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FLAT-FOLDING THIRD-ROW SEAT

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NOTE:

 

Make sure that the area under 

the seat is free of objects before 

stowing it.

To fold and stow the third-row seat:

1.   Remove all objects from the seat and 

fl oor stowage tub area.

2.  Fold the head restraint by pulling the 

head restraint release strap.

3.  From the rear of the vehicle, fold the 

seatback by pulling and holding the 

red strap while pushing the seatback 

forward. Release the strap when the 

seatback starts rotating forward.

4.  To fold the seat fully into the fl oor, 

release the cushion latches by pulling 

two straps at the same time: the 

short black strap (next to the red 

strap) and the headrest release strap.

To unfold the third-row seat: 

NOTE:

 

Make sure that the area is free of 

objects before unstowing it. 

1.   Unlatch and lift  the seat out of the 

tub in the fl oor by squeezing and 

pulling up on the handle. When the 

seat is in a vertical position, push the 

seat over, letting it fall onto 

the latches.

2.  To return the seatback to the upright 

position, pull the red strap. Then 

while holding the red strap, pull the 

long strap located on the back of the 

seat to raise the seatback.

3.  Pull the head restraints up to their 

normal position.

NOTE:

 

Push and pull on the seat to 

make sure it latches to the vehicle 

fl oor. An unlatched seat may become 

dangerous in the event of a sudden 

stop or crash.

POWERFOLD

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 THIRD-ROW SEATS

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These seats feature a power, one-touch 

operation that allows you to fold and 

stow the seats. See the Seats chapter 

in your Owner’s Manual for details.

C O M F O R T

TILTING HEAD RESTRAINTS

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The front head restraints tilt for extra 

comfort. To tilt the head restraint, do 

the following:
1.   Adjust the seatback to an upright 

driving or riding position.

2.  Pivot the head restraint toward 

you for the desired position.

Aft er the head restraint reaches the 

forward-most tilt position, pivoting 

it forward again releases it to the 
rearward, un-tilted position. 

SECOND-ROW HEATED SEATS

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To operate, press 

 on the rear of 

the fl oor console repeatedly to cycle 

through the various heat settings 

and off . More lights indicate warmer 

settings. See the Seats chapter in your 

Owner’s Manual for details. 

POWER ADJUSTABLE PEDALS

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Use the 

 control on the left  

side of the steering column. Press   to 

move the pedals further away from you 

or   to move the pedals closer to you. 

Adjust the pedals only when the vehicle 

is in park (P).

POWER TILT AND TELESCOPE 

STEERING COLUMN

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Use the four-way rocker control to tilt 

and telescope the steering wheel to 

your desired position.

MEMORY FUNCTION

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Allows one-touch recall of memory 

positions for the driver seat, power 

mirrors, steering column* and power-

adjustable pedals*. Use the memory 

controls on the driver door to program 

and then recall memory positions. To 

program position 1, press and hold the 

1 button until you hear a tone. 
Use this same procedure to set 

positions 2 and 3 using the respective 

buttons. Once programmed, you can 

use these controls to recall the set 

memory positions.
You can also program your memory 

seats to your transmitter. That way, 

when you unlock your door with the 

transmitter, your memory features 

automatically move into your 

saved position. See the Seats

 

chapter 

in your Owner’s Manual

 

for details. 

USB PORT

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Plug in, charge and listen to your 

playlists, or just use the smart-charge 

feature to power up your USB devices. 

AMBIENT LIGHTING

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When activated, this feature lights 

select areas of your vehicle with a 

choice of colors. 

To use:

1.   Press the 

Settings

 icon, then select 

Ambient Lighting.

2. Touch the desired color.
3.  Use the scroll bar to increase or 

decrease the intensity. Drag the scroll 

bar for the active color all the way 

down to zero intensity to switch off  

ambient lighting.

Summary of Contents for 2017 EXPLORER

Page 1: ...operation and or functionality of any vehicle specification at any time Your Ford dealer is the best source for the most current information For detailed operating and safety information please consu...

Page 2: ...isten to text message phone dependent feature CLIMATE Climate list of commands Climate set temperature degrees AUDIO AM 530 1710 FM 87 9 107 9 CD USB SiriusXM 0 233 Bluetooth audio Help NAVIGATION Nav...

Page 3: ...ature off before entering a car wash 5 STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS AUDIO CONTROL Press VOL or to increase or decrease volume levels Press or to access the next or previous radio station preset CD or MP3 t...

Page 4: ...u experience pairing problems try performing a clean pairing by deleting your services from SYNC deleting the SYNC connection from your phone and then repeating the process NOTE If you have the SYNC 3...

Page 5: ...o silent NOTE Use the voice commands to make calls Say Call James at home or Dial 555 1212 Refer to the SYNC 3 chapter of your Owner s Manual for complete details NAVIGATION Press the Navigation icon...

Page 6: ...perpendicular parking space and automatically steers your vehicle into the space hands free while you control the accelerator gearshift and brakes The system visually and audibly guides you to park yo...

Page 7: ...e gears manually Pull the paddle to upshift Pull the paddle to downshift MYKEY MyKey allows you to program certain driving restrictions in order to promote good driving habits You can program things l...

Page 8: ...aint toward you for the desired position After the head restraint reaches the forward most tilt position pivoting it forward again releases it to the rearward un tilted position SECOND ROW HEATED SEAT...

Page 9: ...oint is on the rear of the center console and can be used to power your smaller electrical devices that do not exceed 150 watts You can use this feature after you switch your ignition on and the batte...

Page 10: ...the fuel filler nozzle fully into the fuel system Leave the nozzle fully inserted until you finish pumping Wait at least 10 seconds before removing the fuel pump nozzle to allow any residual fuel to...

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