2001 Mercury Cougar Manual

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Introduction 2

Instrumentation 6

Controls and features 24

Seating and safety restraints 109

Starting 149

Driving 156

Roadside emergencies 180

Maintenance and care 202

Capacities and specifications 266

Customer assistance 272

Reporting safety defects (U. S. only) 284

Index 285

Contents

Before driving

Starting and driving

Servicing

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Copyright E 2000 F or d M ot or C om pany


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Introduction

C A LI F OR N IA P r o p os i to n 6 5Warning

Warning: E ng in e e xh au st ,s om e o f i ts c o ns ti tu en ts ,

and ce r t ain vehi cl e co m po ne nt sc on ta in o r e mi t c he mi ca ls k no wnt o t he S t at e of C al if o rn ia t o c au sec a nc er a nd b ir th d e fe ct s o r o th err ep ro du ct iv e h ar m. I n a d d it io n,

ce r t ain fl ui ds co nt aine d i nvehicles and certain products ofc om po ne nt w ea r c on ta in o r e mi tc he mi ca ls k no wn t o t he S ta te o f C al if or ni a t o c au se c an ce r a ndb i rt h d ef e ct s or o t he rr e pr o du c ti v e h a rm .

ICONS

I nd ic at es a s af et y al er t. R ea d th ef o ll o wi n g s e ct i on o n Warnings.

I nd ic at es t ha t v eh ic le i nf or ma ti onr e l ate d to r ecy cl ing and ot he re nv ir on me nt al c on ce rn s w il l f ol lo w.

C or re ct v eh ic le u sa ge a nd t hea ut ho ri ze d d is po sa l o f w as te ,c l ea n in g a n d l u br i ca t io n m a te r ia l sa re s ig ni fi ca nt s te ps t o wa rd sp ro te ct in g t he e nv ir on me nt .

WARNINGS

P ro v id e i nf or ma ti on w hi ch m a yr e du c e t h e r i sk o f p e rs o na l i n ju r ya nd p re ve nt p os si bl e d am ag e t oo th er s, yo ur v eh ic le a nd i tsequipment.


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BREAKING IN YOUR VEHICLE

T he re a re n o p ar ti cu la r b re ak in g inr ul es f or y ou r v eh ic le . D ur in g th ef irs t 1 6 00 km ( 1 0 00 mi le s) o f d r iv i ng , v a ry s p ee d s f r eq u en t ly.T hi s i s n ec es sa ry t o g iv e t hem ov in g p ar ts a c ha nc e t o b re ak in .

I f p os si bl e, y ou s h ou ld a v oi d f ul luse of the brakes for the first 1

6 0 0 k m ( 1 0 0 0 m i le s ).

INFORMATION ABOUT THISGUIDE

T h e i n fo r ma t io n f o un d i n t h is gu i dewa s in ef fe ct a t t he tim e o f p ri nt in g.F o rd m a y c h a ng e t h e co n te n tsw i th o ut n o t ic e a n d w it h o ut

i n cu r ri n g o b li g at i on .


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Vehicle symbol glossary

These are some o f th e symbols youm ay h av e o n y ou r v eh ic le .

Safety Alert See Owner's Guide

Fasten Safety Belt Airbag - Front

Airbag - Side Child Seat

C h il d S e a t I n st a ll a ti o nWarning

C h il d S e at Te t he rAnchorage

Brake System AntiLock Brake System

Brake Fluid -N o n P et r ol e um B a se d

Traction Control

Master Lighting Switch Hazard Warning Flasher

Fog Lamps - Front Fuse Compartment

Fuel Pump Reset Windshield Wash/Wipe

WindshieldDefrost/Demist

R ea r Wi nd ow Defrost/Demist

P ow er Wi nd ow sFront/Rear

P ow er Wi nd ow L oc ko ut


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Vehicle symbol glossary

Child Safety DoorLock/Unlock

P an ic A la rm

Engine Oil Engine Coolant

E ng in e C oo la ntTemperature

D o N o t O p en Wh e n H o t

Battery Avoid Smoking, Flames,o r S pa rk s

Battery Acid Explosive Gas

Fan Warning Power Steering Fluid

M ai nt ai n C or re ct F lu idLevel

E mi ss io n S ys te m

Engine Air Filter Passenger CompartmentAir Filter

Jack


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Page 24, 25H ea d la mp c on tr ol / F og la mp c on tr ol *

Page 25P an el d im me rcontrol

Page 128Air bag system

Page 86Ti lt s te er in gw he el l ev er

Page 206Hood release

Page 98L u gg a ge c o mp a rt m en trelease

Page 87Turn signal/ high beams

Page 8Instrumentcluster

Page 86Hazard flashercontrol

Page 88Wi n ds h ie l d w ip e r/ w as he r c o nt ro l

Page 85I gn it io n s wi tc h

Page 90S pe ed c on tr ol *


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On various models the appearancea nd l oc at io n o f s om e i te ms m ayd if fe r f ro m t ho se s ho wn h er e.H ow ev er, t he p ag e r e fe re nc esg i ve n s t il l a p pl y.

Page 28R ea r w in do w d ef ro st er c on tr ol

Page 35Audio system

Page 12Tr ac ti on co nt ro l s ys te m *

Page 29C li ma te c on tr ol s

Page 10 6Antitheft systemstatus indicator

Page 26Trip computer

* if e qu ip pe d


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INSTRUMENT CLUSTERLIGHTS AND CHIMES

Check engine

Yo ur v eh ic le i s eq ui pp ed w it h ac om pu te r t ha t mo ni to rs t hee n gi n e's e m is s io n c o n tr o l s y st e m.T hi s sy st em i s co mm on ly k no wn a st he O n Bo ar d Di ag no st ic s S ys te m( OB D I I) . T hi s O BD II s ys te mp ro te ct s t he e nv ir on me nt b ye ns uri ng t ha t y ou r v eh ic le

c on ti nu es t o m ee t g ov er nm en te mi ss io n s ta nd ar ds . T he O BD I Is ys te m a ls o a ss is ts t he s er vi cet e ch n ic i an i n p r op e rl y s e rv i ci n g

your vehicle.


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T he c h ec k e n gi ne " i nd ic at or l ig hti l l umi nat es w he n t he i g nit i o n i s f ir s tturned to the ON p os it io n t o c he ckt he bu lb. I f i t c ome s o n a ft er t heengine is started, one of thee n gi n e's e m is s io n c o n tr o l s y st e msm ay b e m al fu nc ti on in g. T he li gh tm ay il lu min at e wi th ou t ad r iv e ab i li t y c o nc e rn b e in g n o te d .T he v eh ic le w ill u su all y b e d ri va bl ea nd w il l n ot r eq ui re to wi ng .

What you should do if the checkengine light illuminatesL i gh t t u rn s o n s o li d :

T hi s me an s th at t he O BD I I s ys te mh as de te ct ed a m al fu nc ti on .

Te mp or ar y m al fu nc ti on s m ay c a us e

your check engine" light toi ll um in at e. E xa mp le s a re :

1. The vehicle has run out of fuel.( Th e en gi ne m ay m is fi re o r r unpoorly).

2. Poo r fuel quality or water in thefuel.

3 . The fuel cap ma y not have been

p ro pe rl y i ns ta ll ed a nd s ec ur el ytightened.

T h es e t e mp o ra r y m a lf u nc t io n s c a nb e c o rr e ct e d b y f i ll i ng th e f u el t a nkw it h g oo d q ua li ty f ue l a nd / orp r op e rl y i n st a ll i ng a n d s e cu r el yt ig ht en in g t he g as c ap . A ft er t hr eed ri ve c y cl es w it ho ut t he se o r a ny

o th er t em po ra ry m al fu nc ti on sp re se nt , t he c h ec k e n gi ne " l ig hts ho ul d t ur n o ff . ( A d ri vi ng c yc lec on si st s o f a c ol d e ng in e s ta rt upf ol lo we d b y m ix ed c i ty /h ig hw ayd ri vi ng ). N o a d di ti on al v eh ic leservice is required.


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I f t he c he ck e n gi ne " l ig ht r em ai nso n, h av e y ou r v eh ic le s er vic ed a tt h e f i rs t a v ai l ab l e o p p or t un i ty.

L ig ht i s b li nk in g:

E ng in e m is fi re i s o cc ur ri ng w hi chc ou ld da ma ge y ou r c at al yt icco nve rt e r. Yo u s ho ul d dr ive i n am o de rat e f as hio n ( avo id he avya c ce l er a ti o n a n d d e ce l er a ti o n) a n dhave your vehicle serviced at thef ir st a v ai la bl e o pp or tu ni ty.

U n de r e n gi n e mi s fi r ec o n di t io n s, e x ce s si v e

e xh au st t em pe ra tu re s c o ul ddam age t he cat al y ti c co nve rt e r,t he f ue l s ys te m, i nt er io r f lo orc ov er in gs o r o th er v eh ic lec om po ne nt s, p os si bl y c au si ng afire.


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Air bag readiness

B r i ef l y i l l umi nat e s w he n t hei g ni t io n i s t u rn e d o n . I f t h e l i gh tf ai ls t o i l lu mi na te , c on ti nu es t of la sh o r r ema in s o n, h av e th es ys te m s er vi ce d i mm ed ia te ly.

Foglamps

I ll um in at es w he n f o gl am ps a res wi tc he d o n.

Refer to Foglamp control in theC on tr ol s a nd f ea tu re s c ha pt er f ornotes on use.

Speed control(if equipped)

I l lu m in a te s w h en t h e s p ee d c o n tr o lsystem is s witched o n. Refer to

Speed control in the C on tr ol s a ndfeatures chapter.

Turn signals

F la sh es wh en th e le ft o r r ig ht t ur ns ig na l o r h a za rd li gh ts ar eactivated.


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High beams

Illuminates when the headlamph ig h be am s ar e o n .

Traction control system(if equipped)

I ll um in at es t o in di ca te t he s ys te mi s f un ct io n in g t o r eg ul at e t ir et ra ct io n . T he c o nt ro l w il l t og gl e t hi sfeature o n o r off, but the featured ef au lt s t o o n a ft er e ac h c yc le o f

t he i gn it io n k ey. T he l ig ht in th ec on tr ol i ll um in at es w he n th es ys te m i s sw it ch ed o ff .

Safety belt

I ll um in at es w he n t he i g ni ti on i ss wi tc he d o n as a r em in de r t o fa st en

t he s af ety b el ts . F or m or ei nf or ma ti on , r ef er t o Safety belt

warning light and warningchime in the Seating and safetyrestraints chapter.


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Charging system

I l l umi nat es w he n t he ig ni t io n i st u rn e d o n a n d t h e e n gi n e i s o f f. T h el ig ht a ls o i ll um in at es w he n t heb at ter y i s no t c ha rg in g p ro per ly a ndt he v eh ic le m ay r eq ui re e le ct ri ca ls ys te m s er vi ce .

Engine oil pressure

I ll um in at es w he n t he i g ni ti on i st u rn e d o n a n d t h e e n gi n e i s o f f. T h el i gh t a l so i l lu m in a te s w h en e n gi n eo il p re ss ur e f al ls b el ow t he n or ma lr a ng e w h en t h e e n gi n e i s r u nn i ng .

