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Introduction 4

Instrument Cluster 10

Warning and control lights 10Gauges 15

Entertainment Systems 19

AM/FM stereo cassette with CD 19AM/FM stereo with CD 37Rear seat controls 51Rear seat entertainment system 57

Climate Controls 69

Manual heating and air conditioning 69Electronic automatic temperature control 72

Lights 81

Headlamps 81Turn signal control 84Bulb replacement 86

Driver Controls 92

Windshield wiper/washer control 92Power windows 99Speed control 103Message center 114

Locks and Security 128

Keys 128Locks 128Anti-theft system 129

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Seating and Safety Restraints 141

Seating 141Safety restraints 155Air bags 168Child restraints 176

Driving 191

Starting 191Brakes 195Transmission operation 202

Vehicle loading 219Trailer towing 221

Roadside Emergencies 227

Getting roadside assistance 227Hazard flasher switch 228Fuel pump shut-off switch 228Fuses and relays 230Changing tires 236Jump starting 241Wrecker towing 247

Customer Assistance 249

Reporting safety defects (U.S. only) 258

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Cleaning 259

Maintenance and Specifications 265

Engine compartment 267Engine oil 269Battery 272Fuel information 280Air filter(s) 294Low tire warning system 298Part numbers 300

Refill capacities 300Lubricant specifications 303

Accessories 309

Index 313

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authorization from Ford Motor Company. Ford may change the contents withoutnotice and without incurring obligation.

Copyright 2002 Ford Motor Company

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The following warning may be required by California law:

CALIFORNIA Proposition 65 Warning

WARNING:Engine exhaust, some of its constituents, andcertain vehicle components contain or emit chemicals known to

the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or otherreproductive harm. In addition, certain fluids contained in vehicles andcertain products of component wear contain or emit chemicals knownto the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or otherreproductive harm.

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations on acquiring your new Ford. Please take the time to getwell acquainted with your vehicle by reading this handbook. The moreyou know and understand about your vehicle the greater the safety andpleasure you will derive from driving it.

For more information on Ford Motor Company and its products visit thefollowing website:

In the United States: www.ford.com

In Canada: www.ford.ca

In Australia: www.ford.com.au

In Mexico: www.ford.com.mx

Additional owner information is given in separate publications.This Owners Guide describes every option and model variant availableand therefore some of the items covered may not apply to yourparticular vehicle. Furthermore, due to printing cycles it may describeoptions before they are generally available.

Remember to pass on the Owners Guide when reselling the vehicle. It isan integral part of the vehicle.

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Fuel pump shut-off switch In the event of an accident thesafety switch will automatically cut off the fuel supply to the

engine. The switch can also be activated through sudden vibration (e.g.collision when parking). To reset the switch, refer to the Fuel pumpshut-off switch in the Roadside emergencies chapter.

SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION

Warning symbols in this guide

How can you reduce the risk of personal injury and prevent possible

damage to others, your vehicle and its equipment? In this guide, answersto such questions are contained in comments highlighted by the warningtriangle symbol. These comments should be read and observed.

Warning symbols on your vehicle

When you see this symbol, it isimperative that you consult therelevant section of this guide beforetouching or attempting adjustmentof any kind.

Protecting the environment

We must all play our part inprotecting the environment. Correct

vehicle usage and the authorizeddisposal of waste cleaning andlubrication materials are significantsteps towards this aim. Information in this respect is highlighted in thisguide with the tree symbol.

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BREAKING-IN YOUR VEHICLE

There are no particular guidelines for breaking-in your vehicle. Duringthe first 1,600 km (1,000 miles) of driving, vary speeds frequently. This isrecommended to give the moving parts a chance to break in.

SPECIAL NOTICES

Emission warranty

The New Vehicle Limited Warranty includes Bumper-to-BumperCoverage, Safety Restraint Coverage, Corrosion Coverage, and 7.3LPower Stroke Diesel Engine Coverage. In addition, your vehicle is eligible

for Emissions Defect and Emissions Performance Warranties. For adetailed description of what is covered and what is not covered, refer tothe Warranty Guide that is provided to you along with your OwnersGuide.

Special instructions

For your added safety, your vehicle is fitted with sophisticated electroniccontrols.

Please read the section Air bag in the Seating and safetyrestraints chapter. Failure to follow the specific warnings and

instructions could result in personal injury.

Front seat mounted rear facing child or infant seats should

NEVER be used in front of a passenger side air bag unless theair bag can be and is turned OFF.

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Using your vehicle with a snowplow

Do not use this vehicle for snowplowing.

Notice to owners of pickup trucks and utility type vehicles

Utility vehicles have a significantly higher rollover rate thanother types of vehicles.

Before you drive your vehicle, please read this Owners Guide carefully.

Your vehicle is not a passenger car. As with other vehicles of this type,failure to operate this vehicle correctly may result in loss of control or anaccident.

Be sure to read Driving off road in the Driving chapter.

MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA VEHICLE SPECIFIC INFORMATION

For your particular global region, your vehicle may be equipped withfeatures and options that are different from the ones that are describedin this Owner Guide; therefore, a supplement has been supplied thatcomplements this book. By referring to the pages in the providedsupplement, you can properly identify those features, recommendationsand specifications that are unique to your vehicle. Refer to this OwnerGuide for all other required information and warnings.

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These are some of the symbols you may see on your vehicle.

Vehicle Symbol Glossary

Safety Alert See Owners Guide

Fasten Safety Belt Air Bag-Front

Air Bag-Side Child Seat

Child Seat Installation

Warning

Child Seat Tether

Anchorage

Brake System Anti-Lock Brake System

Brake Fluid -

Non-Petroleum Based Traction Control

AdvanceTrac Master Lighting Switch

Hazard Warning Flasher Fog Lamps-Front

Fuse Compartment Fuel Pump Reset

Windshield Wash/Wipe Windshield

Defrost/Demist

Rear Window

Defrost/Demist

Power Windows

Front/Rear

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Vehicle Symbol Glossary

Power Window Lockout Child Safety Door

Lock/Unlock

Interior Luggage

Compartment Release

Symbol

Panic Alarm

Engine Oil Engine Coolant

Engine Coolant

Temperature Do Not Open When Hot

Battery Avoid Smoking, Flames,

or Sparks

Battery Acid Explosive Gas

Fan Warning Power Steering Fluid

Maintain Correct Fluid

Level

MAX

MIN Emission System

Engine Air Filter Passenger Compartment

Air Filter

Jack Check fuel cap

Low tire warning

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WARNING LIGHTS AND CHIMES

Warning lights and gauges can alert you to a vehicle condition that maybecome serious enough to cause expensive repairs. A warning light mayilluminate when a problem exists with one of your vehicles functions.Many lights will illuminate when you start your vehicle to make sure thebulb works. If any light remains on after starting the vehicle, havethe respective system inspected immediately.

Service engine soon

Illuminates briefly to ensure thesystem is functional. If it comes onafter the engine is started, one ofthe engines emission controlsystems may be malfunctioning. The light may illuminate without adriveability concern being noted. The vehicle will usually be drivable and

will not require towing.Light remains on:

Temporary malfunctions may cause the light to illuminate. Examples are:

1. The vehicle has run out of fuel.

2. Poor fuel quality or water in the fuel.

3. The fuel cap may not have been properly installed and securelytightened.

These temporary malfunctions can be corrected by filling the fuel tankwith high quality fuel of the recommended octane and/or properlyinstalling and securely tightening the fuel cap. After three driving cycleswithout these or any other temporary malfunctions present, the lightshould turn off. (A driving cycle consists of a cold engine startup

followed by mixed city/highway driving.) No additional vehicle service isrequired.

SERVICEENGINESOON

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If the light remains on, have your vehicle serviced at the first availableopportunity.

Light is blinking:

Engine misfire is occurring which could damage your catalytic converter.You should drive in a moderate fashion (avoid heavy acceleration anddeceleration) and have your vehicle serviced at the first availableopportunity.

