User manual FORD EXPLORER-1996

[. . . ] Table of Contents Introductory Information Safety Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 135 147 207 245 295 317 323 327 333 411 421 444 Driving Your Explorer . Service Station Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introductory Information Ford's Commitment to You At Ford Motor Company, excellence is the continuous commitment to achieve the best result possible. It is dedication to learning what you want, determination to develop the right concept, and execution of that concept with care, precision, and attention to detail. [. . . ] Pushing the button more than once will alternate between AM, FM1 and FM2. These functions are used with the station memory buttons described under How to tune radio stations. 222 Electronic Sound Systems How to tune radio stations There are four ways for you to tune in a particular station. You can use the "TUNE", "SEEK", "SCAN" or the memory buttons. s Using the "TUNE" function You can change the frequency up or down one increment at a time by pressing and releasing either the left (b) or right (a) side of the "TUNE" button. To change frequencies quickly, press and hold down either the right or left side of the button. Manual tuning adjusts your radio to any allowable broadcast frequency, whether or not a station is present on that frequency. (See All About Radio Frequencies in this section. ) s Using the "SEEK" function This feature on your radio allows you to automatically select listenable stations up or down the frequency band. Press the right (a) side of the "SEEK" button to select the next listenable station up the frequency band. Press the left (b) side of the button to select the next listenable station down the frequency band. By pressing and holding the button, listenable stations can be passed over to reach the desired station. s Using the "SCAN" function Pressing the "SCAN" button will begin the scan mode up the frequency band, stopping on each listenable station for approximately five seconds. To stop the scan mode on the presently sampled station, press the "SCAN" button again. 223 s Setting the station MEMORY PRESET buttons Your radio is equipped with 6 station memory buttons. These buttons can be used to select up to 6 preset AM stations and 12 FM stations (6 in FM1 and 6 in FM2) Follow the easy steps below to set these buttons to the desired frequencies: 1. Press one of the memory preset buttons and hold the button until the sound returns. Follow the two steps above for each station memory preset button you want to set. s Using the AUTOSET feature With AUTOSET, you can continually set strong stations into your memory buttons without losing your originally set stations. Your radio will set the first six strong stations of the band you are in (AM, FM1, or FM2) into the memory buttons. The display will show "AUTO", then run through the frequencies setting the memory buttons. NOTE: If there are fewer than five strong stations in the frequency band, the remaining unfilled buttons will store the last strong station detected on the band. When all stations are filled, the radio will begin playing the station stored in memory button 1. To deactivate the Auto Memory Store mode and return to manually-set memory button stations, press the "AUTOSET" button. 224 Electronic Sound Systems Adjusting the tone balance of your radio s Increasing or decreasing bass response Press the top (c) of the "BASS" button to increase bass; press the bottom (d) of the "BASS" button to decrease bass. s Increasing or decreasing treble response Press the top (c) of the "TREBLE" button to increase treble; press the bottom (d) of the treble button to decrease treble. s Adjusting speaker balance Balance control allows you to adjust the sound distribution between the right and left speakers. Press the top (c) of the "BAL" button to shift the sound to the right speakers, and press the bottom (d) of the "BAL" button to shift the sound to the left speakers. s Adjusting speaker fader Fade control allows you to adjust the sound distribution between the front and rear speakers. Press the top (c) of the "FADE" button to shift the sound to the front speakers, and press the bottom (d) of the "FADE" button to shift the sound to the back speakers. NOTE: Illuminated bars in the display show relative levels of bass and treble, and positions of speaker balance and fader functions (left to right, front to rear). 225 Using the Controls of Your Cassette Tape Player NOTE: Radio power must be on to use the cassette tape player. How to insert a tape Your cassette tape player is equipped with power loading. [. . . ] . 132 392 290 135 83 88 81 87 84 90 139 91 104 90 86 82 84 88 135 271 271 272 406 307 304 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M Maintenance schedule and record (see separate Maintenance Schedule and Record booklet) . 434 3 333 376 376 406 File:unixx. ex Update:Thu Feb 29 09:21:09 1996 Index Manual transmission (continued) shifting gears . Mirrors automatic dimming rearview mirror dual electric remote control . [. . . ]