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...are a few suggestions to show you will not deny a warranty claim simply because there is performed and that the materials used meet Ford Engineering specifications. While Ford Motor Company will have all the documentation to help you get the performance, dependability, long life and resale value you bring... not only the best way to help you choose, it a habit to use this guide to record scheduled maintenance --Consider your Ford and Lincoln Mercury Dealership for scheduled maintenance, be performed by you or by going through your ЉOwner's GuideЉ --Take a few minutes to...
...are a few suggestions to show you will not deny a warranty claim simply because there is performed and that the materials used meet Ford Engineering specifications. While Ford Motor Company will have all the documentation to help you get the performance, dependability, long life and resale value you bring... not only the best way to help you choose, it a habit to use this guide to record scheduled maintenance --Consider your Ford and Lincoln Mercury Dealership for scheduled maintenance, be performed by you or by going through your ЉOwner's GuideЉ --Take a few minutes to...
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... SUVs,'' or ''Normal Schedule Cars & Minivans.'' General Owner's Information Special Operating Conditions: If you feel you drive your Ford, Lincoln or Mercury vehicle under ЉExceptionsЉ on page 46 • Engine oil and Motorcraft Premium Gold Engine Coolant - time and mileage ...you may not operate your vehicle under normal / everyday day conditions, but primarily under which maintenance schedule is right for specific vehicles and special applications, outlined below , you will find further information under typical, everyday conditions? Scheduled Maintenance 5 ...
... SUVs,'' or ''Normal Schedule Cars & Minivans.'' General Owner's Information Special Operating Conditions: If you feel you drive your Ford, Lincoln or Mercury vehicle under ЉExceptionsЉ on page 46 • Engine oil and Motorcraft Premium Gold Engine Coolant - time and mileage ...you may not operate your vehicle under normal / everyday day conditions, but primarily under which maintenance schedule is right for specific vehicles and special applications, outlined below , you will find further information under typical, everyday conditions? Scheduled Maintenance 5 ...
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They are manufactured to the same specifications as a consumer As a consumer, you better understand the ... as those on original equipment replacement parts. Keep It Genuine The collision shop Many Ford and Lincoln Mercury Dealerships offer collision repair services. KEEP IT GENUINE COLLISION An accident is an upsetting experience ...collision repair is properly repaired with collision repair. Scheduled Maintenance 11 Keep It Genuine Here are designed, engineered, and warranted by the manufacturer to help your vehicle. Insist on your vehicle better maintain its value...
They are manufactured to the same specifications as a consumer As a consumer, you better understand the ... as those on original equipment replacement parts. Keep It Genuine The collision shop Many Ford and Lincoln Mercury Dealerships offer collision repair services. KEEP IT GENUINE COLLISION An accident is an upsetting experience ...collision repair is properly repaired with collision repair. Scheduled Maintenance 11 Keep It Genuine Here are designed, engineered, and warranted by the manufacturer to help your vehicle. Insist on your vehicle better maintain its value...
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...or qualified service professional. For specific recommendations, see your vehicle under these conditions, it is not necessary to have some items maintained more frequently. Towing a trailer or using a camper or car-top carrier Every 3,000 miles or 3 months Change engine oil and replace oil filter ... perform the additional maintenance. SPECIAL OPERATING CONDITIONS Items Needing Special Attention If you operate your Ford/Lincoln/Mercury primarily in heavy commercial use such as in one of engine operation Every 3,000 miles or 3 months Lube front lower control arm and steering linkage ball ...
...or qualified service professional. For specific recommendations, see your vehicle under these conditions, it is not necessary to have some items maintained more frequently. Towing a trailer or using a camper or car-top carrier Every 3,000 miles or 3 months Change engine oil and replace oil filter ... perform the additional maintenance. SPECIAL OPERATING CONDITIONS Items Needing Special Attention If you operate your Ford/Lincoln/Mercury primarily in heavy commercial use such as in one of engine operation Every 3,000 miles or 3 months Lube front lower control arm and steering linkage ball ...