R ef er t o t he Maintenance andcare c h ap t er t o c h ec k t h e e ng i neo il le ve l a s so on as po ss ibl e. I f t hee ngi ne o il le ve l is co rre ct a nd t hel ig ht r em ai ns i ll um in at ed , d o no tstart the en gine. See you r dealer ora q ua li fi ed s er vi ce t ec hn ic ia n.

Brake system warning

Ex t i ng ui s he s w he n t he par k i ngb r ak e i s r e le a se d . I l lu m in a te s a f te rreleasing the parking brak e toi nd ic at e l ow br ak e f lu id le ve l o r

t ha t t he E le ct ro nic Br ak eDistribution system (part of the

ABS) requires service. The vehiclei s e qu ip pe d w it h o ne o f t wo li gh ts ,d e pe n di n g o n t h e ma r ke t .


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Low coolant (if equipped)

B r i ef l y i l l umi nat e s w he n t hei g ni ti o n i s t ur ned o n and the e ng i nei s of f. I ll um in at es w he n th e e ng in e

c oo la nt l ev el i s lo w. I f a v ali d si gn ali s r ec ei ve d, t he l ig ht w il l r em ai n o nu nt il t he i gn it io n i s c yc le d. R ef er t othe Maintenance and carechapt er t o check t he e ng ine co ol antlevel.

Anti-lock brake system (ABS)(if equipped)

B ri ef ly i ll um in at es w he n t hei g ni ti o n i s t ur ne d o n and t he e ng i neis off. If the light stays on, the ABSneeds to be serviced.


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O/D off indicator(automatic transaxle only)

I l l umi nat es and r e m ai ns i l l um i nate dw he n t h e t ra ns ax le c on tr ol s wi tc ho n t he e nd of th e g ea rs hi ft le ve r isp r es s ed a n d o v er d ri v e i s t u rn e d o f f.

I n di c at e s t h e s t at u s o f t h e t r an s ax l ea nd wil l f la sh st ea dil y if am al fu nc ti on i s d et ec te d. I f t he

f la sh in g p er si st s, h av e y ou rt ra ns axl e s erv ic ed by y ou r d ea le r o ra qu ali fi ed s erv ic e t ec hn ic ia n a ssoon as possible.

Automatic transaxle warning(if equipped)

I l lu m in a te s w h en dr i vi n g t o i n di c at e

a p os si bl e m al fu nc ti on w it h t het r an s ax l e. H a ve t h e s y st e m c h ec k edby yo ur dealer or a qualifiedtechnician.


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Testing the warning andindicator lights

Tu rn t he ig ni ti on ke y t o t he o np os it io n wi th ou t st ar ti ng t he

e ng in e. T he f ol lo wi ng w ar ni ng a ndi ndi cat o r l i g ht s s houl d i ll um i nat e :c ha rg in g s ys tem , s af ety be lt (d oe sn ot i ll um in at e, i f t he d ri ve r's sa fe tyb el t i s f as te ne d) , l ow c oo la nt ,e ng in e o il p re ss ur e, c he ck e ng in e,a ir b ag r ea di ne ss , t ra ct io n c on tr ol ,b ra ke s ys te m a nd A BS . T he

o ve rh ea d w ar ni ng l ig ht s ( if e q ui ppe d) s ho ul d al s o i l l umi nat ebriefly.

I f a ny of t he se li gh ts do no tilluminate, see yo ur d ealer orq ua li fi ed s er vi ce t ec h ni ci an .


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Headlamps on warning chime

S ou nd s w he n t he h e ad la mp s a re o n ,t he i gn it io n i s o ff ( an d t he k ey isn ot in t he i gn it io n) a nd t he d ri ver 'sd oo r i s op en .

Key-in-ignition warning chimeS ou nd s wh en t he k ey i s le ft i n th eo ff /l oc k or a cc es so ry p os it io n a ndt he dr i ve r's do or i s ope n.

Safety belt warning chimeF or i nf or ma ti on o n t he sa fe ty b el twa rn in g c hi me , r ef er t o th e Seatinga n d s a fe t y r e st r ai n t s chapter.

Liftgate ajar warning chime(if equipped)

S o un d s w h en th e i g ni t io n i s i n t h eo n p o si t io n a n d t h e l i ft g at e i s a j aror open. The i nterior dome lampw i ll a l so i l lu m in a te .


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INSTRUMENT CLUSTERGAUGES

Engine coolant temperature

gaugeI nd ic at es t h e t em pe ra tu re o f t hee ngi ne c oo la nt . A t n orm al o pe ra tin gt em pe ra tu re , t he n ee dl e r em ai nswi th in th e n or ma l a re a. If it e nt er st he r ed s ec ti on , t he e ng in e i so v er h ea t in g . S t op t h e v e hi c le , t u rno ff t he en gi ne an d l et t he e ng in e

coo l. Refer to C oo li ng s ys te m inthe Maintenance and carechapter.

N ev er r em ov e t he c oo la ntr es er vo ir c ap w hi le t he

en gin e i s ru nn in g o r h ot .


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Speedometer

Odometer

Instrumentation

Tachometer

Indicates the engine speed inr ev ol ut io ns p er m in ut e ( rp m) .

Trip odometer

R eg is te rs t he d i st an ce t ra ve le d o ni nd iv id ua l j ou rn ey s. R ef er t o Tripcomputer in the C on tr ol s a nd

features chapter.

Speedometer

I nd ic at es t he c ur re nt v eh ic le s pe ed .

O n C ou ga r S v eh ic le s, t hes pe ed om et er r eg is te rs u p t o160mph.

Odometer

R eg is ter s t he t ot al d is ta nc e

t ra ve le d b y t he v eh ic le .


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Low fuel light

Instrumentation

Fuel gauge

D is pl ay s a pp ro xi ma te ly h ow m uc hf ue l i s in t he f ue l t an k (w he n th ek ey i s in t he O N po si ti on ). T he f ue lg au ge m ay v a ry s li gh tl y w he n t he

vehicle is in motion. The ignitions h ou l d b e i n t h e O F F p o si t io n w h il et he v eh ic le i s be in g r ef uel ed . Wh ent h e g a ug e f i rs t i n di c at e s e m pt y,

t he re is a sm al l a mo un t o f r es er vef ue l i n th e ta nk . W he n re fu el in g t hevehicle from empty indication, theamount of fuel that can be addedw i l l b e l es s t han t he adve rt i s e dc ap ac it y d ue t o t he r es er ve fu el .

Low fuel reminder

I ll um in at es a s a n ea rl y r em in de r o f a low fuel condition indicated ont he f ue l g au ge . Wh en ref ue li ng t he

vehicle after the light first comeson, the amount of fuel that can bea dd ed wi ll b e l es s t ha n t hea dv er ti se d c ap ac it y s in ce t he re i ss til l f ue l i n t he t an k. T he ign it io n

m us t b e in t he ON p os it io n f or t hi slamp to illuminate.


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OVERHEAD WARNING

LIGHTS(if equipped)

T h es e l i gh t s i l lu m in a te b r ie f ly w h ent he i gni t i on k e y is t ur ned t o t he o nposition.

Service intervals

I ll um in at es a ft er a p pr ox im at el y

7 7 00 km ( 4 80 0 m il es ) o r 3 58 da yst o i nd ic at e t ha t r ou ti ne s e rv ic es ho ul d b e p er fo rm ed . C he ck y o urm a in t en a nc e s c he d ul e t o d e te r mi n et he r ou ti ne s er vi ce t o bec o mp l et e d. R o ut i ne s e rv i ce s h ou l db e p er fo rm ed b y a n a ut ho ri ze dF o rd o r L i nc o ln / Me r cu r y D e al e r.

T he li gh t s ho ul d b e s wi tc he d o ff b yyour Ford or Lincoln/MercuryD ea le r a ft er c omp let in g t he se rv ic e.

To r es et t he li gh t, h old t he S EL EC Ta nd UN IT S b ut to n s o n t he t ri pc omp ut er f or 5 se co nd s. T hes er vi ce i nt er va l l ig ht w il l b ei l l umi nat e d and the n ex t i ngui s h

a ft er a pp ro xi ma te ly 4 s e co nd s.


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Frost warning

I l l umi nat es w hen amb i e nt ai rt em pe ra tu re s a re b et we en 0 C( 32 F ) a nd 4 C ( 39 F ). T he y el lo w s ig n w ar ns of p os si bl e i ce o n t heroads.

Danger of ice warning

I ll um in at es w he n 0 C ( 3 2 F) a ndb e lo w. T h e r e d s i gn wa r ns of a ni nc re as ed d an ge r o f i cy r oa ds .

The absence of a light in coldt e mp e ra t ur e s d o es n o t n e ce s sa r il ym e an t ha t t h er e i s n o r i sk o f i c e o nt he r oa d. C au ti on sh ou ld be

e x er c is e d w h en w e at h er c o nd i ti o nsi nd ic at e t ha t i ce ma y b e p re se nt .E ve n if t he a ir t em pe ra tu re r is es t oabove +4_C (39_F) it is nog ua ra nt ee t ha t t he r oa d is f re e of ice.


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Washer fluid warning

I nd ic at es t h at t he w as he r f lu idr es er vo ir i s l ow. R ef il l a s s oo n a spossible. If a valid signal isr ec ei ved , th e li gh t wi ll r ema in onu nt il t he i gn it io n is c yc le d.

Door ajarI ll um in at es w he n t he i g ni ti on i ss wi tc hed o n a nd an y d oo r o rliftgate is open.


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Controls and features

INSTRUMENT PANELCONTROLS

Headlamp control

Lamps off.

Tur n one pos i t i on cl o ck wi s e :

P ar ki ng l am ps , i ns tr um en t p an ell a mp s , l i ce n se p l at e l a mp s a n d t a illamps on.

Tur n tw o pos i t i ons cl o ck wi s e :H ea dl am ps o n.


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Foglamp control(if equipped)

P ul l t he co nt r o l t o w ard y o u w hi let he h ea dl am ps a re o n to t ur n th ef og la mp s o n.

P us h t he c on tr ol i n t o t ur n o ff t hefoglamps.

Daytime running lights (DRL)(Canadian vehicles only)

T he D RL s ys te m t ur ns t heh ea dl amp s o n, wi th a r ed uc ed li gh to ut pu t, w he n:

t he ig ni t io n i s i n t he o n po si t i o nand

t he h ea dl amp i s in t he o ff position.

Always remember to turn onyour headlamps at dusk or

d ur in g i nc le me nt w ea th er. T heD ay ti me R un ni ng L ig ht s (D RL )system may not provide adequate

l i g ht i ng o ut put dur i ng the s ec on di ti on s. F ai lu re t o a c ti va te

your headlamps under thesec on dit io ns m ay r es ult in acollision.

Panel dimmer control

Adjust the control to vary thei nt en si ty o f t he pa ne l l ig ht in g.Ope r at e s o nl y w he n t he ex t e r io rl i gh t s ar e s wi t ch e d o n .


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Trip computer

P r es s t h e S EL E CT b u tt o n t ochang e b e t we e n t e m per at ure ,a ve ra ge s pe ed , t ri pm et er, d is ta nc et o e mp ty or f ue l c on su mp ti on .

Press the UNITS button to toggle

b et we en E ng li sh o r M et ri c u ni ts .P re ss t he R ES ET b ut to n to s et t hef un ct io n t o z er o ( if r es et ab le ).

