Ford F350superduty 2012 Owner's Manual
2012 SUPER DUTY
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Tested-tough powertrains – designed, engineered and built by Ford – enable F-Series
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SuperDuty® to give you class-leading fuel economy,2 plus the best horsepower and torque.1 It’s
ready to get the job done when no one else can, thanks to best-in-class maximum towing and
payload capacities.1 It even helps increase your confidence while towing with standard trailer
sway control. No wonder F-Series has been America’s best-selling truck for 34 years.
F-350 LARIAT Crew Cab 4x4. Dark Blue Pearl/Sterling Gray two-tone. Available equipment.
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Best-in-c lass maximu m payload and towing w hen properly eq uipped. Clas s is Full-Size Pickups ove r 8,500 lbs. GVWR vs. 2011/2012 com petitors.
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Based o n Ford drive-c ycle tests of com parably equippe d 2011 Ford and 2010/2011 competiti ve models.
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This truck endured more torture testing than any generation of Ford Truck before it – including over 10 million
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cumulative miles on the most tested Power Stroke® diesel engine ever. A world-class team put this Super Duty®
through a groundbreaking battery of computer simulations, lab and real-world tests – running it for thousands
of hours on end in extreme conditions. Scorching heat. Bitter cold. Loaded to the max. Up the steepest grades.
All to confirm that this truck is far more than the sum of its parts.
Super Duty is built to be the best – bringing you the best diesel and gas fuel economy of any truck in its class1 –
plus lots of other capabilities and features only Ford can deliver.
Best in Class
Fuel Economy: Diesel and Gas
Max. Horsepower and Torque: Diesel and Gas
Max. Conventional Towing: 17,500 lbs.
Max. 5th-Wheel Towing: 24,500 lbs.
Max. Payload: 7,110 lbs.
F-350 LARIAT Crew Cab 4x4. Golden Bronze/Pale Adobe two-tone. Available equipment.
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Class is F ull-Size Pickups over 8,500 lb s. GVWR. Based o n Ford drive- cycle tests o f comparably eq uipped 2011 Ford and 2010/2011 competitive models.
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When pro perly equippe d vs. 2011/2012 compe titors. 24,500 o n F-450 Pickup. 7,110 on F-350 DRW Regular Cab 4x2. 3Avai lable f eatur e.
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Class Exclusives
Live-Drive Power TakeOff (PTO)
5th-Wheel/Gooseneck Trailer Tow Prep Package
Standard Trailer Sway Control on both SRW and DRW
LCD Productivity Screen
Standard Safety Canopy® System
Tai l ga t e Ste p
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Super Duty® LARIAT puts you in charge and at ease behind the wheel, so you’re always ready to tackle the
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mission of the day. Leather-trimmed, 10-way power-adjustable front bucket seats and power-adjustable pedals
help drivers of all sizes feel right at home. Dual-zone electronic automatic temperature control means you can
maintain your climate-control independence from your front passenger. And to help keep your view clear at
all times, the power-sliding rear window now includes defrost.
2012 SUPER DUTY®ford.comF-450 LARIAT Crew Cab. White Platinum Tri-co at/Pale Adobe two -tone. Available equipment.
The 6.7L Power Stroke® V8 Turbo Diesel – designed, engineered and built by Ford – helps this Super Duty®
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deliver up to a 20% improvement in fuel economy over the previous generation, making it the best in its
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class.
It also gives you best-in-class horsepower and torque. We’re talking 400 hp and a massive 800 lb.-ft.
of torque. That’s a game-changing combination. And this B20-capable engine has already proven itself in
over 10 million miles of cumulative testing. It’s the most tested PowerStroke diesel engine ever.
Delivers ma ximum power quickly. The diesel engine’s class-exclusive single-sequential
turbocharger features the compact, efficient design of a dual-sided compressor wheel.
Helps main tain the peace. With it s notably quiet, refined sound, our diesel produces the lowest
NVH in the class– the result of meticulous attention paid to the combustion system, engine block
and turbocharger designs.
Powers upf its anytime the en gine’s running. Whe ther you’re in motion or at a complete stop,
you can power your upfits with th e diesel and our class-exclusive live-drive power takeoff (PTO)
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provision.
It keeps the job going with an output gear linked directly to the engine crankshaft.
Cleanest S uper Duty diesel ev er. This engine utilizes indus try-proven tech nology and innovative
Ford strategies to meet the lates t federal emissions standards – reducing nitrogen oxide (NOx)
levels by more than 80% compared to the previous generatio n diesel. For your part, just watch for
a low diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) alert in the vehicle’s message center, then locate the blue DEF fill
cap next to your green diesel fuel cap and replenish the DEF supply. The reser voir holds 5 gallons of
Ford-approved DEF, which can be purchased from your Ford Dealer or other author ized retailers.