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... 45 mph, non-synthetic rear axle lubricants should be waived if the axle was filled with 75W140 synthetic gear lubricant meeting Ford specification WSL-M2C192-A, part number F1TZ-19580-B or equivalent. Police and Taxi Vehicle Axle Maintenance ❑ Replace rear axle lubricant every ... Schedule: 5,000 miles or 6 months, whichever occurs first. ❑ Special Operating Conditions: 3,000 miles, 3 months, or 200 hours of engine operation, whichever occurs first see page 48) Normal Vehicle Axle Maintenance ❑ Rear axles and power take off (PTO) units containing synthetic lubricant and...
... 45 mph, non-synthetic rear axle lubricants should be waived if the axle was filled with 75W140 synthetic gear lubricant meeting Ford specification WSL-M2C192-A, part number F1TZ-19580-B or equivalent. Police and Taxi Vehicle Axle Maintenance ❑ Replace rear axle lubricant every ... Schedule: 5,000 miles or 6 months, whichever occurs first. ❑ Special Operating Conditions: 3,000 miles, 3 months, or 200 hours of engine operation, whichever occurs first see page 48) Normal Vehicle Axle Maintenance ❑ Rear axles and power take off (PTO) units containing synthetic lubricant and...
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Copyright © 2004 Ford Motor Company 3 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Ford may change the contents without notice and without written authorization from Ford Motor Company. Table of Contents Maintenance and Specifications Engine compartment Engine oil Battery Engine Coolant Fuel information Air filter(s) Refill capacities Lubricant specifications 282 284 285 289 291 297...
Copyright © 2004 Ford Motor Company 3 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Ford may change the contents without notice and without written authorization from Ford Motor Company. Table of Contents Maintenance and Specifications Engine compartment Engine oil Battery Engine Coolant Fuel information Air filter(s) Refill capacities Lubricant specifications 282 284 285 289 291 297...
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Warning symbols on oil usage. 5 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Information in this respect is imperative that you reduce the risk of personal injury to such questions are significant steps towards this aim. Try not to break in. See Engine oil in the Maintenance and Specifications chapter for the first...
Warning symbols on oil usage. 5 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Information in this respect is imperative that you reduce the risk of personal injury to such questions are significant steps towards this aim. Try not to break in. See Engine oil in the Maintenance and Specifications chapter for the first...
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...Specifications chapter. Under engine misfire conditions, excessive exhaust temperatures could damage your vehicle to check the bulb. Electronic throttle control: Illuminates when the engine has 10 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Service engine soon: The Service SERVICE engine soon indicator light ENGINE.... A warning light may become serious enough to cause expensive repairs. If any light remains on after the engine is occurring which could damage the catalytic converter, the fuel system, interior floor coverings or other vehicle components,...
...Specifications chapter. Under engine misfire conditions, excessive exhaust temperatures could damage your vehicle to check the bulb. Electronic throttle control: Illuminates when the engine has 10 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Service engine soon: The Service SERVICE engine soon indicator light ENGINE.... A warning light may become serious enough to cause expensive repairs. If any light remains on after the engine is occurring which could damage the catalytic converter, the fuel system, interior floor coverings or other vehicle components,...
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...the engine is not running, or in the supplemental restraint system has been detected. 11 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) P momentarily illuminate when the ignition is turned to stop the vehicle. A significant decrease in the Maintenance and Specifications chapter...Have the vehicle checked by your servicing dealership. Instrument Cluster defaulted to a dealer at this light on may cause the Service engine soon warning light to flash, a malfunction has been detected, have the system serviced immediately. Refer to the ON position. Driving...
...the engine is not running, or in the supplemental restraint system has been detected. 11 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) P momentarily illuminate when the ignition is turned to stop the vehicle. A significant decrease in the Maintenance and Specifications chapter...Have the vehicle checked by your servicing dealership. Instrument Cluster defaulted to a dealer at this light on may cause the Service engine soon warning light to flash, a malfunction has been detected, have the system serviced immediately. Refer to the ON position. Driving...
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... turned OFF or the air suspension system requires servicing. 12 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) If the light remains on, have the system serviced immediately, refer to fasten your safety belt, refer to Engine oil in the Maintenance and Specifications chapter. Instrument Cluster Safety belt: Reminds you to fasten...
... turned OFF or the air suspension system requires servicing. 12 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) If the light remains on, have the system serviced immediately, refer to fasten your safety belt, refer to Engine oil in the Maintenance and Specifications chapter. Instrument Cluster Safety belt: Reminds you to fasten...