Under engine misfire conditions, excessive exhaust temperaturescould damage the catalytic converter, the fuel system, interior

floor coverings or other vehicle components, possibly causing a fire.

Brake system warning

To confirm the brake systemwarning light is functional, it willmomentarily illuminate when theignition is turned to the ON position(alternatively for some vehicles when the ignition is moved from the ONposition to START position, the light will momentarily illuminate prior toreaching the START position). It also illuminates if the parking brake isengaged. If the brake system warning light does not illuminate asdescribed, seek service immediately. Illumination after the parking brakeis released indicates low brake fluid level or a brake system malfunctionand the brake system should be serviced immediately by a qualifiedtechnician.

Refer to Brakes in the Driving chapter for more information.Anti-lock brake system (ABS)

To confirm the anti-lock brakesystem (ABS) warning light isfunctional it will momentarilyilluminate when the ignition isturned to the ON position(alternatively for some vehicles when the ignition is moved from the ONposition to the START position, the light will momentarily illuminate justprior to reaching the START position). If the light remains on, continuesto flash or fails to illuminate, have the ABS serviced immediately. If theABS light remains on, it means the anti-lock brake system hasmalfunctioned and is disabled, however, the normal brake system willstill function unless the brake warning light also remains illuminated and

parking brake is off. Refer to Brakes in the Driving chapter for moreinformation.

ABS

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Safety belt

Illuminates to remind you to fastenyour safety belts. For moreinformation, refer to the Seatingand safety restraints chapter.

Air bag readiness

Illuminates to confirm that the airbags (front or side) are operational.If the light fails to illuminate,

continues to flash or remains on,have the system serviced immediately.

Charging system

Illuminates when the battery is notcharging properly.

AdvanceTrac(if equipped)

Flashes when the AdvanceTracsystem is active. If the light remainson, have the system servicedimmediately.

For more information, refer to the

Driving chapter.

Low fuel

Illuminates when the fuel level inthe fuel tank is at, or near, empty(refer to Fuel gauge in this chapterfor more information).

Low washer fluid

Illuminates when the windshieldwasher fluid is low.

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Speed control

Illuminates when the speed controlis activated.

Oil pressure/Engine coolant

Illuminates when the engine coolanttemperature is above the normalrange or the engine oil pressure is

outside normal range. Check theengine oil and coolant level refer toAdding engine oil and Adding coolant in the Maintenance andspecifications chapter.

Turn signals

Illuminates when the turn signals orthe hazard lights are turned on. Ifthe lights stay on continuously orflash faster, check for a burned-out bulb.

High beams

Illuminates when the high beamheadlamps are turned on.

Door ajar

Illuminates when any door is open(or not fully closed). DOOR

AJAR

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O/D off

Illuminates when the overdrivefunction has been turned OFF usingthe Transmission Control Switch(TCS) on the gearshift. If the lightdoes not come on or the light flashes steadily, have your vehicle servicedas soon as possible, damage to the transmission could occur.

Four wheel drive low (if equipped)

Illuminates when four-wheel drivelow is is engaged. If the light

continues to flash have the systemserviced.

Four wheel drive high (if equipped)

Illuminates when four-wheel drive isput in high range. If the lightcontinues to flash have the systemserviced.

Check air suspension (if equipped)

Illuminates when the air suspensionswitch is turned OFF, the load limitis exceeded or the air suspensionsystem requires servicing.

For information on the air suspension system, refer to the Drivingchapter.

Safety belt warning chime

Sounds to remind you to fasten your safety belts.

BeltMinderchime

Sounds intermittently to remind you to fasten your safety belts.

Supplemental restraint system (SRS) warning chime

Sounds when a malfunction in the supplemental restraint system (frontor side airbags) has been detected. Have the supplemental restraintsystem inspected immediately.

Headlamps on warning chime

Sounds when the headlamps or parking lamps are on, the key is removedfrom the ignition and the drivers door is opened.

O/D

OFF

4x4

LOW

4x4

HIGH

CHECK

SUSP

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Key-in-ignition warning chime

Sounds when the key is left in the ignition and the drivers door isopened.

Door ajar warning chime

Sounds when any door or liftgate is opened (or not fully closed).

GAUGES

Engine coolant temperature gauge

Indicates the temperature of theengine coolant. At normal operatingtemperature, the needle remainswithin the normal area (the areabetween the H and C). If itenters the red section, the engine isoverheating. Stop the vehicle assoon as safely possible, switch offthe engine immediately and let theengine cool. Refer to Enginecoolant in the Maintenance andspecifications chapter.

Never remove the coolant reservoir cap while the engine isrunning or hot. Steam and scalding liquid from a hot cooling

system can burn you badly.

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This gauge indicates the temperature of the engine coolant, not thecoolant level. If the coolant is not at its proper level the gauge indicationwill not be accurate. If the gauge enters the red section, the oilpressure/engine coolant and Check Engine/Service Engine Soonindicators illuminate, refer to What you should know about fail-safecooling in the Maintenance and specifications chapter.

Engine oil pressure gauge

Indicates engine oil pressure. Atnormal operating temperature, theneedle will be in the normal range

(the area between the L and H);if the needle goes below the normalrange, stop the vehicle as soon assafely possible and switch off theengine immediately. Check the oillevel. Add oil if needed (refer toEngine oil in the Maintenanceand specifications chapter). If theoil level is correct, have your vehicle checked at your dealership or by aqualified technician.

Battery voltage gauge

Indicates battery voltage. If thepointer moves and stays outside the

normal operating range, have thevehicles electrical system checkedas soon as possible.

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Fuel gauge

Displays approximately how muchfuel is in the fuel tank. The fuelgauge may vary slightly when thevehicle is in motion or on a grade.

When refueling the vehicle fromempty indication, the amount of fuelthat can be added will be less thanthe advertised capacity due to thereserve fuel.

If the key is left in the ON positionduring fueling, a minimum of 22.2 L (six gallons) must be added to thefuel tank in order for the gauge to instantaneously update. If less thansix gallons is added, the gauge will take between five to twenty minutesto update.

Speedometer

Indicates the current vehicle speed.

Odometer

Registers the total kilometers (miles) of the vehicle.

Standard instrument cluster

Optional instrument cluster

Refer to Message Center in the Driver Controls chapter for informationon how to switch the display from metric to English measurements.

TRIP

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Trip odometer

Registers the kilometers (miles) of individual journeys.

Standard instrument cluster

Press and release theSELECT/RESET button to togglebetween the odometer and tripodometer display. Press and holdthe button to reset.

Optional instrument cluster

Press and release the TRIP/RESETbutton to toggle between theodometer and trip odometer display.Press and hold the button to reset.

Tachometer

Indicates the engine speed inrevolutions per minute.

Driving with your tachometerpointer continuously at the top ofthe scale may damage the engine.

TRIP

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PREMIUM AM/FM STEREO/CASSETTE/SINGLE CD

Volume/power control

Press the control to turn the audiosystem on or off.

Turn control to raise or lowervolume.

Audio power can also be turned onby pressing the AM/FM select

control or the TAPE/CD selectcontrol.

If the volume is set above a certain level and the ignition is turned off,the volume will come back on at a nominal listening level when theignition switch is turned back on.

Bass adjust

The bass adjust control allows youto increase or decrease the audiosystems bass output.

Press the BASS control then press:

to decrease the bass output

and

to increase the bass output.

FM 1AMC

BL RF

REW FF

SCAN BASS TREB SEL BAL

TAPE

DISC

EJ CD

FADE

AUTO

CLK

SIDE 1-2 COMP SHUFFLE

EJ

MUTE

VOL PUSH ON

SEEK

TUNE

AM FM

1 2 3 4 5 6

DOLBY B NR

ST

VOL - PUSH ON

BASS TREB

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Treble adjust

The treble adjust control allows youto increase or decrease the audiosystems treble output.

