Maintenance and care
Pleaseconsultyour“WarrantyGuide”forcompleteemissionwarranty
information.
Readiness for Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) testing
Insomelocalities,itmaybealegalrequirementtopassanI/Mtestof
theon-boarddiagnosticssystem.Ifyour“CheckEngine/ServiceEngine
Soon”lightison,refertothedescriptionintheWarningLightsand
ChimessectionoftheInstrumentationchapter.Yourvehiclemaynot
passtheI/Mtestwiththe“CheckEngine/ServiceEngineSoon”lighton.
Ifthevehicle’spowertrainsystemoritsbatteryhasjustbeenserviced,
theon-boarddiagnosticssystemisresettoa“notreadyforI/Mtest”
condition.Toreadytheon-boarddiagnosticssystemforI/Mtesting,a
minimumof30minutesofcityandhighwaydrivingisnecessaryas
describedbelow:
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First,atleast10minutesofdrivingonanexpresswayorhighway.
Next,atleast20minutesdrivinginstop-and-go,city-typetrafficwith
atleastfouridleperiods.
Allowthevehicletositforatleasteighthourswithoutstartingthe
engine.Then,starttheengineandcompletetheabovedrivingcycle.The
enginemustwarmuptoitsnormaloperatingtemperature.Oncestarted,
donotturnofftheengineuntiltheabovedrivingcycleiscomplete.
BULBS
Replacing exterior bulbs
Checktheoperationofthefollowinglampsfrequently:
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Headlamps
Foglamps
High-mountbrakelamp
Brakelamps
Turnsignals
Licenseplatelamp
Taillamps
Back-uplamps
Donotremovelampbulbsunlesstheycanbereplacedimmediatelywith
newones.Ifabulbisremovedforanextendedperiodoftime,
contaminantsmayenterthelamphousingsandaffectlampperformance.
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| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Document Type | User and Operator's Vehicle Manual Guide. Free Auto PDF Manual Download. |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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| Publisher | ford.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | Ford Explorer |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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