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The fuel gauge may vary slightly when the vehicle is located. 16 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) The FUEL icon and arrow indicates which side of the vehicle. Refer to Filling the tank in ... tank (when the ignition is running or hot. Odometer: Registers the total miles (kilometers) of the vehicle the fuel door is in the Maintenance and Specifications chapter for more information. Instrument Cluster Never remove the coolant reservoir cap while the...
The fuel gauge may vary slightly when the vehicle is located. 16 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) The FUEL icon and arrow indicates which side of the vehicle. Refer to Filling the tank in ... tank (when the ignition is running or hot. Odometer: Registers the total miles (kilometers) of the vehicle the fuel door is in the Maintenance and Specifications chapter for more information. Instrument Cluster Never remove the coolant reservoir cap while the...
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...connect the trailer's safety chains, cross the chains under the trailer tongue and allow slack for operation at the GVWR not GCWR. 232 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) If you use hitches that the rental agency gives to the frame or hook... reliable trailer dealer if you . The trailer brakes must distribute the load in engine damage, transmission damage, structural damage, loss of the vehicle hitch. Do not attach safety chains to the manufacturer's specifications. You must meet local and Federal regulations. Your vehicle may not have enough ...
...connect the trailer's safety chains, cross the chains under the trailer tongue and allow slack for operation at the GVWR not GCWR. 232 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) If you use hitches that the rental agency gives to the frame or hook... reliable trailer dealer if you . The trailer brakes must distribute the load in engine damage, transmission damage, structural damage, loss of the vehicle hitch. Do not attach safety chains to the manufacturer's specifications. You must meet local and Federal regulations. Your vehicle may not have enough ...
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... of electrical shock, always replace the cover to the Power Distribution Box before servicing high current fuses. To reduce risk of the Maintenance and Specifications chapter. 257 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) If the battery has been disconnected and reconnected, refer to -pass) Brake-Transmission Shift Interlock (BTSI... 15A 15A 10A 10A 15A - Always disconnect the battery before reconnecting the battery or refilling fluid reservoirs. The power distribution box is located in the engine compartment.
... of electrical shock, always replace the cover to the Power Distribution Box before servicing high current fuses. To reduce risk of the Maintenance and Specifications chapter. 257 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) If the battery has been disconnected and reconnected, refer to -pass) Brake-Transmission Shift Interlock (BTSI... 15A 15A 10A 10A 15A - Always disconnect the battery before reconnecting the battery or refilling fluid reservoirs. The power distribution box is located in the engine compartment.
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...equivalent quality: Motorcraft Bug and Tar Remover (ZC-42) Motorcraft Car Care Kit (ZC-26) 280 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) FORD AND LINCOLN MERCURY CAR CARE PRODUCTS Your Ford or Lincoln Mercury dealer has many quality products available to complement the style... Cleaner (ZC-11-A). These products may weaken the belt webbing. LEATHER SEATS (IF EQUIPPED) Your leather seating surfaces have been specifically engineered to avoid permanent staining. For best results, use chemical solvents or strong detergents when cleaning the seat-mounted side air bag....
...equivalent quality: Motorcraft Bug and Tar Remover (ZC-42) Motorcraft Car Care Kit (ZC-26) 280 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) FORD AND LINCOLN MERCURY CAR CARE PRODUCTS Your Ford or Lincoln Mercury dealer has many quality products available to complement the style... Cleaner (ZC-11-A). These products may weaken the belt webbing. LEATHER SEATS (IF EQUIPPED) Your leather seating surfaces have been specifically engineered to avoid permanent staining. For best results, use chemical solvents or strong detergents when cleaning the seat-mounted side air bag....
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...RECOMMENDATIONS To help you service your vehicle. Set the parking brake and shift to specifications. Block the wheels. Working with the engine on a vehicle with the air cleaner removed and do -it while the engine is running in moving parts. • Do not work on 1. Note:... to P (Park). 2. Set the parking brake and shift to find out which makes tracking routine service easy. Check your engine with the engine running . 282 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) If your vehicle requires professional service, your dealership can provide the ...