Press the TREB control then press:

to decrease the treble output

and

to increase the treble output.

Speaker fade adjust

Speaker sound can be adjustedbetween the front and rearspeakers.

Press the FADE control then press:

to shift the sound to the

front and

to shift the sound to the rear.

Seek function

The seek function control works in radio, tape or CD mode.

Seek function in radio mode

Press to find the nextlistenable station down thefrequency band.

Press to find the next listenable station up the frequency band.

Seek function in tape mode

Press to listen to the previous selection on the tape.

Press to listen to the next selection on the tape.

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Seek function in CD mode

Press to seek to the previous

track of the current disc. If aselection has been playing forthree seconds or more and you press , the audio system will replaythat selection from the beginning.

Press to seek forward to the next track of the current disc. Afterthe last track has been completed, the first track of the current discwill automatically replay.

Scan function

The scan function works in radio,tape or CD mode.

Scan function in radio mode

Press the SCAN control to hear a brief sampling of all listenable stationson the frequency band. Press the control again to stop the scan mode.

Scan function in tape mode

Press the SCAN control to hear a short sampling of all selections on thetape. (The tape scans in a forward direction. At the end of the tapesfirst side, direction automatically reverses to the opposite side of thetape.) To stop on a particular selection, press the control again.

Scan function in CD mode

Press the SCAN control to hear a short sampling of all selections on theCD. (The CD scans in a forward direction, wrapping back to the firsttrack at the end of the CD.) To stop on a particular selection, press thecontrol again.

AM/FM select

The AM/FM select control works inradio, tape and CD modes.

AM/FM select in radio mode

This control allows you to select AM or FM frequency bands. Press thecontrol to switch between AM, FM1 or FM2 memory preset stations.

AM/FM select in tape mode

Press this control to stop tape play and begin radio play.

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AM/FM select in CD mode

Press this control to stop CD play and begin radio play.

Radio station memory preset

The radio is equipped with six station memory preset controls. Thesecontrols can be used to select up to six preset AM stations and twelveFM stations (six in FM1 and six in FM2).

Setting memory preset stations

1. Select the frequency band withthe AM/FM select control.

2. Select a station. Refer to Tuneadjust or Seek function for more information on selecting a station.

3. Press and hold a memory preset control until the sound returns,indicating the station is held in memory on the control you selected.

Autoset memory preset

Autoset allows you to set strong radio stations without losing youroriginal manually set preset stations. This feature is helpful on tripswhen you travel between cities with different radio stations.

Starting autoset memory preset

1. Select a frequency using the AM/FM select controls.

2. Press the control.

3. When the first six strong stationsare filled, the station stored inmemory preset control 1 will startplaying.

If there are less than six strongstations available on the frequencyband, the remaining memory presetcontrols will all store the last strong station available.

AM FM

REW FF SIDE 1-2 COMP SHUFFLE

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These stations are temporarily stored in the memory preset controls(until deactivated) and are accessed in the same manner as your originalpresets.

To deactivate autoset and return to your audio systems manually setmemory stations, press the AUTO control again.

Setting the clock

To set the hour, press and hold theCLK control and press SEEK:

to decrease hours and

to increase hours.

To set the minute, press and holdthe CLK control and press TUNE:

to decrease minutes and

to increase minutes.

The CLK control will allow you toswitch between media display mode(radio station, stereo information,etc.) and clock display mode (time).When in clock mode, the mediainformation will display for 10seconds, when the radio is turnedon, and then revert to clockinformation. Any time that themedia is changed, (new radio station, etc.), the media information will

again display for 10 seconds before reverting back to the clock. In mediamode, the media information will always be displayed.

AUTO

CLK

AUTO

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Tune adjust

The tune control works in radio mode.

Tune adjust in radio mode

Press to move to the next

frequency down the band(whether or not a listenablestation is located there). Hold the control to move through thefrequencies quickly.

Press to move to the next frequency up the band (whether or not

a listenable station is located there). Hold for quick movement.

Tape/CD select

To begin tape play (with a tapeloaded into the audio system)while in the radio or CD mode,press the TAPE control. Pressagain during rewind or fast forward to stop the rewind or fast forwardfunction.

To begin CD play (if CD(s) areloaded), press the CD control.The first track of the disc willbegin playing. If returning fromradio or tape mode, CD play will begin where it stopped last.

Press the CD control to toggle between single CD and CD changer play(if equipped).

Rewind

The rewind control works in tapeand CD modes.

In tape mode, radio play willcontinue until rewind is stopped(with the TAPE control) or the beginning of the tape is reached.

In CD mode, pressing the REW control rewinds the CD within thecurrent track.

TAPE CD

TAPE CD

REW

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Fast forward

The fast forward control works intape and CD modes.

In the tape mode, tape directionwill automatically reverse whenthe end of the tape is reached.

In CD mode, pressing the control fast forwards the CD within thecurrent track.

Tape direction select

Press to play the alternate side ofthe tape.

Eject function

Press the EJ control to stop andeject a tape.

Press the EJ control to stop andeject a CD.

Dolbynoise reduction

Dolby noise reduction operates intape mode. Dolby noise reductionreduces the amount of hiss andstatic during tape playback.

Press the control to activate (and deactivate) the Dolby noise

reduction.

Dolby noise reduction is manufactured under license from DolbyLaboratories Licensing Corporation. Dolby and the double-D

symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing

Corporation.

FF

2

SIDE 1-2

3

EJ

EJ

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Compression adjust

Compression adjust brings soft andloud CD passages together for amore consistent listening level.

Press the COMP control to activateand deactivate compression adjust.

Shuffle feature

The shuffle feature operates in CDmode and plays all tracks on the

current disc in random order.Press the SHUFFLE control to startthis feature. Random order play will continue until the SHUFFLE controlis pressed again.

Mute mode

Press the MUTE control to mute theplaying media. Press the MUTEcontrol again to return to theplaying media.

COMP

5

SHUFFLE

6

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PREMIUM AM/FM STEREO/CASSETTE/SINGLE CD (LATEAVAILABILITY)

1. Tape eject control

2. CD eject control

3. Bass/treble control

4. Balance/fade control

5. Compression (preset 5) / shufflecontrol (preset 6)

6. Select control

7. Side direction (preset 3) / Dolbycontrol (preset 4)

8. Rewind (preset 1) / fast forwardcontrol (preset 2)

9. RDS/Mute control

10. Autoset control

11. Scan control

12. Seek control

13. Tune control

14. AM/FM/CD control

15. Power/volume control

16. Tape control

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Press the control to turn the audiosystem on or off.

Turn control to raise or lowervolume.

If the volume is set above a certain level and the ignition is turned off,

the volume will come back on at a nominal listening level when the

ignition switch is turned back on.

Audio power can also be turned on by pressing the AM/FM select control

or the TAPE/CD select control.

Speed sensitive volume

With this feature, radio volume automatically changes slightly withvehicle speed to compensate for road and wind noise.

The recommended level for speed sensitive volume is from level 1through level 3. Level 0 turns the speed sensitive volume off and level 7is the maximum setting.

With the radio on, press and holdthe volume control for five seconds,until the display reads SPEED VOL,then press:

to increase volume

compensation to decrease or shut off the

volume compensation

AM/FM select

The AM/FM select control works inradio, tape and CD modes.



AM/FM select in tape mode

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Tune adjust

The tune control works in radio mode.



frequency down the band(whether or not a listenablestation is located there). Hold thecontrol to move through the

frequencies quickly. Press to move to the next frequency up the band (whether or not


Seek function

The seek function control works in radio, tape or CD mode.


Press to find the next

listenable station down thefrequency band.


listenable station up thefrequency band.

Seek function in tape mode

Press to listen to the previous selection on the tape.

