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    and rear floor ducts. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE During your Ford Fusion's warranty period, the assurance and support of a 24-hour emergency roadside assistance program is included. Roadside assistance includes such services as fuel delivery, tire changes, jump starts, help when you are locked out of your
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    . Drive in a moderate fashion and have your vehicle serviced immediately by an authorized dealer. 2. Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light (if equipped) The ABS light illuminates briefly when the ignition is turned on. If the ABS light remains on or flashes after the engine is started
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FORD
FUSION
QUICK
REFERENCE
GUIDE
2008
8E5J19G217AB
Allinformation
containedinthis
FordQuick
ReferenceGuide
wasaccurate
atthetimeof
duplication.We
reservetherightto
changefeatures,
operation
and/or
functionality
ofany
vehiclespecification
atanytime.Your
Forddealeris
thebestsource
forthemost
currentinformation.
Fordetailed
operatingand
safetyinformation,
pleaseseeyour
Owner’sGuide.
October2007
SecondPrinting
QuickReference
Guide
FordFusion
LithoinU.S.A.
ESSENTIAL
INFORMATION
FEATURES
FUELTYPEANDTANKCAPACITY
Yourfueltankcanaccommodateapproximately
17.5gallons(66.2L)ofgasoline.Yourvehicle
isdesignedtouseunleadedgasolinewith
an(R+M)/2octaneratingof87.Using
gasolinewithaloweroctaneratingmay
degradeperformance.
TIREPRESSURE
Yourvehicle’stire
pressurespecificationsarefoundonthe
vehicle’sSafetyComplianceCertificationLabel
orTireLabellocatedonthedriver’sdoorjamb.
Checkyourtiresforproperairpressuremonthly
andbeforelongtrips.Useatiregaugetocheck
thetireinflationpressure,includingthespare
tire(ifequipped).Alwaysuseanaccuratetire
pressuregauge.Checkthetirepressurewhen
tiresarecold,afterthevehiclehasbeenparked
foratleastthreehoursorhasbeendrivenless
thanthreemiles.(Asyoudrive,thetemperature
inthetirewarmsup,increasingthetire
pressure.)Improperlyinflatedtirescanaffect
vehiclehandlingandcanfailsuddenly,resulting
inapossiblelossofvehiclecontrol.Asan
addedsafetyfeature,yourvehiclehasbeen
equippedwithatirepressuremonitoring
system(TPMS)thatilluminatesalowtire
pressurewarninglight
whenoneormoreof
yourtiresissignificantlyunder-inflated.R
eferto
theTires,WheelsandLoadingchapterinthe
Owner’sGuideforfurtherinformation.
FUSES
Ifthevehicle’selectricalcomponents
arenotoperating,afusemayhaveblown.The
fusepanelislocatedbelowtheinstrument
panelonthedriver’sside;removethecoverto
viewthefuses.Additionalfusesarelocatedin
thepowerdistributionboxintheengine
compartment.Formoreinformationregarding
changingfuses,refertotheRoadside
EmergencieschapterofyourOwner’sGuide.
FUELPUMPSHUT-OFFSWITCH
Thefuelpumpshut-offswitchstopstheelectric
fuelpumpfromsendingfueltoyourengine
whenyourvehiclehassustainedasubstantial
jolt.Theswitchislocatedinthepassenger’s
footwell,intheupperrightcorner.Formore
information
regardingthefuelpumpshut-off
switch,refertotheRoadsideEmergencies
chapterofyourOwner’sGuide.
LOCATIONOFSPARETIREAND
TOOLS
Thesparetireandjackarelocated
inthetrunkbelowthecarpetedfloorpanel.The
necessarytoolsarecontainedinthetoolbag.
Forcompletedetailsonhowtochangeyour
tire,refertotheRoadsideEmergencieschapter
inyourOwner’sGuide.
ROADSIDEASSISTANCE
During
yourFordFusion’swarrantyperiod,the
assuranceandsupportofa24-houremergency
roadsideassistanceprogramisincluded.
Roadsideassistanceincludessuchservices
asfueldelivery,tirechanges,jumpstarts,help
whenyouarelockedoutofyourvehicle,and
towing.Toreceiveroadsideassistanceinthe
UnitedStates,call
(800)241-3673.
InCanada,
call
(800)665-2006.
1.
AUTO:
Presstoactivateautomatic
temperaturecontrol.Thesystemwill
automaticallydeterminefanspeed,airflow
location,A/C(onoroff)andoutsideor
recirculatedair,toheatorcoolthevehicleto
reachthedesiredtemperature.Pressagain
todeactivate.
2.
DEFROST:
Distributesoutsideair
throughthewindshielddefrosteranddemister
vents.Canbeusedtoclearthiniceorfogfrom
thewindshield.
3.
REARWINDOWDEFROSTER:
Presstocleartherearwindowofthiniceandfog.
