FORD 2012 F-550 v.3 User Manual
FORD Cars
Manual heating and air conditioning
Dual electronic automatic temperature control
Windshield wiper/washer control
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2012 F-250/350/450/550 (f23)
Owners Guide, 3rd Printing
USA (fus)
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Instrument Cluster
- Entertainment Systems
- Climate Controls
- Lights
- HEADLAMP CONTROL
- PANEL DIMMER CONTROL
- AIMING THE HEADLAMPS
- TURN SIGNAL CONTROL
- INTERIOR LAMPS
- BULB REPLACEMENT
- Lamp assembly condensation
- Replacing exterior bulbs
- Replacing headlamps, park lamps, turn lamps
- Replacing brake/tail/turn/back-up lamp bulbs (pick-ups only)
- Replacing brake/tail/turn/back-up lamp bulbs (chassis cabs only) (if equipped)
- Replacing cargo lamp and high-mount brake lamp bulbs
- Replacing front clearance and identification lamp bulbs (if equipped)
- Replacing fog lamp bulbs (if equipped)
- Replacing license plate lamp bulbs
- Driver Controls
- MULTI-FUNCTION LEVER
- TILT/TELESCOPE STEERING WHEEL
- ILLUMINATED VISOR MIRROR (IF EQUIPPED)
- OVERHEAD CONSOLE (IF EQUIPPED)
- CENTER CONSOLE (IF EQUIPPED)
- AUXILIARY POWER POINT (12V DC)
- POWER WINDOWS (IF EQUIPPED)
- INTERIOR MIRROR
- EXTERIOR MIRRORS
- POWER ADJUSTABLE FOOT PEDALS (IF EQUIPPED)
- SPEED CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)
- STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS (IF EQUIPPED)
- UPFITTER CONTROLS (IF EQUIPPED)
- MOON ROOF (IF EQUIPPED)
- UNIVERSAL GARAGE DOOR OPENER (IF EQUIPPED)
- POSITIVE RETENTION FLOOR MAT (IF EQUIPPED)
- TAILGATE LOCK
- Locks and Security
- KEYS
- MYKEY? (IF EQUIPPED)
- POWER DOOR LOCKS (IF EQUIPPED)
- Smart locks (if equipped)
- Autolock feature (if equipped)
- Deactivating/activating autolock feature
- Power door lock switch autolock enable/disable procedure
- Keyless entry keypad autolock enable/disable procedure
- Autounlock feature (if equipped)
- Deactivating/activating autounlock feature
- Power door lock switch autounlock enable/disable procedure
- Keyless entry keypad autounlock enable/disable procedure
- CHILDPROOF DOOR LOCKS (IF EQUIPPED)
- REMOTE ENTRY SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
- SECURICODE™ KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
- SECURILOCK? PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
- PERIMETER ALARM SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
- Seating and Safety Restraints
- FRONT SEATS
- Adjustable head restraints
- Front seat
- 20 percent front seat armrest and console (if equipped)
- Adjusting the front power seat (if equipped)
- Using the power lumbar support (if equipped)
- Using the manual lumbar support (if equipped)
- Heated and cooled seats (if equipped)
- Memory seats/power mirrors/adjustable pedals (if equipped)
- Easy-access/easy-out feature (if equipped)
- REAR SEATS
- SAFETY RESTRAINTS
- AIRBAG SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS)
- Important SRS precautions
- Children and airbags
- How does the airbag supplemental restraint system work?
- Seat-mounted side airbag system (if equipped)
- Safety Canopy? System (if equipped)
- Determining if the system is operational
- SOS Post-Crash Alert System™
- Passenger airbag ON/OFF switch (if equipped)
- Disposal of airbags and airbag equipped vehicles
- SAFETY RESTRAINTS FOR CHILDREN
- SAFETY SEATS FOR CHILDREN
- Infant and/or toddler seats
- Installing child safety seats with automatic locking mode combination lap and shoulder belts (front passenger and rear outboa
- Attaching child safety seats with LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) attachments
- Attaching child safety seats with tether straps
- Child booster seats
- Child restraint and safety belt maintenance
- FRONT SEATS
- Tires, Wheels and Loading
- NOTICE TO UTILITY VEHICLE AND TRUCK OWNERS
- VEHICLE CHARACTERISTICS
- INFORMATION ABOUT UNIFORM TIRE QUALITY GRADING
- TIRES
- INFLATING YOUR TIRES
- TIRE CARE
- INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE TIRE SIDEWALL
- TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) (IF EQUIPPED)
- SNOW TIRES AND CHAINS
- VEHICLE LOADING – WITH AND WITHOUT A TRAILER
- TRAILER TOWING
- RECREATIONAL TOWING
- RECOVERY HOOKS
- Driving
- STARTING
- ENGINE BLOCK HEATER (IF EQUIPPED)
- BRAKES
- ENGINE ONLY TRACTION CONTROL (DUAL REAR WHEEL (DRW) VEHICLES ONLY)
- ADVANCETRAC? WITH ROLL STABILITY CONTROL™ (RSC?) STABILITY ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM (SINGLE REAR WHEEL (SRW) VEHICLES ONLY)
- HILL DESCENT CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)
- STEERING
- ELECTRONIC LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL (ELD) (IF EQUIPPED)
- PREPARING TO DRIVE
- BRAKE-SHIFT INTERLOCK
- AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATION
- REVERSE SENSING SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
- REARVIEW CAMERA SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
- FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE (4WD) OPERATION (IF EQUIPPED)
- Manual Shift On Stop (MSOS) 4x4 system (if equipped)
- Electronic Shift-On-the-Fly (ESOF) 4x4 system (if equipped)
- 4WD system indicator lights
- Using a Manual Shift On Stop (MSOS) 4x4 system (if equipped)
- Using the electronic shift 4WD system (if equipped)
- Driving off-road with truck and utility vehicles
- How your vehicle differs from other vehicles
- Basic operating principles
- If your vehicle goes off the edge of the pavement
- If your vehicle gets stuck
- Emergency maneuvers
- Parking
- 4WD systems
- Normal characteristics
- Sand
- Mud and water
- Driving on hilly or sloping terrain
- Driving on snow and ice
- Maintenance and modifications
- VEHICLE USED AS A STATIONARY POWER SOURCE
- DRIVING THROUGH WATER
- SNOWPLOWING
- Roadside Emergencies
- Customer Assistance
- GETTING THE SERVICES YOU NEED
- 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
- 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 (EXCEPT HARLEY-DAVIDSON)
- INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CONSOLE (HARLEY-DAVIDSON ONLY)
- 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
- OPENING THE HOOD
- IDENTIFYING COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT
- WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID
- CHANGING THE WIPER BLADES
- ENGINE OIL
- BATTERY
- ENGINE COOLANT
- FUEL FILTER
- WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
- ESSENTIALS OF GOOD FUEL ECONOMY
- EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM
- POWER STEERING FLUID
- BRAKE FLUID
- TRANSMISSION FLUID
- TRANSFER CASE FLUID (IF EQUIPPED)
- AIR FILTER
- VEHICLE STORAGE
- MOTORCRAFT PART NUMBERS
- MAINTENANCE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND CAPACITIES
- ENGINE DATA
- IDENTIFYING YOUR VEHICLE
- TRANSMISSION CODE DESIGNATIONS
- Accessories
- Ford Extended Service Plan
- Scheduled Maintenance
- Index