Temperature

S h ow s t h e o u ts i de a i r t e mp e ra t ur e .I t m ay t ak e s ev er al m in ut es o f

d ri vi ng f or t he d is pl ay t o u pd at e t hep r es e nt t e mp e ra t ur e .

Average speed

S h o ws t h e a v er a ge s p ee d s i nc e l a streset.


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Tripmeter

S ho ws h ow f ar y ou ha ve t ra ve le ds in c e la st r es et .

Distance to empty

S ho ws t h e a pp ro xi ma te d is ta nc eyou can drive with the fuelr e ma i ni n g i n t he t a nk .

Average fuel economy

S ho ws t he a ve ra ge f ue l e co no mys in c e la st r es et .

Digital clock

S wi tc h t he i gn it io n o n: T he c lo ck

can be set to either 12 or 24 hourformat.

To to gg le b et we en 1 2 o r 2 4 h ou rf o r m at, de pr e ss t he C L OCK b utt o n.Then press the UNITS button until HR " i s in t he d is pl ay. P re ss t heR ESET b ut t o n t o to g g l e b e t we e n12 and 24 hours.

To ad va nc e t he h ou rs , p re ss th eU NI TS b ut t o n ag ai n unt i l t he hourf la sh es . P re ss t h e RE SE T b ut to n t oa d va n c e t h e h o ur s .

To ad v a nc e t h e m i nu t es , p r es s t h eU NI TS b ut t on agai n unt i l t hem in ut es f la sh . P re ss t h e RE SE Tb ut t o n t o advance t he m i nute s .

Press the CLOCK button to storet he t im e. I f t he C LO CK b ut to n isn ot p re ss ed , t he n ew t im e s et tin gwi ll n ot b e st or ed .


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Traction controlsystem (if equipped)

T hi s s ys te m h el ps p r ev en t w he els pi n t o im pr ov e t ir e t ra ct io n. T hec o nt r ol w i ll t o gg l e t h is fe a tu r e o n oro ff , b ut t he fe at ur e d ef au lt s t o o na ft er e ac h c yc le of t he i gn it io n k ey.T h e l i gh t i n t h e c o nt r ol i l lu m in a te sw he n th e sy st em i s sw it ch ed o ff .

R ef er t o t he Tr a ct i o n C o nt r olsection in the Driving chapter.

Rear window defroster

P r es s t h e d e fr o st e r c o nt r ol t o c l ea rt he r ea r w in do w o f t hin ic e a nd fo g.

T he ig ni ti on mu st b e i n t he o np os it io n t o op er at e t he r ea r w in do w defroster.

T h e de f ro s te r t u rn s o f f a ut om at ic al ly a ft er 1 0 mi nu te s o rwhen the ignition is turned to theo ff p os it io n. To m a nu al ly t ur n o ff

t he d ef ro st er, p us h t he c o nt ro lagain.

T h e l i gh t i n t h e c o nt r ol i l lu m in a te sw he n t he s ys te m i s s wi tc he d o n.

Front ashtray

The asht r ay i s lo cat e d b e ne at h t heradio.

To o pe n, pr e s s and t he as ht rayopens automatically. To empty,e x tr a ct t h e a s h tr a y.


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Climate controls

Yo ur v eh ic le i s eq ui pp ed w it h am a nu a l h e at i ng a n d a i r c o nd i ti o ni n gsystem.

VentsAdjust as necessary.

L ow a ir fl ow : r ot at e v e nt c lo ck wi se .

H i gh a i r fl o w: r o ta t e v en tcounterclockwise.


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Temperature

C on tr ol s t he t em pe ra tu re o f t hea ir flo w i ns id e t he v eh ic le.

Fan speedC on tro ls t he v ol um e o f a irc ir cu la te d i n t he v eh ic le .

Mode selector

C on tro ls t he d ir ec tio n o f th e a ir flo w t o t he in sid e o f t he v eh ic le .

T he a ir c on di ti on in g c om pr es so r ( if e qu ip pe d) wi ll o pe ra te i n a ll m od esexcept , , and . Ho wever,the air conditionin g will onlyf un ct io n i f t he o ut si de t em pe ra tu reis 4C (39F) or higher.

S in ce t he a ir c on di ti on er r em ov esc on si der ab le m ois tu re f ro m t he a ir

d ur in g o pe ra ti on , it is n or ma l i f c le ar w at er d ri ps o n t he g ro un du nd er t he a ir c on di tio ne r d ra inw hi le t he s ys te m i s w or ki ng a nde ve n a ft er y ou h av e s to pp ed t he

vehicle.

U nd er n or ma l c on di ti on s, y ou rvehicle's climate control system

s ho ul d be l ef t i n an y p os it io n o th ert ha n MA X A/ C o r o ff wh en th e

vehicle is parked. This allows thevehicle to breathe" through theo ut si de ai r i nl et d uc t. I n sn ow y o rd ir ty co nd it io ns , l ea ve t he m od es el ec to r i n th e O FF p o si ti on w he nt h e i g ni t io n i s o f f.


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M AX A/ C ( if e qu ip pe d) : U se sr ec ir cu la te d a ir t o c oo l t he v eh ic le .M AX A /C is n oi si er t ha n A/ C b utm or e e co no mic al a nd wi ll c oo l t hei ns id e o f t he v eh ic le f as te r. A ir fl ow w il l b e f ro m t he in st ru me nt p an elr eg is te rs . U se t hi s mo de t o pr ev en ta ny u nd es ir ab le o do rs f ro me nt er in g t he v eh ic le .

A/C (if equipped): Uses outsideair to cool the vehicle. It is quieterthan MAX A/C but no t ase co no mic al . A irf lo w wi ll b e f ro mt he i ns tr um en t p an el r eg is te rs .

: Di st ri bu te s o ut sid e a irt hr ou gh t he i ns tr um en t p an el

r egi st er s. H owev er, t he a ir wi ll n otb e c o ol e d b el o w t h e o ut s id et emp er at ur e b ec au se t he a irc on di ti on in g d oe s n ot o pe ra te i nthis mode.

: Outside air is shut out and thef an w il l n ot o pe ra te .

For short periods of time only, uset hi s m o de t o pr eve nt unde s ir ab l eo do rs f r om e nt er in g t he v e hi cl e.


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: D is tr ib ut es o ut si de a irt hr ou gh t he i ns tr um en t p an elr eg is te rs a nd th e fl oo r d uc ts . F ora dd ed c us to me r c om fo rt , t he a ird ist ri bu te d t hr ou gh t he f lo or d uc tswi ll b e s li gh tl y wa rm er t ha n t he a irs en t t o t he in st ru me nt p an elr egi st er s. I f te mp er at ur e is se t t ocool, the air will not be cooledb el ow t he o ut si de t em pe ra tu reb ec au se t he a ir c on di ti on in g d oe sn o t o p er a te i n t hi s m od e .

: A llo ws f o r ma xim um h ea ti ngb y d is tr ibu ti ng o uts id e a ir t hro ughthe floor ducts. If temperature isset to cool, the air will not bec oo le d be lo w t he o ut si de

t emp er at ur e b ec au se t he a irc on di ti on in g d oe s n ot o pe ra te i nthis mode.

: D is tr ib ut es o uts id e a irt hr ou gh t he w in ds hi el d d ef ro st erd uc ts an d th e f lo o r d uc ts . F ora dd ed c us to me r c om fo rt , t he a ir

d ist ri bu te d t hr ou gh t he f lo or d uc tsw i ll b e s l ig h tl y w a rm e r t h an th e a i rs en t t o t he w i nd sh ie ld d ef ro st erducts.


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: D i s tr i bu t es o u ts i de a i rt hr ou gh t he w in ds hi el d d ef ro st erd uc ts . I t c an be u se d t o c lea r i ce orf og f ro m t he w in ds hi el d w he nt emp er at ur e is s et t o f ull h ot a ndf an sp ee d is se t t o 4 . I f t het em pe ra tu re i s a bo ut 4C (39F) orh ig he r, t he a ir c on di ti on er ( if e qu ip pe d) w il l a ut om at ic al lyd eh um id if y t he ai r t o re du cefogging.

Operating Tips

F or b es t c oo li ng p er fo rm an ce ,select MAX A/C (if equipped) toc oo l t he v eh ic le q uic kly.

I n hum i d w e at he r, s e l ect

b e fo r e d r iv i ng . T h is w i ll r e du c ef og gi ng o n y ou r w in ds hi el d. A ft er af ew m in ut es , s el ec t a ny de si re dposition.

T he ou te r v en ts ca n be u se d t od ef ro st t he s id e w in do ws . T hi so pe ra te s i n a ll m od es ex ce ptd ef ro st . To o p er at e, t he c en te r

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D on 't pu t o bj ec ts un de r t he f ro nts ea t t ha t wi ll in te rfe re wi th a ir fl ow to the back seats.

R em ov e a ny sn ow, i ce or l ea ve sfrom the air intake area (at thebottom of the wind shield under thehood).

D o n ot p la c e o bj ec ts ov er t hed e fr o st e r o u tl e ts . T h es e o b je c ts c a n

b l o ck t he air f l o w and r educe yo ura bi li ty t o s ee t hr ou gh t hew in ds hi el d. I n a d di ti on , a v oi dp la ci ng s ma ll o bj ec ts o n t op o f y ou ri ns tr um en t p an el . T he se o bj ec tsc a n f a ll i n to th e d e fr o st e r o u tl e tsand bl o ck ai r f lo w and po s s i bl yd am ag e yo ur c li ma te c on tr ol

system.

Cabin air filter

Yo u r v e hi c le i s eq u ip p ed w i th a n ai rf il te r t ha t r em ov es p ol le n an d ro addust from outside air before it isd ir ec te d t o t he i nt er io r o f t he

vehicle. Refer to the Maintenance

and care c ha pt er f or m ai nt en an ceo f t h is f i lt e r.

D o no t p la ce o bj ec ts o n to po f t he in st ru me nt p an el , a s

t h es e o b je c ts m a y be c om ep ro jec ti le s in a c oll is io n o r s ud denstop.


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AUDIO SYSTEM

Anti-theft protection panel(if equipped)

To d e te r w ou ld b e t hi ev es , F or da ud io u ni ts h av e a r em ov ab le f ro ntp an el w it ho ut w hi ch t he un it w il lnot wo rk .

Avoid touching the contacts on the

back of the panel an d do not usee xc es si ve f or ce to re fi t i t.

S l id e t h e s e cu r it y r e le a se bu t to n t ot he le ft a nd re mo ve t he fro nt p an el .To r ep o si ti on t he p a ne l, i ns er t t her ig ht h an d e dg e f ir st , t he n t hel ef t ha n d s id e, u nt il t he r et ai ni nglatch is engaged.

Replacement panels

Yo ur F ord De al er wi ll r eq uir e t hef ol lo wi ng i f y ou n ee d t o o rd er ar e pl a ce m en t p a ne l :

1. Your name and address.

2 . T he Ve hi cl e I de nt if ic at io nN um be r (v is ibl e o n a p la tem o un t ed i n th e en g in ecompartment).

3 . T he a ud io u ni t t yp e (e. g. , 4 60 0).