Pressagaintodeactivate.Thedefrosterwillturn
offautomaticallyafter10minutes.Ifyourvehicle
isequippedwithbothareardefrosterandheated
mirrors,thesamebuttonwillactivateboth.
4.
EXT:
Presstodisplaytheoutsideair
temperature.Pressagaintodisplaycabin
temperaturesettings.
MANUALOVERRIDECONTROLS:
Allowsyoutomanuallydeterminewhereairflowis
directed.Toreturntofullyautomaticcontrol,
pressAUTO.
5.
PANEL:
Distributesairthroughthe
instrumentpanelandcenterconsoleregisters
(ifequipped).
6.
PANEL/FLOOR:
Distributesairthrough
theinstrumentpanel,centerconsoleregistersand
thefrontandrearseatfloorducts.
7.
FLOOR:
Distributesairthroughthefront
andrearfloorducts.
8.
DEFROST/FLOOR:
Distributesair
throughthewindshielddefrosterducts,demister
outletsandthefrontandrearfloorducts.
9.
MAXCOOLING:
PressPanel
,
A/C
,recirculationcontrol
,set
the
temperatureto60°F(16°C)andsetthe
blower
tothehighestsetting.
10.
RECIRCULATIONCONTROL:
Presstorecirculatecabinair.Recirculatedairmay
reducetheamountoftimeneededtocooldown
theinteriorofthevehicleandmayalsohelp
reduceundesirableoutsideodorsfromreaching
theinteriorofthevehicle.Toreducewindow
fogging,donotdrivewiththerecirculatedair
engagedandA/Coff.
DRIVER/PASSENGERHEATED
SEATS:
(ifequipped)
Press
onceforhigh
heat(twolights),twiceforlowheat(onelight)and
athirdtimetodeactivate(nolights).
10
5
9
1.
TUNE/DISCSELECTOR:
Pressandreleaseto
manuallyadvanceup/downtheradiofrequencyorto
accessthenext/previousdisc.Alsousedtomake
selectionswithintheMENUfunction.
2.
TEXT/SCAN:
Pressandholdforabriefsampling
ofradiostationsorCDtracks.Pressagaintostop.
InCD/MP3mode,pressTEXTtodisplaytracktitle,
artistnameanddisctitle.
3.
MENU:
Presstotogglethrough:
TOSETTHECLOCK(ifnotequippedwithanin-dash
clock):PressMENUuntilSETHOURandSET
MINUTESisdisplayed.Press
/
tosetthetime.
OCCUPANCYMODE*:Use / toselectand
optimizesoundforALLSEATS,DRIVERSSEATor
REARSEATS.
SPEEDSENSITIVEVOLUME:Radiovolume
automaticallychangesslightlywithvehiclespeedto
compensateforroadandwindnoise.Recommended
levelis1-3.SPEEDOFFturnsthefeatureoffandlevel
7isthemaximumsetting.
RBDS–RadioBroadcastDataSystem(ifequipped):
In
FMmode,thisfeatureallowsyoutosearchforcertain
categoriesofmusic.Formoreinformation,pleaserefer
toyourOwner'sGuide.
TRACK/FOLDERMODE:AvailableonMP3discsin
CDmodeonly.
Press
/
totogglebetweenTrack
andFoldermode.
Intrackmode,pressSEEKtoscroll
throughalltracksonthedisc.Infoldermode,press
SEEKtoscrollthroughalltrackswithinthe
selectedfolder.
PleaserefertoyourOwner’sGuideforinformation
regardingtheAutosetandCompressionMenufeatures.
4.
:
IfyourvehicleisequippedwithSYNC,press
toaccessSYNCPHONEfeatures.Forfurther
informationpleaserefertoyourSYNCsupplement.
IfyourvehicleisnotequippedwithSYNC,the
displaywillreadNOPHONE.
SATELLITERADIOCONTROLS
(ifequipped)
5.
AUX:
PressrepeatedlytocyclethroughSAT1,SAT2,
SAT3(satelliteradiomodeifequipped),LINEIN
(auxiliaryaudiomode)andSYNC(ifequipped).Once
SatelliteRadiomodeisactivatedyoumayusethe
followingfunctions:
PressMENUwhensatelliteradiomodeisactiveto
access.OKtoenterintotheSATELLITERADIO
MENU.Press / tocyclethroughthefollowing
options:CATEGORY,SAVESONG,DELETESONG,
DELETEALLSONGS,ENABLEALERTS/DISABLE
ALERTS.
Press SEEK toaccesstheprevious/next
channels.PressandreleaseTEXT/SCANto
displaythecurrentsongtitle.Pressagaintoscroll
throughthecurrentsongtitle,artist,channelcategory
andtheSIRIUSlongchannelname.Pressandholdfor
abriefsamplingofthenextchannels.Pressagainto
stop.Satelliteradioisavailableonlywithavalid
SIRIUSradiosubscription.Checkwithyourauthorized
dealerforavailability.Ifyourvehicleisequippedwith
SYNC,pleaserefertotheSYNCsupplementfor
furtherinformation.
