FREESTYLE 2006 QUICKREFERENCE GUIDE 2006 FREESTYLEQUICKREFERENCEGUIDE *F6F9J-19G217-AA* 6F9J-19G217-AA OCTOBER2005 SECONDPRINTING QUICKREFERENCEGUIDE FORDMOTORCOMPANY CUSTOMERRELATIONSHIPCENTER P.O.BOX6248 DEARBORN,MI 48121 1-800-392-3673 (FORD) (TDDFORTHE HEARINGIMPAIRED: 1-800-232-5952) ThisQuick ReferenceGuideisnot intendedtoreplaceyour vehicleOwner’sGuidewhich containsmoredetailed information concerning thefeatures of y our vehicle,as wellas important safetywarnings designedto help reducethe risk of injuryto you andyour passengers.Pleasereadyour entireOwner’sGuidecarefu llyasyou begin learning abo ut your newvehicleandrefer to theappropriatesectionswhen questionsarise. Allinformation containedin thisQuick ReferenceGuidewas accurateat thetime of duplication.Wereservethe right tochangefeatures, operation and/o r functionalityof anyvehicle specification at anytime. Your Fo rd dealer isthebest sourcefor the most current informatio n. For detailedoperating andsafetyinformation,pleaseconsult your Owner’sGuide. LOCATIONOF SPARETIREAND TOOLS You r veh icleis equ ippe d witha tempora rysparetire, whic his smal lerthana regu lartire,anddesign edfor emerge ncyuseonly.Thejack,sparetire, jackhandle,and lugnut wrenchareunderthe carpetedfloorpanelin the rearofthevehicle.Ifthe3rdrowseat isstowedinthefloor, youwillneedtounstowit toaccessthesparetireandjack. FUSES Ifyour electricalcomponentsaren'tworkingproperly,a fusemayhaveblown.PleaseconsultyourOwner'sGuide. FUELPUMPSHUT-OFFSWITCH Thisdevicestopstheelectricfuelpumpfromsendingfuel totheenginewhenyourvehiclehashad asubstantialjolt. Afteranaccident,if theenginecranksbutdoesnot start, thisswitchmayhavebeenactivated. Thefuelpumpshut- offswitch islocatedin thefrontpassengerfootwellarea inthe rightupper corner.Forswitch resetinstructions, pleaseconsultyourOwner'sGuide. UNLEADEDFUEL RECOMMENDATIONS For optimum performance,use“Regular” unleadedfuel with apump (R+M)/2octane rating of at least 87. We do not recommendthe useof gasolineslabeled“Regular” with octaneratingsof 86or lower that aresoldin high altitudeareas. TIREPRESSURE SafeoperationofyourFreestylerequir esthatyourtiresbe prop erlyinflated.The Fordrecomme ndedinflation pressur eisfoundontheTireLabelortheCertificationLabel locatednearthefrontdoorlatchonthedriver' sside.Atleast onceamonthand beforelongtrips,inspecteachtireand checktheair pressu rewith atire gauge.Don'tforgetthe spare.Airpressureshouldbecheckedwhenthetires are cold.Inflatealltiresto theinflationpressur erecommend ed byFordMotorCompany. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE Inaddition to yourNew VehicleLimitedWarranty , Ford provide snewvehicleowne rswithacomplimenta ryroadside assistan ceprogram.Thi sserviceisavailable24hoursaday, sevendaysaweek,forthreeyearsor36,000miles(60,000 km).It coverschangi nga flattire,jump starts,limitedfuel deliver y,lock-outassis tance,andtowingofyourvehicl e. UnitedStates (800)241-3673 Canada (800)665-2006 UNDERSTANDINGTHE CVT The Continuously Variable Transaxle (CVT) is a fully automatic transmission that electronically monitors vehicle system inputs/outputs and driver demands to select the desired drive ratio. Unlike traditional automatic transmissions, the CVT continually adjusts the optimum overall drive ratio between engine and drive wheels for all operating conditions. As traditional automatic transmissions shift up or down in gears, the shifting in gear ratios is noticeable by increasing and decreasing engine RPM, which causes a slight energy loss as the gears change. The gear changes can be felt by the driver. With the CVT, there is no energy transfer loss from shifting because there is no gear shifting up or down. Accelerating up to vehicle operating