Press to listen to the next selection on the tape.



track of the disc. If a selectionhas been playing for threeseconds or more and you

press , the CD will replay that

selection from the beginning.

Press to seek forward to the next track of the disc. After the last

track has been completed, the first track of the current disc willautomatically replay.


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Scan function

The scan function works in radio,tape or CD mode.


Press the SCAN control to hear a brief sampling of all listenable stationson the frequency band. Press the control again to stop the scan mode.

Scan function in tape mode

Press the SCAN control to hear a short sampling of all selections on thetape. (The tape scans in a forward direction. At the end of the tapesfirst side, direction automatically reverses to the opposite side of thetape.) To stop on a particular selection, press the control again.






1. Select the frequency band withthe AM/FM select control.

2. Select a station. Refer to Tuneadjust or Seek function for more information on selecting a station.

3. Press and hold a memory preset control until the sound returns andthe display reads PRESET SAVED. This indicates the station is held inmemory on the control you selected.

Autoset memory presetAutoset allows you to set strong radio stations without losing your

original manually set preset stations. This feature is helpful on tripswhen you travel between cities with different radio stations.


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Starting autoset memory preset

1. Select a frequency using the AM/FM select controls.

2. Press the control.

3. When the first six strong stationsare filled, the station stored inmemory preset control 1 will startplaying.

If there are less than six strong stations available on the frequency band,the remaining memory preset controls will all store the last strongstation available.

These stations are temporarily stored in the memory preset controls(until deactivated) and are accessed in the same manner as your originalpresets.

To deactivate autoset and return to your audio systems manually setmemory stations, press the AUTO control again.

Bass adjust


Press the BASS control then press:

to decrease the bass output

and to increase the bass output.

Treble adjust


Press the TREB control then press:

to decrease the treble output

and

to increase the treble output.


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Speaker balance adjust

Speaker sound distribution can beadjusted between the right and leftspeakers.

Press the BAL control then press:

to shift sound to the left and

to shift sound to the right.

Speaker fade adjustSpeaker sound can be adjustedbetween the front and rearspeakers.

Press the FADE control then press:

to shift the sound to the

front and

to shift the sound to the rear.

Tape/CD select

To begin tape play (with a tape

loaded into the audio system)while in the radio or CD mode,press the TAPE control. Pressagain during rewind or fast forward to stop the rewind or fast forwardfunction.

To begin CD play (if a CD isloaded), press the CD control.The first track of the disc willbegin playing. If returning fromradio or tape mode, CD play will begin where it stopped last.

CD units are designed to play commercially pressed 12 cm (4.75in) audio compact discs only. Due to technical incompatibility,certain recordable and re-recordable compact discs may notfunction correctly when used in Ford CD players. Irregular

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into the CD player. The label may peel and cause the CD tobecome jammed. It is recommended that homemade CDs beidentified with permanent felt tip marker rather than adhesivelabels. Ball point pens may damage CDs. Please contact yourdealer for further information.

Rewind

The rewind control works in tapeand CD modes.

In tape mode, radio play willcontinue until rewind is stopped

(with the TAPE control) or the beginning of the tape is reached.

In CD mode, pressing the REW control rewinds the CD within thecurrent track.

Fast forward

The fast forward control works intape and CD modes.

In the tape mode, tape directionwill automatically reverse whenthe end of the tape is reached.

In CD mode, pressing the FF control fast forwards the CD within thecurrent track.

Tape direction select

Press to play the alternate side ofthe tape.

Eject function

Press the EJ control to stop andeject a tape.

Press the EJ control to stop andeject a CD.


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Dolbynoise reduction

Dolby noise reduction operates intape mode. Dolby noise reductionreduces the amount of hiss andstatic during tape playback.

Press the control to activate (and deactivate) the Dolby noise

reduction.

Dolby noise reduction is manufactured under license from DolbyLaboratories Licensing Corporation. Dolby and the double-D

symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing

Corporation.

Compression adjust

Compression adjust brings soft andloud CD passages together for amore consistent listening level.

Press the COMP control to activateand deactivate compression adjust.

Shuffle feature

The shuffle feature operates in CDmode and plays all tracks on thecurrent disc in random order.

Press to start this feature. Randomorder play will continue until the control is pressed again.

Setting the clock with radio data system (RDS) feature

Press the RDS control until SELECTHOUR or SELECT MINS isdisplayed.

Use the SEL control to manually setthe time.

to decrease hours/minutes

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Radio data system (RDS) feature

This feature allows your audio system to receive station identification orprogram type from RDS-equipped FM radio stations.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Canadian Radioand Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) recommend that FM radiobroadcasters use RDS technology to transmit information. FM radiostations are independently operated and individually elect to use RDStechnology to transmit station ID and program type as desired.

Press the RDS control until RDS ONor RDS OFF appears in the display.

Use the SEL control to enable (ON)or disable (OFF) the feature. Withthe RDS activated, press the SEL control to scroll through the followingselections:

Traffic

Press the RDS control untilTRAFFIC is displayed.

Use the SEL control to select ONor OFF. With the feature on, usethe SEEK or SCAN control tofind a radio station broadcasting atraffic report (if it is broadcasting

RDS data).This feature also allows you to control the volume of trafficannouncements. With the display reading TRAFFIC ON, adjust thevolume (using the volume control) to the desired level. The volume levelwill show at the bottom of the display. Interrupting trafficannouncements will be at the selected volume level.

Traffic information is not available in most U.S. markets.

Program type

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Use the SEL control to select theprogram type. With the featureon, use the SEEK or SCANcontrol to find the desiredprogram type from the followingselections:

Classic

Country

Info

Jazz Oldies

R & B

Religious

Rock

Soft Top 40

Show

With RDS activated, press theRDS control until SHOW isdisplayed.

Use the SEL control to selectTYPE (the display shows theprogram type), NAME (thedisplay shows the call letters ofthe station) or FREQ.

Mute mode

Press the MUTE control to mute theplaying media. Press the MUTEcontrol again to return to theplaying media.

Note: If your vehicle is equipped with Reverse Sensing System, theaudio volume, (if set above a certain level), will be lowered to a presetvalue when the Reverse Sensing System tone is sounded.


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PREMIUM AM/FM STEREO IN DASH SIX CD RADIO

1. Seek control

2. Rewind/fast forward control

3. DSP (Digital Signal Processing) Audiophile system / COMP(Compression) Premium System

4. Phone/Mute control

5. Eject control

6. Bass / Treble control

7. Select control

8. Balance/Fade control

9. Menu control

10. Radio preset and CD select

controls

11. CD control12. AM/FM control

13. On/Off/Volume control

14. CD Load control

15. CD shuffle control

16. Scan control

17. Disc/Tune control

LOAD EJ

SHUF COMPMUTE

SEL

BALBASS

FADETREB

SCAN

PUSH ON

CD 1 2 3 4 5 6 MENUAM

FM

SEEK REW FFDISCTUNE

2 3 4171615

14

13

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Press the control to turn the audiosystem on or off. The audio systemcan also be turned on by pressingthe AM/FM control or the CDcontrol.

Turn the control to raise or lower volume.

If the volume is set above a certain level and the ignition is turned off,

the volume will come back on at a nominal listening level when the

ignition switch is turned back on.

Speed sensitive volume

With this feature, radio volume changes automatically and slightly with

vehicle speed to compensate for road and wind noise.

The recommended level for speed sensitive volume is from level 1

through level 3. Level 0 turns the speed sensitive volume off and level 7

is the maximum setting.

To engage the speed sensitivevolume feature, press and hold thevolume control for five seconds(with the radio on). SPEED VOLwill appear in the display, then

press:

to increase volumecompensation.

to decrease or shut off the

volume compensation.

The selected level will appear in the

display.

Bass adjust


Press the BASS control. Use theSEL control to increase or decreasethe amount of bass.

PUSH ON

PUSH ON

SEL

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Treble adjust


Press the TREB control. Use theSEL control to increase or decreasethe amount of treble.

