2006 Ford F-250 F-350 F-450 F-550 Owners Manual

Maintenance and Specifications
BATTERY
Yourvehicleisequippedwitha
Motorcraftmaintenance-freebattery
whichnormallydoesnotrequire
additionalwaterduringitslifeof
service.
However,forsevereusageorinhightemperatureclimates,checkthe
batteryelectrolytelevel.Refertothescheduledmaintenance
informationfortheserviceintervalschedules.
Keeptheelectrolytelevelineachcelluptothe“levelindicator”.
Donotoverfillthebatterycells.
Iftheelectrolytelevelinthebatteryislow,youcanaddplaintapwater
tothebattery,aslongasyoudonotusehardwater(waterwithahigh
mineraloralkalicontent).Ifpossible,however,trytoonlyfillthebattery
cellswithdistilledwater.Ifthebatteryneedswateroften,havethe
chargingsystemchecked.
Ifyourbatteryhasacover/shield,makesureitisreinstalled
afterthebatteryhasbeencleanedorreplaced.
Forlonger,trouble-freeoperation,keepthetopofthebatterycleanand
dry.Also,makecertainthebatterycablesarealwaystightlyfastenedto
thebatteryterminals.
Ifyouseeanycorrosiononthebatteryorterminals,removethecables
fromtheterminalsandcleanwithawirebrush.Youcanneutralizethe
acidwithasolutionofbakingsodaandwater.
Whenthebatteryisdisconnectedoranewbatteryinstalled,the
transmissionmustlearnitsadaptivestrategy.Asaresultofthis,the
transmissionmayshiftfirmly.Thisoperationisconsiderednormaland
willfullyupdatetransmissionoperationtoitsoptimumshiftfeel.
Note:Electricalorelectronicaccessoriesorcomponentsaddedto
thevehiclebytheauthorizeddealerortheownermayadversely
affectbatteryperformanceanddurability.
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2006
F-250/350/450/550(f23)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesFord F-150 F-250 F-350 F-450 F-550 Manuals, Ford Manuals
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Model Year2006
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