speed is s mooth and continuous, uninterrupted by gear shifting. The same holds true for coasting down to idle: smooth and continuous. Unlike traditional automatic transmissions, the CVT offers more responsive performance and increased fuel economy. Theuse of flui ds other than the recommended fluid could seriously damage internaltransmission components . Pleaseconsult your Owner’s Guide. REARWINDOWBUFFETING Whe noneorbothof yourrea rwindowsarefull yopen, youmayexperie ncea windthroborbuffetin gnoise. Thisiscommonamongallvehiclesand canbeeliminated simplybyloweringa frontwindowtwo tothreeinches. POWERSIDEMIRRORS Rotate the control clockwise to adjust theright mirror and counterclockwisetoadjust the left mirror.Movethe controlin thedirection you wish totilt the mirror.Rotatethecontrolto thecenter position tolock themirrorsin place. REMOTEENTR YSYSTEM Yourvehicleis equippe dwith a remo te entrysystem which allowsyouto lockorunlock the door s. It alsoallowsyou to activ atea pani calarmwiththe keyinthe 1(LOCK)or2 (ACC)positi on.The remoteentrysyst emcanalsocontrolthememory seat/powermirrors/adjustablepedals feature (ifequipped).Pleas econsultyourOwner'sGuide. KEYLESSENTR YKEYPAD Thekeyle ssentrykeypadcan beusedto lockorunlockthe doorswithoutusingakey.It can alsocontr olthe memoryseat, powermirrors, and adjustable pedals(ifequipped).Please consultyourOwner’sGuide. MEMORYFEATURE (IFEQUIPPED) This feature will allow you to set two positions for the driver's seat, power mirrors, and adjustable pedals (if equipped).Pleaseconsult your Owner's Guide. ADJUSTABLEPEDALS (IFEQUIPPED) Theacceleratorand brakepedal shouldonlybeadjustedwhenthe vehicleisstoppe dandthegearshift isintheP (Park)pos ition.Pressthe topof thecontro l toadjustthe pedalsawayfromyou,or pressthebottomof the controltoadjustthepedalstowardyou. UNIVE RSALGARAGEDOOR OPENER (IFEQUIPPED) TheUniversalGarageDoor Openeron thedriver'svisor providesaconvenient wayto replaceup tothreehandheld transmitterswith asingle device.Thisfeaturewill operatemost garag e doors, entrygateoperators,securitysystems, andhomeor office lighting.For programmin g, pleaseconsultyourOwner'sGuide. HEATEDSEATS(IFEQUIPPED) Presstheheatedseat buttonto cyclethroughavailable settings ofhighheat(2lights ),lowheat (1light),andoff (nolights). REVERSESENSING SYSTEM (IFEQUIPPED) TheReverseSensing System (RS S)sounds a toneto warn thedriver of o bstaclesnear the rear bumper when R (Reve rse)is selectedand the vehicle is moving at speeds less than 3mph (5km/h).The system isnot effectiveat spee dsabove3 mph ( 5km/h)and maynot detect certain angular or moving objects. CLIMATECONTROL DualZone Automatic TemperatureControl (IFEQUIPPED) Driver and Passenger SideTemperature Setdesiredcabintemperaturewith theblueand red buttons.Pres stoincreaseordecreasethetemperature onthedriverorpassengersideofthecabin. DualControl (IF EQUIPPED) Press DUAL to engage/disengage separate passengersidetemperaturecontrol.Forcontrols without a DUAL button, press and hold AUTO to engage/disengage separate passenger side temperaturecontrol. AutomaticOperation Setdesiredcabintemperature.ThenpressAUTOfor fullautomaticoperation .Thesystemwillautomatically adjustairflowtemperature, frontfan speed,airflow dire ctio n,A/C,and recir cula tedair base d onthe selectedtemperaturetoheatorcoolthevehicletothe desiredtemperatureassoonas possible . Defogging/Demisting PresDefrosttodistrib uteoutsi deair thro ughthe windshielddefrostervents anddemister vents.To reducehumiditybuild-upinthe vehicle,donot drive withtheclimatecontrolturnedoff. Also,donotdrive withrecirculat ed air selec ted unles the A/C isoperating. OneButtonAirFlowDirectionControl(IF EQUIPPED) Pressrepeate dlytoselectdesiredairflowdirection. HeatedSeats(IF EQUIPPED) Pressto cyclethrough availablesettingsof high heat (2lights),lowheat (1light),andoff (nolights). Rear(IF EQUIPPED) Presstogiverearpassengercontroloftheauxiliary climatesystem.Pressagaintoturnsystemoff. Rear Temperatur eControl (IF EQUIPPED) Presstoincreaseor decreasetemperaturetothe rear of thevehicle. Rear Fan SpeedControl (IF EQUIPPED) Presstoincreaseor decreasetherear fan speed. 