2008 Ford Escape Owners Manual

Instrument Cluster
Serviceenginesoon:TheService
enginesoonindicatorlight
illuminateswhentheignitionisfirst
turnedtotheONpositiontocheck
thebulbandtoindicatewhetherthevehicleisreadyfor
Inspection/Maintenance(I/M)testing.Normally,theЉServiceenginesoonЉ
lightwillstayonuntiltheengineiscranked,thenturnitselfoffifno
malfunctionsarepresent.However,ifafter15secondstheЉService
enginesoonЉlightblinkseighttimes,itmeansthatthevehicleisnot
readyforI/Mtesting.SeetheReadinessforInspection/Maintenance
(I/M)testingintheMaintenanceandSpecificationschapter.
SolidilluminationaftertheengineisstartedindicatestheOnBoard
DiagnosticsSystem(OBD-II)hasdetectedamalfunction.RefertoOn
boarddiagnostics(OBD-II)intheMaintenanceandSpecifications
chapter.Ifthelightisblinking,enginemisfireisoccurringwhichcould
damageyourcatalyticconverter.Driveinamoderatefashion(avoid
heavyaccelerationanddeceleration)andhaveyourvehicleserviced
immediatelybyyourauthorizeddealer.
Underenginemisfireconditions,excessiveexhausttemperatures
coulddamagethecatalyticconverter,thefuelsystem,interior
floorcoveringsorothervehiclecomponents,possiblycausingafire.
Checkfuelcap:Illuminateswhen
thefuelcapmaynotbeproperly
installed.Continueddrivingwith
thislightonmaycausetheService
enginesoonwarninglighttocome
on,refertoFuelfillercapinthe
MaintenanceandSpecificationchapter.
Brakesystemwarninglight:To
confirmthebrakesystemwarning
lightisfunctional,itwill
momentarilyilluminatewhenthe
ignitionisturnedtotheRUN
!
BRAKE
P
positionwhentheengineisnotrunning,orinapositionbetweenRUN
andSTART,orbyapplyingtheparkingbrakewhentheignitionisturned
totheRUNposition.Ifthebrakesystemwarninglightdoesnot
illuminateatthistime,seekserviceimmediatelyfromyourauthorized
dealer.Illuminationafterreleasingtheparkingbrakeindicateslowbrake
fluidlevelorabrakesystemmalfunctionandthebrakesystemshouldbe
inspectedimmediatelybyyourauthorizeddealer.
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2008
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesFord Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2008
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