Ford Five Hundred (2007 year). Manual — part 20

The DTE function will display LOW FUEL LEVEL and a single tone
when you have approximately 50 miles (80 km) to empty. If you RESET
this warning message, this display and tone will return within 10 minutes.

DTE is calculated using a running average fuel economy, which is based
on your recent driving history of 500 miles (800 km). This value is not
the same as the average fuel economy display. The running average fuel
economy is reinitialized to a factory default value if the battery is
disconnected.

Average fuel economy (AFE)

Select this function from the INFO
menu to display your average fuel
economy in miles/gallon or
liters/100 km.

If you calculate your average fuel
economy by dividing 100 miles
traveled by gallons of fuel used (kilometers traveled by liters used), your
figure may be different than displayed for the following reasons:
• Your vehicle was not perfectly level during fill-up
• Differences in the automatic shut-off points on the fuel pumps at

service stations

• Variations in top-off procedure from one fill-up to another
• Rounding of the displayed values to the nearest 0.1 gallon (liter)
1. Drive the vehicle at least 5 miles (8 km) with the speed control
system engaged to display a stabilized average.

2. Record the highway fuel economy for future reference.

It is important to press the RESET control after setting the speed
control to get accurate highway fuel economy readings.

For more information refer to Fuel Information in the Maintenance
and Specifications chapter.

Fuel Used

Selecting this function from the
INFO menu, XX.X G USED will
display the fuel used since last
reset. The information displayed will
be in gallons or liters, depending on
English/metric mode state. Press
and hold RESET to reset mode.

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Trip elapsed drive time

Select this function from the INFO
menu to display a timer.

To operate the Trip Elapsed Drive
Time perform the following:

1. Press and release RESET in order
to start the timer.

2. Press and release RESET to pause the timer.

3. Press and hold RESET for 2 seconds in order to reset the timer.

Compass display

Select this function from the INFO menu. Press the INFO button
repeatedly until the Compass and Odometer are displayed. (Do not
select Trip, DTE, or AFE. The top of the message center must be blank).

The compass reading may be affected when you drive near large
buildings, bridges, power lines and powerful broadcast antenna. Magnetic
or metallic objects placed in, on or near the vehicle may also affect
compass accuracy.

Usually, when something affects the compass readings, the compass will
correct itself after a few days of operating your vehicle in normal
conditions. If the compass still appears to be inaccurate, a manual
calibration may be necessary. Refer to Compass zone/calibration
adjustment.

Most geographic areas (zones) have a magnetic north compass point that
varies slightly from the northerly direction on maps. This variation is four
degrees between adjacent zones and will become noticeable as the
vehicle crosses multiple zones. A correct zone setting will eliminate this
error. Refer to Compass zone/calibration adjustment.

Compass zone adjustment

Perform the following steps on an open area free from steel structures
and high voltage lines. For optimum calibration, turn off all electrical
accessories (heater / air conditioning, wipers, etc.) and make sure all
vehicle doors are shut.

1. Turn ignition to the ON position.

2. Start the engine.

3. Press the INFO button repeatedly until the Compass and Odometer
are displayed. (Do not select Trip, DTE, or AFE. The top of the message
center must be blank).

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Note: If message center displays the message

⬙SLOW CIRCLES TO

CALIBRATE

⬙, then perform the CALIBRATION PROCEDURE.

4. Determine your magnetic zone by
referring to the zone map.

5. Press and hold the RESET until
the message center display changes
to show the current zone setting.

6. Release the RESET control, then
slowly press RESET down again.

7. Press the SETUP control
repeatedly until the correct zone
setting for your geographic location
is displayed on the message center. To exit the zone setting mode press
and release the RESET control.

8. If necessary, press the RESET control to start the compass calibration
function.

Compass calibration adjustment

Perform the following steps on an open area free from steel structures
and high voltage lines. For optimum calibration, turn off all electrical
accessories (heater / air conditioning, wipers, etc.) and make sure all
vehicle doors are shut.

1. Turn ignition to the ON position.

2. Start the engine.

3. Press the INFO button repeatedly until the Compass and Odometer
are displayed. (Do not select Trip, DTE, or AFE. The top of the message
center must be blank).

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Note: If message center displays the message

⬙SLOW CIRCLES TO

CALIBRATE

⬙, then continue with Step 4. Otherwise, if a heading is

displayed, continue with Step 5.

4. Drive the vehicle in circles up to
three times until the message

⬙CALIBRATION COMPLETED⬙
appears and one of the 8 valid
headings (N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W,
NW) is displayed.

5. Verify that the calibration process has taken place by driving the
vehicle in at least one circle, confirming that the heading changes
accordingly. If this happens, the compass has been calibrated
successfully. Otherwise, if the display shows only one heading as the
vehicle is being driven around, repeat the procedure from Step 3.

Setup menu

Press this control for the following
displays:
• Language
• Units (English/Metric)
• System Check

Language

1. Select this function from the
SETUP menu for the current
language to be displayed.

2. Pressing the RESET control
cycles the message center through
each of the language choices.

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