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 On/Off/VolumeControl PushtoturnONorOFF.Tur nto increaseor decreasevolume. If thevolumeis setabovea certainlevelandtheignitionis turn edoff, thevolumewill comebackon ata “nomin al” levelwhentheign itionswitchis turnedbackon. Tune/Dis cSelector Pressto goup or down the radio frequency band or to sele ct a desi reddisc.Also usein MENUmodetoselect varioussettings. Bass/Treble PressMENUunti lBass/Treble settingsaredisplayed.Adjust usingtheSEEKcontrol. Balance/Fade PressMENU untilBalanceis displayed. Press to adjust theaudiobetweentheleft andright speakersusing the SEEK co ntrol.Press MENU again todisplay Fade.Press to adjust audio between the front and rear speakers using theSEEK control. MP3Track/Folder Mode In Track mode, pressing SEEK willscroll through all tracks on the disc. In Folder mode, pressing SEEK will scroll only through tracks within aselectedfolder. CD Pressto enter CD mode.If aCD isalreadyload edinto thesystem,theCD willbegin playing whereit last ended. LOAD PressLOA Dto begi ntheCD load sequence. When the disp laypromptstoselecta slot ,use thedesiredslotto loadtheCD.Pressandhold LOAD to autoload up to 6CDs,oneatatime ,whenthe displaypromptstoloada CD. AM/FM Pres s toselect AMor FM frequency bands. Setting MemoryPresets To set a station: Select AM/FM frequency band, tuneto astation, then press and hold a preset button untilthesoundreturns. SCANcontrol Presfora brie fsamplin gof radiostat ionsorCD track s. Pressagaintostop. SEEKcontrol Press to access the next/previo usstrong station ortrack. Setting theClock PressMENU un til SELECT HOUR or SELECTMINS is displayed.Usethe up/down arrows and SEEK control to adjust the hours/minu tes. DualPlay/SinglePlay If the vehicle has a DVD system,simultaneouslypress pre setbut ton s2 and4 to switchbetweenDualPlay and Single Play. Please consult yourOwner 'sGuideforDVD systemoperation. 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 SEATING Front Passenger Fold Flat Seat Back Thefrontpassengerseatbackcan befoldeddownto a hori zont al posi tiontoallowroomforalong load.Ensurethattheseat isin the rear mos t posi tionandthe head rest rain tis full ydown,priortopullingthestrap locatedontheback oftheseat back. Adjusting 2n d Row Bucket and Bench Seats Liftthesidehand leto adju stthe seatback.Usingthe samecontrol willfoldtheseatbackflat .Liftin g the control(if equippe d) located undern eaththe seatcushion will adjusttheseatforwardorbackward. Accessing the3rdRowSeats Ensu re that the2nd rowseat adjus table head rest rain ts (if equi pped ) arein thefull down posi tionandnoobjectssuchas books,purses ,orbriefcasesareon thefloorinfrontof the2ndrowseatsbeforefolding themdo wn.Plac ethefrontrowsea tin aforwar d posi tionto allo w the2ndrow seatto befully ”tumbled .”Liftthehandleoncetofoldtheseatback flat.Lift thesamehandleasecondtimeto“tumble” theseatforwardtoallowaccesstothe3rdrowseat. Stowing the3rdRowBench or Split Bench Seat in Tub Movethe adjustableheadrestraint (ifequipped)fullydown.Ensurethat thestowagetubisclearofobje cts priortocycling. Fromtherea rof thevehi cle,fold theseatback bypullingandholdingthe number1 strapwhilepushingtheseatbackforward.Release thestrapaftertheseatbackstarts rotatingforward. Release the cushion latches by pulling the number2 stra p whil epullingonthe longstra p locat edontheseatbac k,torotateth eseatallthe wayintothetub inthefloor. 