Ford 2008 F 650 750 Owners Manual

2015-10-23

• Driving - Additional information
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
  • PERCHLORATE MATERIAL
  • CONGRATULATIONS
  • SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
    • Warning symbols in this guide
    • Warning symbols on your vehicle
    • Protecting the environment
  • SPECIAL NOTICES
    • Emission warranty
    • Special instructions
    • Service Data Recording
      • Event Data Recording
    • Cell phone use
  • FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION REGULATION
  • ENTERING, EXITING AND/OR CLIMBING ON THIS VEHICLE
• Vehicle Inspection Guide
  • VEHICLE INSPECTION INFORMATION
    • Trailer
    • Transmission
• Instrument Cluster
  • WARNING LIGHTS AND CHIMES
  • GAUGES
• Entertainment Systems
  • AUDIO SYSTEMS
    • AM/FM stereo (if equipped)
    • Satellite Compatible AM/FM Stereo In-Dash Single CD/MP3 Radio (if equipped)
    • Premium Satellite Compatible AM/FM Stereo In-Dash Six CD/MP3 Radio (if equipped)
  • GENERAL AUDIO INFORMATION
• Climate Controls
  • HEATER ONLY SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Operating tips
  • MANUAL HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Operating tips
• Lights
  • HEADLAMP CONTROL
    • High beams/Flash-to-pass
    • Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) (if equipped)
  • PANEL DIMMER CONTROL
  • AIMING THE HEADLAMPS
  • TURN SIGNAL CONTROL
  • INTERIOR LAMPS
    • Map lamps (if equipped)
  • EXTERIOR BULBS
    • Bulb inspection
    • Using the right bulbs
    • Bulb replacement
      • Replacing headlamp bulbs
      • Replacing front parking lamp/turn signal/side marker bulbs
      • Replacing front clearance and identification lamp bulbs
      • Replacing brake/tail/rear turn signal/back-up/license plate lamp bulbs
• Driver Controls
  • MULTI-FUNCTION LEVER
    • Windshield wiper/washer controls
  • TILT STEERING
  • AUXILIARY POWER POINT
  • POWER WINDOWS (IF EQUIPPED)
    • One touch down
    • Window lock
  • EXTERIOR MIRRORS
    • Power side view mirrors (if equipped)
    • Heated mirrors (if equipped)
    • Fold-away mirrors
  • SPEED CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)
    • To turn speed control on
    • To turn speed control off
    • To set a speed
    • To set a higher set speed
    • To set a lower set speed
    • To disengage speed control
    • To return to a previously set speed
• Locks and Security
  • KEYS
  • POWER DOOR LOCKS (IF EQUIPPED)
• Seating and Safety Restraints
  • SEATING
    • 40/20/40 split bench seat (if equipped)
    • Recline seat (if equipped)
    • Using the manual lumbar support
    • Easy-Aire seat (if equipped)
    • Adjusting the front power seat (if equipped)
    • Air-Ride seat without self-contained pump (if equipped)
    • Air-Ride seat with self-contained pump (if equipped)
    • Heated seats (if equipped)
  • REAR FLIP-UP SEAT (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Flipping up the seat
    • Returning the seat to horizontal position
  • SAFETY RESTRAINTS
    • Safety restraints precautions
    • Combination lap and shoulder belts
    • Lap belts
    • Vehicle sensitive mode
    • Front safety belt height adjustment
    • 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
  • 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 safety seats with tether straps
    • Tether anchorage hardware
• Driving
  • STARTING
    • Positions of the ignition
    • Starting the engine
    • Cold weather operation
      • Winter fronts
    • Hot weather operation
    • Starting a turbocharged engine with the vehicle on a steep grade
    • Engine shutdown
    • Restarting after running out of fuel
  • GENERAL OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
    • Backing up
    • Parking your vehicle
    • Driving through water
  • ENGINE AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWN WARNING LIGHT OR CHIME (IF EQUIPPED)
  • GENERAL BRAKE INFORMATION
    • If brakes do not grip well
  • HYDRAULIC BRAKES (IF EQUIPPED)
    • HydroMax brake booster system
    • Parking brake
  • POWER PARK (AIR-OPERATED PARKING BRAKE) OPTION (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Applying the parking brake
    • Releasing the parking brake
      • For vehicles with automatic transmissions - dash-mounted push button (Allison 3000 Series) and steering column-mounted (Allison 2200 and 2500) gear selection:
      • For vehicles with manual transmissions - (TTC 7–speed, Eaton/Fuller 5–speed and 6–speed):
    • Parking brake light illumination due to low air pressure
