FORD 2015 Explorer User Manual

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2015 EXPLORER Owner’s Manual

2015

EXPL

ORER

Owner

’s

Manual

September 2014

Second Printing

Owner’s Manual

Explorer

Litho in U.S.A.

fordowner.com

ford.ca

FL2J 19A321 AA

Table of contents

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Table of Contents
Introduction
- ABOUT THIS MANUAL
  - Protecting the Environment
- SYMBOL GLOSSARY
- DATA RECORDING
  - Service Data Recording
  - Event Data Recording
- CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65
- PERCHLORATE MATERIAL
- FORD CREDIT (U.S. ONLY)
- REPLACEMENT PARTS RECOMMENDATION
  - Scheduled Maintenance and Mechanical Repairs
    - Collision Repairs
    - Warranty on Replacement Parts
- SPECIAL NOTICES
- MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
- EXPORT UNIQUE (NON–UNITED STATES/CANADA) VEHICLE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
Child Safety
- GENERAL INFORMATION
- CHILD SEAT POSITIONING
- BOOSTER SEATS
  - Types of Booster Seats
- INSTALLING CHILD SEATS
  - Child Seats
  - Using Lap and Shoulder Belts
- Using Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren (LATCH)
  - 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
- USING TETHER STRAPS
- CHILD SAFETY LOCKS
Safety Belts
- PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
- FASTENING THE SAFETY BELTS
- SAFETY BELT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
- SAFETY BELT WARNING LIGHT AND INDICATOR CHIME
- Conditions of Operation
  - SAFETY BELT-MINDER™
    - Deactivating and Activating the Belt-Minder Feature
- REAR INFLATABLE SAFETY BELT (IF EQUIPPED)
- How Does the Rear Inflatable Safety Belt System Work?
- CHILD RESTRAINT AND SAFETY BELT MAINTENANCE
Personal Safety System
- PERSONAL SAFETY SYSTEM™
- How Does the Personal Safety System Work?
Supplementary Restraints System
- PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
  - SOS POST-CRASH ALERT SYSTEM™
- DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS
- SIDE AIRBAGS
- SAFETY CANOPY™ CURTAIN AIRBAGS
  - CRASH SENSORS AND AIRBAG INDICATOR
- AIRBAG DISPOSAL
Keys and Remote Control
- GENERAL INFORMATION ON RADIO FREQUENCIES
  - Intelligent Access (If Equipped)
- REMOTE CONTROL
- REPLACING A LOST KEY OR REMOTE CONTROL
MyKey
- PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
  - Non-configurable Settings
  - Configurable Settings
- CREATING A MYKEY
  - Programming/Changing Configurable Settings
- CLEARING ALL MYKEYS
- CHECKING MYKEY SYSTEM STATUS
- USING MYKEY WITH REMOTE START SYSTEMS
- MYKEY TROUBLESHOOTING
Locks
- LOCKING AND UNLOCKING
- LIFTGATE
  - Manual Liftgate
  - Power Liftgate (If Equipped)
- SECURICODE™ KEYLESS ENTRY KEYPAD (IF EQUIPPED)
Security
- SECURILOCK® PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM
- ANTI-THEFT ALARM (IF EQUIPPED)
- Arming the Alarm
- Disarming the Alarm
Steering Wheel
- ADJUSTING THE STEERING WHEEL
  - Power Tilt and Telescope Steering Column (If Equipped)
    - Easy Entry and Exit Feature
    - Memory Feature
- AUDIO CONTROL
- VOICE CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)
- CRUISE CONTROL
- INFORMATION DISPLAY CONTROL
- Cluster Display Control Features
- HEATED STEERING WHEEL (IF EQUIPPED)
Pedals
- ADJUSTABLE PEDALS (IF EQUIPPED)
Wipers and Washers
- WINDSHIELD WIPERS
  - Speed-dependent Wipers (If Equipped)
- RAIN-SENSING WIPERS (IF EQUIPPED)
- WINDSHIELD WASHERS
- REAR-WINDOW WIPER AND WASHERS
Lighting
- LIGHTING CONTROL
  - High Beams
  - Headlamp Flasher
- AUTOLAMPS
- INSTRUMENT LIGHTING DIMMER
- HEADLAMP EXIT DELAY
- DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS (IF EQUIPPED)
- AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)
- FRONT FOG LAMPS
- DIRECTION INDICATORS
- INTERIOR LAMPS
Windows and Mirrors
- POWER WINDOWS
- EXTERIOR MIRRORS
- INTERIOR MIRROR
- Auto-Dimming Mirror (If Equipped)
- SUN VISORS
  - Slide-On-Rod
  - Illuminated Visor Vanity Mirror (If Equipped)
- DUAL PANEL MOONROOF AND POWER SUNSCREEN (IF EQUIPPED)
- Opening and Closing the Sunscreen