4. Proof of identification (e.g.,d r iv e r's l i ce n se , i d en t it y c a rd ) .

5. A v ehicle invoice (if the audiou n it w a s i n st a ll e d i n t h e v e hi c lep ri or t o del iv er y) o r a p art s in vo ic ei f t he a ud io u ni t w as pu rc ha se ds ep ara te ly fr om t he v eh ic le , o r a nappr o pr i at e ve hi cl e r e g i st r at io ndocument.

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Radio reception

To g ai n th e b e st r e ce p ti o n, a l wa y st une to t he s t r o ng e s t s t at io n s i gnalavailable.

T h e f o ll o wi n g t i ps wi l l h e lp yo u ga i nthe best reception fro m your Fordaudio system.

AM reception

U nd er m os t c on di ti on s, s tr on gs i gn a ls p r ov i de s t ab l e s o un d q u al i tyand l i t t le si g nal di s t ur b ance.

H ow ev er, a t n ig ht , a tm os ph er icc on d it io n s m ay s o me ti me s l ea d t oi nt er fe re nc e f ro m o th er s ta ti on s.

FM reception

T he F M w av eb an d o ff er s hi gh erq u al i ty s o un d b r oa d c as t s, b u t s i gn a ls tr en gt h c an b e s ub je ct t oi n te r fe r en c e c a us e d b y :

T he l im it ed r an ge o f s om etransmitters.

R ec ep ti on d is to rt io n a s s i gn a ls

r ef le ct o ff l oc al b uil din gs a nd o th erobjects.

S ig na l de ad s po ts " w he rer ec ep ti on i s o bs tr uc te d o rrestricted.


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PREMIUM AM/FM STEREO/CASSETTE/SINGLE CD

Volume/power control

P re ss f o r o n/ of f. T hi s bu tt on c ana ls o o pe ra te t he un it f or u p t o o neh o ur w it h t h e i g ni t io n t u rn e d o f f.The radi o aut o mat i call y s w i t che so ff a ft er o ne h ou r.

Audio power can also be turned onb y p re ss in g t he AM /F M s el ec tc on tr ol o r t he t ap e/ CD s el ec tc o n tr o l. A u di o p o we r i s t u rn e d o f f b y u s in g t h e v o lu m e/ p ow e r c o nt r ol .

Tu rn c on tr ol t o r ai se o r l ow er

volume.

If the volume is set above a certainl e ve l a n d t h e i g ni t io n i s t u rn e d o f f,the volume will come back on at a no mi na l" l is te ni ng l ev el w he n t h eignition switch is turned back on.


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AM/FM select

T he A M/ FM s el ec t c on tr ol wo rk s i nr ad io , t ap e a nd C D mo de s.

AM/FM select in radio mode

Ti s c o nt r ol a l lo w s y o u t o s e le c t A Mo r F M f req uen cy b an ds . P re ss t hec on tr ol t o s wi tc h b et we en A M, F M1o r F M2 m em or y p re se t s ta ti on s.

AM/FM select in tape mode

P r e s s t hi s co nt r o l t o s t op t ape pl ayand begin radio play.

AM/FM select in CD mode

P r e s s t hi s co nt r ol t o s to p C D pl ayand begin radio play.

AM/FM select

T he AM /F M s el ec t c on tr ol w or ks inr ad io , t ap e a nd C D mo de s.


Thi s co nt r ol al l o ws y o u t o s el e ctAM or FM frequency bands. Presst he c on tr ol t o s wi tc h b et we en A M,F M1 o r F M2 m em or y p re se tstations.

AM/FM select in tape mode

P r es s t h is c o nt r ol t o s t op ta p e p l ayand begin radio play.


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Tune adjust

Tune adjust in radio mode Press A t o mo ve t o th e ne xtf r eq u en c y d o wn t h e b a nd ( wh e th e ro r n ot a l is ten ab le s ta tio n i s l oc at edt he re ). H ol d th e co nt ro l t o mo v et h ro u gh t h e f r eq u en c ie s q u ic k ly.

Press " t o m ov e t o t he n ex t

f re qu en cy u p t he b a nd ( wh et he r o rn ot a l is te na bl e s ta ti on i s l oc at edt he re ). H ol d f or q ui ck m o ve me nt .

Tune adjust

T he t un e c on tr ol w or ks i n ra di omode.

Tune adjust in radio mode

Press A t o m ov e t o t he n ex tf r eq u en c y d o wn t h e b a nd ( wh e th e ro r n ot a l is ten abl e s ta tio n i s lo ca te dt he re ). H ol d th e co nt ro l t o mo v et h ro u gh t h e f r eq u en c ie s q u ic k ly.

Press " t o m ov e t o t he n ext

f re qu en cy u p t he b a nd ( wh et he r o rn ot a l is te na bl e s ta ti on i s l oc at edt he re ). H ol d f or q ui ck m o ve me nt .


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Seek function

T he s ee k fu nc ti on c on tr ol w or ks i nr ad io , t ap e o r C D m od e.

Seek function radio mode

Press A t o f in d t he n ex t l is te na bl es ta ti on d o wn t h e f re qu en cy b an d.

Press " t o f in d t he n ex t l is te na bl es t at io n up t he f re q uency b and.

Seek function in tape mode

Press A t o l is t en t o t h e p r ev i ou ss el ec ti on o n t he t ap e.

Press " t o li s te n to t he n e xts el ec ti on o n t he t ap e.

Seek function for CD

Press A t o s ee k t he p re vi ou s t ra cko f t he c ur re nt d is c.

Press " t o se e k f o rw a rd t o th enext trac k of the current disc. Aftert he l as t t r ack has b ee n co mpl e t ed,t he f ir st t ra ck o f t he c ur re nt d is cw il l a ut om at ic al ly r ep la y.


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Seek function

T he s ee k fu nc ti on c on tr ol w or ks i nradio, tape or CD mode.

Seek function in radio mode

Press A t o fi nd t he ne x t l i s te nab les t at io n do wn t he f r e q ue ncy b and.

Press " t o fi nd t he ne x t l i s te nab les t at io n up t he f re q uency b and.

Seek function in tape mode

Press A to listen to the previouss e le c ti o n o n t he t a pe .

Press " to listen to the next

s e le c ti o n o n t he t a pe .Seek function in CD mode

Press A t o s ee k t h e pr e vi o us t r ac ko f t he c ur re nt d is c.

Press " t o se e k f o rw a rd t o th enext trac k of the current disc. Aftert he l as t t r ack has b ee n co mpl e t ed,

t he f ir st t ra ck o f t he c ur re nt d is cw il l a ut om at ic al ly r ep la y.


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Scan function

T he s ca n f un ct io n w or ks i n r ad io ,t ap e or C D m od e.

Scan function in radio mode

P re ss t he S CA N co nt ro l t o he ar ab rie f s amp lin g o f a ll l is te na bl es ta ti on s o n th e fr eq ue nc y b an d.P re ss t he c on tr ol a ga in t o s to p t he

scan mode.Scan function in tape mode

P re ss t he S CA N co nt ro l t o he ar ashort sampling of all selections o nt he ta pe . ( Th e t ap e s ca ns in aforward direction. At the end of thet ap e's f i rs t s id e, d ir ec ti ona ut om at ic a ll y r ev er se s t o th eo pp o si te s id e o f t he t ap e. ) To s to po n a p ar ti cu la r s el ec ti on , p re ss t h ec on tr ol a ga in .

Scan function in CD mode

P re ss t he S CA N co nt ro l t o he ar ashort sampling of all selections o nt he C D. ( Th e CD s ca ns i n a f or wa rdd ir ec ti on , w ra pp in g b ac k t o t he f ir stt ra ck at t he en d o f t he CD .) To st opo n a p ar ti cu la r s el ec ti on , p re ss t h ec on tr ol a ga in .


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Scan function

T he s ca n f un ct io n w or ks i n r ad io ,tape or CD mo de.

Scan function in radio mode

P re ss t he S CA N c on tr ol t o h ea r ab rie f s amp lin g o f a ll l is te na bl es ta ti on s o n th e fr eq ue nc y b an d.P r e s s t he cont r o l ag ai n t o s t o p t he

scan mode.Scan function in tape mode

P re ss t he S CA N co nt ro l t o he ar ashort sampling of all selections o nt he ta pe. (T he t ap e s ca ns in aforward direction. At the end of thet ap e's f i rs t s id e, d ir ec ti ona ut om at ic a ll y r ev er se s t o th eo pp osi te si de o f t he ta pe. ) To st opo n a p ar ti cu la r s el ec ti on , p re ss t h ec on tr ol a ga in .


P re ss t he S CA N c on tr ol t o h ea r ashort sampling of all selections o nt he CD . ( Th e C D s ca ns in a f or wa rdd i re c ti o n, w r ap p in g b a ck to th e f i rs tt ra ck at t he e nd of t he C D. ) To st opo n a p ar ti cu la r s el ec ti on , p re ss t h ec on tr ol a ga in .

Radio station memory preset

The radi o is e q ui ppe d w i t h s i x

s ta ti on m e mo ry p re se t c on tr ol s.The s e co nt r ol s can be use d tos ele ct u p t o si x p re se t AM s ta tio nsa nd t we lv e FM st at io ns (s ix in FM1a nd s ix i n FM 2) .


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Setting memory preset stations

1. Select the frequ ency band witht he A M/ FM s ele ct c on tr ol.

2. Select a station. Refer to Tuneadjust or Seek function for mo rei nf or ma ti on o n s el ec ti ng a s ta ti on .

3. Press and hold a memo ry presetc on tr ol u n ti l t he s o un d r et ur ns ,i nd ic at in g t he s ta ti on i s h el d inm em or y o n t he c on tr ol y ouselected.

Autoset memory preset

Autoset allows you to set strongr ad io s ta ti on s w it ho ut l os in g y ou ro ri gi na l m an ua ll y s et p res ets ta ti on s. T hi s f ea tu re i s h el pf ul o n

t r i ps w he n y o u tr ave l b e t w ee nci t i es w it h w it h dif f e r ent r adi ostations.

Starting autoset memory preset

1. Select a frequency using t heAM/FM select controls.

2 . P re ss th e A UT O c on tr ol .

3. When the first six strongs ta ti on s a re f i ll ed , t he s t at io ns to re d i n m em or y p re se t c on tr ol 1wi ll s ta rt p la yin g.

I f t he re ar e l es s t ha n s ix s tr on gs t at i on s a v a il a bl e o n t h e f r eq u en c yb an d, t he r e ma in in g m em or y p re se t

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T he se s t at io n s a re t em po ra ri lys to re d i n t he m em or y p re se tc on tr ol s ( un ti l d ea ct iv at ed ) a nd a rea cc es se d i n t he s am e m an ne r o f

your original presets.

To d ea c ti v at e a u to s et a n d r e tu r n t oyour audio system's maually setm em or y s ta ti on s, p re ss t he A UT Oc on tr ol a ga in .

Bass adjust

T h e b a ss a d ju s t c o nt r ol a l lo w s y o ut o i nc re as e o r d ec re as e t he au di osystem's bass output.

P r es s t h e B A SS c o nt r ol t h en p r es s :

A t o d e cr e as e t h e ba s s o ut p ut

and

" t o i n cr e as e t h e b as s o u tp u t.

Treble adjust

T h e t r eb l e a d ju s t c o n tr o l a l lo w s y o ut o in cr ea se o r d ec re as e t he a ud iosystem's treble output.