    • Parking brake warning system
    • Releasing spring manually
  • AIR BRAKES (IF EQUIPPED)
    • General air brake information
      • Air chamber stroke indication
      • Cam brakes - automatic slack adjusters
      • Emergency air brake
    • Air brake reservoir draining
    • Parking brake
      • Parking brake control (knob)
      • Releasing spring brake with air pressure
      • Releasing spring brake manually
  • EXHAUST BRAKE (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Operation
    • Starting engine
    • Driving downhill
    • Exhaust brake operating characteristics
  • TRAILER BRAKE HAND CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)
  • TRAILER AIR SUPPLY AND PARKING BRAKE MODULAR CONTROLS (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Initial charge
    • Normal driving position
    • System park
    • Trailer charge
    • Automatic application
    • Actuation of trailer park (emergency) or tractor bobtail position
  • ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS)
    • ABS warning lamp
    • Using ABS
  • TRACTION CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)
  • AIR SUSPENSION (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Air suspension dump switch
    • Tractor-trailer connections
      • Connecting and disconnecting a trailer with air suspension
    • Suspension conversions
  • AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATION (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Allison 2200 with park pawl feature
    • Allison 2500
    • Allison 3000 series
      • Torque lock
    • Allison 3000 series push-button shifter
    • Automatic transmission fluid operating temperatures
  • CLUTCH (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Engaging the clutch
    • Clutch brake (vehicles equipped with a non-synchronized transmission) - Vehicle stationary
    • Double-clutch procedures - vehicles equipped with a non-synchronized transmission
  • MANUAL TRANSMISSION OPERATION (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Driving hints
    • Shifting with a synchronized transmission
    • Shifting with a non-synchronized transmission
    • Operating the Eaton FS-5205A 5–speed transmission
      • To go forward
      • To go backward
    • Operating the Eaton FS–5406A, FS–5406N, FS–6406A and FSO–6406A 6-speed transmissions
      • To go forward
      • To go backward
    • Operating the Spicer ES56-7B and ES066-7B 7-speed transmissions
      • To go forward
      • To go backward
  • POWER TAKE-OFF (PTO) OPERATION (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Vehicles equipped with an Allison automatic transmission (except 3000 Series applications and vehicles equipped with a Caterpillar engine)
      • PTO operation with vehicle stationary
      • PTO operation while vehicle is moving
    • Vehicles equipped with an Allison 3000 Series automatic transmission
    • Vehicles equipped with a Caterpillar engine
    • Vehicles equipped with a manual transmission
  • REAR AXLE INFORMATION
    • Gross axle weight
    • Rear axles with locking or limited-slip differentials (if equipped)
    • Driver-controlled differential lock
    • Axle conversions
  • TWO-SPEED REAR AXLE (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Axle shifting
      • Shifting the axle from LO to HI range - vehicle stopped
      • Shifting the axle from LO to HI range - vehicle moving
      • Shifting the axle from HI to LO range - vehicle stopped
    • Split-shifting (combined axle and transmission shift - manual transmissions only)
    • Ratio extender use
  • MAXIMUM VEHICLE LOADING
    • Unloaded or lightly loaded vehicles
  • TRAILER TOWING
    • Preparing to tow
    • Hitches
    • Safety chains
    • Trailer brakes
    • Trailer lamps
    • Driving while you tow
      • Servicing after towing
    • Trailer towing tips
  • FIFTH WHEEL OPERATION
    • Hook-up
    • Un-hook
• Roadside Emergencies
  • GETTING ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE
    • Using roadside assistance
  • HAZARD FLASHER
  • FUSING
    • Passenger compartment fuse panel
    • Power distribution box
    • Trailer tow relays (if equipped)
    • Inline fuses
  • JUMP STARTING
    • Preparing your vehicle
    • Connecting the jumper cables
    • Jump starting
    • Removing the jumper cables
  • WRECKER TOWING INSTRUCTIONS
    • Towing the vehicle with the front wheels suspended
    • Towing vehicles equipped with a driver-controlled differential lock
      • Removing axle shafts before towing
      • Installing the axle shafts