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Best-in-class diesel
800 lb.-ft . of torque
Best-in-class diesel
400 horsepower
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1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000
Engine speed (rpm)
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As the standard engine, the free-breathing 6.2L V8 helps SuperDuty® achieve up to 15% better fuel economy than
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the previous generation’s base engine, making it the best in its class.1 This state-of-the-art Ford-built powerhouse
also generates best-in-class 385hp and 405 lb.-ft. of torque.
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Rest assured, it’s ready for work. The Ford powertrain
team designed, engineered, built and torture-tested this E85-capable engine themselves.
Produce s significant low- rpm torque. The stiff SOHC valvetra in with roller-rocker shaf ts
also enab les an intake- and exhaust-port layout that optimizes air flow.
Provides extreme durability. The engine bloc k features reliable ca st-iron co nstruction
with 4-bo lt main bearing caps including 2 additional cros s bolts.
Stays cool und er pressure . The underside of the ca st-aluminum pistons ar e sprayed by
oil from th e piston-cooling j ets to keep them cool under extr eme operating conditions.
Standard TorqShift® 6-Speed S electShift Automatic .™ This rugged transmission
is also designed, engineered and built by the Ford powertrain team. Its torque converter
includes low-speed lockup capability (down to 900 rpm), which enables the engine to
run eff iciently at lower rpm. The high-s trength sinter-metal carrier, with its patented Ford
rocker one -way clutch, easily han dles the extreme low-end torque of the die sel engine and
the high speeds of the gas engin e. Plus, a high-capaci ty, high-efficiency flu id filter extends
your fluid- and filter-chan ge intervals up to 150,000 miles.
F-250 XLT SuperCab. Vermillion Red. Available equipment.
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Based o n Ford drive-c ycle tests of com parably equippe d 2011 Ford and 2010/2011 competiti ve models.
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405 lb.-ft. of tor que and 385 hp, 10,000 lbs. GVWR and u nder. 397 lb.-ft. of torque and 3 16 hp, 10,000 lbs. GV WR and over.
Best-in-class gas
405 lb.-ft . of torque
Best-in-class gas
385 horsepower
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Certif ied to SAE J1349.
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Best-in-Class Max. Towing
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17,500 LBS.
Conventional
24,500 LBS.
5th-Whe el
Super Duty® reigns supreme with best-in-class towing capabilities,1 class-exclusive features and available systems like trailer
sway control to help give you ultimate towing confidence. With the diesel powertrain, integrated engine-exhaust braking helps
improve your control with less wear and tear on the brakes and transmission. It’s the kind of functionality you’ll really appreciate
when you’re hauling a heavy load or towing a trailer, and especially when you’re descending steep grades.
Helps you keep it i n line. Our standard t railer sway control2 uses a yaw motion sens or to monitor the motions of your tr uck and
detect tr ailer sway. It can automatically reac t when sway is detec ted by selectively br aking to help you maintain control of bo th
the truck and the traile r. Super Du ty is the only truck in its clas s with this system s tandard on both SRW and DRW m odels.
F-350 XLT Crew Cab DRW 4x4. Ingot Silver. F-450 LARIAT Crew Cab DRW 4x4. Black. Available equipment shown on each.
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When properly equipped. 2Remembe r that even advanced tec hnology cannot ove rcome the laws of phys ics. It’s always poss ible to lose control of a
vehicle du e to inappropriate dr iver input for the co nditions.
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Your new Super Duty® can be ready for heavy-duty towing the moment you take delivery. Our factory-installed
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5th-Wheel/Gooseneck Trailer Tow Prep Package1 works with factory-installed Ford Custom Accessory 5th-Wheel
and Gooseneck Hitch Kits2 by Reese® (Gooseneck shown) to get you towing in no time. Plus, our equipment
gives you the strength of an under-the-bed-frame crossmember (shown) and the utility of a flat cargo bed floor.
PowerScope™ trailer tow mirrors1 (shown) and our SelectShift Automatic™ transmission with its progressive
range select and full manual modes are just a few of the invaluable towing tools you’ll only find on Super Duty.
Prompt s to check your setup . The LCD prod uctivity
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offer s you a pre-towing che cklist. It can also
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store set tings and information on dif ferent trailers
that you tow.
F-450 KING RANCH® Crew Cab. Autumn Red/Pale Adobe two-tone. Available equipment.
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Avai lable f eatur e. 25th-Wheel Hitc h available with 8’ box on ly. See yo ur Ford Dealer for co mplete details . 3Coming Fall 2011.
Helps you line i t up. With the rearvie w camera,1 you
just shif t into Reverse and a f ull-color image of what ’s
behind th e vehicle is displayed i n your rearview m irror
or on the Navigation System’s
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large scr een (shown).
Makes connecting easy. Plug in your tr ailer wiring
while stan ding upright with o ur class-exclusi ve in-bed
7-pin connec tor, par t of the 5th-Wheel/Goose neck
Trailer Tow Prep Package.
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