Printed Owners Manual Available for 2025 Rangers

[SandiG]

Helm, Inc has had the Owner's Manual in printed form available for 2024 Rangers for a while now, and as of today I see the printed Owner's Manual is available for the 2025 Model Year Rangers as well: https://www.helminc.com/helm/Result.asp?Style=helm&Mfg=FMC&Make=FRD&Model=RANG&Year=2025&Category=&Keyword=&Module=&selected_media=

Now if I could just find the PDF copy for the 2025's I'd be set.

You can select the pdf option on here: 2025 Ford Ranger Owner Manuals

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[stemplar]

when ya'll say "owners manual", you mean the booklet that tells how to use the vehicle features, etc, correct? This isn't the service or repair manual is it? (and does anyone know if we can buy or download the repair manual?)

They sell the full owners manual, a supplemental owners manual, and they also list a maintenance manual on a usb thumb drive, but that’s been unavailable for the couple of months I’ve been watching.

 

[Fawnbuster]

Just bought the printed owners manual for my wife's Bronco sport. Fast shipping and great product.

 

[Bushmechanic]

when ya'll say "owners manual", you mean the booklet that tells how to use the vehicle features, etc, correct? This isn't the service or repair manual is it? (and does anyone know if we can buy or download the repair manual?)

Yes. It's the manual you'd normally expect to receive with a motor vehicle, that one might find in a glove box.

It is not a service manual, beyond common tasks, but it is still 637 pages long. LOL

 

[ShadowDragon24]

PDF manual just came out for the 25's. wasnt on the site yesterday. today went to get the web version.. and saw pdf download available. just downloaded

 

[mrmike7189]

I got an owners manual in my 2024 Ranger. It was worthless, glossed over most important stuff, and I had to figure out how to use SYNC on my own to link my phone via bluetooth. My last Ford was a 2010 explorer that had voice sync with no touchscreen. That Explorer didn't even have a back-up camera screen. This is all new to me technology

 

[Bushmechanic]

I got an owners manual in my 2024 Ranger. It was worthless, glossed over most important stuff, and I had to figure out how to use SYNC on my own to link my phone via bluetooth. My last Ford was a 2010 explorer that had voice sync with no touchscreen. That Explorer didn't even have a back-up camera screen. This is all new to me technology

Are you talking about the full, 637 page manual?

Even that doesn't fully cover infotainment system functionality, but it's better than nothing. LOL

 

[stemplar]

PDF manual just came out for the 25's. wasnt on the site yesterday. today went to get the web version.. and saw pdf download available. just downloaded

maybe it’s a regional thing, but in post #16 above @SandiG posted the link to the html and pdf versions earlier this week and the pdf was available then. Not sure when it was first published as pdf but I’m really happy that it’s there.

 

[mrmike7189]

Are you talking about the full, 637 page manual?

Even that doesn't fully cover infotainment system functionality, but it's better than nothing. LOL

Are you talking about the full, 637 page manual?

Even that doesn't fully cover infotainment system functionality, but it's better than nothing. LOL

I got an owners guide that is 126 pages and a 13 page quick reference guide. Really suks that Ford does this. Not everyone that buys a new car has a computer. My Boomer aged parents dont even own a computer. If they bought a new car, they would be asking me all the time questions that could have been answered in the owners manual. my .02 cents

 

[Bushmechanic]

I got an owners guide that is 126 pages and a 13 page quick reference guide. Really suks that Ford does this. Not everyone that buys a new car has a computer. My Boomer aged parents dont even own a computer. If they bought a new car, they would be asking me all the time questions that could have been answered in the owners manual. my .02 cents

Yeah, I've got one of those, as well. This was a silly decision by Ford. That 126 pages would have been better served as a full infotainment system guide.

Perhaps the nicest thing about the full manual is the alphabetized index. Finally, you can locate what you want and dig up the appropriate page.

 

[stemplar]

I got an owners guide that is 126 pages and a 13 page quick reference guide. Really suks that Ford does this. Not everyone that buys a new car has a computer. My Boomer aged parents dont even own a computer. If they bought a new car, they would be asking me all the time questions that could have been answered in the owners manual. my .02 cents

I think you’re referring to the Supplemental Owner’s Manual, and the actual Owner’s Manual is available through the center screen.

I haven’t used the Ford Assistant in either of my new vehicles, but if you can get answers that are in the Owner’s Manual from the assistant then your parents can ask questions while in their car, like, “Ok Ford, how do I set cruise control?”

 

[mrmike7189]

well Ford........If you are only going tho put the entire owners manual on a computer then Why did you print up a "supplemental owners manual"? half assed job Ford!
If I was asked to do a report at work and I printed up a supplemental and told my boss to go find the actual report on the computer, I'd be on his sh&t list rest of the month!

 

[LDHunter]

I imagine that the cost to publish a paper manual of several hundred pages would be pretty prohibitive and not many people want them any more. I know I'd far rather have a pdf version so the search feature can find every occurrence of a word or phrase. Then I can always print the page(s) I need.

 

[Bushmechanic]

I imagine that the cost to publish a paper manual of several hundred pages would be pretty prohibitive and not many people want them any more. I know I'd far rather have a pdf version so the search feature can find every occurrence of a word or phrase. Then I can always print the page(s) I need.

The cost to print a single manual for this vehicle, at retail, at 637 pages in length, is less than $57.

The cost to print them at scale is reduced dramatically.

There is no excuse to sell a vehicle without a printed manual. If the vehicle fails to function, so does it's digital manual. A website and a PDF don't replace one in the field.

This is an off-pavement focused vehicle; something in which Ford says I can have an adventure.

It needs a manual. I've already preordered the manual for the 2025 but, for now, the 2024 has been quite useful.

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