle in
random order. In MP3 folder mode, the system will randomly play all
tracks within the current folder.
8.FOLDER
: In folder mode,
press FOLDER
to access next
folder on MP3 discs, if available.
9.
FOLDER:In folder mode,
press
FOLDER to access the
previous folder on MP3 discs, if
available.
10.FF (Fast forward):Press FF
to manually advance in a CD/MP3
track.
11.REW (Rewind):Press REW to
manually reverse in a CD/MP3 track.
12.Memory presets:To set a
station, select the desired frequency
band, AM, FM1 or FM2. Tune to the
desired station. Press and hold a preset button until sound returns and
PRESET # SAVED appears in the display. You can save up to 18 stations,
six in AM, six in FM1 and FM2.
In satellite radio mode (if equipped),there are 18 available presets,
six each for SAT1, SAT2 and SAT3. To save satellite channels in your
memory presets, tune to the desired channel then press and hold a
preset control until sound returns.
Satellite radio is available only with a valid SIRIUS radio
subscription. Check with your authorized dealer for availability.
13.TEXT/SCAN: In radio and
CD/MP3 mode,press and hold for
a brief sampling of radio stations or
CD tracks. Press again to stop.
In MP3 mode,press and release to display track title, artist name, and
disc title.
In satellite radio mode (if equipped),press and release to enter
TEXT MODE and display the current song title. While in TEXT MODE,
press again to scroll through the current song title, artist, channel
category and the SIRIUS long channel name.
Press and hold to hear a brief sampling of the next channels. Press again
to stop.
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