Document Outline

• Introduction
  • Congratulations
  • Safety and Environment Protection
    • Warning symbols in this guide
    • Warning symbols on your vehicle
    • Protecting the environment
  • Perchlorate material
  • Breaking-in your vehicle
  • Special Notices
    • New Vehicle Limited Warranty
    • Special instructions
    • Notice to owners of Severe Duty vehicles (Crown Victoria only)
  • Data Recording
    • Service Data Recording
    • Event Data Recording
  • Cell phone use
  • Export unique (Non–United States/Canada) vehicle specific information
• Instrument Cluster
  • Warning lights and chimes
  • Gauges
  • Message center (if equipped)
    • Info (Information menu)
      • System warnings
• Entertainment Systems
  • Audio systems
    • AM/FM stereo (if equipped)
    • AM/FM Stereo Single CD Premium audio system (if equipped)
    • Premium/Premium sound satellite compatible AM/FM stereo Single CD/Cassette system (if equipped)
    • AM/FM Premium sound satellite compatible Stereo In-dash Six CD sound system (if equipped)
  • General audio information
• Climate Controls
  • Manual heating and air conditioning system (if equipped)
    • Operating tips
  • Electronic Automatic Temperature Control (EATC) system (if equipped)
    • Operating tips
  • Rear window defroster
• Lights
  • Headlamp Control
    • Autolamp control (if equipped)
    • Fog lamp control (if equipped)
    • High beams
    • Flash-to-pass
    • Daytime running lamps (DRL) (if equipped)
  • PANEL DIMMER CONTROL
  • Aiming the headlamps
    • Headlamp aim adjustment (Crown Victoria only)
    • Vertical aim adjustment (Grand Marquis only)
  • TURN SIGNAL CONTROL
  • Interior Lamps
    • Map/courtesy lamps
    • Rear courtesy/reading lamps (if equipped)
  • Bulb Replacement
    • Lamp assembly condensation
    • Using the right bulbs
    • Replacing interior bulbs
    • Replacing exterior bulbs
    • Replacing headlamp bulbs (Crown Victoria only)
      • Replacing front parking/turn signal lamp bulbs
      • Replacing front sidemarker bulb
      • Replacing tail/brake/turn signal lamp bulbs
      • Replacing license plate lamp bulbs
      • Replacing backup lamp bulbs
      • Replacing high-mount brakelamp bulbs
    • Replacing headlamp bulbs (Grand Marquis only)
      • Replacing front parking/cornering/turn signal lamp bulbs
      • Replacing tail/brake/turn signal lamp bulbs
      • Replacing license plate lamp bulbs
      • Replacing backup lamp bulbs
      • Replacing high-mount brakelamp bulbs
• Driver Controls
  • Multi-function lever
    • Windshield wiper/washer features
  • Tilt Steering Wheel
  • Illuminated visor mirror (if equipped)
  • Center console (if equipped)
  • Auxiliary power point (12V DC)
  • Power Windows
    • One-touch down
    • Window lock
    • Accessory delay
  • Interior mirror
    • Automatic dimming interior rear view mirror (if equipped)
  • Exterior Mirrors
    • Power side view mirrors
    • Heated outside mirrors (if equipped)
    • Fold-away mirrors
  • Power Adjustable Foot Pedals (if equipped)
  • Speed control (if equipped)
    • Using speed control
      • Setting speed control
      • Disengaging speed control
      • Resuming a set speed
      • Increasing speed while using speed control
      • Reducing speed while using speed control
      • Turning off speed control
  • STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Audio control features
      • Climate control features
  • Positive Retention Floor Mat
  • Interior trunk control
• Locks and Security
  • Keys
  • Power door locks
    • Smart locks (if equipped)
    • Autolock (if equipped)
      • Autorelock
      • Autounlock
      • Deactivating/activating the autolock or autounlock feature
  • Childproof door locks
  • Interior luggage compartment release
  • Remote entry system (if equipped)
    • Unlocking the doors
    • Locking the doors
    • Car finder
    • Sounding a panic alarm
    • Opening the trunk
    • Replacing the battery
    • Replacing lost transmitters
    • Illuminated entry
  • SecuriCode™ keyless entry system (if equipped)
    • Programming a personal entry code
      • Erasing personal code
      • Unlocking the doors and releasing the trunk with the keyless entry system
      • Locking doors with the keyless entry system
      • Anti-scan feature
  • Securilock passive anti-theft system
    • Anti-theft indicator
    • Automatic arming
    • Automatic disarming
    • Replacement keys
    • Programming spare keys
• Seating and Safety Restraints
  • SEATING
    • Adjustable head restraints
    • Adjusting the front manual seat (if equipped)
      • Using the manual recline function (if equipped)
    • Adjusting the power front seats (if equipped)
    • Using the power lumbar support (if equipped)
    • Heated seats (if equipped)
  • Rear seats
    • Seat-mounted cup holders and armrest storage compartment (if equipped)
  • Safety restraints
    • Personal Safety System™
      • How does the Personal Safety System™ work?