P r es s t h e T R EB c o nt r ol t h en p r es s :

A t o de cr ea se t he t re bl e o ut pu tand

" t o incr e ase t he t r e b le o ut put .

Speaker balance adjust

S pe ak er s ou n d d is tr ib ut io n c an b ea dj us te d b et we en t he r ig ht a nd l ef tspeakers.

P re ss t he B AL c on tr ol t he n p re ss :

A t o s hi ft s ou nd to t he le ft a nd

" t o s hi ft s ou nd to th e r ig ht .


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Speaker fade adjust

Spe ak er s ound can b e adj us te db et we en t he f ro nt a nd r ea rspeakers.

P r es s t h e FA D E c o nt r ol t h en pr e ss :

A t o s hi ft t he so un d t o th e f ro ntand

" t o sh if t t he s ou nd t o th e r ea r.

Tape/CD select

To be g in ta p e p l ay ( wi t h a t a pel o ad e d i n to t h e a u di o s y st e m) w h il ei n th e ra di o or C D mo de , p re ss t heTA PE c on tr ol . P re ss t h e bu tt ond ur in g r ew in d o r f as t f or wa rd tos to p th e re wi nd o r f as t f or wa rd

function. To be gi n C D p la y ( if C D i sl o ad e d) , p r es s t h e C D c o nt r ol . T h ef irs t t ra ck o f t he d is c wil l b eg inp la yi ng . I f r etu rn in g f ro m r ad io o rt ap e mo de, CD p la y wi ll be ginw he re it s to pp ed l as t.

Tape select To b e g in t ape play ( w it h a t apel o ad e d i n to t h e a u di o s y st e m) w h il ei n th e ra di o or C D mo de , p re ss t heTA PE c on tr ol . P re ss t he b ut to nd ur in g r ew in d o r f as t f or wa rd tos to p t he r ew in d o r f as t f or wa rdfunction.


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Rewind

T he r ew in d c on tr ol w or ks i n t ap eand CD modes.

I n ta pe m od e, r ad io p la y w il lc on ti nu e u nt il r ew in d i s s to pp ed(with the TAPE co ntrol) or theb eg in n in g o f t he t a pe i s r ea ch ed .

I n CD mo de, p res sin g t he R EWc on tr ol r ew in ds t he C D w it hi n t hec ur re nt t ra c k.

Fast forward

T he f as t f or wa rd c on tro l wo rk s int ap e a n d CD m od es .

I n t he t ap e m od e, t ap e d ir ec ti onw i ll a u to m at i ca l ly r e ve r se w h en th e

e nd of t he t ap e i s r ea ch ed . I n C D m od e, p re ss in g t he c on tr olf as t f or wa rd s t he C D wi th in t hec ur re nt t ra ck .

Tape direction select

P re ss S ID E 1 2 t o pl ay t healternate side of a tape.

Eject function

P re ss t he E J c on tr ol t o s to p a ndeject a tape.

P re ss t he EJ c on tr ol t o st op a ndeject a CD.


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Dolby noise reduction

D ol by n o is e r ed uc ti on r ed uc es t hea mo un t o f h is s a nd st at ic d ur in gt ap e pl ay ba ck . P re ss t he c on tr ol t oa c ti v at e ( a nd d e ac t iv a te ) t h e n o is ereduction.

Dolby noise reductionm an uf ac tu re d u nd er l ic en se f ro mD o lb y L a bo r at o ri e s L i ce n si n g

C or po ra ti on . Do lb y" a nd th edoubleD symbol aret ra de ma rk s o f D ol by L ab or at or ie sL i ce n si n g C o rp o ra t io n .

Compression adjust

C om pr es si on a dj us t b ri ng s s of t a ndl ou d C D p as sa ge s t og et he r f or a

m or e c o n si st en t l is te ni ng l ev el .

P r e s s t he COM P co nt r ol t o acti vat ea n d d e ac t iv a te c o mp r es s io n a d ju s t.

Shuffle feature

T he s hu ff le f ea tu re o pe ra te s i n CDm od e (i f e qu ip pe d) a nd p la ys a ll

t ra ck s o n t he cu rr en t d is c i nr a nd o m o r de r.

P re ss t he S H UF FL E c on tr ol t o s ta rtt hi s f ea tu re. R an do m o rd er p la y wil lc on ti nu e u n ti l t he S HU FF LEc on tr ol i s p re ss ed a ga in .


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Shuffle feature

T he s hu ff le f ea tu re o pe ra te s i n CDm o de and pl ay s al l t r ack s o n t hec ur re nt d is c i n r an do m o rd er.

P re ss t he S H UF FL E c on tr ol t o st ar tt hi s f ea tu re . R an do m o rd er p la y w il lc on ti nu e u nt il t he S HU FF LEc on tr ol i s p re ss ed a ga in .

Mute button

P re ss th e c on tr ol t o mu te t hep la yi ng m ed ia . P re ss t h e c on tr olagain to return to the playingmedia.


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T he A M/ FM s te re o/ ca ss et te w it h pr em iu m s ou nd i s co mp at ib le w it h a C Dchanger.

Automaticm us ic s ea rc h

O n/ Of f a ndVolumecontrol

CD control

Scantuning

Fade/Balancecontrol

Bass/Treble

control

Antitheftp ro te ct io n p an el

Waveband/AutoStore

selector

Antitheftprotectionp an el r el ea sebutton

MENUbutton

Tapecontrolbuttons

SEEKtuningcontrol

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T he A M/ FM s te re o/ si ng le C D p la ye r w it h p re mi um s ou nd is co mp at ib lew i th a C D ch a ng e r.

CD eject

O n/ Of f a ndVolumecontrol

CD control

ClockScantuning

Fade/Balancecontrol

Bass/Treblecontrol

Antitheftp ro te ct io n p an el

Waveband/AutoStore

selector

Antitheft

protectionp an el r el ea sebutton

MENUbutton

SEEKtuningcontrol

Stationpresetbuttons


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On/off

P re ss f o r o n/ of f. T hi s bu tt on c ana ls o o pe ra te t he un it f or u p t o o neh o ur w it h t h e i g ni t io n t u rn e d o f f.The radi o aut o mat i call y s w i t che so ff a ft er o ne h ou r.

Volume control

T he di sp la y i nd ic at es t he l ev elselected.

Bass/Treble control

P re ss BA SS /T RE BL E" o nc e f orb as s o r t wi ce f or t re bl e a nd us e t he

volume control for adjustment. The

d i sp l ay in d ic a te s t h e l e ve l s e le c te d .


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Fade/Balance control

P re ss FA DE /B AL " o n ce f o r f ad e(front to rear) or twic e for balance( le ft t o r ig ht ), a nd us e t he vo lu mec on tr ol f or s ou nd s ys te ma dj us tm en t. T he d is pl ay i nd ic at est he le vel s el ec te d.

T he f ad e fu nc ti on i s ap pl ic ab le t ovehicles with front and rear

s p ea k er s o n ly.

Seek tuning control (SEEK)

D ur in g r ad io r e ce pt io n, p re ss A or" t o lo c at e th e n ex t s ta ti on d ow no r u p t he wa ve ba nd s el ec te d.

Scan tuning control

P re ss t he S CA N bu tt on . T he r ad iot une s t o and pl ay s t he nex t s t at io no n t he w av eb an d. A ft er a s ho rtpe r i od i t t une s t o and pl ay s t hen ex t s ta ti on .

D ur in g t hi s sc an , SC AN " a pp ea rsin the display.

I f y ou w is h to c on ti nu e l is te ni ng t oa s ta ti on t un ed t o, p re ss S CA N.

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Band selector (AM/FM)

P r e s s r e pe at e dl y dur i ng r adi oreception to select AM, FM1, FM2o r A ut oS to re (s ee AutoStore

selector). T he d isp la y i nd ic ate s th es el ec ti on m ad e.

P re ss d ur in g t ap e o r C D p la yb ac kto return to radio reception.

AutoStore selectorAutoStore selects six strong FMs t at io n s i gnal s and s t or e s the m o nt he p re se t b ut to ns .

P r e s s and ho l d the AM/F M b ut t ont o ac t iv a te A u to S to r e.

AST" f l as hes i n t he di s pl ay whi l et he u ni t s ea rc he s t hr ou gh t he FMfrequencies.

When the search is complete,s o un d i s r es t or e d o n p r es e tbutton1.

O th er s to re d s ta ti on s c an bes el ec te d u si ng t h e ot he r p re se t

buttons.

Alternatively, AutoStore can beu se d a s an a d di ti on al w av eb an d t os to re o th er s ta ti on s m an ua ll y ( se eS t at i on p r e se t b u tt o ns ) .


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Station preset buttons

Select a waveband (FM or AM) andt un e t o th e s ta ti on r eq ui re d. P re ssa nd h o ld o n e of t he p r es et b ut to ns .W he n s ou nd r e tu rn s, t he s ta ti onhas been stored.

2 4 pr es et f re qu en ci es c an b e s to re d- six on each of the AM, FM1, FM2a n d A u to S to r e b a nd s .

Stereo indicator

T he s ym bo l s ho ws w he ne ve r as t er e o s i gn a l i s r e c ei v ed .

MENU button (main features) radio

U s e t h e ME N U bu t to n t o a c ce s sm ai n me nu f ea tu re s a nd t he S EE Kb u tt o n fo r a d ju s tm e nt .

Manual tuning

Press the MENU button repeatedlyu nt il a d is pl ay l ik e t he on e s ho wn

o pp os it e a pp ea rs . T he n u se t heS E EK b u tt o n t o ma k e m a nu a lt un in g a dj us tm en ts . T he F Mw av eb an d a ll ow s 2 00 kH z t un in gs te ps , a nd th e A M b an d 1 0 kH zsteps.


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Automatic Volume Control(AVC)

Press the MENU button repeatedlyuntil a display like t he one showno pp o si te a pp ea rs . T he n us e th eSEEK button to turn this functionon (AVC + 1" to AVC + 7") or off (AVC OFF").

W h en s e le c te d , A u to m at i c Vo l um e

C on tr ol i nc rea se s o r d ec re as es t heaudi o uni t 's vo lum e l e ve l t oc o mp en sa te f or e ng in e an d ro adspeed noise.

T hi s fe at ur e is n ot a va il ab le o ns om e v eh ic le s a nd wi ll n ot a pp ea ra s a m e nu fu n ct i on .

Cassette radio units only

Tape control buttons

Insert a tape and p layback willa ut om at ic al ly o ve rr id e r ad io o r C D.TAPE A" or TAPE B" appears in

t h e d i sp l ay t o in d ic a te w h ic h s i de of t h e t a pe is p la y in g .


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Fast forward/rewind

P re ss b ut to n f ul ly i n f or f as tforward.

Press and release button toe nd fa st f or wa rd a nd re st ar t t hetape.

P r es s b u tt o n f u ll y i n f o rrewind.

Press and release button toe nd r ew in d an d re st ar t t he t ap e. I f the beginning of the tape isr e ac h ed , p r es s b o th a n db ut to ns p a rt w ay in t o r es ta rtplayback.

I f r ew in d is e ng ag ed d ur in g r ad ior ec ep ti on , t ap e pl ay ba ck w il la ut om at ic al ly r es ta rt w he n t h eb eg in ni ng o f t he ta pe i s r ea ch ed .

