2009 Ford Escape Owners Manual

Maintenance and Specifications
WARNING:Keepbatteriesoutofreachofchildren.Batteries
containsulfuricacid.Avoidcontactwithskin,eyesorclothing.
Shieldyoureyeswhenworkingnearthebatterytoprotectagainst
possiblesplashingofacidsolution.Incaseofacidcontactwithskinor
eyes,flushimmediatelywithwaterforaminimumof15minutesand
getpromptmedicalattention.Ifacidisswallowed,callaphysician
immediately.
WARNING:Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedaccessories
containleadandleadcompounds.Washhandsafterhandling.
Becauseyourvehicle’sengineiselectronicallycontrolledbyacomputer,
somecontrolconditionsaremaintainedbypowerfromthebattery.When
thebatteryisdisconnectedoranewbatteryisinstalled,theenginemust
relearnitsidleandfueltrimstrategyforoptimumdriveabilityand
performance.Tobeginthisprocess:
1.
2.
position(manualtransmission),turnoffallaccessoriesandstartthe
engine.
Withthevehicleatacompletestop,settheparkingbrake.
PutthegearshiftinP(Park)(automatictransmission)ortheneutral
3.
4.
5.
6.
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Runtheengineuntilitreachesnormaloperatingtemperature.
Allowtheenginetoidleforatleastoneminute.
TurntheA/Conandallowtheenginetoidleforatleastoneminute.
Drivethevehicletocompletetherelearningprocess.
Thevehiclemayneedtobedriven10miles(16km)ormoreto
relearntheidleandfueltrimstrategy.
•
Ifyoudonotallowtheenginetorelearnitsidletrim,theidle
qualityofyourvehiclemaybeadverselyaffecteduntiltheidle
trimiseventuallyrelearned.
Whenthebatteryisdisconnectedoranewbatteryinstalled,the
automatictransmissionmustrelearnitsadaptivestrategy.Asaresultof
this,thetransmissionmayshiftfirmlywhenfirstdriven.Thisoperationis
considerednormalandwillfullyupdatetransmissionoperationtoits
optimumshiftfeel.
Ifthebatteryhasbeendisconnectedoranewbatteryhasbeeninstalled,
theclockandthepresetradiostationsmustberesetoncethebatteryis
reconnected.
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CategoriesFord Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2009
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