      • Driver and passenger dual-stage airbag supplemental restraints
      • Front crash severity sensor
      • Driver’s seat position sensor
      • Front passenger sensing system
      • Front safety belt usage sensors
      • Front safety belt pretensioners
      • Front safety belt energy management retractors
      • Determining if the Personal Safety System is operational
    • Safety restraints precautions
    • Combination lap and shoulder belts
      • Restraint of pregnant women
    • Lap belts
      • Adjusting the front center seat lap belt (if equipped)
    • Safety belt locking modes
    • Energy management feature
    • Safety belt extension assembly
    • Front safety belt height adjustment
    • Safety belt warning light and indicator chime
      • Conditions of operation
    • Belt-Minder
      • One-time disable
      • Deactivating/activating the Belt-Minder feature
  • AIRBAG SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS)
    • Important SRS precautions
    • Children and airbags
    • How does the airbag supplemental restraint system work?
    • Front passenger sensing system
    • Determining if the system is operational
    • Seat-mounted side airbag system
      • How does the side airbag system work?
      • Determining if the system is operational
    • Disposal of airbags and airbag equipped vehicles (including pretensioners)
  • Safety restraints for children
    • Important child restraint precautions
      • Recommendations for attaching child safety restraints for children
    • Transporting children
  • Safety seats for children
    • Infant and/or toddler seats
    • Installing child safety seats with combination lap and shoulder belts
      • Installing child safety seats in the lap belt seating positions
    • Attaching child safety seats with LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) attachments
      • Use of inboard lower anchors from the outboard seating positions (center seating use)
      • Combining safety belt and LATCH lower anchors for attaching child safety seats
    • Attaching child safety seats with tether straps
    • Child booster seats
      • When children should use booster seats
      • Types of booster seats
      • The importance of shoulder belts
    • Child restraint and safety belt maintenance
• Tires, Wheels and Loading
  • INFORMATION ABOUT UNIFORM TIRE QUALITY GRADING
    • Treadwear
    • Traction AA A B C
    • Temperature A B C
  • Tires
    • Glossary of tire terminology
  • Inflating your tires
  • Tire care
    • Inspecting your tires and wheel valve stems
    • Tire wear
    • Damage
    • U.S. DOT Tire Identification Number (TIN)
    • Tire replacement requirements
    • Safety practices
      • Highway hazards
    • Tire and wheel alignment
    • Tire rotation
  • Information contained on the tire sidewall
    • Information on “P” type tires
    • Additional information contained on the tire sidewall for “LT” type tires
    • Information on “T” type tires
    • Location of the tire label
  • Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS)
    • Changing tires with a TPMS
    • Understanding your tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS)
      • When your temporary spare tire is installed
      • When you believe your system is not operating properly
      • When inflating your tires
      • How temperature affects your tire pressure
  • Snow tires and chains
  • Vehicle loading – with and without a trailer
  • Trailer towing
    • Preparing to tow
    • Hitches
    • Safety chains
    • Trailer brakes
    • Trailer lamps
    • Driving while you tow
    • Trailer towing tips
    • Launching or retrieving a boat
  • Recreational towing
• Driving
  • Starting
    • Positions of the ignition
    • Preparing to start your vehicle
      • Important safety precautions
    • Starting the engine
    • Cold weather starting (flexible fuel vehicles only)
    • If the engine fails to start using the preceding instructions (flexible fuel vehicles only)
    • Guarding against exhaust fumes
    • Important ventilating information
  • Engine block heater (if equipped)
  • Brakes
    • Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
      • Using ABS
      • ABS warning lamp
    • Parking brake
  • Traction control (if equipped)
  • Steering
  • Air suspension system (if equipped)
  • Traction-Lok™ axle (if equipped)
  • Brake-shift interlock
  • Automatic transmission operation
    • Understanding the gearshift positions of the 4–speed automatic transmission
      • If your vehicle gets stuck in mud or snow
  • Driving through water
• Roadside Emergencies
  • Roadside Assistance
    • Getting roadside assistance
    • Using roadside assistance
  • Hazard Flasher Control
  • Fuel pump shut-off switch
  • Fuses and relays
    • Fuses
      • Standard fuse amperage rating and color
    • Passenger compartment fuse panel
    • Power distribution box
    • Relays
  • Changing the tires
    • Dissimilar spare tire/wheel information
    • Full-size matching spare tire/wheel information
    • Stopping and securing the vehicle
      • Removing the spare tire and jack
    • Tire change procedure
  • Wheel lug nut torque specifications
  • Jump starting
    • Preparing your vehicle
    • Connecting the jumper cables
    • Jump starting
    • Removing the jumper cables
  • Wrecker towing
    • Emergency towing
• Customer Assistance
  • GETTING THE SERVICES YOU NEED
    • Away from home
      • Additional assistance
  • In California (U.S. only)
  • The Better Business Bureau (BBB) Auto Line Program (U.S. only)