D ur in g f as t f or wa rd a nd r e wi nd ,r adi o t r ansm i s s io n i s auto m at i cal l yr es to re d ( wi th A u t om at ic M us icSe ar ch f unct io n t ur ned of f ) .

Auto reverse

I f t he e nd o f t he t ap e is r ea ch ed ,a ut o r ev er se o pe ra te s w it hplayback resuming at the start of t he t ap e's o th er s id e.


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Tape side selection

D ur in g t ap e p la yb ac k, p re ss b o tha n d b u tt o ns p a rt i al l y i n t o

c ha ng e t he ta pe s id e b ein g p la yed .

Tape eject

P r e s s b o t h and b ut t ons f ul l yi n t o e j ec t t h e c a ss e tt e a n d r e st o reradio reception.

To pause tape playback

P r es s A M/ F M t o p au s e ta p ep l ay b ac k a n d r e st o re r a d i or ec ep ti on , o r t he CD bu tt on fo r C Dplayback.

A square in the display indicatest h er e i s a t a pe i n se r te d .

To restart tape playback

P re ss b ot h ta pe b ut to ns p ar ti al ly i no r p re ss AM S t o r es um e t ap eplayback.


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Automatic Music Search (AMS)

P r e s s AM S t o t ur n thi s funct i on o nor off.

Wi t h t h is fe a tu r e a c ti v at e d, p r es seither A or " b ut to ns ( asappr o pr i at e) , t o o b tai n the pr evi o uso r n ex t t ra ck o n t he ta pe .

Cassette care and maintenance

F or b es t p oss ibl e so un d q ua li ty, u set ap e c as se tt es t ha t a re c le an a nd i ngood condition.

I t i s a ls o r ec om me nd ed t ha t t het ap e h ea d i n t he au di o u ni t i sc le an ed r eg ul ar ly w it h a w etc l ea n in g c a ss e tt e , w h ic h i s a v a il a bl ef ro m y ou r L in co ln /M er cu ry D ea le r.


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MENU button (main features)tape

Use the MENU button to accessm ai n me nu f e at ur es , a nd t h e S EE Kb u tt o n fo r a d ju s tm e nt .

Dolby Br noise reduction

P r e s s t he M ENU b ut t o n r e pe at e dl y

u nt il a d is pla y li ke t he o ne sh ow no pp o si te a pp ea rs . T he n us e th eSEEK button to turn this functiono n ( NR ON ") o r o ff (N R O FF ") .Wi t h t h e f u nc t io n o n , b a ck g ro u ndtape noise is reduced.


P r e s s t he M ENU b ut t o n r e pe ate dl yuntil a display like t he one sho wno pp os it e a pp ea rs . T he n u se t heSEEK button to turn this functionon (AVC + 1" to AVC + 7") o r off (AVC OFF").

W h en s e le c te d , A u to m at i c Vo l um e

C on tr ol i nc rea se s o r d ec re as es t heaudi o uni t 's vo lum e l e ve l t oc o mp en sa te f or e ng in e an d ro adspeed noise.

T hi s fe at ur e is n ot a va il ab le o nc er ta in v eh ic le s a n d w il l n ot a pp ea ra s a m e nu fu n ct i on .


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AM/FM stereo/single CD playerwith premium sound

CD Playback

( 8c m a nd 1 2c m C Ds c an b e p la ye d)

C D p l ay b ac k s t ar t s a nd r a d ior ec ep ti on i s in te rr up te d, w he n a C Di s ins e r t ed i nt o t he ent r y s l o t . P LAY C D " a p pe a rs i n t he d i sp l ay.

P re ss CD to st ar t p la yb ac k f ro m aC D a l re a dy in th e a u di o u n it . I f n od is c i s i ns er te d, NO CD " a pp ea rsi n th e d i sp l ay.

T he d is pla y i nd ic at es el ap se d t ra ckt im e u p t o 1 9: 59 . I f t he t ra ck i sl on ge r t ha n t we nt y m in ut es , t hefirst digit flashes while th e rest of

t he n um er al r et ur ns t o ze ro a nds t ar t s co u n ti n g a g ai n .

Track selection

Press A S E EK t o r et u rn t o t h e s t ar to f t he t ra c k b ei ng p la ye d. I f p re ss edwi th in th ree se co nd s o f t he st ar t o f a t ra ck , t he p rev io us t ra ck wi ll be

s e le c te d . P r es s r e pe a te d ly t o s e le c tp re vi ou s t ra ck s.

Press SEEK " t o s ele ct t he n ex tt r ac k o r p r es s r e pe a te d ly t o a c c es sl at er t ra ck s.


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Fast forward/reverse

Press and hold A

S EE K o r S EE K"

t o s ea rc h ba c kw ar ds o r f or wa rd sa cr os s th e t ra ck s o n th e d is c.

Scan mode

P r e s s t he SC AN but t o n. Each tr acki s pl ay ed i n tu rn f or a s ho rt p er io d.

D ur in g t hi s s ca n, SC AN " a p pe ar s

i n th e d is pl ay. To c o nt in u e l is te ni ngt o a t ra ck , p re ss SC AN .

Pressing SCAN a t any time will endt he sc an .

To end CD playback

P re ss t he A M/ FM b ut to n to r es to rer ad io r ec ep ti on w it ho ut e je ct in g t he

d is c. I f r ese lec te d, t he C D wi ll s ta rtf ro m w he re ve r p la yb ac k w as la stinterrupted.

A square in the display indicatest he re i s a d is c i ns er te d.

CD eject

D u ri n g C D p l ay b ac k , p r es s .

W he n ej ec te d, t he d is c i s he ldready for removal. If it is left as itis, the disc will be pulled bac ki n si d e t h e au d io u n it a u to m at i ca l ly,a nd r et ai ne d r ea dy f or p la yb ac k.


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CD care and maintenance

F or b es t p o ss ib le s ou nd q ua li ty, u seC Ds th at a re c le an an d in go odcondition.

CD error codes

C od es m ay b e s ho wn i n t he a ud iou ni t d is pla y t ha t in dic at e e rro rsw it h t he C D u ni t. T he se c od es ar e

as follows:

Display Description/rectification

E11 or E15 Internal fault, see your dealer.

E12C le an t he d is c a nd t ry a ga in . I f e rr or s ti ll s ho ws , s ee y ou rdealer.

E14 Ambient temperature too hot - unit will not work until ithas cooled down.

E16 There is an eject fault, see your dealer.

MENU button (main features)CD

U se t he M EN U b ut to n t o a c ce ss

m ai n me nu f e at ur es , a nd t h e S EE Kb u tt o n fo r a d ju s tm e nt .


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Random track playback (SHUF)

Press the MENU button repeatedlyuntil a display like t he one showno pp o si te a pp ea rs . T he n us e th eSEEK button to turn this functiono n ( S HU F ON ") o r o ff (SHUFOFF").

Wi th t he f un ct io n o n, t he e la ps edt im e i nd ic at or i s r ep la ce d b y

SH UF " a s a n ew t ra ck is se le ct ed .

I f a n op ti on al C D ch an ge r i s fi tt ed ,t he a ud io u ni t p la ys al l t he tr ac kso n t he d is c s el ec te d, t he n m ov esonto the next disc in the CDm ag azi ne and play s t he tr ack s o nt ha t i n r an do m s eq ue nc e.

Track compression (COMP)

Press the MENU button repeatedlyuntil a display like the one sho wno pp os it e a pp ea rs . T he n u se t heSEEK button to turn this functiono n o r o ff .

Wi th t he f un ct io n o n, q ui et er m us ici s b oo st ed a nd l ou de r m us icl ow er ed t o mi ni mi ze r ep ea te d

volume adjustments.


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Automatic Volume Control

Press the MENU button repeatedlyu nt il a d is pla y li ke t he o ne sh ow no pp o si te a pp ea rs . T he n us e th eSEEK button to turn this functionon (AVC + 1" to AVC + 7") or off (AVC OFF").

W h en s e l ec t ed , A u to m at i cVolume Control increases or

de cr eas e s t he audi o unit 's vo l umel ev el t o c om pen sa te f or e ngi ne a ndroad speed noise.

T he S EE K b ut to n p ro vi de s as ele ct io n o f s et ti ngs be twe en AV CO FF " a nd AV C + 7" . T he d is pl ays ho ws t he l ev el s el ec te d.

T hi s fe at ur e is n ot a va il ab le o ns om e v eh ic le s a nd ma y n ot a pp ea ra s a m e nu fu n c ti o n.

MENU button (main features)CD

U s e t he M ENU b ut t o n t o acce s sm ai n m e nu fe at ure s , and t he SEEKb u tt o n fo r a d ju s tm e nt .


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Random track playback (SHUF)

Cassette and CD radio unitsPress the MENU button repeatedlyuntil a display like t he one showno pp o si te a pp ea rs . T he n us e th eSEEK button to turn this functiono n ( S HU F ON ") o r o ff (SHUFOFF").

Wi th t he f un ct io n o n, t he e la ps edt im e i nd ic at or i s r ep la ce d b y SH UF " a s a n ew t ra ck is se le ct ed .

I f a n op ti on al C D ch an ge r i s fi tt ed ,t he a ud io u ni t p la ys al l t he tr ac kso n th e di sc s el ec te d t he n mo v esonto the next disc in the CDm ag azi ne and play s t he tr ack s o n

t ha t i n r an do m s eq ue nc e.

Track compression (COMP)

Press the MENU button repeatedlyuntil a display like the one sho wn

o pp os it e a pp ea rs . T he n u se t heSEEK button to turn this functiono n o r o ff .

Wi th t he f un ct io n o n, q ui et er m us ici s b oo st ed a nd l ou de r m us icl ow er ed t o mi ni mi ze r ep ea te d

volume adjustments.


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Cassette and CD radio units

Press the MENU button repeatedlyu nt il a d is pla y li ke t he o ne sh ow no pp o si te a pp ea rs . T he n us e th eSEEK button to turn this functiono n ( AV C O N" ) o r o ff ( AV C O FF ") .

W h en s e l ec t ed , A u to m at i cVolume Control increases or

de cr eas e s t he audi o unit 's vo l umel ev el t o c om pen sa te f or e ngi ne a ndroad speed noise.

T h e S EE K b ut t on p r o vi d es as ele ct io n o f s et ti ngs be twee n AV CO F F" a n d AV C + 7 ". T h e d i sp l ay

s h ow s t h e l ev e l s e le c te d .T hi s fe at ur e is n ot a va il ab le o ns om e v eh ic le s a nd ma y n ot a pp ea ra s a m e nu fu n c ti o n.


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PREMIUM AM/FM STEREO IN DASH SIX CD RADIO

Volume/power control

P re ss t h e co nt ro l t o tu rn t he a ud iosystem on or off.

Tu rn th e c on tr ol t o r ais e o r l owe rvolume.

I f t he v ol ume i s s et a bo ve a c er ta inl e ve l a n d t h e i g ni t io n i s t u rn e d o f f,t he v ol um e w il l c om e b ac k o n a t a no mi na l" l is te ni ng l ev el w he n t h eignition switch is turned back on.

Push on

Push on


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AM/FM select

T he A M/ FM s el ec t c on tr ol wo rk s i nr adi o and CD m o des ( i f e q ui ppe d).


