Ford 2006 Freestyle Owners Manual

2015-09-07

• Table of Contents
• Introduction
  • CONGRATULATIONS
  • SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
    • Warning symbols in this guide
    • Warning symbols on your vehicle
    • Protecting the environment
  • BREAKING-IN YOUR VEHICLE
  • SPECIAL NOTICES
    • New Vehicle Limited Warranty
    • Special instructions
    • Service Data Recording
      • Event Data Recording
    • Cell phone use
    • Middle East/North Africa vehicle specific information
• Instrument Cluster
  • WARNING LIGHTS AND CHIMES
  • GAUGES
• Entertainment Systems
  • AUDIO SYSTEMS
    • AM/FM stereo/ single CD sound system (if equipped)
    • Premium/Audiophile In-Dash Six CD/MP3 Sound System (if equipped)
  • GENERAL AUDIO INFORMATION
    • Navigation system (if equipped)
  • FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT DVD SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
    • • DVD player controls
      • DVD control features
      • Menu control
      • Next/Previous control
      • REV/FWD control
      • Enter control
      • CD play mode
      • Slow play mode
      • User menu mode
      • Remote control
      • Dual play mode
      • Single play mode
      • Battery replacement
      • Parental control
      • Wireless headphones
      • Wireless headphone operation
      • Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) flip-down screen
      • Playback and format
      • Saving MP3 files
      • Family Entertainment DVD System protection circuits
      • High temperature sensor circuit
    • Operating
      • Inserting a CD/DVD
      • Removing a CD/DVD (while playing)
      • Playing an auxiliary device
      • On-screen indicators
    • Safety information
      • Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Compliance
      • Care and service of the DVD player
      • Environmental extremes
      • Temperature extremes
      • Humidity and moisture condensation
      • Cleaning the liquid crystal display (LCD) flip-down screen
      • Foreign substances
      • Cleaning compact discs
      • Cleaning the DVD player
• Climate Controls
  • MANUAL HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Operating tips
  • DUAL ZONE AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Dual Zone Automatic Temperature Control with heated seats (if equipped)
    • Dual Zone Automatic Temperature Control with rear passenger compartment climate control (if equipped)
    • Operating tips
    • Dual Zone Automatic Temperature Control with heated seats and rear passenger compartment climate control (if equipped)
  • AUXILIARY CLIMATE CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)
  • REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER
• Lights
  • HEADLAMP CONTROL
    • Autolamp control (if equipped)
      • Autolamps - Programmable exit delay
    • Foglamp control (if equipped)
    • High beams
    • Flash to pass
    • Daytime running lamps (DRL) (if equipped)
  • PANEL DIMMER CONTROL
  • AIMING THE HEADLAMPS
    • Vertical aim adjustment
  • TURN SIGNAL CONTROL
  • INTERIOR LAMPS
    • Dome lamps and map lamps
  • BULB REPLACEMENT
    • Headlamp Condensation
    • Using the right bulbs
    • Replacing exterior bulbs
    • Replacing headlamp (high/low beam) bulbs
      • Replacing front parking lamp/turn signal bulbs
      • Replacing front sidemarker bulbs
      • Replacing stop/tail/turn/backup bulbs
      • Replacing high-mount brake lamp bulbs
      • Replacing license plate lamp bulbs
      • Replacing foglamp bulbs
• Driver Controls
  • MULTI-FUNCTION LEVER
    • Rear window wiper/washer controls
  • TILT STEERING WHEEL
  • ILLUMINATED VISOR MIRROR (IF EQUIPPED)
  • INSTRUMENT PANEL STORAGE COMPARTMENT
  • OVERHEAD CONSOLE
    • Storage compartment
    • Conversation mirror (if equipped)
