2000 Ford Contour Owner's Manual - Page 243

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Index C Page Cleaning your vehicle engine compartment ...219 exterior lamps ...220 fabric ...221 instrument panel ...221 plastic exterior parts ...220 safety belts ...222 wheels ...218 wiper blades ...220 Climate control system air conditioning ...29 controlling airflow ...26 defrosting ...38 temperature ...27 vents ...26 Clock ...45 Clutch operation ...127 recommended shift speeds ...128 Cold engine starting ...114 Controls instrument panel ...20 power seats ...75 steering column ...55 Customer assistance ...229 D Daytime running lights ...23 Defects, reporting ...241 Defrost rear window ...24 windshield ...32 Dipstick, engine oil ...167 Door mounted controls ...64 Driving under special conditions heavy load ...133 towing a trailer ...134 E Electrical system fuses ...143 E Page Emergencies, roadside fuel pump shut-off switch ...141 jump starting ...154 towing ...160 Emergency brake (see Parking brake) Emission control system ...202 Engine check engine warning light ...12 fuel pump shut-off switch ...141 lubricant specifications ...225 preparing to start ...111 refill capacities ...224 starting ...114 Engine block heater ...115 Engine coolant checking and adding ...174 disposal ...178 low coolant warning light ...11 refilll capacities ...224 specifications ...225 Engine fan ...163 Engine oil changing oil and filter ...170 checking and adding ...169 dipstick ...167, 168, 169 disposal ...171 engine oil pressure warning light ...18 filter specifications ...223 refill capacities ...224 specifications ...225 Exhaust fumes ...110, 202 F Fan (see Engine fan) Flasher, hazard ...56, 141 Flashing the lights ...57 Floor mats ...67 Fluid refill capacities ...224 Foglamps ...23, 208 243

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Index
C
Page
Cleaning your vehicle
engine compartment . . . . . . . .219
exterior lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
fabric
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . .221
plastic exterior parts . . . . . . . .220
safety belts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
wheels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
wiper blades
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
Climate control system
air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
controlling airflow . . . . . . . . . . .26
defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Clock
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Clutch
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
recommended shift speeds . . .128
Cold engine starting
. . . . . . . . .114
Controls
instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . .20
power seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Customer assistance . . . . . . . . .229
D
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . .23
Defects, reporting . . . . . . . . . . .241
Defrost
rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Dipstick, engine oil . . . . . . . . . .167
Door mounted controls . . . . . . . .64
Driving under special conditions
heavy load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
towing a trailer
. . . . . . . . . . . .134
E
Electrical system
fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
E
Page
Emergencies, roadside
fuel pump shut-off switch . . . .141
jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
towing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Emergency brake (see Parking
brake)
Emission control system . . . . . .202
Engine
check engine warning light . . . .12
fuel pump shut-off switch . . . .141
lubricant specifications . . . . . .225
preparing to start
. . . . . . . . . .111
refill capacities
. . . . . . . . . . . .224
starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Engine block heater
. . . . . . . . .115
Engine coolant
checking and adding . . . . . . . .174
disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
low coolant warning light . . . . .11
refilll capacities . . . . . . . . . . . .224
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
Engine fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Engine oil
changing oil and filter . . . . . . .170
checking and adding . . . . . . . .169
dipstick
. . . . . . . . . .167, 168, 169
disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
engine oil pressure
warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
filter specifications . . . . . . . . .223
refill capacities
. . . . . . . . . . . .224
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
Exhaust fumes . . . . . . . . . .110, 202
F
Fan (see Engine fan)
Flasher, hazard
. . . . . . . . . .56, 141
Flashing the lights . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Fluid refill capacities . . . . . . . . .224
Foglamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 208