Thi s co nt r ol al l o ws y o u t o s el e ctAM or FM frequency bands. Presst he c o nt ro l t o s wi tc h b et we en A M,F M1 o r F M2 m em or y p re se t

stations.AM/FM select in CD mode

P r e s s t hi s co nt r ol t o s t op C D pl ayand begin radio play.

Tune adjust

T he t un e c on tr ol w or ks in ra di o o rCD mode.

Tune adjust in radio mode

Press A t o mo ve t o th e ne xtf r e q ue ncy do w n the b and ( whe t hero r n ot a l is ten abl e s ta tio n i s l oc at edt he re ). H ol d t he c on tr ol t o m ov et h ro u gh t h e f r eq u en c ie s q u ic k ly.

Press " t o m ov e t o t he n ex tf re qu en cy u p t he b a nd ( wh et he r o r

n ot a l is te na bl e s ta ti on i s l oc at edt he re ). H ol d f or q ui ck m o ve me nt .


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Tune adjust for CD mode

Press A t o s el e ct t h e p r ev i ou sd is c. ( Pl ay w il l b eg in o n th e fi rs tt ra ck o f t he d is c u nl es s sh uf fl em od e i s e ng ag ed .) R ef er t o Shuffle

feature f or m or e i nf or ma ti on . H ol dt he c on tr ol t o co nt in ue r ev er si ngt hr ou gh t he d i sc .

Press " to select the next disc.

Ho l d t he co nt r o l t o fas t fo r w ardt hr ou gh t he r em ai ni ng d is cs .

Seek function

The s ee k f unct i o n w o r k s i n r adi o o rCD mode.

Seek function in radio mode

Press A to find the nextl i st e na b le s t at i on d o w n t h ef re qu en cy b an d. S EE K DO WN w il ldisplay.

Press " t o fi nd t he n ex tl i st e na b le s t at i on u p t h e f r eq u en c yb an d. S EE K UP w il l d is pl ay.


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Seek function in CD mode

Press A to seek to the previoustrack of the current disc. If theb eg in nin g o f t he d isc i s r ea ch ed ,t he C D p la ye r s ee ks t o th eb eg in ni ng o f t he la st t ra ck on th ec ur re nt d is c a n d be gi ns p l ay in g.

Press " t o se e k f o rw a rd t o th en ext t ra ck of t he cu rr en t d is c. A ft er

t he l as t t ra ck h a s be en c o mp le te d,t he f ir st t ra ck of t he cu rre nt d iscw il l a ut om at ic al ly r ep la y.

Scan function

The s can f unct i o n w o r k s i n r adio o rCD mode.

Scan function in radio modeP re ss t he S CA N c on tr ol t o h ea r ab rie f s amp lin g o f a ll li st en abl es ta ti on s o n t he f re qu en cy b an d.P re ss t he S CA N co nt ro l a ga in t ostop the scan mode.


P re ss t he S CA N co nt ro l t o he ar ashort sampling of all selections o nt he CD . ( Th e C D s ca ns in a f or wa rdd i re c ti o n, w r ap p in g b a ck to th e f i rs tt ra ck at t he en d o f t he CD .) . Tos to p o n a p ar ti cu la r s el ec ti on , p re sst h e c o n tr o l a g ai n .


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Radio station memory preset

T he r ad io i s e qu ip pe d w it h si xs ta ti on m e mo ry p re se t c on tr ol s.T he se co nt ro ls c an be u se d t os ele ct u p t o si x p re se t A M s ta tio nsa nd t we lv e FM st at io ns (s ix in FM1a nd s ix i n FM 2) .

Setting memory preset stations

1. Select the frequency band withthe AM/FM select co ntrol. Presst he A M/ FM c on tr ol t o t ogg lebetween AM, FM1 , or FM2 .

2 . Pr ess t he S EE K c on tr ol t oa c ce s s t h e n e xt l i st e na b le s t at i onu p or d ow n th e fr eq ue nc y b an d.P re ss t he T UN E c o nt ro l t o go u p or

d o wn t h e l is t en i ng b a nd i ni n di v id u al i n cr e me n ts .

3. Select a station. Refer to Seekfunction f or m or e in fo rm at io n o n

s el ec ti ng a s ta ti on .

4. Press and hold a memory p resetc on tr ol . T he pl ay in g m ed ia w il l

m u te m om e nt a ri l y. W h en t h e s o un dr et ur ns , t he s ta ti on i s he ld i nm em or y o n th e co nt ro l y ous ele ct ed . T he d is pla y wil l r ea dSAVED.


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Autostore

Autostore allows you to set thes tr on ge st l oc al r ad io s ta ti on swi th ou t l osi ng yo ur o ri gi na lm an ua lly s et p re set s ta ti on s. T hi sf e at u re i s h e lp f ul o n t r ip s w h en yo ut r av e l b e tw e en c i ti e s w i th di f fe r en tradio stations.

Starting autostore

1 . P re ss a nd m om en ta ri ly h ol d t heAM/FM control.

2. AUTOSTORE will flash in thedi s play as t he fr e q uency b and iss c ro l le d t h ro u gh .

3. When th e six strongest stationsa re f il le d, t he s ta ti on st or ed in

m em or y p res et c on tr ol 1 wil l st ar tplaying.

I f t her e a re l es s t ha n s ix s tr on gs ta ti on s a va il ab le o n t h e f re qu en cyb an d, t he re ma in in g m em or y p re setc on tr ol s wi ll a ll s to re t he l as t s tr on gstation available.

To d ea c ti v at e a u to s et a n d r e tu r n t oyour audio system's manually setm em or y s ta ti on s, p re ss th e A M/ FMc on tr ol a ga in .


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CD select

C D m o de m a y b e e nt e re d b yp re ss in g t he CD c on tr ol a nd t heL OA D c on tr ol . L oa d t he C D i nt ot he a ud io s ys te m. T he f ir st t ra ck o f t he d is c w il l b eg in p la yi ng . A ft ert ha t, C D pl ay w il l b eg in w he re i ts to pp ed l as t.

I f a n al te rn at iv e C D is d es ir ed ,

p re ss t h e c o rr es po nd in g p re se tcontrol (1 6) of a loaded CD, orp re ss t he T UN E c o nt ro l t o ac ce sst h e o t h er l o ad e d C D s.

NO CD will display if the CDc on tr ol i s a ct iv at ed w he n t he re i sn ot a CD pr es en t i n t he au di os ys te m. N O C D w il l i ll um in at e i nt he di sp la y i f t he CD co nt ro l a nd ap re se nt n um be r ( th at i s c ur re nt lye mp ty ) a re p re ss ed . T he s ys te mwi ll p la y t he n ex t a va ila ble d is c.

I f y ou r v eh ic le i s eq uip pe d wi th aC D c ha ng er, p re ss in g t he CDc on tr ol a ga in w il l a ll ow y ou t o

t og gl e be tw ee n a cc es si ng t he m ul tid is c s ys te m a nd th e C D c ha ng er.T he d is pl ay w il l r ea d CD o r C DD J.

Display description

S ix c ir cl es a re a lw ay s li t i n th ed ig it al d is pl ay. T he se s ig ni fy t he s ixC D s lo t s i n t he audi o s ys t e m . W he na d is c i s l oa de d i nt o a p ar ti cu la rs lo t ( 1 6) , t he nu mb er i ns id e t ha ts pe cif ic c ir cle li gh ts . I f t he c ir cl e i se m pt y, t he r e i s no C D i n t hatp a rt ic ul ar s lo t.


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Load

T h e l o ad fe a tu r e a l lo w s y o u t o l o ads i ng le C Ds int o t he pl ay er i nt e rnalt o th e r ad io .

T hi s s ix di sc CD p la ye r i se qu ip pe d w it h a CD d oo r.Compact discs should only bei ns er te d i nt o t he pl ay er af te rt he do or ha s b ee n o pe ne d b y

t he p la ye r. D o n ot a tt em pt t of o rc e t he d o o r op e n. C o mp a ctdiscs should only be loaded by p re ss in g t he L OA D c on tr ol .

P r e s s the L OAD cont r o l. ( Yo u canc ho os e w hi ch s lo t w il l b e l oa de d b yp re ss in g t he d es ir ed pr es etn um be r. I f y ou do no t c ho os e a sl ot ,the system will ch oose the nexta va il abl e o ne .) Wa it u nt il t he CDd oo r o pe ns . L oa d t he C D i nt o t hep l ay e r. L O AD I NG C D # i s d i sp l ay e d.W he n th e C D ha s be en l oa de d, t hedo or will close and the CD willb eg in t o p la y. F or e xa mp le , t o l oa da C D i nt o s lo t # 2, p re ss t he L OA D

c o nt ro l a nd t h en p r es s p re se t # 2.


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Auto load

This feature allows you to autoloadu p t o 6 di sc s i nt o t he m ul ti d is c C Dp la ye r i nt er na l t o t he r ad io .

P r e s s and ho l d t he L OAD co nt ro lu nt il A UT OL OA D # i s d is pl ay ed .T he C D d oo r w il l o pe n. L oa d t hed es ir ed d isc , o ne a t a t ime . T he CDi s lo ade d i nt o po s i ti o n and the

a ud io s ys te m w il l d is pl ay C D# .E ac h t ime t he C D d oo r o pe ns ,I NS ER T C D# is di sp la ye d. T he d oo rwi ll c lo se a nd th e p la ye r wi ll mo vet o t he n ex t s lo t a ft er e ac h d is c h asb ee n l oa de d. T he p ro ce ss i sr ep ea te d u nt il a ll 6 s lo ts a re f ul l.T he au di o s ys te m p la ys th e l as t C D

l o ade d and t he di spl ay i s updat e d.I f s om e sl ot s a re a lr ea dy f ul l a nda ut ol oa d i s a ct iv at ed , t he s ys te mwill fill all empty slots.

Eject

P re ss t he E J c on tr ol t o st op a nde je ct a C D. Yo u c an ch oo se wh ic h

C D w il l b e e je ct ed by p re ss in g t heE J c on tr ol a nd th e d es ir ed pr es etnumber (1 6). For example, toeject CD# 2, press t he EJ controla nd th en p re ss th e p re se nt # 2c on tro l. I f y ou do n ot c ho os e aspecific CD, the player will ejectthe current CD.

I f a C D i s e je ct ed an d n ot r em ov edfrom the doo r of the CD player, thep la ye r w il l a ut om at ic al ly r el oa d t heC D. T hi s fe at ur e m ay b e us ed w he nt he i gn it io n is O N o r O FF.


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Auto eject

P re ss a n d mo me nt ar il y h o ld t h e E Jc on tr ol t o e ng ag e a ut o e je ct . A llC Ds whi ch are pr e se nt i n t he pl ay erwill be ejected one at a time. If aC D is e je ct e d and no t r e m o ve dfrom the door of the CD player, thep la ye r w il l a ut om at ic al ly r el oa d t heC D. T hi s f ea tu re m ay be u se d w he n

t he i gni t i o n i s ON o r OF F.Rewind

T he r ew in d co nt ro l w or ks in C Dm od es . P re ss an d ho ld th e R EWc o n tr o l u n ti l t h e d e si r ed s e le c ti o nis reached. If the beginning of thed is c i s r ea ch ed , t he CD wi ll b eg in

play a t the first track. Release thec o nt ro l t o d i se ng ag e r ew in d m o de .W he n in r ew in d mo d e, y ou r a u di os yst em wi ll a ut om at ic al ly l owe r t he

volume level of the playing media.

