Ford 2008 Focus Owners Manual

2015-09-07

• Table of Contents
• Introduction
  • PERCHLORATE MATERIAL
  • 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
    • Export unique (Non–United States/Canada) vehicle specific information
• Instrument Cluster
  • WARNING LIGHTS AND CHIMES
  • GAUGES
• Entertainment Systems
  • AUDIO SYSTEMS
    • AM/FM/single CD or in-dash CD6/MP3 satellite compatible sound system
    • Auxiliary input jack (Line in)-(if equipped)
    • USB port (if equipped)
  • GENERAL AUDIO INFORMATION
    • Satellite radio information (if equipped)
  • SYNC (IF EQUIPPED)
• Climate Controls
  • MANUAL HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
    • Operating tips
  • REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER
• Lights
  • HEADLAMP CONTROL
    • Fog lamp 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
    • Map lamps
    • Ambient lighting (if equipped)
  • BULB REPLACEMENT
    • Headlamp condensation
    • Using the right bulbs
    • Replacing the interior bulbs
    • Replacing exterior bulbs
    • Replacing headlamp bulbs
      • Replacing front parking lamp/turn signal bulbs
      • Replacing side marker bulbs
      • Replacing tail/brake/backup lights and turn signal bulbs
      • Replacing fog lamp bulbs (if equipped)
      • Replacing license plate lamp bulbs
      • Replacing high-mount brake lamp assembly
• Driver Controls
  • MULTI-FUNCTION LEVER
  • TILT STEERING WHEEL
  • CENTER CONSOLE
  • AUXILIARY POWER POINT (12VDC)
  • POWER WINDOWS
    • One touch down (AUTO)
    • Window lock (if equipped)
  • INTERIOR MIRROR
    • Automatic dimming interior rear view mirror (if equipped)
  • EXTERIOR MIRRORS
    • Power side view mirrors (if equipped)
    • Heated outside mirrors (if equipped)
  • SPEED CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)
    • 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 (SUNROOF) (IF EQUIPPED)
  • MESSAGE CENTER (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Selectable features
      • Reset
      • Info menu
      • Odometer/Trip odometer
      • Distance to empty (DTE)
      • Average fuel economy (AFE)
      • Instantaneous fuel economy
      • Setup menu
      • Reset to English (if in another language)
      • System check
      • Units (English/Metric)
      • Autolock
      • Autounlock
      • Language
      • System warnings
  • POSITIVE RETENTION FLOOR MAT
• Locks and Security
  • KEYS
  • POWER DOOR LOCKS
    • Smart locks
    • Autolock (if equipped)
      • Deactivating/activating autolock
      • Power door unlock/lock procedure
    • Autounlock feature (if equipped)
      • Deactivating/activating autounlock feature
      • Power door lock switch autounlock enable/disable procedure
  • CHILDPROOF DOOR LOCKS
  • INTERIOR LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT RELEASE
  • REMOTE ENTRY SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Unlocking the doors
      • Passive locking (if equipped)
      • Programming unlocking mode (if equipped)
    • Locking the doors
    • Car finder
    • Sounding a panic alarm
    • Opening the luggage compartment
    • Replacing the battery
    • Replacing lost remote entry transmitters
      • How to reprogram your remote entry transmitters
  • SECURILOCK™ PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM
    • Anti-theft indicator
    • 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
    • Heated seats (if equipped)
    • Tip/slide front passenger seat (if equipped)
  • REAR SEATS
    • Folding down the rear 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 outboard safety belt pretensioners
      • Front outboard safety belt energy management retractors
      • Determining if the Personal Safety System™ is operational
    • Safety belt precautions
    • Combination lap and shoulder belts
    • Energy management feature
    • 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 belts with locking cinch tongue (rear center position only)
      • How to fasten the cinch tongue
    • Front safety belt height adjustment
    • Safety belt pretensioner
    • Safety belt extension assembly
    • Safety belt maintenance
    • Safety belt warning light and indicator chime
      • Conditions of operation
    • Belt-Minder
      • One-time disable
      • Deactivating/activating the Belt-Minder feature
  • AIRBAG SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS)
    • Important SRS precautions
    • Children and airbags
    • How does the airbag supplemental restraint system work?
    • Front passenger sensing system
      • Determining if the system is operational
    • Seat-mounted side airbag system
      • How does the side airbag system work?
