New mustang...questions

[Jenns05Stang]

Beautiful car. Enjoy! If you are unfamiliar with the vehicle or any vehicle, I would highly suggest purchasing a Haynes or Chilton manual for it. The Haynes manual will be a good starting place. It will walk you through an overhaul of the entire car, as well as provide you with a trobleshooting guide and common OBD (On Board Diagnostic) and/or PCM (Powertrain Control Module) codes that may get returned if you take your car into a mechanic. If you take the car in..always ask in advance for them to indicate these codes on the Service Detail Slip.

Also, try to get the "little black book" that comes with the year of your car. It is a good reference for the equipment, guage and cluster notifications, fuse box and relay location and indicative fude # information...It has pertinant data concerning your year's vehicle.

It is important to get familiar with your vehicle. Get used to its sounds and quirks. I know blasting the rasio everytime you drive may be a necessity, but, get used to the cound of the car. Turn the radio off every-now-and-then on the when it is cold and when it is at NOT (Normal Operating Temperature). That way, if and when something is amiss, you will be able to do a little trouble shooting before any drastic happens. It can also save you ome $ if a shop tries to fix something that may be excessive, or replace something that is not actually broken.

Again, Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to the Mustang family!