Snow Plowing - Vehicles With: Snow Plow Mode
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WARNING: Modifying or adding equipment to the front end of your vehicle (including hood, bumper system, frame, front end body structure, tow hooks and hood pins) may affect the performance of the airbag system, increasing the risk of injury. Do not modify or add equipment to the front end of your vehicle.
WARNING: Do not attempt to service, repair, or modify the supplementary restraint system or associated components. Failure to follow this instruction could result in personal injury or death.
WARNING: All occupants of your vehicle, including the driver, should always properly wear their seatbelts, even when an airbag supplemental restraint system is provided. Failure to properly wear your seatbelt could seriously increase the risk of injury or death.
WARNING: Do not spin the wheels at over 34 mph (55 km/h). The tires may fail and injure a passenger or bystander.Note: Look for an alterer’s label on your vehicle from the snowplow installer certifying that the installation meets all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS).
Note: Federal and some local regulations require additional exterior lamps for snowplow-equipped vehicles. Contact an authorized dealer for additional information.
Note: Do not remove or defeat the tripping mechanisms designed into the snow removal equipment by its manufacturer.
Doing so could cause damage to your vehicle and the snow removal equipment as well as possible airbag deployment.
Weight limits and guidelines for selecting and installing the snowplow are in the Ford Truck Body Builders Layout Book. For additional information, visit www.fordbbas.com.
A typical snowplow installation affects the following:
Note: Do not exceed the front gross axle weight rating or gross vehicle weight rating.
Note: Your vehicle may require rear ballast weight for proper braking and steering.
Your vehicle has a driver and passenger airbag supplemental restraint system. The supplemental restraint system activates in certain frontal and offset frontal collisions when the vehicle sustains sufficient longitudinal deceleration.
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When operating your vehicle with a snowplow:
15 mph (24 km/h).
• Do not shift the transmission from a forward gear to reverse (R) until the engine is at idle and the wheels have stopped.
Note: Careless or high-speed driving when snowplowing, which results in significant vehicle decelerations, can deploy the airbag. Such driving also increases the risk of accidents.
Note: Drive your vehicle at least 500 mi (800 km) before using your vehicle for snowplowing.
Note: Follow the severe duty schedule for engine oil and transmission fluid change intervals. See Special Operating Conditions Scheduled Maintenance (page 614).
Snowplow mode reduces vehicle electrical load to allow the electrical system to have sufficient power to support residential snowplow use.
Vehicles receive a physical button in the instrument panel or an option in the SYNC menu to enable snowplow mode.
Snowplow mode does not remember the setting when you switch your vehicle off. You must re-enable the mode every time you wish to use it.
The following features turn off and are disabled in snowplow mode and cannot be turned back on until snowplow mode is switched off:
• 120 V inverter.
• Fog lamps.
• Heated and cooled front seats.
The body module also activates the snowplow relay that provides power to aftermarket snowplow controls.
Note: The electrical system supports the addition of a residential snowplow of up to 60 A continuous, and snowplow lights of up to 20 A continuous using snowplow mode. The system does not support snowplow usage with additional electrical aftermarket accessories.
Push Button (If Equipped)
Press the snowplow button on the instrument panel to switch on snowplow mode. The snowplow button illuminates and a message displays.
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Press the snowplow button or switch off the vehicle to switch off snowplow mode.
Using SYNC (If Equipped)
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