2018 Escape Owner's Manual

Index

Digital Radio..................................................329 HD Radio Reception and Station Troubleshooting............................................330 Direction Indicators.......................................80 Doors and Locks.............................................58 Driver Alert......................................................186 PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION...........................186 USING DRIVER ALERT.....................................186 Driver and Passenger Airbags...................39 Children and Airbags..........................................40 Proper Driver and Front Passenger Seating Adjustment........................................................39 Driver Knee Airbag.........................................43 Driving Aids.....................................................186 Driving Hints....................................................213 Driving Through Water................................214 DRL See: Daytime Running Lamps.........................78 E Eco Mode.........................................................195 Resetting Eco Mode..........................................196 Type 1......................................................................196 Type 2 and 3.........................................................196 Economical Driving......................................213 Electric Parking Brake.................................159 Applying the Electric Parking brake.............159 Battery With No Charge....................................161 Releasing the Electric Parking Brake..........160 Electromagnetic Compatibility.............468 Emission Law.................................................145 Noise Emissions Warranty, Prohibited Tampering Acts and Maintenance..........146 Tampering With a Noise Control System...............................................................145 End User License Agreement..................470 VEHICLE SOFTWARE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (EULA) .................................470 Engine Block Heater....................................134 Using the Engine Block Heater......................134 Engine Coolant Check................................247 Adding Coolant...................................................247 Coolant Change.................................................249 Engine Coolant Temperature Management..................................................250 Fail-Safe Cooling...............................................249 Recycled Coolant..............................................248

Exterior Chrome Parts......................................265 Exterior Plastic Parts........................................265 Stripes or Graphics............................................265 Underbody...........................................................265 Under Hood.........................................................265 Cleaning the Instrument Panel and Instrument Cluster Lens.........................267 Cleaning the Interior....................................267 Cleaning the Wheels..................................268 Cleaning the Windows and Wiper Blades...........................................................266 Clearing All MyKeys.......................................53 Climate Control............................................108 Collision Warning System..........................197 PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION............................197 Coolant Check See: Engine Coolant Check............................247 Crash Sensors and Airbag Indicator........45 Creating a MyKey............................................53 Programming/Changing Configurable Settings...............................................................53 Cross Traffic Alert.........................................193 Blocked Sensors.................................................194 Switching the System Off and On...............195 System Errors.......................................................195 System Lights, Messages and Audible Alerts..................................................................194 System Limitations............................................195 Using the Cross Traffic Alert System..........193 Cruise Control...................................................71 Principle of Operation.......................................179 Type One...................................................................71 Type Two..................................................................72 Cruise control See: Using Cruise Control................................179 Customer Assistance..................................221 D Data Recording..................................................9 Event Data Recording..........................................10 Service Data Recording........................................9 Daytime Running Lamps.............................78 Type One - Conventional (Non-Configurable)........................................78 Type Two - Configurable...................................78

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