2018-F150-Owner's Manual

Driving Hints

Note: The electrical system is designed to support the addition of a residential snowplow(up to60Amps continuous) and snowplow lights (up to 20 Amps continuous) using snowplow mode. The system is not designed to support snowplow usagewith additional electrical aftermarket accessories. Operating the Vehicle with the SnowplowAttached Note: Drive the vehicle at least 500 mi (800 km) before using your vehicle for snow removal. We recommend vehicle speed does not exceed 45 mph (72 km/h) when snowplowing. The attached snowplow blade restricts airflow to the radiator, and may cause the engine to run at a higher temperature. Attention to engine temperature is especially important when outside temperatures are above freezing. Angle the blade to maximize airflow to the radiator and monitor engine temperature to determine whether a left or right angle provides the best performance. Follow the severe duty schedule in your Scheduled Maintenance information for engine oil and transmission fluid change intervals. Snowplowing with your Airbag Equipped Vehicle WARNINGS Do not attempt to service, repair, or modify the airbag supplemental restraint systems or its fuses on a vehicle containing air bags as you could be seriously injured or killed. Contact your authorized dealer as soon as possible.

WARNINGS All occupants of your vehicle, including the driver, should always properly wear their seatbelts, even when an airbag supplemental restraint system is provided. Failure to properlywear your seatbelt could seriously increase the risk of injury or death. Modifying or adding equipment to the front end of your vehicle (including hood, bumper system, frame, front endbody structure, towhooks and hood pins) may affect the performance of the airbag system, increasing the risk of injury. Do not modify or add equipment to the front end of your vehicle. Note: Please refer to the Body Builders Layout Book for instructions about the appropriate installation of additional equipment. Your vehicle is equipped with a driver and passenger airbag supplemental restraint system. The supplemental restraint system activates in certain frontal and offset frontal collisionswhen the vehicle sustains sufficient longitudinal deceleration. Careless or high speed driving while snowplowing, which results in significant vehicle decelerations, can deploy the airbag. Such driving also increases the risk of accidents. Never remove or defeat the tripping mechanisms designed into the snow removal equipment by its manufacturer. Doing somay cause damage to the vehicle and the snow removal equipment as well as possible airbag deployment. EngineTemperaturewhilePlowing Your engine may run at a higher temperature than normal because the attached snowplowblade restricts airflow to the radiator:

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