  • CENTER CONSOLE
  • AUXILIARY POWER POINT (12VDC)
  • POWER WINDOWS
    • One touch up or down
    • Window lock
    • Bounce-Back (Driver’s window only)
    • Security Override
    • Accessory delay
  • AUTOMATIC DIMMING INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR (IF EQUIPPED)
  • EXTERIOR MIRRORS
    • Power side view mirrors
      • Fold-away mirrors
    • Heated outside mirrors (if equipped)
  • POWER ADJUSTABLE FOOT PEDALS (IF EQUIPPED)
  • SPEED CONTROL
    • Setting speed control
      • Disengaging speed control
      • Resuming a set speed
      • Increasing speed while using speed control
      • Reducing speed while using speed control
      • Turning off speed control
  • STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Radio control features
  • MOON ROOF (IF EQUIPPED)
  • HOMELINK WIRELESS CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Programming
    • Gate Operator & Canadian Programming
    • Operating the HomeLink Wireless Control System
    • Erasing HomeLink buttons
      • Reprogramming a single HomeLink button
  • MESSAGE CENTER (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Selectable features
      • Reset
      • Info menu
      • Odometer/Trip odometer
      • Distance to empty (DTE)
      • Average fuel economy (AFE)
      • Fuel Used
      • Trip elapsed drive time
      • Compass display
      • Compass zone adjustment
      • Compass calibration adjustment
      • Setup menu
      • Language
      • Units (English/Metric)
      • System check
      • System warnings
  • LIFTGATE
  • CARGO AREA FEATURES
    • Cargo net (if equipped)
    • Cargo van storage compartment (if equipped)
  • LUGGAGE RACK
• Locks and Security
  • KEYS
  • POWER DOOR LOCKS
    • Smart locks
    • Power door lock/unlock inhibit feature
  • CHILDPROOF DOOR LOCKS
  • REMOTE ENTRY SYSTEM
    • Unlocking the doors
    • Locking the doors/liftgate
    • Sounding a panic alarm
    • Memory seats/power mirrors/adjustable pedals (if equipped)
      • Activating the memory seat feature
    • Replacing the battery
    • Replacing lost remote entry transmitters
      • How to reprogram your remote entry transmitters
    • Illuminated entry
      • Battery saver
    • Illuminated exit
  • KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM
    • Programming a personal entry code and keypad association to memory seats, mirrors and pedals
    • Erasing personal code
    • Anti-scan feature
    • Unlocking and locking the doors and liftgate using keyless entry
    • Autolock
      • Deactivating/activating autolock
      • Power door unlock/lock procedure
      • Keyless entry key pad procedure
  • SECURILOCK PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM
    • Anti-theft indicator
    • Automatic arming
    • Automatic disarming
    • Replacement keys
    • Programming spare keys
  • PERIMETER ALARM SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Arming the system
    • Disarming the system
      • Triggering the anti-theft system
• Seating and Safety Restraints
  • SEATING
    • Adjustable head restraints
    • Adjusting the front manual seat (if equipped)
    • Using the manual lumbar support (if equipped)
    • Folding down the front passenger seatback
    • Adjusting the front power seat (if equipped)
    • Heated seats (if equipped)
    • Memory seats/power mirrors/adjustable pedals (if equipped)
  • REAR SEATS
    • Head restraints
      • Adjusting second row bucket and bench seat back
      • Adjusting second row seats (if equipped)
      • Accessing the third row seats
      • Exiting the third row seat
    • Stowing the third row bench or split bench seat (if equipped)
      • Unstowing the third row seat
  • SAFETY RESTRAINTS
    • Personal Safety System
      • How does the Personal Safety System work?
