User manual FORD F250-2000

[. . . ] Contents Before driving Introduction Instrumentation Controls and features Seating and safety restraints Starting and driving Starting Driving Roadside emergencies Servicing Maintenance and care Capacities and specifications Customer assistance Reporting safety defects Index 172 222 234 246 247 104 109 145 2 8 25 72 All rights reserved. Reproduction by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system or translation in whole or part is not permitted without written authorization from Ford Motor Company. Ford may change the contents without notice and without incurring obligation. Copyright © 1999 Ford Motor Company 1 Introduction The following warning may be required by California law: CALIFORNIA Proposition 65 Warning Engine exhaust, some if its constituents, and certain vehicle components contain or emit chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, or birth defects or other reproductive harm. [. . . ] Driving on snow and ice A 4WD vehicle has advantages over 2WD vehicles in snow and ice but can skid like any other vehicle. Avoid sudden applications of power and quick changes of direction on snow and ice. Apply the accelerator slowly and steadily when starting from a full stop. If your vehicle is equipped with a Rear Anti-lock Brake System (RABS), you should be careful when braking. Front brake lock-up, on any surface, causes loss of steering control. 131 Driving If your vehicle is equipped with a Four Wheel Anti-lock Brake System (ABS), apply the brakes as you normally would. In order to allow the ABS to operate properly, keep steady pressure on the brake pedal. When driving on snow or ice with either braking system, allow more stopping distance and drive slower than usual. VEHICLE LOADING Before loading a vehicle, familiarize yourself with the following terms: · Base Curb Weight: Weight of the vehicle including any standard equipment, fluids, lubricants, etc. It does not include passengers or aftermarket equipment. · Payload: Combined maximum allowable weight of cargo, passengers and optional equipment. The payload equals the gross vehicle weight rating minus base curb weight. · GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight): Base curb weight plus payload weight. The GVW is not a limit or a specification. · GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating): Maximum total weight of the base vehicle, passengers, optional equipment and cargo. The GVWR is specific to each vehicle and is listed on the Safety Compliance Label on the driver's door pillar. · GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating): Carrying capacity for each axle system. The GAWR is specific to each vehicle and is listed on the Safety Compliance Label on the driver's door pillar. · GCW (Gross Combined Weight): The combined weight of the towing vehicle (including passengers and cargo) and the trailer. · GCWR (Gross Combined Weight Rating): Maximum combined weight of towing vehicle (including passengers and cargo) and the trailer. The GCWR indicates the maximum loaded weight that the vehicle is designed to tow. · Maximum Trailer Weight Rating: Maximum weight of a trailer the vehicle is permitted to tow. The maximum trailer weight rating is determined by subtracting the vehicle curb weight for each engine/transmission combination, any required option weight for trailer towing and the weight of the driver from the GCWR for the towing vehicle. 132 Driving · Maximum Trailer Weight: Maximum weight of a trailer the loaded vehicle (including passengers and cargo) is permitted to tow. [. . . ] Department of Transportation 400 Seventh Street Washington D. C. 20590 You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from the Hotline. 246 Index Accessory delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Air bag supplemental restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 and child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 driver air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 91 operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 passenger air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 passenger deactivation switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Air cleaner filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193, 222 Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Ambulance packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Antifreeze (see Engine coolant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Anti-lock brake system (see Brakes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110, 111 Audio system (see Radio) . . . . . . . . . 32 Automatic transmission driving an automatic overdrive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 fluid, adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 fluid, checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 fluid, refill capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 fluid, specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Auxiliary power point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Axle lubricant specifications . . . 225, 227 refill capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 traction lok . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 acid, treating emergencies . . . . . 194 charging system warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 jumping a disabled battery . . . . 166 maintenance-free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 replacement, specifications . . . 222 servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 voltage gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Belt minder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 anti-lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109, 110, 111 anti-lock brake system (ABS) warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 110 brake warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 fluid, checking and adding . . . . 179 fluid, refill capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 fluid, specifications . . . . . . . . . . 225, 227 lubricant specifications . . . 225, 227 parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 shift interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Capacities for refilling fluids . . . . 222 Certification Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Child safety restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 child safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 attaching with tether straps . . 102 in front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 in rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 tether anchorage hardware . . . 102 Cleaning your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 exterior lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 instrument panel lens . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 waxing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Climate control (see Air conditioning or Heating) . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 42, 52 Clutch fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 operation while driving . . . . . . . . . . 117 recommended shift speeds . . . . 119 Compass, electronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 247 Index calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 set zone adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Controls power seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Coolant checking and adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 refill capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185, 222 specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 227 Cruise control (see Speed control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Ford accessories for your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Ford Extended Service Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Getting assistance outside the U. S. and Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Getting roadside assistance . . . 145 Getting the service you need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Ordering additional owner's literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 The Dispute Settlement Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Utilizing the Mediation/ Arbitration Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Daytime running lamps (see Lamps) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Dipstick automatic transmission fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Doors door ajar warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 lubricant specifications . . . . . . . . . . 225 Driveline universal joint and slip yoke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Driving under special conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130, 131 mud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 sand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 248 snow and ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130, 134 Emergencies, roadside jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Emission control system . . . . . . . . . . 210 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227, 228 check engine/ service engine soon light . . . . 10, 11 cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 fail-safe coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 idle speed control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 lubrication specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 227 refill capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 service points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 starting after a collision . . . . . . . . . 146 Engine block heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 checking and adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 filter, specifications . . . . . . . . . 178, 222 recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 refill capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 227 Exhaust fumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Fail safe cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Fluid capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Four-Wheel Drive vehicles . . 14, 123 control trac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 driving off road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 electronic shift . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 123, 127 indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 124 lever operated shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 manual locking hubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 preparing to drive your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 calculating fuel economy . . . . . . . 