Speaker balance adjust

Speaker sound distribution can be

adjusted between the right and leftspeakers.

Press the BAL control. Use the SELcontrol to adjust the sound betweenthe left and right speakers.

Speaker fade adjust

Speaker sound can be adjustedbetween the front and rearspeakers.

Press the FADE control. Use theSEL control to adjust the soundbetween the front and rear speakers.

Seek functionThe seek function works in radio or CD mode.



listenable station down thefrequency band. SEEK DOWNwill display.

Press to find the next listenable station up the frequency band.

SEEK UP will display.

SEL

BASS

TREB

+

BAL

FADE

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track of the current disc. If thebeginning of the disc is reached,the CD player seeks to thebeginning of the last track on the current disc and begins playing.

Press to seek forward to the next track of the current disc. Afterthe last track has been completed, the first track of the current discwill automatically replay.

Scan function

The scan function works in radio orCD mode.


Press the SCAN control to hear a brief sampling of all listenable stationson the frequency band. Press the SCAN control again to stop the scanmode.



AM/FM selectThe AM/FM select control works inradio and CD modes.







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1. Select the frequency band with the AM/FM select control. Press theAM/FM control to toggle between AM, FM1, or FM2.

2. Press the SEEK control to access the next listenable station up ordown the frequency band. Press the TUNE control to go up or down thelistening band in individual increments.

3. Select a station. Refer to Seek function for more information onselecting a station.

4. Press and hold a memory preset control. The playing media will mutemomentarily. When the sound returns, the station is held in memory onthe control you selected. The display will read SAVED.

Autostore (Autoset)

Autostore allows you to set the strongest local radio stations withoutlosing your original manually set preset stations. This feature is helpfulon trips when you travel between cities with different radio stations.

Starting autostore (Autoset)

1. Press and momentarily hold the AM/FM control.

2. AUTOSET will flash in the displayas the frequency band is scrolledthrough.

3. When the six strongest stations are filled, the station stored inmemory preset control 1 will start playing.

If there are fewer than six strong stations available on the frequencyband, the remaining memory preset controls will all store the last strongstation available.

To deactivate autoset and return to your audio systems manually setmemory stations, press the AM/FM control again.

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Setting the clock

Press the MENU control untilSELECT HOUR or SELECTMINUTE is displayed. (The menumode must be engaged to enableclock mode).

Use the SEL control to manually setthe time.

Press to increase

hours/minutes.

Press to decreasehours/minutes.

Press the MENU control again to disengage the clock mode.

Tune/disc adjust

The tune control works in radio or CD mode.



frequency down the band(whether or not a listenablestation is located there). Hold the control to move through thefrequencies quickly.

Press to move to the next frequency up the band (whether or not


Disc adjust for CD mode

Press to select the previous

disc. (Play will begin on the firsttrack of the disc unless shufflemode is engaged.) Refer to Shuffle feature for more information. Holdthe control to continue reversing through the discs.

Press to select the next disc. Hold the control to fast-forward

through the remaining discs.

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CD select

CD mode may be entered bypressing the CD control and theLOAD control. Load the CD into theaudio system. The first track of the

disc will begin playing. After that, CD play will begin where it stopped

last.

If an alternative CD is desired, press the corresponding preset control

(16) of a loaded CD, or press the DISC control to access the other

loaded CDs.

NO CD will display if the CD control is activated when there is not a CDpresent in the audio system.

NO CD will illuminate in the display if the CD control and a present

number (that is currently empty) are pressed. The system will play the

next available disc.

If your vehicle is equipped with a CD changer, pressing the CD controlagain will allow you to toggle between accessing the multi disc systemand the CD changer. The display will read CD or CDDJ.

Display description

Six circles are always lit in the digital display. These signify the six CDslots in the audio system. When a disc is loaded into a particular slot(16), the number inside that specific circle lights. If the circle is empty,

there is no CD in that particular slot.

Rewind

The rewind control works in CDmodes.

Press and hold the REW controluntil the desired selection is reached. If the beginning of the disc isreached, the CD will begin play at the first track. Release the control todisengage rewind mode.

When in rewind mode, your audio system will automatically lower thevolume level of the playing media.

Fast forward

The fast forward control works inCD modes.

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FM

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Press and hold the FF control until the desired selection is reached. Ifthe end of the disc is reached, the CD will return to the first track.Release the control to disengage fast forward mode.

When in fast forward mode, your audio system will automatically lowerthe volume level of the playing media.

Load

The load feature allows you to loadsingle CDs into the player internalto the radio.

This six disc CD player is equipped with a CD door. Compact

discs should only be inserted into the player after the door hasbeen opened by the player. Do not attempt to force the dooropen. Compact discs should only be loaded by pressing the LOADcontrol.

Press the LOAD control. (You can choose which slot will be loaded bypressing the desired preset number. If you do not choose a slot, thesystem will choose the next available one.) Wait until the CD door opens.Load the CD into the player. AUTOLOAD CD# is displayed. When the CDhas been loaded, the door will close and the CD will begin to play. Forexample, to load a CD into slot 2, press the LOAD control and then presspreset 2. This feature may be used when the ignition is on or off.

Auto load

This feature allows you to auto loadup to 6 discs into the multi disc CDplayer internal to the radio.

Press and hold the LOAD control until AUTOLOAD # is displayed. TheCD door will open. Load the desired discs, one at a time. The CD isloaded into position and the audio system will display CD#. Each timethe CD door opens, INSERT CD# is displayed. The door will close andthe player will move to the next slot after each disc has been loaded.The process is repeated until all 6 slots are full. The audio system playsthe last CD loaded and the display is updated. If some slots are alreadyfull and autoload is activated, the system will fill all empty slots.

Eject

Press the EJ control to stop andeject a CD. You can choose which

CD will be ejected by pressing theEJ control and the desired preset number (16). For example, to eject

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CD 2, press the EJ control and then press the preset 2 control. If you do

not choose a specific CD, the player will eject the current CD.

If a CD is ejected and not removed from the door of the CD player, theplayer will automatically reload the CD. This feature may be used whenthe ignition is ON or OFF.

Auto eject

Press and momentarily hold the EJcontrol to engage auto eject. AUTOEJECT will appear in the display. AllCDs which are present in the player will be ejected one at a time. If a

CD is ejected and not removed from the door of the CD player, theplayer will automatically reload the CD. This feature may be used whenthe ignition is ON or OFF.

Shuffle feature

Press the SHUF control until thedesired shuffle mode is displayed.The audio system will then engagethe desired shuffle mode.

When engaged, the shuffle feature has two different modes: SHUFFLEDISC and SHUFFLE TRK.

SHUFFLE DISC randomly plays tracks from all the discs presently in theaudio system.

SHUFFLE TRK plays all the tracks on the current disc in random order.

Compression feature

The compression feature operates inCD mode and brings soft and loudCD passages together for a moreconsistent listening level.

On Audiophile audios, press the MENU control until compression statusis displayed. Press the SEL control to enable the compression featurewhen COMP OFF is displayed. Press the SEL control again to disable thefeature when COMP ON is displayed.

On Premium audios, press theCOMP control until COMP ON isdisplayed.

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Menu mode

The MENU control allows you toaccess many different featureswithin your audio system. There are

three sets of menus available

depending upon which mode or feature is activated.

While in FM mode, two menus are available. If RDS is turned OFF, you

can access the following:

SELECT HOURS Refer to Setting the clock.

SELECT MINUTES Refer to Setting the clock. RDS OFF Refer to Radio data system feature.

If RDS is turned ON, you can access the following:

TRAFFIC ON/OFF-Refer to Traffic announcements.

FIND type-Refer to Program type.

SHOW (NAME, TYPE, NONE)- Refer to Radio data system feature.

RDS ON Refer to Radio data system feature.

SELECT HOURS Refer to Setting the clock.