  • Utilizing The Mediation/Arbitration Program (Canada only)
  • GETTING ASSISTANCE OUTSIDE THE U.S. AND CANADA
  • ORDERING ADDITIONAL OWNER’S LITERATURE
    • Obtaining a French Owner’s Guide
  • Reporting safety defects (U.S. only)
  • Reporting safety defects (Canada only)
• Cleaning
  • Washing the exterior
  • Waxing
  • Paint chips
  • Aluminum wheels and wheel covers
  • Engine
  • Plastic (non-painted) exterior parts
  • Windows and wiper blades
  • Instrument panel/Interior trim and cluster lens
  • Interior
  • Leather seats (if equipped, except for the King Ranch edition)
  • Leather seats for the King Ranch edition only (if equipped)
  • Underbody
  • Ford and Lincoln car care products
• Maintenance and Specifications
  • Service recommendations
  • Precautions when servicing your vehicle
    • Working with the engine off
    • Working with the engine on
  • Opening the hood
  • Identifying components in the engine compartment
  • Windshield washer fluid
  • Changing the wiper blades
  • Engine oil
    • Checking the engine oil
    • Adding engine oil
    • Engine oil and filter recommendations
      • Use SAE 5W-20 engine oil
  • Battery
  • Engine coolant
    • Checking engine coolant
    • Adding engine coolant
    • Recycled engine coolant
    • Coolant refill capacity
    • Severe climates
    • What you should know about fail-safe cooling
      • How fail-safe cooling works
      • When fail-safe mode is activated
  • Fuel Filter
  • What you should know about automotive fuels
    • Important safety precautions
      • Refueling
    • Fuel filler cap
      • FFV (Flex Fuel Vehicle) fuel cap
    • Choosing the right fuel
    • Cleaner air
    • Octane recommendations
      • FFV engine (if equipped)
    • Fuel quality
    • Running out of fuel
  • Essentials of good fuel economy
    • Measuring techniques
    • Filling the tank
    • Calculating fuel economy
    • Driving style — good driving and fuel economy habits
      • Habits
      • Maintenance
      • Conditions
  • Emission control system
    • On-board diagnostics (OBD-II)
    • Readiness for Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) testing
  • Power steering fluid
  • Brake fluid
  • Transmission fluid
    • Checking automatic transmission fluid
      • Low fluid level
      • Correct fluid level
      • High fluid level
      • Adjusting automatic transmission fluid levels
  • Air filter
    • Changing the air filter element
  • Vehicle storage
  • Motorcraft part numbers
  • Maintenance product specifications and capacities
  • Engine data
    • Engine drivebelt routing
  • Identifying your vehicle
    • Safety Compliance Certification Label
    • Vehicle identification number (VIN)
  • Transmission code designations
• Crown Victoria Severe Duty
  • Contact us
  • Transmission
  • Powertrain overspeed protection
  • Idle meter
  • Rear axle
    • Axle break-in – Police and middle eastern countries only
    • Lubricant specifications
  • ELECTRICAL
    • Battery - police
      • Battery - long term storage
    • Alternator - police
    • Power distribution connector
    • Rear power point - police
    • Headlight flashers (wig-wags) - police
  • heavy duty suspension - police
  • COOLERS
    • Oil cooler - police
    • Engine and transmission coolers
  • WHEELS/TIRES/BRAKES
    • Wheel rims - police
    • Tires - police
      • Tires - long term storage
    • Training the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS)
      • Changing tires with a TPMS
      • TPMS reset procedure
    • Brakes - police
      • Brake fluid maintenance
  • INTERIOR
    • Heavy duty seats - police
    • Seat belt extenders
    • Calibrated speedometer - police
    • Red/White map light - police (if equipped)
    • Mobile communication systems
    • Aftermarket equipment installation
    • Trunk Pack™ and trunk loading
    • Trunk packing considerations
      • Equipment categories and placement
  • Body
    • Fire suppression system (if equipped)
    • Ballistic door panels (if equipped)
      • Use of ballistic door panels
      • Removing the panels
  • Airbags
    • IMPORTANT AIRBAG DOS AND DON’TS
    • SOME COMMON POLICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT AIRBAGS
      • Will there be any way to special order police vehicles without the airbag systems?
      • Can the installation of push bumpers on the front end of the vehicle affect the deployment of an airbag?
      • Is there a problem with transporting a front seat passenger who has their hands restrained behind their body?
      • Can conditions encountered in aggressive pursuit driving situations (e.g., high speed braking, uneven road surfaces) cause inadvertent inflation of an airbag that might result in loss of vehicle control?
• Accessories
  • Ford Custom Accessories for your vehicle
    • Lifestyle
    • Peace of mind
• Ford Extended Service Plan
  • Ford ESP Extended Service Plans (U.S. Only)
  • Ford ESP Extended Service Plans (Canada Only)
• Scheduled Maintenance Guide
  • General maintenance information
    • Why maintain your vehicle?
    • Protecting your investment
      • Oils, fluids and flushing
    • Genuine Ford parts and service
      • Convenience
      • Factory-trained technicians
      • Genuine Ford and Motorcraft replacement parts
      • Value shopping for your vehicle’s maintenance needs
    • Owner checks and services
    • Multi-point inspection
  • Normal scheduled maintenance and log
    • Maintenance schedule log
  • Special operating conditions
    • Special operating condition log
  • Exceptions
  • Engine coolant change record
    • Engine coolant change log
• Index