      • Driver and passenger dual-stage airbag supplemental restraints
      • Front crash severity sensor
      • Driver’s seat position sensor
      • Front passenger sensing system
      • Front safety belt usage sensors
      • Front safety belt pretensioners
      • Front safety belt energy management retractors
      • Determining if the Personal Safety System is operational
    • Safety belt precautions
    • Combination lap and shoulder belts
    • Energy Management Feature — Front Outboard
    • Vehicle sensitive mode
      • Automatic locking mode
      • When to use the automatic locking mode
      • How to use the automatic locking mode
      • How to disengage the automatic locking mode
    • Safety belt height adjustment
    • Safety belt warning light and indicator chime
    • Conditions of operation
    • Safety belt extension assembly
    • Safety belt maintenance
    • BeltMinder
      • One time disable
      • Deactivating/activating the BeltMinder feature
  • AIRBAG SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS)
    • Important SRS precautions
    • Children and airbags
      • Determining if the system is operational
    • How does the airbag supplemental restraint system work?
    • Front passenger sensing system
    • Seat-mounted side airbag system (if equipped)
      • How does the side airbag system work?
    • Safety Canopy system (if equipped)
      • How does the Safety Canopy system work?
      • Determining if the system is operational
    • Disposal of airbags and airbag equipped vehicles (including pretensioners)
  • SAFETY RESTRAINTS FOR CHILDREN
    • Important child restraint precautions
    • Children and safety belts
      • Child booster seats
      • Types of booster seats
  • SAFETY SEATS FOR CHILDREN
    • Child and infant or child safety seats
    • Installing child safety seats with combination lap and shoulder belts
    • Attaching child safety seats with tether straps
      • Front passenger seating position (delivery van only)
      • Rear seating positions
    • Attaching safety seats with LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children) attachments for child seat anchors
• Tires, Wheels and Loading
  • INFORMATION ABOUT UNIFORM TIRE QUALITY GRADING
    • Treadwear
    • Traction AA A B C
    • Temperature A B C
  • TIRES
    • Glossary of tire terminology
  • INFLATING YOUR TIRES
  • TIRE CARE
    • Inspecting your tires
    • Tire wear
    • Damage
    • U.S. DOT Tire Identification Number (TIN)
    • Tire Replacement Requirements
    • Safety practices
      • Highway hazards
    • Tire and wheel alignment
    • Tire rotation
  • INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE TIRE SIDEWALL
    • Information on “P” type tires
    • Additional information contained on the tire sidewall for “LT” type tires
    • Information on “T” type tires
    • Location of the tire label
  • SNOW TIRES AND CHAINS
  • VEHICLE LOADING – WITH AND WITHOUT A TRAILER
  • TRAILER TOWING
    • Preparing to tow
    • Hitches
    • Safety chains
    • Trailer brakes
    • Trailer lamps
    • Driving while you tow
      • Servicing after towing
    • Trailer towing tips
  • RECREATIONAL TOWING
• Driving
  • STARTING
    • Positions of the ignition
    • Starting your vehicle
      • Important safety precautions
    • Starting the engine
    • Guarding against exhaust fumes
    • Important ventilating information
  • USING THE ENGINE BLOCK HEATER (IF EQUIPPED)
  • BRAKES
    • Four-wheel anti-lock brake system (ABS)
      • Using ABS
      • ABS warning lamp
    • Parking brake
  • TRACTION CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)
  • STEERING
  • AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE OPERATION
    • Brake-shift interlock
    • Understanding the gearshift positions of the Continuously Variable Transaxle (CVT)
  • REVERSE SENSING SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
  • ALL WHEEL DRIVE (AWD) SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Driving off-highway with AWD vehicles
