2013 Ford F 350 Owners Manual
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2013 SUPER DUTY Owner’s Manual 2013 SUPER DUTY DUTY SUPER fordowner.com Owner’s Manual Owner’s ford.ca DC3J 19A321 AA | March 2013 | Third Printing | Owner’s Manual | Super Duty | Litho in U.S.A. Table of Contents 1 Introduction 9 Child Safety 18 Child seats...........................................20 Child seat positioning ...................................20 Booster seats .........................................22 Installing child safety seats ...............................25 Child safety locks ......................................35 Safety Belts 36 Fastening the safety belts ................................38 Safety belt height adjustment .............................42 Safetybeltwarninglightandindicatorchime..................43 Safety belt-minder .....................................43 Child restraint and safety belt maintenance ...................45 Supplementary Restraints System 46 Driver and passenger airbags .............................48 Side airbags ..........................................56 Safety canopy curtain airbags .............................57 Crash sensors and airbag indicator .........................59 Airbag disposal........................................60 Keys and Remote Control 61 General information on radio frequencies.....................61 Remote control .......................................62 Keys ...............................................62 Replacing a lost key or remote control.......................66 MyKey 67 Settings, MyKey .......................................67 Creating.............................................68 Clearing.............................................69 System status.........................................70 Remote start, MyKey ...................................70 Troubleshooting, MyKey .................................71 2013 F-250/350/450/550 (f23) Owners Guide gf, 3rd Printing, December 2012 USA (fus) 2 Table of Contents Locks 72 Locking and unlocking ..................................72 SecuriCode™ keyless entry keypad .........................75 Security 77 SecuriLock® passive anti-theft system.......................77 Anti-theft alarm .......................................79 Steering Wheel 80 Adjusting the steering wheel ..............................80 Steering wheel controls .................................80 Pedals 83 Adjustable pedals ......................................83 Wipers and Washers 84 Windshield wipers .....................................84 Windshield washers ....................................84 Lighting 85 Lighting control .......................................85 Autolamps ...........................................86 Instrument lighting dimmer...............................87 Daytime running lamps..................................87 Front fog lamps.......................................88 Directionindicators....................................88 Interior lamps ........................................89 Windows and Mirrors 90 Power windows .......................................90 Exteriormirrors.......................................92 Interiormirrors.......................................94 Sunvisors...........................................95 Moonroof ............................................96 2013 F-250/350/450/550 (f23) Owners Guide gf, 3rd Printing, December 2012 USA (fus) Table of Contents 3 Instrument Cluster 97 Gauges .............................................97 Warning lamps and indicators .............................99 Audible warnings and indicators ..........................103 Information Displays 104 Controls............................................104 Information messages ..................................119 Audio System 134 AM/FMstereo........................................136 AM/FM/CD with SYNC .................................137 Auxiliary input jack ...................................141 USBport...........................................142 Satellite radio information ...............................143 Climate Control 146 Manual heating and air conditioning........................146 Dual automatic temperature control........................148 Rear window defroster .................................152 Seats 154 Sitting in the correct position ............................154 Head restraints.......................................155 Manual seats ........................................157 Power seats .........................................159 Memory function .....................................160 Rear seats ..........................................161 Heated and cooled seats ................................165 Universal Garage Door Opener (If Equipped) 168 Car2U® home automation system .........................168 HomeLink® wireless control system .......................173 2013 F-250/350/450/550 (f23) Owners Guide gf, 3rd Printing, December 2012 USA (fus) 4 Table of Contents Auxiliary Power Points 178 Storage Compartments 181 Overhead console .....................................181 Starting and Stopping the Engine 182 Ignition switch .......................................183 Engine block heater ...................................186 Fuel and Refueling 188 Fuel quality .........................................190 Refueling...........................................193 Fuel consumption .....................................194 Transmission 199 Transmission operation .................................199 Hill start assist .......................................208 Four-Wheel Drive (If Equipped) 209 Four wheel drive .....................................209 Brakes 223 Brakes .............................................223 Hints on driving with anti-lock brakes ......................224 Parking brake........................................224 Traction Control 225 TractionControl™....................................225 Stability Control 227 AdvanceTrac® .......................................228 Terrain Response 230 Hill descent control ...................................230 Parking Aids 232 Sensing system.......................................232 Rear-view camera system ...............................234 2013 F-250/350/450/550 (f23) Owners Guide gf, 3rd Printing, December 2012 USA (fus) Table of Contents 5 Cruise Control 238 Driving Aids 240 Load Carrying 241 Vehicle loading .......................................241 Tailgate............................................248 Towing 253 Trailertowing........................................253 Trailer brake controller-integrated .........................259 Wrecker towing ......................................266 Recreational towing ...................................268 Driving Hints 269 Economical driving ....................................269 Floormats..........................................271 Roadside Emergencies 276 Getting roadside assistance ..............................276 Hazard flasher control..................................278 Fuel cut-off switch ....................................278 Jump-starting the vehicle ...............................279 Customer Assistance 282 Reporting safety defects (U.S. only) .......................289 Reporting safety defects (Canada only) .....................289 Fuses 290 Changing a fuse ......................................290 Fuse specification chart ................................291 Upfitter controls ......................................300 2013 F-250/350/450/550 (f23) Owners Guide gf, 3rd Printing, December 2012 USA (fus) 6 Table of Contents Maintenance 302 General information ...................................302 Opening and closing the hood ............................303 Under hood overview ..................................304 Engine oil dipstick ....................................306 Engine oil check......................................306 Engine coolant check ..................................307 Automatic transmission fluid check ........................313 Brake fluid check .....................................317 Power steering fluid check ..............................317 Fuel filter...........................................317 Washer fluid check ....................................318 Changing the vehicle battery .............................318 Checking the wiper blades ..............................321 Air filter(s) .........................................323 Adjusting the headlamps ................................325 Changing a bulb ......................................326 Bulb specification chart.................................331 Vehicle Care 332 Cleaning products.....................................332 Cleaning the exterior ..................................332 Waxing.............................................334 Repairing minor paint damage ............................334 Cleaning the engine ...................................334 Cleaning the windows and wiper blades .....................335 Cleaning the interior ...................................335 Cleaning the instrument panel and instrument cluster lens .......336 Cleaning the alloy wheels ...............................340 Vehicle storage .......................................340 2013 F-250/350/450/550 (f23) Owners Guide gf, 3rd Printing, December 2012 USA (fus) Table of Contents 7 Wheels and Tires 343 Tire care ...........................................345 Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) ...................364 Changing a road wheel .................................371 Technical specifications.................................387 Wheel lug nut torque ..................................387