207 cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Index capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 choosing the right fuel . . . . . . . . . . . 204 comparisons with EPA fuel economy estimates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 detergent in fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 filling your vehicle with fuel . . . . . . . 202, 206, 207 filter, specifications . . . . . . . . . 206, 222 fuel pump shut-off switch . . . . . 146 gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 improving fuel economy . . . . . . . . 207 low fuel warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204, 227, 228 quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 running out of fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 safety information relating to automotive fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147, 148 Gas cap (see Fuel cap) . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Gas mileage (see Fuel economy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 battery voltage gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 engine coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 engine oil pressure gauge . . . . . . . . 19 fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) . . . . . 132 calculating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 driving with a heavy load . . . . . . 132 location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 calculating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132, 134 definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 driving with a heavy load . . . . . . 132 location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Hazard flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 flash to pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 high beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 25 replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212, 213 turning on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 warning chime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 heater only system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 heating and air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227, 228 positions of the ignition . . . . . . . . . . . 55 removing the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Infant seats (see Safety seats) . . 98 Inspection/ maintenance (I/M) testing . . . . . . . 211 Instrument panel cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 220 lighting up panel and interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 location of components . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Jump-starting your vehicle . . . . . . 166 Keys key in ignition chime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 positions of the ignition . . . . . . . . . . . 55 removing from the ignition . . . . 122 Lamps autolamp system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 bulb replacement specifications chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 cargo lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 headlamps, flash to pass . . . . . . . . . . 26 instrument panel, dimming . . . . . 26 249 Index replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . 212, 213, 214, 215, 216 Lane change indicator (see Turn signal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Lights, warning and indicator . . . . 10 air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 anti-lock brakes (ABS) . . . . . 14, 110 brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 charging system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 check coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 cruise indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 door ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 engine oil pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 high beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 low fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 service engine soon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 11 turn signal indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Load limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 GAWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 GVWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Loading instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Locks childproof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Lubricant specifications . . . . 225, 227 Lumbar support, seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Manual transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 fluid capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 lubricant specifications . . . . . . . . . . 227 reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Message center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 english/metric button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 menu button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 fold away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 side view mirrors (power) . . . . . . . 64 Motorcraft parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206, 222 Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Oil (see Engine oil) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 250 Overdrive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Panic alarm feature, remote entry system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Parts (see Motorcraft parts) . . . . 222 Power distribution box (see Fuses) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Power door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 fluid, checking and adding . . . . 188 fluid, refill capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 fluid, specifications . . . . . . . . . . 225, 227 Preparing to drive your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Relays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Remote entry system . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 68 illuminated entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 locking/unlocking doors . . . . . . . . . . . 67 panic alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 replacement/additional transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 71 replacing the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Safety belts (see Safety restraints) . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 75, 77, 78, 79, 81 Safety defects, reporting . . . . . . . . . . 246 Safety restraints . . . . . . 75, 77, 78, 79, 81 belt minder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 cleaning the safety belts . . . 87, 221 extension assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 for adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 78, 79 for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96, 97 lap belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 warning light and chime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 16, 83, 84 Safety seats for children . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Seat belts (see Safety restraints) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Servicing your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Index Snowplowing . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 141, 142, 143 Spark plugs, specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222, 227, 228 Special notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 5 ambulance conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 diesel-powered vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 four-wheel drive vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143, 144 utility-type vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Specification chart, lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 227 Speed control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Starting your vehicle . . . . . . . . . 104, 106 jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Steering wheel tilting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155, 197, 198, 199 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155, 158 checking the pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 rotating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 snow tires and chains . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 tire grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 treadwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 wrecker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Traction-lok rear axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Transfer case fluid checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 fluid, checking and adding (automatic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 fluid, checking and adding (manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 fluid, refill capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 lubricant specifications . . . 225, 227 manual operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Transmission control indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Turn signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 56 Vehicle dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Vehicle loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Ventilating your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Warning chimes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Warning lights (see Lights) . . . . . . . 10 Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Water, Driving through . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Windows power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Windshield washer fluid and wipers checking and adding fluid . . . . . 182 checking and cleaning . . . . . 196, 197 operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Wrecker towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 251 252 253 254 Filling station information Item Required fuel Fuel tank capacity Engine oil (includes filter change) Tire size and pressure Hood release Coolant capacity Power steering fluid capacity Manual transmission (5-speed) 2 Manual transmission (6-speed) 2 Automatic transmission fluid capacity 2 Information Unleaded fuel only - 87 octane Refer to Refill capacities in the Capacities and specifications chapter. Use Motorcraft SAE 5W-30 Super Premium Motor Oil, Ford specification WSS-M2C153-G. [. . . ]