6.
SHUFFLE:
PressSHUFFLEtoengageshuffle
mode.CDtrackswillbegintorandomlyshuffle
afterthecurrenttrack.PressSEEKtobeginshuffle
moderightaway.PressSHUFFLEagainto
disengage.
*AvailableonAudiophileradiosonly.
AUDIO
SYSTEM
CLIMATE
CONTROL
1
4
2
3
8
10
9
7
6
5
3
2
5
6
4
1
MOONROOF
(ifequipped)
Themoonroofisequipped
withaone-touch,express
opening,closing,and
ventingfeature.Toopen
themoonroof,pressand
releasetherearportionof
thecontrol.Toclose
themoonroof,press
andreleasethefrontportionofthecontrol.To
stopmotionatanytimeduringtheone-touch
operation,pressthecontrolasecondtime.
INTEGRATED
KEYHEAD/
KEYFOB
TRANSMITTER
Yourvehiclecomes
equippedwithtwo
speciallyprogrammed
IntegratedKeyhead
Transmitters(IKTs).IKTsarebotha
programmedignitionkeyandaremote
keylessentrytransmitter.
Press
oncetounlockthedriver’sdoor.
Theinteriorlampswillilluminate.Press
twicetounlockallthedoors.Press
once
tolockallthedoorsandactivatethe
perimeteralarmsystem(ifequipped).
Press
twicetoconfirmallthedoorsand
trunkareclosed.Thehornwillchirpandthe
turnsignallampswillflashonceifallthedoors
andthetrunkareclosed.Pressandrelease
toactivatethepanicalarm.(Ashortpressand
releasecanbeusedtodeactivatethepanic
alarm.)Press
twicewithin3secondsto
openthetrunk.
EnsurethatyoukeeptheIKT
adhesivesecurity
labelinasafeplacefor
futurereference.Press
twicewithin3
secondstoactivatethecarfinderfeature;
yourhornwillchirpandyourturnsignal
lampswillflash.Itisrecommendedthatthis
methodbeusedtolocateyourvehicle,
ratherthanusingthepanicalarm.
SECURILOCK™
TheSecuriLock™
passiveanti-theftsystemisanengine
immobilizationsystem.Thissystemis
designedtohelppreventtheenginefrom
beingstartedunlessacodedIntegrated
KeyheadTransmitter(IKT)programmedto
yourvehicleisused.Usingthewrongtypeof
codedkeymayleadtoa“nostart”condition.
Theanti-theftindicator
intheinstrument
clusterwillflashtoindicatetheSecuriLock
systemisfunctioningandasatheftdeterrent
whentheignitionisturnedoff.
AUTOLOCK/AUTOUNLOCK
(ifequipped)
Autolockautomaticallylocksallvehicledoors
whenallthedoorsareclosed,theignitionis
intheRUNposition,youshiftintoanygear
thatputsthevehicleintomotion,andthe
vehicleismovingabove12mph(20km/h).
Autounlockautomaticallyunlocksallthe
doorswhenthevehiclehasbeentraveling
above12mph(20km/h),comestoa
complete
stop,andthedriverdooris
openedwithin10minutesoftheignition
beingturnedoff.
Note:
Forinstructionson
disablingautolock,pleaserefertoyour
Owner’sGuideorseeyourauthorizeddealer.
BELT-MINDER±
TheBelt-Minder±isasupplementalwarning
systemwhichintermittentlychimestoalert
thedriverandpassengeriftheirsafetybelts
arenotfastened.Forfurtherinformation,
pleaserefertoyourOwner’sGuide.
REARSEATRELEASE
Bothrearseatscanbefoldeddownfor
additionalcargospace.Pulltherelease
handleslocatedinsidethetrunktofold
downtheseats.
VISORS
Yourvehiclemayhaveaslideonrodfeature
thatprovidesadditionalsunlightcoverage.
Rotatethevisortowardsthesidewindow
andextenditrearward.
Note:
Thevisormust
beretractedbeforemovingitbackintothe
normalposition.
SYNC
Yourvehiclemaybeequipped
withSYNC–ahands-freecommunications
andentertainmentsystemwithspecial
phoneandmediafeatures.Formore
information,pleaserefertotheSYNC
SupplementortotheSYNCsectioninthe
NavigationSupplement.Pleasealsofeel
freetovisitwww.SyncMyRide.com.
ElectronicAutomaticTemperatureControlSystem(EATC)(ifequipped)
Premium/AudiophileAM/FMStereoIn-DashSixCD/MP3SoundSystem(ifequipped)
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