Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Instrument Cluster
- Entertainment Systems
- AUDIO SYSTEMS
- GENERAL AUDIO INFORMATION
- NAVIGATION SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
- SYNC SYSTEM (LATE AVAILABILITY — IF EQUIPPED)
- Climate Controls
- Lights
- Driver Controls
- MULTI-FUNCTION LEVER
- TILT/TELESCOPE STEERING WHEEL
- ILLUMINATED VISOR MIRROR (IF EQUIPPED)
- OVERHEAD CONSOLE
- CENTER CONSOLE
- CLOCK
- INSTRUMENT PANEL STORAGE COMPARTMENT
- AUXILIARY POWER POINT (12VDC)
- POWER WINDOWS
- INTERIOR MIRROR
- EXTERIOR MIRRORS
- SPEED CONTROL
- STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS (IF EQUIPPED)
- MOON ROOF (IF EQUIPPED)
- MESSAGE CENTER
- Selectable features
- Reset
- Info menu
- Odometer/Trip odometer
- Distance to empty (DTE)
- Average fuel economy (AFE)
- Average Speed
- Trip elapsed drive time
- Compass display (if equipped)
- Compass zone/calibration adjustment
- Setup menu
- System check
- Units (English/Metric)
- Language
- Easy entry/exit (if equipped)
- Reverse Sensing System (Park assist) (if equipped)
- System warnings
- Selectable features
- INTERIOR TRUNK CONTROL
- Locks and Security
- KEYS
- POWER DOOR LOCKS
- CHILDPROOF DOOR LOCKS
- INTERIOR LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT RELEASE
- REMOTE ENTRY SYSTEM
- KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
- SECURILOCK™ PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM
- PERIMETER ALARM SYSTEM
- Seating and Safety Restraints
- SEATING
- REAR SEATS
- SAFETY RESTRAINTS
- Personal Safety System™
- How does the Personal Safety System™ work?
- Driver and passenger dual-stage airbag supplemental restraints
- Front crash severity sensor
- Driver’s seat position sensor
- Front passenger sensing system
- Front safety belt usage sensors
- Front safety belt pretensioners
- Front safety belt energy management retractors
- Determining if the Personal Safety System™ is operational
- Safety belt precautions
- Combination lap and shoulder belts
- Energy Management Feature — Front Outboard
- Vehicle sensitive mode
- Automatic locking mode
- Safety belt pretensioner
- Safety belt height adjustment
- Safety belt extension assembly
- Safety belt maintenance
- Safety belt warning light and indicator chime
- Conditions of operation
- Belt-Minder
- Personal Safety System™
- AIRBAG SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS)
- Important supplemental restraint system precautions
- Children and airbags
- How does the safety belt pretensioner and airbag supplemental restraint system work?
- Front passenger sensing system
- Determining if the system is operational
- Seat-mounted side airbag system
- Side curtain airbag system
- Disposal of airbags and airbag equipped vehicles (including pretensioners)
- SAFETY RESTRAINTS FOR CHILDREN
- SAFETY SEATS FOR CHILDREN
- Tires, Wheels and Loading
- Driving
- Roadside Emergencies
- Customer Assistance
- GETTING THE SERVICES YOU NEED
- IN CALIFORNIA (U.S. ONLY)
- THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU (BBB) AUTO LINE PROGRAM (U.S. ONLY)
- UTILIZING THE MEDIATION/ARBITRATION PROGRAM (CANADA ONLY)
- FORD EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN
- GETTING ASSISTANCE OUTSIDE THE U.S. AND CANADA
- ORDERING ADDITIONAL OWNER’S LITERATURE
- REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS (U.S. ONLY)
- REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS (CANADA ONLY)
- Cleaning
- Maintenance and Specifications
- SERVICE RECOMMENDATIONS
- PRECAUTIONS WHEN SERVICING YOUR VEHICLE
- OPENING THE HOOD
- IDENTIFYING COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT
- WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID
- CHANGING THE WIPER BLADES
- ENGINE OIL
- BATTERY
- ENGINE COOLANT
- FUEL FILTER
- WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
- ESSENTIALS OF GOOD FUEL ECONOMY
- EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM
- POWER STEERING FLUID
- BRAKE/CLUTCH FLUID
- TRANSAXLE FLUID
- AIR FILTER
- MOTORCRAFT PART NUMBERS
- MAINTENANCE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND CAPACITIES
- ENGINE DATA
- IDENTIFYING YOUR VEHICLE
- TRANSMISSION/TRANSAXLE CODE DESIGNATIONS
- Accessories
- Index

STARTING
Positions of the ignition
1. LOCK, locks the automatic
transaxle gearshift lever and allows
key removal. This position also shuts
the engine and all electrical
accessories off without locking the
steering wheel. To lock the steering
wheel, remove the key then turn the
steering wheel.
2. ACC, allows the electrical accessories such as the radio to operate
while the engine is not running. This position also unlocks the steering
wheel.
3. RUN, all electrical circuits operational. Warning lights illuminated. Key
position when driving.
4. START, cranks the engine. Release the key as soon as the engine
starts.
Starting your vehicle
Engine starting is controlled by the powertrain control system. This
system meets all Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment standard
requirements regulating the impulse electrical field strength of radio
noise.
When starting a fuel-injected engine, don’t press the accelerator before
or during starting. Only use the accelerator when you have difficulty
starting the engine. For more information on starting the vehicle, refer to
Starting the engine in this chapter.
To avoid potential transmission damage at extremely cold temperatures
(below -20°F [-30°C]), it is recommended that the vehicle be warmed up
to normal operating temperature before driving at highway speeds above
50 mph (80 km/h). Normal operating temperature is normally reached
after 10 minutes of moderate driving or idling.
Extended idling at high engine speeds can produce very high
temperatures in the engine and exhaust system, creating the risk
of fire or other damage.
2008 Milan (mln)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA (fus)
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