2005 FREESTYLE ESSENTIAL INFORMATION 2005 FREESTYLE ADDITIONAL FEATURES AUDIOSYSTEM Premium/AudiophileIn-Dash6-CD/MP3 SoundSystem (IFEQUIPPED) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 17 19 19 18 20 21 22 13 14 16 15 MaxA/C Operation Automatic Operation: Press AUTO for full automatic operation. Do not override A/C or recirculate dair.Setthe temperatu reto60°F(16°C). OverrideOperation:Select air distribution. Select A/C and recirculate d air.Use recirculatedair with A/C toprovidecolder airflow. Set temperatur eto 60°F (16°C).Set tohighest front fan speedinitially, then adjust to maintain comfort. ManualOverrideOperation Set desired cabin temperature. Adjust any of the following for personal comfort preferences: front fan speed, airflow direction, A/C, and recirculated air. Front fan speed, A/C, and recirc ulate dairoverrideswil lnotturnoffthe AUT O indicatorlight.Airflowdirectionoverrideswill turnoff theAUTOindicatorlight. ONE | HEADLAMPCONTROL Turning theheadlamp contr olclockwise tothe first position turn son the parking lamps, instrument panellamps, licenseplatelamps, andthe taillamps. Continuing toturn the headlamp controlto thesecondposition turnson theheadlamps.To usethe autolamp light-sensitive , automaticon-off controlfor theheadlamps, turn theheadlamp con trol coun tercl ockwi se.Toturn autol ampsoff,turn thecontro l clockwiseto theO (OFF ) position.Toactivate thehigh beams,simplypull theturn sign allever towardsyou tothe seconddetent. Pullthe lever towardsyou again todeactivate them.Usethe samelever toactivatethe“Flash toPass” feature.Pullthelever towardsyou tothefirst detent toactivate andreleaseit todeactivate. TWO | FOGLAMPCONTROL(IFEQUIPPED) With theignition on,thefoglampscan beturnedon when theheadlamp controlisin the parking lamp,headlamp,or autolamp position,andthehigh beamsarenot on.Simplypull theheadlamp controltowardsyou toturn on thefoglamps.Thefoglamp indicator light will illuminate.Thefoglampswillnot operatewhen thehigh beamsareactivated. THREE | PANE LDIMMER Use this control to adjust the brightness of the instrument panel and all applicable switches in thevehicleduring headlamp andparking lamp o peration.Movethe controlto thefull upright position,past thedetent,to turn on theinterior lamps. FOUR | HOODRELEASE Toopen thehood,pull thehoodreleasehandleunder thebottom of theinstrument panel, near thesteering colu mn.Go tothe front of thevehicleandrelease theauxiliary latch locatedunder thefront center o f thehood.Usethe prop rodtosupport theraisedhood. FIVE | SPEEDCONTROL For your speed control to work, you must press and release the ON button. Pressing and releasing the OFF button, disengages the system and turns it off. To set a desired speed, accelerate to the desired speed, press and release the SET+ button, then take your foot off the accelerator pedal. You can increase speed using speed control by pressing and releasing the SET+ button until you reach the desired speed, increasing speed by 1 mph (1.6 km/h) with each tap. You can decrease speed in the same way using the SET-button. Pressing theRSM (resume)button willautomaticallyreturn thevehicletothe previouslyset spe ed.TheRSMcontrol willnot work if thevehiclespeedisbelow30 mph (48km/h)or if theOFFbutton waspressed.Todisengagethe speedcontrol,presstheOFF or CNCL button or pressthebrake. SIX | TILTSTEER INGCOLUMN Toadjust the steering whe el,push the adjustment leve r down tounlock thesteering column.Whilethelever is down,tilt thesteering column toyour desire dposition. While holding thesteering column in place ,pull thelever up toits