Ford Freestyle (2007 year). Manual — part 3

Speed control: Illuminates when
the speed control is engaged. Turns
off when the speed control system
is disengaged.

Low washer fluid: Illuminates when the windshield washer fluid is low.
• Without Message Center

• With Message Center

Door ajar: Illuminates when the ignition is in the ON position and any
door is open.
• Without Message Center

• With Message Center
Displays which door or the liftgate is
open.

Turn signal: Illuminates when the
left or right turn signal or the
hazard lights are turned on. If the
indicators stay on or flash faster, check for a burned out bulb.

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Bulb warning: Illuminates when one of the exterior front turn lamps or
rear brake/turn/tail lamps bulb has burned out.
• Without Message Center

• With Message Center
Displays which bulb is burned out.
Depress the RESET control to clear.

High beams: Illuminates when the
high beam headlamps are turned on.

Key-in-ignition warning chime: Sounds when the key is left in the
ignition in the OFF/LOCK or ACCESSORY position and the driver’s door
is opened.

Headlamps on warning chime: Sounds when the headlamps or parking
lamps are on, the ignition is off (the key is not in the ignition) and the
driver’s door is opened.

Turn signal warning chime: Sounds when the turn signal lever has
been activated to signal a turn and not turned off after the vehicle is
driven more than 2 miles (3.2 km).

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GAUGES

Speedometer: Indicates the
current vehicle speed.

Engine coolant temperature
gauge: Indicates engine coolant
temperature. At normal operating
temperature, the needle will be in
the normal range (between “H” and
“C”). If it enters the red section,
the engine is overheating. Stop
the vehicle as soon as safely
possible, switch off the engine and let the engine cool.

Never remove the coolant reservoir cap while the engine is
running or hot.

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Odometer: Registers the total miles (kilometers) of the vehicle.
• Without Message Center
To switch the display from Metric to
English, press and hold the button
on the cluster for three seconds.
The temperature display in the overhead console (if equipped) will also
be changed.
• With Message Center
Refer to Message Center in the
Driver Controls chapter on how to
switch the display from Metric to
English.

Trip odometer: Registers the miles (kilometers) of individual journeys.
• Without Message Center
Press and release the button on the
cluster to toggle between odometer
and trip odometer display. To reset,
press the button again until the trip
reading is 000000.0 miles.

To switch the odometer display and temperature from English to Metric.
With the mileage displayed press and hold the button on the cluster for
three seconds this will change the units.
• With Message Center
To reset, press and hold the
message center RESET button for
three seconds to reset.

Tachometer: Indicates the engine
speed in revolutions per minute.
Driving with your tachometer
pointer continuously at the top of
the scale may damage the engine.

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