    • Side curtain airbag system
      • How does the side air curtain 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
      • When children should use booster seats
      • Types of booster seats
      • The importance of shoulder belts
  • SAFETY SEATS FOR CHILDREN
    • Child and infant or child safety seats
    • Installing child safety seats with combination lap and shoulder belts
      • Installing child safety seats in cinch tongue combination lap and shoulder belt seating positions (rear center position only)
    • Attaching child safety seats with tether straps
    • Attaching child safety seats with Lower Anchor and Tethers for Children (LATCH) 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
  • TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS)
    • Understanding your Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
      • When your temporary spare tire is installed
      • When you believe your system is not operating properly
      • When inflating your tires
      • How temperature affects your tire pressure
  • SNOW TIRES AND CHAINS
  • VEHICLE LOADING – WITH AND WITHOUT A TRAILER
  • TRAILER TOWING
  • RECREATIONAL TOWING
• Driving
  • STARTING
    • Positions of the ignition
    • Preparing to start your vehicle
      • Important safety precautions
    • Starting the engine
    • Guarding against exhaust fumes
    • Important ventilating information
  • ENGINE BLOCK HEATER (IF EQUIPPED)
  • BRAKES
    • Four-wheel anti-lock brake system (ABS) (if equipped)
      • Using ABS
      • ABS warning lamp
    • Parking brake
  • TRACTION CONTROL™ (IF EQUIPPED)
  • STEERING
  • AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATION (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Brake-shift interlock
    • Understanding the gearshift positions of the 4–speed automatic transmission
    • If your vehicle gets stuck in mud or snow
  • MANUAL TRANSMISSION OPERATION (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Using the clutch
    • Recommended shift speeds
    • Reverse
    • Parking your vehicle
    • Removing the key
  • DRIVING THROUGH WATER
• Roadside Emergencies
  • ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE
    • Getting roadside assistance
    • Using roadside assistance
  • HAZARD FLASHER CONTROL
  • FUEL PUMP SHUT-OFF SWITCH
  • FUSES AND RELAYS
    • Fuses
      • Standard fuse amperage rating and color
    • Passenger compartment fuse panel
    • Power distribution box
  • CHANGING A FLAT TIRE
    • Dissimilar spare tire/wheel information
    • Stopping and securing the vehicle
      • Tire change procedure
  • TEMPORARY MOBILITY KIT (IF EQUIPPED)
    • General information
    • Tips for use of the temporary mobility kit
    • What to do when a tire is punctured
    • First stage: Reinflating the tire with sealing compound and air
    • Second stage: Checking tire pressure
    • What to do after the tire has been sealed
  • WHEEL LUG NUT TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
  • JUMP STARTING
    • Preparing your vehicle
    • Connecting the jumper cables
    • Jump starting
    • Removing the jumper cables
  • WRECKER TOWING
    • Emergency towing
• Customer Assistance
  • GETTING THE SERVICES YOU NEED
    • 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)
  • REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS (CANADA ONLY)
• Cleaning
  • WASHING THE EXTERIOR
  • WAXING
  • PAINT CHIPS
  • ALUMINUM WHEELS AND WHEEL COVERS
  • ENGINE
  • PLASTIC (NON-PAINTED) EXTERIOR PARTS
  • WINDOWS AND WIPER BLADES
  • INSTRUMENT PANEL/INTERIOR TRIM AND CLUSTER LENS
  • INTERIOR
  • LEATHER SEATS (IF EQUIPPED)
  • 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
  • WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID
  • CHANGING THE WIPER BLADES
  • ENGINE OIL
    • Checking the engine oil
    • Adding engine oil
    • Engine oil and filter recommendations
      • Use SAE 5W-20 engine oil
  • BATTERY
  • ENGINE COOLANT
    • Checking engine coolant
    • Adding engine coolant
    • Recycled engine coolant
    • Coolant refill capacity
    • Severe climates
    • What you should know about fail-safe cooling
      • How fail-safe cooling works
      • When fail-safe mode is activated
  • FUEL FILTER
  • WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
    • Important safety precautions
      • Refueling
    • Fuel filler cap
    • 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 fuel economy estimates
  • EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM
    • On board diagnostics (OBD-II)
    • Readiness for Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) testing
  • POWER STEERING FLUID
  • BRAKE/CLUTCH FLUID
  • TRANSMISSION FLUID
    • Checking automatic transmission fluid
      • Low fluid level
      • Correct fluid level
      • High fluid level
      • Adjusting automatic transmission fluid levels
    • Checking and adding manual transmission fluid (if equipped)
  • AIR FILTER
    • Air filter element (PZEV)
      • Changing the air filter element (Non-PZEV only)
  • MOTORCRAFT PART NUMBERS
  • MAINTENANCE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND CAPACITIES
  • ENGINE DATA
    • Engine drivebelt routing
  • IDENTIFYING YOUR VEHICLE
    • Safety Compliance Certification Label
    • Vehicle identification number (VIN)
  • TRANSMISSION CODE DESIGNATIONS
• Accessories
  • GENUINE FORD ACCESSORIES FOR YOUR VEHICLE
    • Exterior style
    • Interior style
    • Lifestyle
    • Peace of mind
• Index