originalposition tolock the steering column . Do not adjust whiledriving. SEVEN | STEER INGWHEELAUDIOCONTROLS(IFEQUIPPED) Thesecontrolsallowyoutoadust theradioandCD featuresfromthesteeringwheel.Press MEDIAto selectAM, FM1,FM2or CD.PressSEEK toaccess thenext/previousstrong stationortrack ona CD.PressVOL+/-toadjust volumeandMUTEto mutethevolume. EIGHT | WINDSHIE LDWIPER/WASHER Themultifunction lever controlsthewindshieldwiper modes,speeds,andthewindshield washer. For intermitten t operation,movethecontrol up oneposition.You can then adjust the rotarycontroltothe desiredintervalspeed.For normalor lowwiper spe ed,movethe controlup twopositionsfrom OFF.For high speedoperation,movethecontrolup three positionsfrom OFF. For windsh ieldwasher control,pulltheend of thelever towardyou.A brief pu llcausesa singleswipeof thewiperswithout washer fluid.With aquick pullandhold,the wipers willswipethree timeswith washer fluid.A long pulland holdwillactivate thewipersand washer fluidfor up toten seconds. NINE | TRACTIO NCONTROL™(IFEQUIPPED) Thissystemhelpsyoumaintainthestabilityandsteerabilityof yourvehicleonslipperyroad surfacessuchassnow,ice,or gravel.Thesystemworkscloselywithmanyof theelements alreadypresentin theAnti-lock BrakingSystem.The systemdefaultsto ON.However, shouldyoubecomestuck,try switchingtheTractionControl™off. ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN EIGHT NINE ELEVEN THIRTEEN FOURTEEN TEN | THROT TLECONTROL / TRANSMISSION LAMP Thethrottlecontrol / transmission lamp illumina teswhena powertrain fault or an AWD fault (if equipped)hasbeen detected.Contact your dealer assoon aspossible. ELEVEN | ENGINECOOLAN TLAMP The engine coolant lamp Illuminates when the engine coolant is low. Stop the vehicle as soon as safely possible and let the engine cool. TWELVE | ABSWARNINGLAMP Inan emergency,applycontinuo usforceto thebrakepedal. Donotpump thebrakes.Anypulsationor mechanicalnoise youmayfeelorhearisnormal.Ifthelampstaysonorcontinues toflash,have yourvehicleserviced.Normal brakingisstill functionalunlessthebrakewarninglampisalsoilluminated. THIRTEEN | MESSAGECENTE R(IFEQUIPPED) Withtheignit ioninthe RUNpos itio n,themessag ecenter displays important vehicle information by constantly monitoringvehiclesystems.Youmayselect displayfeatures onthemessagecenterfor adisplayofstatus,precededbya brie f indi cato r chime.The sys temwillalsonotifyyouof potential vehicle problems with a display of system warnings.Formoredetailedinformation,pleaseconsul tyour Owner'sGuide. FOURTEEN | CHECKENGINELAMP The check engine indicator lamp illuminates when the ignition is first turned to the RUN position to check the bulb. If the lamp stays on or blinks, the On Board Diagnostics System has detected a malfunction. Drive in a moderate fashion (avoid heavy acceleration or deceleration) and have your vehicle ser viced immediately. TWELVE TEN As the owner of this verycapable, veryversatile and most refined newFordFreestyle, youreally are…ready to go. And whereveryou're going,you'll get there with confidence and style.Pack it for work,pack it for play... you r newFordFrees tyl e isreadyto take you … wel l…just abo ut anywhe re.Fromtightcitystreets to sno w-c ove redcount ry roa ds,youradven tur esare abo ut tobegin.So,what areyou wai ting for ? Let 's go. Thi s Qui ck Ref erenceGuidewas des igned to hel p youquick ly getto know your newFreestyl e andits featur es.For the mos t det ail ed inf ormati on,pleas e consul t your Owner' s Gui de.So, let 's getstart ed. Thesooneryou knowmoreabout yournewFreestyle… thesooneryou canget packing. “YOUR ADVENTURES AREABOUT TO BEGIN.” FREESTYLE 2005 QUICKREFERENCE GUIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND INTERIOR FEATURES