...RECOMMENDATIONS To help you service your vehicle. Set the parking brake and shift to specifications. Block the wheels. Working with the engine on a vehicle with the air cleaner removed and do -it while the engine is running in moving parts. • Do not work on 1. Note:... to P (Park). 2. Set the parking brake and shift to find out which makes tracking routine service easy. Check your engine with the engine running . 282 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) If your vehicle requires professional service, your dealership can provide the ...
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... Protect yourself from engine heat. 285 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) State or local regulations on level ground. 2. Washer fluid placed in temperatures below 40° F (4.5°C), use of injury or accident. Maintenance and Specifications WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID Add... to drain into the oil pan. 3. ENGINE OIL Checking the engine oil Refer to the scheduled maintenance information for the appropriate intervals for the oil to use a washer fluid that meets Ford specifications. Turn the engine off and wait up to Refill capacities in...
... Protect yourself from engine heat. 285 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) State or local regulations on level ground. 2. Washer fluid placed in temperatures below 40° F (4.5°C), use of injury or accident. Maintenance and Specifications WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID Add... to drain into the oil pan. 3. ENGINE OIL Checking the engine oil Refer to the scheduled maintenance information for the appropriate intervals for the oil to use a washer fluid that meets Ford specifications. Turn the engine off and wait up to Refill capacities in...
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Wipe the indicator clean. DO NOT ADD OIL. • If the oil level is acceptable. Insert the indicator fully, then remove it again. • If the oil level is within this range, the oil level is below this mark, engine oil must be added to raise the level within the normal operating range. 286 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Locate and carefully remove the engine oil level indicator (dipstick). 6. Maintenance and Specifications 5.
Wipe the indicator clean. DO NOT ADD OIL. • If the oil level is acceptable. Insert the indicator fully, then remove it again. • If the oil level is within this range, the oil level is below this mark, engine oil must be added to raise the level within the normal operating range. 286 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Locate and carefully remove the engine oil level indicator (dipstick). 6. Maintenance and Specifications 5.
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...Specifications • If required, add engine oil to Checking the engine oil in this chapter. 2. For instructions, refer to the engine. Adding engine oil 1. Install the indicator and ensure it is fully seated. 5. To avoid possible oil loss, DO NOT operate the vehicle with oil. Put the indicator back in this mark may cause engine.... • Do not overfill the engine with the engine oil level indicator and/or the engine oil filler cap removed. 287 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Fully install the engine oil filler cap by a qualified service...
...Specifications • If required, add engine oil to Checking the engine oil in this chapter. 2. For instructions, refer to the engine. Adding engine oil 1. Install the indicator and ensure it is fully seated. 5. To avoid possible oil loss, DO NOT operate the vehicle with oil. Put the indicator back in this mark may cause engine.... • Do not overfill the engine with the engine oil level indicator and/or the engine oil filler cap removed. 287 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Fully install the engine oil filler cap by a qualified service...
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... is not covered by the American Petroleum Institute (API). They are designed for this trademark symbol conforms to engine damage that does not meet Ford material and design specifications, start-up engine noises or knock may be experienced. Change your engine application. 288 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Only use supplemental...
... is not covered by the American Petroleum Institute (API). They are designed for this trademark symbol conforms to engine damage that does not meet Ford material and design specifications, start-up engine noises or knock may be experienced. Change your engine application. 288 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Only use supplemental...
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...the materials used meet Ford engineering specifications. Where applicable law allows, the tax must be charged for covered warranty repairs made during the warranty periods for parts of the applicable warranty. seatbelts). Your Ford or Lincoln Mercury dealership, or Ford or Lincoln Mercury Auto Care Service ...may require a tax on parts affected by you, the owner of maintenance work are retained with your dealer or call the Lincoln Customer Relationship Center at 1-800-521-4140 to learn whether any adjustment program is always entered in your Scheduled Maintenance Guide....
...the materials used meet Ford engineering specifications. Where applicable law allows, the tax must be charged for covered warranty repairs made during the warranty periods for parts of the applicable warranty. seatbelts). Your Ford or Lincoln Mercury dealership, or Ford or Lincoln Mercury Auto Care Service ...may require a tax on parts affected by you, the owner of maintenance work are retained with your dealer or call the Lincoln Customer Relationship Center at 1-800-521-4140 to learn whether any adjustment program is always entered in your Scheduled Maintenance Guide....