      • Basic operating principles
      • If your vehicle goes off the edge of the pavement
      • If your vehicle gets stuck
      • Emergency maneuvers
      • AWD Systems (if equipped)
      • Sand
      • Mud and water
      • Driving on hilly or sloping terrain
      • Driving on snow and ice
      • Maintenance and Modifications
  • DRIVING THROUGH WATER
• Roadside Emergencies
  • ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE
    • Getting roadside assistance
    • Using roadside assistance
    • Roadside coverage beyond basic warranty
  • HAZARD FLASHER CONTROL
  • FUEL PUMP SHUT-OFF SWITCH
  • FUSES AND RELAYS
    • Fuses
      • Standard fuse amperage rating and color
    • Passenger compartment fuse panel/Smart Junction Box (SJB)
    • Power distribution box
  • CHANGING THE TIRES
    • Dissimilar spare tire/wheel information
    • Removing the spare tire and jack
      • Tire change procedure
      • Stowing the tire and jack
  • WHEEL LUG NUT TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
  • JUMP STARTING
    • Preparing your vehicle
    • Connecting the jumper cables
    • Jump starting
    • Removing the jumper cables
  • WRECKER TOWING
• Customer Assistance
  • GETTING THE SERVICES YOU NEED
    • At home
    • Away from home
      • Additional Assistance
  • IN CALIFORNIA (U.S. ONLY)
  • THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU (BBB) AUTO LINE PROGRAM (U.S. ONLY)
  • UTILIZING THE MEDIATION/ARBITRATION PROGRAM (CANADA ONLY)
  • FORD EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN
  • GETTING ASSISTANCE OUTSIDE THE U.S. AND CANADA
  • ORDERING ADDITIONAL OWNER’S LITERATURE
    • Obtaining a French owner’s guide
  • REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS (U.S. ONLY)
• Cleaning
  • WASHING THE EXTERIOR
  • WAXING
  • PAINT CHIPS
  • ALUMINUM WHEELS AND WHEEL COVERS
  • ENGINE
  • PLASTIC (NON-PAINTED) EXTERIOR PARTS
  • WINDOWS AND WIPER BLADES
  • INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CLUSTER LENS
  • INTERIOR TRIM
  • INTERIOR
  • LEATHER SEATS (IF EQUIPPED)
  • UNDERBODY
  • FORD AND LINCOLN MERCURY CAR CARE PRODUCTS
• Maintenance and Specifications
  • SERVICE RECOMMENDATIONS
  • PRECAUTIONS WHEN SERVICING YOUR VEHICLE
    • Working with the engine off
    • Working with the engine on
  • OPENING THE HOOD
  • IDENTIFYING COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT
  • 3.0L DOHC V6 DURATEC ENGINE
  • WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID
  • CHANGING THE WIPER BLADES
  • ENGINE OIL
    • Checking the engine oil
    • Adding engine oil
    • Engine oil and filter recommendations
      • Use SAE 5W-20 engine oil.
  • BATTERY
  • ENGINE COOLANT
    • Checking engine coolant
    • Adding engine coolant
    • Recycled engine coolant
    • Coolant refill capacity
    • Severe climates
  • FUEL FILTER
  • WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
    • Important safety precautions
      • Refueling
    • Fuel Filler Cap
    • Choosing the right fuel
    • Octane recommendations
    • Fuel quality
    • Cleaner air
    • Running out of fuel
  • ESSENTIALS OF GOOD FUEL ECONOMY
    • Measuring techniques
    • Filling the tank
    • Calculating fuel economy
    • Driving style — good driving and fuel economy habits
      • Habits
      • Maintenance
      • Conditions
    • EPA window sticker
  • EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM
    • On board diagnostics (OBD-II)
    • Readiness for Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) testing
  • POWER STEERING FLUID
  • BRAKE FLUID
  • TRANSAXLE FLUID
    • Checking automatic transaxle fluid—CVT transaxle
  • MOTORCRAFT PART NUMBERS
  • REFILL CAPACITIES
  • LUBRICANT SPECIFICATIONS
  • ENGINE DATA
  • VEHICLE DIMENSIONS
  • IDENTIFYING YOUR VEHICLE
    • Safety Compliance Certification Label
    • Vehicle identification number (VIN)
  • TRANSMISSION/TRANSAXLE CODE DESIGNATIONS
• Accessories
  • GENUINE FORD ACCESSORIES FOR YOUR VEHICLE
    • Exterior style
    • Interior style
    • Lifestyle
    • Peace of mind
• Index