Ford Superduty 2012 Owner's Manual
2012 SUPER DUTY
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POWER: Super Duty® Pickup delivers the performance you need to take on the tough jobs you tackle every workday. And that’s
what you get in a Super Duty Pickup powered by the standard 6.2L gas V8 or the available 6.7L Power Stroke® Turbo Diesel.
DURABILITY: Super Duty® is built on a durable frame that can withstand the everyday rigors of heavy hauling and towing. The
available 6.7L Power Stroke® V8 Turbo Diesel has endured more abuse from its torturous testing than you can ever subject it to.
CAPABILITY: It’s not enough for the Super Duty® to just tow a big boat or trailer. That’s why every Super Duty model is engineered
to tow a big load using smart technology like electronic Trailer Sway Control -- to work not only really hard, but also very smart.
PRODUCTIVITY: No two jobs are the same. That’s why Super Duty® oers options to help get your special job done. With the
available Live-Drive Power Takeo, for example, upfitting your truck happens a lot faster, saving you precious time and money.
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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 over 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.
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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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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, ef ficient design of a dual-sided compressor wheel.
Helps main tain the peace. With it s notably quiet, refined sound, our diesel produces the lowe st
NVH in the class– the result of meticulous attention paid to the combustion system, engine block
and turbocharger design s.
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 the diesel and our cla ss-exclusive live-drive p ower takeoff (PTO)
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It keeps the job going with an output gear linked directly to the engine crankshaft.
Cleanest S uper Duty diesel e ver. This engine utilizes indus try-proven tech nology and innovative
Ford strategies to meet the lates t federal emissio ns standards – reducing nitrogen oxide (NOx)
levels by more than 80% compared to the previous generation 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 reservoir holds 5 gallons of
Ford-approved DEF, which can be purcha sed from your Ford Dealer or other authorized retailers.
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Best-in-class diesel
800 lb.-ft . of torque
Best-in-class diesel
400 horsepower
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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 exhau st-por t layout that optimize s airflow.
Provides extreme durability. The engine bloc k features reliable ca st-iron construc tion
with 4-bo lt main bearing ca ps including 2 additio nal cross 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 Aut omatic.™ 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 efficiently at lower rpm. The high-streng th sinter-metal carrie r, with its p atented Ford
rocker one -way clutch, easily han dles the extreme low- end torque of the dies el engine and
the high speeds of the g as engine. Plus, a high -capacity, high-ef ficiency flui d 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 316 h p, 10,000 lbs. GV WR and over.
Best-in-class gas
405 lb.-ft . of torque
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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 trailer sway co ntrol2 uses a yaw motion sens or to monitor the motions of your truck and
detect tr ailer sway. It can automatically react when s way is detected by sele ctively braking to help you maintai n control of both
the truck and the traile r. Super Du ty is the only truck in i ts class with this s ystem standard o n both SRW and DRW models .
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 possi ble to lose control of a
vehicle du e to inappropriate dr iver input for the co nditions.
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