2007 Ford Crown Victoria Severe Duty Supplement 1st Printing - Page 4

Severe duty equipment POWERTRAIN OVERSPEED PROTECTION The powertrain control module (PCM) includes logic to electronically prevent powertrain overspeed in any transmission selector position. TRANSMISSION The police vehicle has a unique high-performance powertrain including transmission and an aluminum driveshaft, which is designed for maximum vehicle performance. Due to the nature of this powertrain, some powertrain noise may be present. Driving in the overdrive cancel mode for prolonged periods at high speeds will deteriorate performance and may cause extensive engine damage. Crown Victoria police vehicles are designed to operate in the (Overdrive) gear selector position while in pursuit. Optimum performance will be obtained in (Overdrive). Operation in the overdrive cancel mode should only be used in situations noted in the "Owner Guide." Under no circumstances should the aluminum driveshaft be replaced with a steel driveshaft. Doing so will adversely affect vehicle operation which could lead to personal injury. HOUR METER Your vehicle may be equipped with an hour meter to indicate how much time the vehicle is idling in Park or Neutral. The meter is incorporated with the vehicle odometer. Depressing the odometer-reset button once will display the trip odometer (miles followed by a ЉTЉ for trip odometer). Depressing the odometer-reset button a second time will display the hour meter (hours followed by an ЉhЉ for hours). The hour meter only accumulates time when the vehicle is in Park or Neutral. Displayed time is cumulative for the vehicle. It cannot be reset to zero. Police/Fleet vehicles often experience long periods of idling, during which engine oil will continue to break down but mileage is not accumulated on the odometer. To assist fleet managers in maintaining proper oil change intervals, the hour meter will help determine when an oil change is required. For every hour that the vehicle idles, it has accumulated the equivalent of approximately 33 miles (53 km) of driving. Using the combination of the vehicle odometer and hour meter allows the fleet manager to better determine when the oil needs to be changed. 4 2007 Crown Victoria (cro) Supplement USA (fus)