- Opening and Closing the Moonroof
- Bounce-Back
- Venting the Moonroof
Instrument Cluster
- GAUGES
  - Type 1
    - Fuel Gauge
  - Type 2
- WARNING LAMPS AND INDICATORS
- Adaptive cruise control (RTT) (if equipped)
- Airbag readiness
- Anti-lock brake system
- Brake system warning light
- Charging system (RTT)
- Door ajar (RTT)
- Engine oil pressure (RTT)
- Engine coolant temperature (RTT)
- Fog lamps
- Grade assist (RTT) (if equipped)
- Heads up display (if equipped)
- Hill descent (RTT) (if equipped)
- High beams
- Low fuel (RTT)
- Liftgate ajar (RTT)
- Low tire pressure warning
- Low washer fluid (RTT)
- Powertrain malfunction/reduced power
- Safety belt
- Service engine soon
- Speed control (RTT) (if equipped)
- Stability Control System
- Stability Control System Off
- Transmission Tow/Haul Feature (RTT) (if equipped)
- Turn signal
- AUDIBLE WARNINGS AND INDICATORS
- Key In Ignition Warning Chime
- Keyless Warning Alert (If Equipped)
- Headlamps On Warning Chime
- Parking Brake On Warning Chime
Information Displays
- GENERAL INFORMATION
- Information Display Controls (Type 1)
- Information Display Controls (Type 2)
  - Main menu
- INFORMATION MESSAGES
Climate Control
- MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROL
- AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL (WITH SONY® AUDIO SYSTEM)
- AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL (WITH MyTemp)
- REAR PASSENGER CLIMATE CONTROLS
- GENERAL OPERATING TIPS
- General Hints
- Manual Climate Control
- Automatic Climate Control
- Heating the Interior Quickly
- Recommended Settings for Heating
- Cooling the Interior Quickly
- Recommended Settings for Cooling
- Side Window Defogging in Cold Weather
- HEATED WINDOWS AND MIRRORS (IF EQUIPPED)
  - Heated Rear Window
  - Heated Exterior Mirrors (If Equipped)
- CABIN AIR FILTER
- REMOTE START (IF EQUIPPED)
  - Automatic Settings
Seats
- SITTING IN THE CORRECT POSITION
- HEAD RESTRAINTS
  - Tilting Head Restraints (If Equipped)
- MANUAL SEATS
- POWER SEATS (IF EQUIPPED)
- Power Lumbar
- MEMORY FUNCTION (IF EQUIPPED)
- Programming a memory position
- Recalling a memory position
- Recalling memory positions with the remote control
  - Easy Entry and Exit Feature
- HEATED SEATS (IF EQUIPPED)
- CLIMATE CONTROLLED SEATS (IF EQUIPPED)
- Heated Seats
- Cooled Seats
  - Climate Controlled Seat Air Filter Replacement (If Equipped)
- REAR SEATS
  - Second Row Seats
    - Recline Adjustment
    - Second-Row Heated Seats (If Equipped)
  - Third Row Seats
Universal Garage Door Opener (If Equipped)
- HOMELINK® WIRELESS CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
Auxiliary Power Points
- AUXILIARY POWER POINTS
- Locations
  - 110 Volt AC Power Point (If Equipped)
Storage Compartments
- CENTER CONSOLE
  - Rear Center Console (If Equipped)
- OVERHEAD CONSOLE
Starting and Stopping the Engine
- GENERAL INFORMATION
- IGNITION SWITCH (IF EQUIPPED)
- KEYLESS STARTING (IF EQUIPPED)
- Ignition Modes
- STARTING A GASOLINE ENGINE
- Vehicles with an Ignition Key
- Vehicles with Keyless Start
- Fast Restart (Vehicles with Keyless Start)
- Failure to Start
- Stopping the Engine When Your Vehicle is Stationary
- Stopping the Engine When Your Vehicle is Moving
  - Guarding Against Exhaust Fumes
  - Important Ventilating Information
- ENGINE BLOCK HEATER (IF EQUIPPED)
  - Using the Engine Block Heater
Fuel and Refueling
- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
- FUEL QUALITY
  - Choosing the Right Fuel (Gasoline Engines)
    - Choosing the Right Fuel With a Flex Fuel Vehicle (If Equipped)
  - Octane recommendations
- RUNNING OUT OF FUEL
  - Refilling with a Portable Fuel Container
- REFUELING
  - Easy Fuel® No Cap Fuel System
- FUEL CONSUMPTION
  - Filling the Tank
  - Calculating Fuel Economy
- EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM
  - On-board Diagnostics (OBD-II)
  - Readiness for Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) Testing
Transmission
- AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Four-Wheel Drive (If Equipped)
- USING YOUR FOUR WHEEL DRIVE (4WD) SYSTEM