SELECT MINUTES Refer to Setting the clock.

When in CD mode, you can access: SELECT HOURS, SELECT MINUTES

or COMP ON/OFF.

SELECT HOURS, SELECT MINUTES Allows you to adjust the hours

and minutes. Refer to Setting the clock.

TRAFFIC ON/OFF Traffic announcements can be programmed as local

or distant. Refer to Traffic announcements.

RDS ON/OFF This feature allows your audio system to receive textinformation from RDS-equipped FM radio stations. Refer to Radio DataSystem feature.

FIND type Allows you to select your desired FM program type andsearch for that selection.

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Traffic announcements

This feature allows you to heartraffic announcements. When in thismode, traffic announcements willinterrupt radio and CD play.

When in FM mode and RDS isactivated, press the MENU until TRAFFIC OFF displays. Press the SELcontrol to engage the feature. The display will read TRAFFIC ON.

This feature also allows you to control the volume of trafficannouncements. With the display reading TRAFFIC ON, adjust the

volume using the volume control to the desired level. The volume levelwill show at the bottom of the display. Interrupting trafficannouncements will be at the selected volume level.

To disengage the feature, press the MENU control until TRAFFIC ONdisplays. Press the SEL control. The display will read TRAFFIC OFF.

RDS traffic seek feature

When in traffic mode, you can use the SEEK feature to seek up or downthe listenable traffic capable frequencies.

With the RDS activated, press MENU until TRAFFIC ON is displayed.Press and hold the SEEK control until the desired selection is reached.The feature disengages when the control is released.

RDS traffic scan feature

When in traffic mode, you can use the SCAN feature to scan up thefrequency band for listenable traffic capable frequencies.

With the RDS activated, press the MENU control until TRAFFIC ON isdisplayed. Press the SCAN control. SCAN TRAFFIC will display. Theaudio system will scan to all traffic capable frequencies. If no validstations are found after one pass, the scan function is cancelled and NOTFOUND displays.

Traffic announcements are not available in most U.S. markets.

Radio data system (RDS) feature

This feature allows your audiosystem to receive text informationfrom RDS-equipped FM radiostations.

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To activate RDS:

When in FM mode, press the MENU control until RDS OFF displays.

Press the SEL control to engage this feature (RDS ON).

RDS features:

Once the RDS feature is on, press the MENU control to scroll throughthe following selections:

Traffic announcements

This feature allows you to hear traffic announcements broadcast bytraffic capable RDS stations. For further information on traffic

announcements, refer to Traffic announcements in this chapter.

Program type

This feature allows you to search for RDS stations selectively by theirprogram type.

Press the MENU control until FINDprogram type is displayed.

Use the SEL control to select theprogram type. With the feature on,use the SEEK or SCAN control tofind the desired program type from the following selections:

Classic

Country Info

Jazz

Oldies

R & B

Religious Rock

Soft

Top 40

Show

This feature allows you to select thetype of RDS broadcast informationthe radio will regularly show in thedisplay.

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With RDS activated, press theMENU control until SHOW isdisplayed.

Use the SEL control to select TYPE(displays the RDS program type:rock, jazz, etc), NAME (displays the name of the radio station) or NONE(deactivates the RDS display).

Digital signal processing (Audiophile only)

The digital signal processing (DSP) feature allows you to change thesignal mode to suit your listening tastes.

Press the DSP control to access oneof the following modes:

DSP OFF

SIGNAL MODE

OCCUPANCY MODE

Use the SEL control to select the

desired signal mode (the selectedmode will appear in the display). The following signal modes can beselected:

DSP OFFdisengages the feature

NEWSvoice-only type of sound with a limited audio band

JAZZ CLUBjazz club with clearly reflected sounds

HALLrectangular concert hall capacity of about 2 000

CHURCHchurch with a high vault

STADIUMoutdoor stadium with a capacity of about 30 000

Press the DSP control again to access the occupancy modes. Use theSEL control to optimize the sound based upon the occupants in thevehicle. The following occupancy modes can be selected:

ALL SEATS - Gives the best sound quality possible to all occupants.

DRIVER SEAT - Optimizes sound quality for the driver.

REAR SEATS - Optimizes sound quality for the rear seat passengers.

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Mute mode

Press the control to mute theplaying media. Press the controlagain to return to the playing media.

Note: If your vehicle is equipped with Reverse Sensing System, theaudio volume, (if set above a certain level), will be lowered to a presetvalue when the Reverse Sensing System tone is sounded.

REAR SEAT RADIO CONTROLS (IF EQUIPPED)

If your vehicle is equipped with a

front row console, then it is alsoequipped with rear seat radiocontrols. This feature allows frontand middle seat passengers to listento different media sources (radio,cassette, CD or DVD)simultaneously. (However, the frontand middle-seat passengers cannotlisten to two different radio stationsat the same time.)

When the rear seat controls are activated, rear seat passengers can usethe controls to change the playing media for all passengers (Single Playmode). In this mode, all speakers will play audio from the same mediasource for all passengers to hear. To activate the rear seat radio controls:

Press the memory preset controls3 and 5 at the same time. A

headphone icon ( ) will

illuminate in the radio display, indicating the rear seat radio controlsare active.

Press memory preset controls 3 and 5 a second time to deactivate the

rear seat controls. The headphone icon ( ) will turn off in the radio

display.

If there is a discrepancy between the rear seat controls and the frontaudio controls (such as both trying to listen to the same playing media),the front audio system will receive the desired selection.

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To activate Dual Play mode (rearseat passengers listen to a differentplaying media than the front seatpassengers):

Press the speaker/headphonecontrol.

Press the MODE control tochange audio sources (forheadphone mode only)

Use the SEEK, VOLUME and

MEMORY controls to make adjustments to the playing media. Dual Play mode may also be

activated by pressing memorypresets 2 and 4 simultaneously onthe front audio controls.

The rear speakers mute and rear seat passengers have audio (for theirselected media) available through their headphones.

ADJUSTING THE VOLUME

The volume control allows the rear seat passengers to adjust the volumelevel of the audio system.

Press the + control to increasevolume.

Press the - control to decreasevolume.

From the rear seat controls, volume control can be set no higher thanthe current radio setting unless the speakers are turned off.

- VOLUME + MODE

SEEK MEMORY

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TURNING THE REAR SPEAKERS ON AND OFF

Press the headphone/speakercontrol to turn the rear speakers on(Single Play mode) or off (Dual Playmode).

USING HEADPHONES/DUAL PLAY MODE

Plug a 3.5 mm headphone (not included) into the jack. Press the

speaker on/off control to operate the headphones. DUAL PLAYilluminates in the radio display and the fade control is disabled, signalingthat Dual Play has been activated.

The rear speakers will cut out once the speaker on/off control is pressed.The front speaker will remain playing for the front passengers. Press thecontrol again to deactivate the headphones. SINGLE PLAY illuminates inthe radio display and the fade control is enabled, signaling that Dual Playmode has been deactivated.

To enable Dual Play, the rear seat controls must be active and

illuminated in the radio display.

MODE SELECT

Push the MODE control to togglebetween AM, FM1, FM2, tape (ifequipped), CD, CD changer (ifequipped) or DVD (if equipped). Ifin Dual Play mode, SHAREDilluminates in the radio display whenthe front and rear modes are set tothe same media.

- VOLUME + MODE

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MEMORY PRESET CONTROL

Push the MEMORY controlsuccessively to allow rear seatpassengers to scroll through the 6memory presets in AM, FM1 orFM2.

Push the MEMORY control in CDmode (if equipped) to advance tothe next disc.

SEEK FUNCTION

In radio mode, press to find

the next listenable station downthe frequency band.

In radio mode, press to find

the next listenable station up thefrequency band.

In tape mode (if equipped), usethe SEEK function to access the

next or previous

selection.

In CD mode (if equipped), use the SEEK function to access thenext or previous selection.