Fast forward

T he f as t f or wa rd c on tr ol wo rk s i nC D mo de s. P re ss a nd h ol d t he F Fc o n tr o l u n ti l t h e d e si r ed s e le c ti o nis re ac he d. I f t he en d o f th e d is c i sr e ac h ed , t h e C D w i ll r e tu r n t o t h ef ir st t ra ck o n t he f ir st d is c. R el ea set he c on tr ol t o di se ng ag e f as tf or wa rd m od e. W he n i n f as tf or wa rd m od e, y ou r a ud io sy st emw il l a ut om at ic al ly l ow er t he v ol um ele vel o f th e pla yi ng m ed ia .


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Shuffle feature

P re ss t h e SH UF c on tr ol u nt il t hed e si r ed s h uf f le m o de i s d i sp l ay e d.T he a u di o s ys te m w il l t he n e ng ag et h e d es i re d s h uf f le m o de .

W h en e n ga g ed , t h e s h uf f le f e at u reh a s t wo d i f fe r en t m o de s :

S H UF F LE D I SC a n d S HU F FL ET RK . S HU FF LE D IS C r an do ml yp la ys t ra ck s fr om a ll t he d is csp re se nt ly i n th e a ud io s ys te m.

S HU FF LE T RK p la ys al l t he t ra ck so n th e c ur re nt d is c i n r an do morder.

Compression feature

T he c om pr es si on f ea tu re o pe ra te si n CD m o de and b r i ng s s of t andl ou d C D p as sa ge s t og et he r f or am or e c o n si st en t l is te ni ng l ev el .

P r e s s t he C OM P co nt r ol unt i lCOMP ON is displayed.

Bass adjust

T h e b a ss a d ju s t c o n tr o l a l lo w s y o ut o in cr ea se o r d ec rea se t he a ud iosystem's bass output.

P re ss t he B AS S co nt ro l. U se t heS EL c on tr ol t o i nc rea se o r d ec rea se

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Treble adjust

T he t re bl e ad ju st c on tr ol a ll ow s yo ut o in cr ea se o r d ec rea se t he a ud ios y st e m' s t r eb l e o u tp u t.

P r e s s t he TR EB co nt r ol . U s e t heS EL c on tr ol to in cr ea se o r d ec rea sethe amount of treble.

Speaker balance adjustS pe ak er s ou nd d i st ri bu ti on c an b ea dj us te d b et we en t he r ig ht a nd l ef tspeakers.

P re ss th e B AL c on tr ol . U se th e S ELc on tr ol t o a dj us t t he s ou ndb et we en t he s pe ak er s.

Speaker fade adjust

S pe ak er s ou n d c an b e a dj us te db et we en t he f ro nt a nd r ea rspeakers.

P re ss th e FA DE c on tr ol . U se th eS EL c on tr ol t o a dj us t t he s ou nd

b et we en t he f ro nt a nd r ea rspeakers.


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Menu mode

T he M EN U c o nt ro l a ll ow s y ou t oa cc es s m a ny d if fe re nt f ea tu re sw it hi n y ou r a ud io s y st em . T he rear e t hr e e se t s o f m e nus avai lab l ed ep en di ng u po n wh ic h mo de o rfeature is activated.

W hi le i n F M m od e, t wo m en us a rea va il ab le . I f R DS i s tu rn ed o ff , y ou

can access the following:

SELECT HOURS Refer toSetting the clock.

S ELE CT MI NUT ES R ef er t oSetting the clock.

R D S O F F Re f er t o Radio datasystem.

I f R DS is tu rn ed on , y ou ca naccess the following:

SELECT HOURS Refer toSetting the clock.

S EL EC T MI NU TES Re fer t oSetting the clock.

T RA FF IC O N/ OF F- Re fe r t oTraffic announcements.

F I ND t y pe - Re f er t o Radio datasystem.

S HO W ( NA ME , T YP E,N ON E) -R ef er t o Radio data

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W he n in C D m o de , y o u can acce s s :

S EL EC T H OU RS , S EL EC TM IN UT ES o r C OM P O N/ OF F.S EL EC T H OU RS , S EL EC TM I NUTES Al l o ws y ou t o adj us tt he h ou rs a nd m in ut es . R ef er t o

Setting the clock.

T RA FF IC O N/ OF F Tr af fi ca n no u n ce m en t s c a n b e

p ro gr am me d a s l oc al o r d is ta nt .Refer to Traffic announcements.

R DS ON/OF F Thi s f e at ure all o w syour audio system to receive texti nf or ma ti on f ro m R DS e qu ip pe d F Mr ad io s t at io ns . R ef er t o RDS

feature.

F I ND ty pe Al lo w s yo u t o se l e ctyour desired FM program type ands ea rc h f or t ha t s el ec ti on .

SHOW Al lo w s yo u t o se l e ct f r o mNAME (displays the name o f ther ad io s ta ti on ), T YP E ( di sp la ys t heR DS p ro gr am t yp e: ro ck , j azz, et c. ),o r N ON E ( dea ct iv at es t he RD S

display).

Radio data system (RDS) feature

Thi s f e at ur e all o w s y o ur audi os ys te m t o re ce iv e t ex t i nf or ma ti onf ro m RD Se qu ip pe d FM r ad iostations.

To a cti va te RD S:

W he n i n F M m od e, p re ss th eM EN U c on tr ol u nt il R DS O FFdisplays.

P re ss t he S EL c on tr ol t o e ng ag ethis feature (RDS ON).


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RDS features:

O nc e t he R DS f ea tu re i s o n, p re sst he R DS co nt ro l t o s cr ol l t hr ou ght he f o ll ow in g s el ec ti on s:

Traffic announcements

This feature allows you to heart ra ff ic a nn ou nc em en ts w hi le i n C Dm od e. T he se a nn ou nc em en ts a re

b ro ad ca st b y t ra ff ic c ap ab le R DSstations.

W h en i n t h is m o d e, t r af f ica nn o un ce me nt s w il l i nt er ru p t r ad ioand CD play.

P r e s s t he M ENU co nt r o l unt i lT R AF F IC i s d is p la y ed .

P re ss t he S EL c on tr ol t o en ga get he f ea tu re . T he d is pla y wi ll re ad

T RA FF IC O N.

This feature also allows you toc on tr ol t he v ol ume o f tr af fi ca n no u n ce m en t s. Wi t h t h e d i sp l ayr ea di ng T RA FF IC O N, a dj us t t he

volume using the volume control to

t h e d e si r ed le v el . T h e v o lu m e l e ve lwill show at the bottom of thed i sp l ay. I n te r ru p ti n g t r af f ica nn ou nc eme nt s w il l b e at t hes el ec te d v ol um e l ev el .

To d is en ga ge t he f ea tu re , p re ss t heME NU c on tr ol u nt il T RA FFI C ONd is pl ay s. P re ss t h e SE L c on tr ol .


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Program type

Thi s fe at ure al l o ws y o u t o s e ar chf or R DS s ta tio ns s ele ct iv ely b y t hei rp ro gr am t yp e.

P re ss t he M EN U co nt ro l u nt il F IN Dpr o g r am t y pe i s di s play e d.

Use the SEL control to select thep ro gr am t yp e. Wi th t he f ea tu re o n,u se t he S EE K o r S CA N c on tr ol t of i nd the de si r e d pr o g r am t y pe f r o mt h e f o l lo w in g s e le c ti o ns :

Classic

Country

Info

Jazz

Oldies

R &B

Religious

Rock

Soft

Top 40

Show

This feature allows you to selectt he t yp e of R DS b ro ad ca sti n fo r ma t io n t h e r a di o w il l r e gu l ar l ys ho w i n th e d is pl ay.

Wi t h RDS acti vat ed, pr e s s t heM EN U c on tr ol u nt il S HO W i sdisplayed.


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U se th e S EL c on tr ol t o s el ec t T YP E( di sp la ys t he R DS p r og ra m t yp e:rock, jazz, etc), NAME (displayst he n am e o f t he ra di o s ta ti on ) o rNONE (deac tivates the RDSdisplay).

RDS clock feature

Refer to Setting the clock forinformation.

Mute mode

P re ss th e c on tr ol t o m ut e t hep la yi ng m ed ia . P re ss th e c on tr olag ai n t o r et ur n t o t he pl ay ingmedia.

Setting the clock

P re ss th e M EN U c on tr ol u n ti lS EL EC T H OU R o r S EL EC TM I NU T E i s di s pl a ye d .

U se t he S EL c o nt ro l t o ma nu al lys et t he t im e.

Press Y to increasehours/minutes.

Press B to decreasehours/minutes.


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STEERING COLUMNCONTROLS

Ignition

1. Ignition off, steerin g wheellocked.

O n v e h ic l es w i th a u t o ma t ict ra ns ax le s, t he i gn it io n k ey c a nr e tu r n t o t h is po s it i on o n ly if t h eg ea rs hi ft l ev er i s in P ( Pa rk ).

2 . T he a cc es so ry p osi tio n. S tee rin gunl o cke d, r adi o o pe r ati o nal.I gn it io n a n d a ll m ai n e le ct ri ca lcircuits are disabled.

T he ig ni ti on k ey s ho ul d n ot b e l ef ti n t h is po s it i on f o r t o o l o ng to a vo i dd i sc h a rg i ng t h e b a tt e ryunnecessarily.


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3. Ignition switched on, alle l e ctr i cal ci r cuit s o pe r at i o nal.War ni ng and indi cato r l i g htsi ll um in at e. T hi s ke y p os it io n i s fo rn or ma l d ri vi ng .

4. Starter motor activated. Releaset he k ey as so on as th e e ng in estarts.

Tilt steering

P ul l t he lo ck in g l ev er o n th es te er in g c ol um n c ov er u p t o a dj us tt he s t e e ri ng co l umn po s i t io n.S e cu r e t h e w h ee l b y r e le a si n g t h elocking lever.

N ev er a dj us t t he s te er in gw hee l wh ile th e v eh ic le is

moving.

Hazard flasher control

U se o nl y i n a n e me rg en cy t o w ar n

traffic of vehicle breakdown ora pp ro ac hi ng d an ge r. D ep re ss t oa ct iv at e. D ep re ss a ga in t o s w i tc ho f f . The haz ar d l i g hts can b eo pe r ate d w he n the i gni t i on i s o ff .

Horn

P re ss th e p ad in th e m id dl e o f t hes te er in g w he el .


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Multi-function switch

T he t ur n s ig na l f un ct io ns a rea va il ab le o nl y w it h t he i gn it io nswitch on.

Right turn signal

Mo ve th e le ver u p.

Left turn signal

M ov e t he l ev er d ow n.


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Flash-to-pass

P ul l th e l ev er t ow ar d y ou an dr el ea se q ui ck ly f or fl as h to p as s"operation.

High beam headlamps

P u sh t h e le v er t o wa r d th ei n st r um e nt p a ne l .

Windshield wipers and washer

Wipers

Lift the windshield wiper lever tothe desired speed interval.

I nt er mi tt en t: p us h l ev er u p t o t he

f ir st p os it io n.

L ow : p us h l ev er u p t o t he s ec on dposition.

H ig h: p us h le ve r u p to t he t hi rdposition.

For a single wipe, push the leverdownward.


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Intermittent wiper control

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