  - How Utility Vehicles Differ from Other Vehicles
  - Driving In Special Conditions With Four-Wheel Drive (4WD)
Brakes
- GENERAL INFORMATION
- HINTS ON DRIVING WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES
- PARKING BRAKE
- HILL START ASSIST
- Using Hill Start Assist
Traction Control
- PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
- USING TRACTION CONTROL
  - System Indicator Lights and Messages
Stability Control
- PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
- USING ADVANCETRAC® WITH RSC®
Terrain Response
- TERRAIN MANAGEMENT (IF EQUIPPED)
- HILL DESCENT CONTROL™ (IF EQUIPPED)
Parking Aids
- SENSING SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
  - Using the Rear Sensing System
- ACTIVE PARK ASSIST (IF EQUIPPED)
- REAR VIEW CAMERA SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
Cruise Control
- PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
- USING CRUISE CONTROL
- Switching Cruise Control On
- Setting a Speed
- Changing the Set Speed
- Canceling the Set Speed
- Resuming the Set Speed
- Switching Cruise Control Off
- USING ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)
- Setting Adaptive Cruise Control
- Following a Vehicle
- Setting the Gap Distance
- Disengaging Adaptive Cruise Control
- Overriding Adaptive Cruise Control
- Changing the Set Speed
- Resuming the Set Speed
- Low Speed Automatic Cancellation
- Hilly Condition Usage
- Switching Off Adaptive Cruise Control
- Detection Issues
- Adaptive Cruise Control Not Available
- Blocked Sensor
- Switching to Normal Cruise Control
Driving Aids
- DRIVER ALERT (IF EQUIPPED)
- LANE KEEPING SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
- BLIND SPOT INFORMATION SYSTEM (BLIS®) WITH CROSS TRAFFIC ALERT (CTA) (IF EQUIPPED)
- COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
- STEERING
  - Electric Power Steering
    - Steering Tips
Load Carrying
- CARGO NETS (IF EQUIPPED)
- ROOF RACKS AND LOAD CARRIERS (IF EQUIPPED)
  - Adjusting the Crossbars (If Equipped)
- LOAD LIMIT
  - Vehicle Loading – With and Without a Trailer
  - Special Loading Instructions for Owners of Pick-up Trucks and Utility-type Vehicles
Towing
- TOWING A TRAILER
- Load Placement
- TRAILER SWAY CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)
- RECOMMENDED TOWING WEIGHTS
- ESSENTIAL TOWING CHECKS
- TRANSPORTING THE VEHICLE
- TOWING THE VEHICLE ON FOUR WHEELS
  - Emergency Towing
  - Recreational Towing
    - Vehicles Equipped with a 2.0L Engine
    - Vehicles Equipped with a 3.5L or 3.7L Engine
Driving Hints
- BREAKING-IN
- ECONOMICAL DRIVING
- DRIVING THROUGH WATER
- FLOOR MATS
Roadside Emergencies
- ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE
- HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS
- FUEL SHUTOFF
- JUMP-STARTING THE VEHICLE
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 or ARBITRATION PROGRAM (CANADA ONLY)
- GETTING ASSISTANCE OUTSIDE THE U.S. AND CANADA
- ORDERING ADDITIONAL OWNER’S LITERATURE
  - Obtaining a French Owner’s Manual
- REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS (U.S. ONLY)
- REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS (CANADA ONLY)
Fuses
- CHANGING A FUSE
  - Fuses
- FUSE SPECIFICATION CHART
  - Power Distribution Box
  - Passenger Compartment Fuse Panel
Maintenance
- GENERAL INFORMATION
- Precautions
  - Working with the Engine Off
  - Working with the Engine On
- OPENING AND CLOSING THE HOOD
- UNDER HOOD OVERVIEW
  - 2.0L EcoBoost® Engine
  - 3.5L V6 Engine
  - 3.5L V6 EcoBoost® Engine
- ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK
- ENGINE OIL CHECK
- Adding Engine Oil
- ENGINE COOLANT CHECK
  - Checking the Engine Coolant
  - Adding Engine Coolant
  - Recycled Engine Coolant
  - Severe Climates
  - Engine Fluid Temperature Management (If Equipped)
  - What You Should Know About Fail-Safe Cooling
    - How Fail-Safe Cooling Works
    - When Fail-Safe Mode is Activated
- TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECK
  - 6F35 TRANSMISSION (if equipped)
  - 6F50/6F55 Transmission