    • Towing the vehicle with the rear wheels suspended
• Customer Assistance
  • GETTING THE SERVICES YOU NEED
    • At home
    • Away from home
      • Additional assistance
  • IN CALIFORNIA (U.S. ONLY)
  • 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 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 CAR CARE PRODUCTS
• Maintenance and Specifications
  • GENERAL SERVICING GUIDELINES AND PRECAUTIONS
    • Servicing guidelines
    • Air conditioning system checks
    • Front axle - general service information
      • Toe-in setting - general inspection
    • Rear axle - general inspection
      • NoSpin Detroit Locker positive locking differential
    • Brake system - general inspection
      • Air brakes - inspection and adjustment
      • Air brakes - air dryer
      • Air brakes - desiccant air dryer
      • Hydraulic brakes - inspection and adjustment
      • Hydraulic brakes - fluid level
      • Hydraulic brakes - fluid precautions
      • Hydraulic brakes - brake lines, hoses and fittings
      • Driveline parking brake
    • Catalytic converter
    • Air induction system
    • Steering - general inspection
      • Tightening steering column joint bolts
      • Power steering
  • OPENING THE HOOD
  • WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID
  • CHANGING THE WIPER BLADES
  • ENGINE OIL
  • BATTERY
  • ENGINE COOLANT
    • Severe climates
    • Fan clutches
  • FUEL FILTER/WATER SEPARATOR
  • FUEL INFORMATION
    • Important safety precautions
    • Choosing the right fuel
    • Fuel quality
    • Running out of fuel
  • FUEL CONSUMPTION IMPROVEMENT MEASURES
    • Essentials of good fuel economy
      • Measuring techniques
      • Filling the tank
      • Calculating fuel economy
      • Driving style - good driving and fuel economy habits
      • Habits
      • Conditions
  • DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER (DPF)
    • Diesel particulate filter regeneration (Caterpillar engine only)
    • Diesel particulate filter regeneration (Cummins engine only)
    • Parked regeneration procedure (Cummins engine only)
      • To discontinue parked regeneration (Cummins engine only)
    • Diesel particulate filter maintenance and service
    • Exhaust outlet assembly
  • NOISE EMISSIONS – EXTERIOR
  • POWER STEERING FLUID
  • BRAKE FLUID
  • CLUTCH FLUID/LINKAGE ADJUSTMENTS
    • Clutch fluid (if equipped)
    • Clutch linkage (if equipped)
  • TRANSMISSION FLUID
    • Automatic transmission fluid
    • Manual transmission fluid
  • CHASSIS-MOUNTED CHARGE AIR COOLER
    • Inspect charge air cooler daily
    • Inspect air intake piping
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INSPECTIONS
    • Accessory feed connections
  • SUSPENSION INSPECTION
    • Supporting your vehicle for service
  • FRAME AND TOW HOOKS
  • U-BOLT NUT TORQUE
    • Air suspension U-bolt checks and re-torquing procedures
    • Air suspension U-bolt and U-bolt nut installation
    • Spring U-bolt checks
  • DRIVESHAFT
  • REAR AXLE LUBRICANT
    • Checking the rear axle lubricant level
    • Draining and refilling the rear axle lubricant
  • WHEELS
    • General
    • Oil lubricated front wheel bearings
      • Normal maintenance
    • Installation, tightening and alignment
    • Proper torque
    • Changing wheel types
  • WHEEL NUT TORQUE
  • TIRE INFORMATION
    • Inflation
      • Checking inflation
      • Under-inflation
      • Inspection
      • Loads
      • Matching
      • Wheel and tire balancing
      • Wear
      • Use of tire chains
  • LUBRICANT SPECIFICATIONS
  • REFILL CAPACITIES
    • Rear axle
    • Engine coolant and oil
    • Power steering system
    • Transmission
    • Air conditioner refrigerant - r134a
      • Refrigerant fitting torque
    • Fuel tanks
  • VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN)
• Scheduled Maintenance Guide
  • GENERAL MAINTENANCE INFORMATION
  • SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE
    • Authorized dealer maintenance
      • Oils, Fluids and Flushing
  • OWNER MAINTENANCE
  • FACTORY AUTHORIZED SYSTEMS CHECKS
  • EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM
    • Emissions control system(s) laws
  • NOISE EMISSIONS WARRANTY, PROHIBITED TAMPERING ACTS AND MAINTENANCE
    • Tampering with noise control system prohibited
  • MAINTENANCE
  • EMISSIONS INFORMATION LABEL
  • SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE SERVICES
  • AIR BRAKE ADJUSTMENT
    • Cam brakes - automatic slack adjusters
  • SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE GUIDE
  • GENERAL MAINTENANCE SERVICES
• Index