PARENTAL CONTROL

Press the memory preset controls 3and 5 simultaneously on the frontaudio controls to disable the rearseat controls. They will remain disabled until the front seat passengersenable them again by simultaneously pressing the 3 and 5 presetcontrols. The settings of the front seat controls will always overridethose of the rear seat controls.

- VOLUME + MODE

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TROUBLESHOOTING THE CD PLAYER / CHANGER (IF EQUIPPED)

If sound skips:

You may be traveling on a rough road, playing badly scratched discs orthe disc may be dirty. Skipping will not scratch the discs or damagethe player.

If your changer/player does not work, it may be that:

The disc is inserted with the label surface downward.

A disc is already loaded where you want to insert a disc.

The disc is dusty or defective.

A disc with format and dimensions not within industry standards isinserted.

CLEANING COMPACT DISCS

Inspect all discs for contamination before playing. If necessary, cleandiscs only with an approved CD cleaner and wipe from the center out tothe edge. Do not use circular motion.

CD AND CD CHANGER CARE

Handle discs by their edges only. Never touch the playing surface.

Do not expose discs to direct sunlight or heat sources for extendedperiods of time.

Do not insert more than one disc into each slot of the CD changer

magazine.CD units are designed to play commercially pressed 12 cm (4.75in) audio compact discs only. Due to technical incompatibility,certain recordable and re-recordable compact discs may notfunction correctly when used in Ford CD players. Irregularshaped CDs, CDs with a scratch protection film attached, and CDswith homemade paper (adhesive) labels should not be insertedinto the CD player. The label may peel and cause the CD tobecome jammed. It is recommended that homemade CDs beidentified with permanent felt tip marker rather than adhesivelabels. Ball point pens may damage CDs. Please contact yourdealer for further information.


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CLEANING CASSETTE PLAYER (IF EQUIPPED)

Clean the tape player head with a cassette cleaning cartridge after 10 to12 hours of play in order to maintain the best sound and operation.

CASSETTE AND CASSETTE PLAYER CARE

Use only cassettes that are 90 minutes long or less.

Do not expose tapes to direct sunlight, high humidity, extreme heat orextreme cold. Allow tapes that may have been exposed to extremetemperatures to reach a moderate temperature before playing.

Tighten very loose tapes by inserting a finger or pencil into the holeand turning the hub.

Remove loose labels before inserting tapes.

Do not leave tapes in the cassette player for a long time when notbeing played.

RADIO FREQUENCY INFORMATION

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Canadian Radioand Telecommunications Commission(CRTC) establish the frequenciesAM and FM stations may use for their broadcasts. Allowable frequenciesare:

AM 530, 5401600, 1610 kHz

FM 87.7, 87.9107.7, 107.9 MHz

Not all frequencies are used in a given area.

RADIO RECEPTION FACTORSThree factors can affect radio reception:

Distance/strength. The further an FM signal travels, the weaker it is.The listenable range of the average FM station is approximately 40 km(24 miles). This range can be affected by signal modulation. Signalmodulation is a process radio stations use to increase theirstrength/volume relative to other stations.

Terrain. Hills, mountains and tall buildings between your vehiclesantenna and the radio station signal can cause FM reception problems.Static can be caused on AM stations by power lines, electric fences,traffic lights and thunderstorms. Moving away from an interferingstructure (out of its shadow) returns your reception to normal.

Station overload. Weak signals are sometimes captured by strongersignals when you pass a broadcast tower. A stronger signal may

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The audio system automatically switches to single channel reception if itwill improve the reception of a station normally received in stereo.

AUDIO SYSTEM WARRANTIES AND SERVICE

Refer to the Warranty Guide for audio system warranty information.

If service is necessary, see your dealer or a qualified technician.

REAR SEAT ENTERTAINMENT DVD SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)

Your vehicle may be equipped with a Rear Seat Entertainment DVDSystem which allows you to watch DVDs, play music CDs and to plug inand play video game systems. Please review this material to become

familiar with the system features and safety information.DVD player controls

1.MAIN control

NEXT Press to access the next track on the CD, the next chapteron the DVD, or to go up in cursor mode.

PREV Press to access the previous track on the CD, the previouschapter on the DVD, or to go down in cursor mode.

REV Press to reverse in CD and DVD play modes or to move thecursor left in the menu active mode.

FWDPress to advance in CD and DVD play modes or to move thecursor right in the menu active mode.

2.PLAY/PAUSE control

Press to playback or pause the DVD.

V

L

R AUX

DISP

MENU

NEXT

PREVREV FWD

ENTER

DIM

+

-

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3.DIM control

Adjust to increase (+) or decrease (-) the amount of brightness on thescreen.

4.ENTER control

Press to select the function pointed to within the active menu. May alsobe used by some user interactive discs during movie play.

5.MENU control

Press to bring up the disc menu.

6.AUX control

Press to switch DVD player from play mode to auxiliary mode.

7. Auxiliary jacks

Insert lines for standard video game players.

8.STOP/EJECT control

Press once to stop DVD play. Press again to eject the DVD.

9.DISPLAY (DISP) control

Press to enable on screen display of player menu and user displayadjustments.

DVD control features

Menu control

Press the MENU control to enterinto MENU mode. This allows you tomove and choose within the DVDgenerated menu structure. Once inMENU mode:

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Press the PREV control to movethe cursor one position downward

Press the REV control to movethe cursor left one position

Press the FWD control to movethe cursor right one position

Next/Previous control

The NEXT (up) and PREV (down)controls allow you to access thenext or previous track on a CD orchapter on a DVD. When pressed,the playing audio will mute

momentarily while the next chapteris accessed. Press and hold to advance or reverse multiple tracks orchapters.

REV/ FWD control

Press the REV/FWD control duringplayback mode to reverse oradvance at a normal speed. Pressthe REV/FWD control again todisengage the reverse/advanceaction and return to normalplayback mode

NEXT

PREVREV FWD

NEXT

PREVREV FWD

NEXT

PREVREV FWD

NEXT

PREVREV FWD

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Enter control

The ENTER control allows you toselect items when in MENU mode.

Press the ENTER control to selectthe desired highlighted item.

CD play mode

Press NEXT during CD play toadvance to the next track. If youpress NEXT during the last track,the system will wrap around to the

first track and begin play.

Slow play mode

To enter slow play mode, press thePLAY/PAUSE control. Once thesystem is in pause mode, press theFWD or REV control for slow motion playback. Three different speedsare available depending on how long the control is held. Press thecontrol once for slow motion playback. Press the control again todisengage slow motion playback. Press the control a third time to returnto normal playback mode.

User menu mode

To adjust the display setting, press

DISP once and the player menu willappear. Press DISP again to adjustthe display setting. Use the arrow controls and the ENTER controls toselect the various screen settings. (Available screen selections are 16x9,Normal, 4x3 and Zoom).

The DVD player will read the disc type and configure the displayaccordingly. Some movies have a wide screen movie format to fit anormal 4x3 screen. In this case, the movie will have black bars on thetop and bottom. When shown on the screen, it may appear as a smallscreen within the wide screen. It may be desirable to view this type ofmovie in zoom mode. To enter zoom mode, press DISP once for theplayer menu and again to adjust the display setting. Select zoom fromthe screen settings by using the arrow and ENTER controls.

ENTER

NEXT

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Remote control

1.REWIND control

Press to reverse the direction of the DVD movie.

2.FAST FORWARD control

Press to advance the direction of the DVD movie.

3. PLAY/STOP control

Press to play or stop the DVD movie.

4.SEEK controlPress to reverse or advance the chapter of the DVD or the track of theCD.

5.DISPLAY (DISP) control

Press to enable on screen display of player menu and user displayadjustments. Once the display is on, use SEEK to choose the desiredscreen setting.

6.ENTER (ENT) MEMORYcontrol

In DVD playback mode, press the control to select a designated item inmenu mode.