- BRAKE FLUID CHECK
- POWER STEERING FLUID CHECK
- FUEL FILTER
- WASHER FLUID CHECK
- CHANGING THE VEHICLE BATTERY
- Battery relearn
  - Battery management system
    - Electrical accessory installation
- CHECKING THE WIPER BLADES
- CHANGING THE WIPER BLADES
  - Changing the rear window wiper blade
- AIR FILTER CHECK
  - Changing the Air Filter Element
- ADJUSTING THE HEADLAMPS
  - Vertical Aim Adjustment
- CHANGING A BULB
  - Lamp Assembly Condensation
  - Replacing headlamp bulbs
    - Replacing HID headlamp bulbs (if equipped)
  - Front parking lamp/turn signal and sidemarker bulbs
  - Replacing turn/backup lamp bulbs
    - Replacing tail/brake lamp bulbs
  - Replacing the License Plate Lamp Bulb
  - Replacing high-mount brake lamp bulb
- BULB SPECIFICATION CHART
Vehicle Care
- GENERAL INFORMATION
- CLEANING PRODUCTS
- CLEANING THE EXTERIOR
- Stripes or Graphics (if equipped)
- Exterior Chrome
- Underbody
  - Cleaning Plastic Exterior Parts
- WAXING
- REPAIRING MINOR PAINT DAMAGE
- CLEANING THE ENGINE
- CLEANING THE WINDOWS AND WIPER BLADES
- CLEANING THE INTERIOR
- CLEANING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LENS
- CLEANING LEATHER SEATS (IF EQUIPPED)
- CLEANING THE ALLOY WHEELS
- VEHICLE STORAGE
  - Removing Vehicle from Storage
Wheels and Tires
- GENERAL INFORMATION
- TIRE CARE
- SUMMER TIRES (IF EQUIPPED)
- USING SNOW CHAINS
- TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM
  - Changing Tires with a Tire Pressure Monitoring System
  - Understanding Your Tire Pressure Monitoring System
- CHANGING A ROAD WHEEL
  - Dissimilar Spare Tire and Wheel Assembly Information
  - Tire Change Procedure
- TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
  - Wheel Lug Nut Torque Specifications
Capacities and Specifications
- ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS
  - Engine Drivebelt Routing
- TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- MOTORCRAFT® PART NUMBERS
- VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
- VEHICLE CERTIFICATION LABEL
- TRANSMISSION CODE DESIGNATION
Accessories
- ACCESSORIES
Extended Service Plan
- Extended Service Plan
- SERVICE PLANS (U.S. Only)
- SERVICE PLANS (CANADA ONLY)
Audio System
- GENERAL INFORMATION
- Radio Frequencies and Reception Factors
- CD and CD Player Information
- MP3 Track and Folder Structure
- MyFord® SYSTEM
  - Menu Structure
- AM/FM/CD PREMIUM AUDIO SYSTEM
- AM/FM/CD SONY® AUDIO SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
- HD RADIO™ INFORMATION (IF AVAILABLE)
- HD Radio Reception and Station Troubleshooting
- SATELLITE RADIO INFORMATION (IF EQUIPPED)
- Satellite Radio Channels
- Satellite Radio Reception Factors
- Sirius Satellite Radio Service
- Satellite Radio Electronic Serial Number (ESN)
- Troubleshooting
- AUXILIARY INPUT JACK
- USB PORT (IF EQUIPPED)
- MEDIA HUB
SYNC®
- GENERAL INFORMATION
- USING VOICE RECOGNITION
  - Initiating a Voice Session
  - System Interaction and Feedback
    - Adjusting the Interaction Level
    - Helpful Hints
- USING SYNC WITH YOUR PHONE
- SYNC APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES (IF EQUIPPED)
- USING SYNC WITH YOUR MEDIA PLAYER
- TROUBLESHOOTING
MyFord Touch® (If Equipped)
- GENERAL INFORMATION
- ACCESSING AND ADJUSTING MODES THROUGH YOUR RIGHT VEHICLE INFORMATION DISPLAY (IF EQUIPPED)
- Audio Sources and Memory Presets
- USING VOICE RECOGNITION
- ENTERTAINMENT
- PHONE
- INFORMATION
- SETTINGS
- CLIMATE
  - Climate Control Voice Commands
- NAVIGATION SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
- TROUBLESHOOTING
Appendices
- GENERAL INFORMATION
Scheduled Maintenance
- GENERAL MAINTENANCE INFORMATION
- NORMAL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND LOG
  - Intelligent Oil-Life Monitor®
  - Maintenance Schedule Log
- SPECIAL OPERATING CONDITIONS
  - Special Operating Condition Log
- EXCEPTIONS
- Axle Maintenance
- California Fuel Filter Replacement
- Hot Climate Oil Change Intervals
- Engine Air Filter and Cabin Air Filter Replacement
- ENGINE COOLANT CHANGE RECORD
  - Engine Coolant Change Log
Index