Ford Escape Hybrid (2012 year). Manual — part 15

AIMING THE HEADLAMPS

The headlamps on your vehicle are properly aimed at the assembly plant.
If your vehicle has been in an accident, the alignment of your headlamps
should be checked by your authorized dealer.

Vertical aim adjustment

1. Park the vehicle directly in front of a wall or screen on a level surface,
approximately 25 feet (7.6 meters) away.
• (1) 8 feet (2.4 meters)
• (2) Center height of lamp to

ground

• (3) 25 feet (7.6 meters)
• (4) Horizontal reference line
2. Measure the height from the
center of your headlamp to the
ground and mark an 8 foot
(2.4 meter) horizontal reference line
on the vertical wall or screen at this
height (a piece of masking tape works well). The center of the lamp is
marked by a 3 mm circle on the headlamp lens.

3. Turn on the low beam headlamps to illuminate the wall or screen and
open the hood. Cover the left-hand headlamp with an opaque cloth.

4. On the wall or screen you will
observe a light pattern with a
distinct horizontal edge of high
intensity light towards the right. If
this edge is not at the horizontal
reference line, the beam will need to
be adjusted.

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5. Locate the vertical adjuster on
the headlamp, then use a 4 mm
socket to turn the adjuster either
counterclockwise (to adjust up) or
clockwise (to adjust down) aligning
the upper edge of the light pattern
to the horizontal line.

6. Move the opaque cloth to cover
the right-hand headlamp and repeat
Steps 4 and 5 for the left-hand
headlamp.
7. Close the hood and turn off the lamps.
HORIZONTAL AIM IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS VEHICLE AND IS
NON-ADJUSTABLE.

TURN SIGNAL CONTROL
• Push down to activate the left

turn signal.

• Push up to activate the right turn

signal.

INTERIOR LAMPS

Dome lamps and map lamps
The front dome lamp is located overhead between the driver and
passenger seats.
• To manually turn on the dome

lamp, rotate the panel dimmer
control, located on the instrument
panel, to the full upright position
past the detent.

• To turn off the dome lamp, rotate

the panel dimmer control to the
full down position past the
detent.

Note: When manually in the off position, the dome lamp will not
illuminate when the door(s) are opened.

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Map lamps (without moon roof)

The map lamp controls (without
moon roof) are located on the dome
lamp.
• Press the button on either side of

each map lamp to illuminate the
lamps.

• Press the button again to turn off

the lamps.

Map lamps (with moon roof)

For models equipped with a moon
roof, the map lamps are located on
the moon roof control panel.
• Press the button on either side of

each map lamp to illuminate the
lamps.

• Press the button again to turn off

the lamps.

Note: The dome lamp and map
lamps are preset to illuminate when a door is opened and will remain on
for 25 seconds after the door is closed.

Cargo and dome lamp

Rear cargo lamp equipped with an
ON/OFF/DOOR control will light
when:
• the doors are closed and the

control is in the ON position.

• the control is in the DOOR

position and any door is open.

When the control is in the OFF position, it will not illuminate when you
open the doors.

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Ambient lighting (if equipped)

Illuminates footwells, cupholders,
the console bin and the console tray
with a choice of several colors. The
ambient lighting control switch is
located on the floor console.
• To activate, press and release the

control to cycle through the color
choices plus the off state.

The lights come on whenever the ignition is in either the on or accessory
position.

Note: The ambient lights will stay on until the ignition is placed in the
off position and either of the front doors are opened or the accessory
delay timer expires.

Interior lighting battery saver

The interior lamps will automatically extinguish after 10 minutes when
the ignition key is in the off position, a door has been left open or the
interior lamp controls are in the on position.

BULB REPLACEMENT

Lamp assembly condensation

Exterior lamps are vented to accommodate normal changes in pressure.
Condensation can be a natural by-product of this design. When moist air
enters the lamp assembly through the vents, there is a possibility that
condensation can occur when the temperature is cold. When normal
condensation occurs, a thin film of mist can form on the interior of the
lens. The thin mist eventually clears and exits through the vents during
normal operation. Clearing time may take as long as 48 hours under dry
weather conditions.

Examples of acceptable condensation are:
• Presence of thin mist (no streaks, drip marks or droplets)
• Fine mist covers less than 50% of the lens
Examples of unacceptable moisture (usually caused by a lamp water
leak) are:
• Water puddle inside the lamp
• Large water droplets, drip marks or streaks present on the interior of

the lens

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