In stop mode, press the control to select the next memory preset.

7.MNU/MODE control

In DVD playback mode, press to access the disc menu.

REV FWD

SEEKVOL

MODE MEMORY

+

DISP

MNU ENT

-

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3

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In stop mode, press to change to rear seat mode (i.e. AM, FM, CD . . . )

8.VOLUME control

Press to increase (+) or decrease (-) volume level.

Battery replacement

Batteries are supplied with theremote control unit. Since allbatteries have a limited shelf life,replace them when the unit fails tocontrol the DVD player. There is aLED indicator light on the remotecontrol that will illuminate when anycontrol is pressed.

Slide the battery cover off as shown on the remote control to access thebatteries.

The remote control unit uses two AAA batteries.

Parental control

To enable or disable your Rear SeatEntertainment DVD System,simultaneously press the memorypreset controls 3 and 5 on the front audio control.

For further information about the Rear Seat Controls, refer to Rear SeatControls in this chapter.


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Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) flip-down screen

The screen rotates down to view and up into housing to store when not

in use. Be sure the screen is latched into the housing when being stored.

1. 7.0 (diagonal) active matrix liquid crystal display (LCD) screen.2. Screen housing.

3. Dimmer switch. Toggle to increase/decrease the brightness of thescreen.

Playback and format

The DVD player of your Rear Seat Entertainment DVD System canonly be used in the playback mode. (The DVD player does not offera record feature.)

The system plays standard CDs or DVDs.

The DVD player is only capable of playback of DVDs and CDs. Theplayer is not compatible with CDR/RW media.


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Rear Seat Entertainment DVD System protection circuits

High temperature sensor circuit

Excessively high temperatures may cause damage to the DVD player.

When the temperature of the DVD player becomes too hot, the hightemperature sensor circuit stops machine operation. DVD/CD willilluminate in the radio display.

General operating tips

When the engine is not running, use the system sparingly otherwise itwill run the battery down.

When the ignition is turned to OFF, the Rear Seat Entertainment DVDSystem is also turned OFF. When the ignition is turned ON, thesystem will begin playback from the last selected media source whenthe play control is pressed.

To disable the DVD player, simultaneously press the 3 and 5 memorypresets on the radio face. To enable the DVD player again, press the 3and 5 presets simultaneously.

The DVD player is only capable of reading the bottom side of a disc.When inserting a single sided disc, the label should be up. For amulti-sided disc, the desired play side should be down when the discis inserted into the player.

The DVD player is only capable of playback of DVDs and CDs. Theplayer is not compatible with CDR/RW media.

DVDs are formatted by regions. This DVD system can only play region1 DVDs (DVDs manufactured in U.S and Canada).

This unit is designed to play commercially pressed 12 cm (4.75in) audio compact discs and DVDs only. Due to technicalincompatibility, certain recordable and re-recordable compactdiscs may not function correctly when used in Ford DVD/CDplayers. Irregular shaped discs, discs with a scratch protectionfilm attached, and discs with homemade paper (adhesive) labelsshould not be inserted into the player. The label may peel andcause the disc to become jammed. It is recommended thathomemade discs be identified with permanent felt tip markerrather than adhesive labels. Ball point pens may damage discs.Please contact your dealer for further information.


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Inserting a CD/DVD

Inserting a CD/DVD into the DVD player automatically turns the powerON and playback should begin.

The counter is automatically reset to 0:00:00.

Ensure that the overhead screen is down for viewing.

Removing a CD/DVD

1. Press the STOP/EJECT control to stop playback.

2. Press the STOP/EJECT control again to eject the CD/DVD.

If the CD/DVD is not removed within the allotted time, the system willpull the CD/DVD back into the system for safety purposes. If theCD/DVD will not eject from the system, press and hold the EJECTcontrol for approximately 2 seconds. The disc should eject whether thevehicle ignition is ON or OFF.

Playing a video game/auxiliary device

1. Connect the video line from your video game device to the YELLOWauxiliary input jack.

2. Connect the left and right audio lines to the WHITE and RED auxiliaryinput jacks respectively.

3. Press the MODE control until DVD/CD AUX (no disc in player) orDVD/CD play (disc in player) illuminates in the radio display. If a disc isin the system, playback should begin. To enable the aux inputs, press theSTOP control or press the AUX control on the DVD player.


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On-screen indicators

Each time a control is pressed, the operational status of the DVD playeris shown on the screen. The following are some possible indicators:

1. CD track

2. DVD chapter

3. SYSTEM COUNTER displays current viewing time of desired media.(HOURS:MINUTES:SECONDS)

4. DVD/ CD STATUS (PLAY/FF/REW/PAUSE)

5. AUDIO OUTPUT (not changeable)

6. Subtitles (specific language type - English or Spanish, dependent of

disc capability and ON/OFF selection.)7. Camera angle (of picture) - Adjustable with cursor controls andENTER control.

Safety information

Read all of the safety and operating instructions before operating thesystem and retain for future reference.

Do not attempt to service, repair or modify the Rear Seat EntertainmentDVD System. See your Ford or Lincoln Mercury dealer.

Do not insert foreign objects into the DVD compartment.

The front glass on the liquid crystal display (LCD) flip-downscreen may break when hit with a hard surface. If the glass

breaks, do not touch the liquid crystalline material. In case of contact

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Do not expose the liquid crystal display (LCD) flip-down screento direct sunlight or intensive ultraviolet rays for extensiveperiods of time. Ultraviolet rays deteriorate the liquid crystal.

Be sure to review User Manuals for video games and video gameequipment when used as auxiliary inputs for your Rear SeatEntertainment DVD System.

Do not operate video games or video equipment if the power cordsand/or cables are broken, split or damaged. Carefully place cords and/orcables where they will not be stepped on or interfere with the operationof seats and/or compartments.

Disconnect video games and video equipment power cords and/or cables

when not in use.Avoid touching auxiliary input jacks with your fingers. Do not blow onthem or allow them to get wet or dirty.

Do not clean any part of the DVD layer with benzene, paint thinner orany other solvent.

Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Compliance

Changes or modifications not approved by Ford Motor Company couldvoid users authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has beentested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed toprovide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residentialinstallation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radiofrequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the

instructions, may cause harmful interference and radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in aparticular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interferenceto radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning theequipment off and on, the user is encouraged to consult the dealer or anexperienced radio/TV technician for help.

Care and service of the DVD player

Environmental extremes

DVD players that are subjected to harsh environmental conditions maybe damaged or perform at less than maximum capability. To avoid theseoutcomes, whenever possible avoid exposing your DVD player to:

extremely hot or cold temperatures.

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high humidity.

a dusty environment.

locations where strong magnetic fields are generated.

Temperature extremes

When the vehicle is parked under direct sunlight or in an extremely coldplace for a long period of time, wait until the cabin temperature of thevehicle is at normal temperature before operating the system.

Humidity and moisture condensation

Moisture in the air will condense in the DVD player under extremelyhumid conditions or when moving from a cold place to a warm one. Ifmoisture condensation occurs, do not insert a CD or DVD into theplayer. If one is already in the player, remove it. Turn the DVD player ONto dry the moisture before inserting a DVD. This could take an hour ormore.

Cleaning the liquid crystal display (LCD) flip-down screen

Clean the display screen by applying a small amount of water or anyammonia-based household glass cleaner directly to a soft cloth. Rub thescreen gently until the dust, dirt or fingerprints are removed. Do notspray the screen directly with water or glass cleaning solvents. Oversprayfrom these fluids could drip down into the internal electronics of thescreen and cause damage. Do not apply excessive pressure whilecleaning the screen.

Foreign substances

Exercise care to prevent dirt and foreign objects from entering the DVDplayer compartment. Be especially careful not to spill liquids of any kindonto the media controls or into the videocassette player. If liquid isaccidentally spilled onto the system, immediately turn the system OFFand consult a qualified s

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