Ford Escape: Maintenance / Adjusting the Headlamps
Vertical Aim Adjustment
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.

- 8 feet (2.4 meters)
- Center height of lamp to ground
- 25 feet (7.6 meters)
- Horizontal reference line
- Park the vehicle directly in front of a
wall or screen on a level surface,
approximately 25 ft (7.6 m) away.
- Measure the height of the headlamp
bulb center from the ground and mark
an 8 ft (2.4 m) horizontal reference line
on the vertical wall or screen at this
height.
Note: To see a clearer light pattern for
adjusting, you may want to block the light
from one headlamp when adjusting the
other.
- Switch on the low beam headlamps to
illuminate the wall or screen and open
the hood.

- On the wall or screen you will observe
a flat zone of high intensity light
located at the top of the right hand
portion of the beam pattern. If the top
edge of the high intensity light zone is
not at the horizontal reference line, the
headlamp does need to be adjusted.

- Locate the vertical adjuster on each
headlamp. Using a Phillips #2
screwdriver, turn the adjuster either
clockwise or counterclockwise in order
to aim the headlamp. The horizontal
edge of the brighter light should touch
the horizontal reference line.
- Close the hood and switch off the
lamps.
Horizontal Aim Adjustment
Horizontal aim is not required for this
vehicle and is non-adjustable.
WARNING: Batteries normally
produce explosive gases which can
cause personal injury. Therefore, do not
allow flames, sparks or lighted
substances to come near the battery...
Exterior Bulbs
Exterior Bulb Specification Chart
1 To replace these lamps, see your
authorized dealer.
Changing a Headlamp Bulb
WARNING: Make sure the bulbs
have cooled down before removing
them...
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Item
Description
1
RDU actuator motor
2
Speed sensor
3
RDU
4
AWD module
5
PTU (Power transfer unit)
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The compression test requires cranking the engine a minimum of 5
compression strokes with the throttle plate in the wide-open position
for each cylinder. The engine cranking diagnostic mode must be used to
crank the engine and the brake/accelerator pedals must be used to
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cranking diagnostic mode is a PCM
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