buttons LINCOLN CONTINENTAL 1996 Customer Assistance Guide

4. Within five (5) seconds of pressing 1/2, enter
your personal code, pressing each digit within
five (5) seconds of the previous digit.
5. Enter a sixth digit to indicate which Personality
should be recalled by this personal code.
1/2 Recall Personality 1
3/4 Recall Personality 2
9/0 No recall
An of the vehicle doors will lock and then
unlock to confirm programming of the new
code.
The keyless entry system registers this new code.
To open your vehicle, you can now use either code.
To erase all of the personal entry codes and remote
entry transmitters programmed to a vehicle:
1. Enter the original permanent code.
1042.Press 1/2 within five (5) seconds of Step I.
3.Press and hold 1/2 for two (2) seconds.
All of the vehicle doors will lock and then
unlock to confirm erasure.
Do not set a code that presents the numbers in
sequential order, such as 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8, 9/0.
Studies show that people who idly press the
buttons usually press a sequential pattern. Also,
do not select a code that uses the same button
five times. Thieves can easily figure out these
types of codes.
Arming, disarmning and resettirig your anti-
theft system (If equipped) from the keyless
entry pad
If your vehicle is equipped with the optional
factory installed anti-theft system, the keyless
entry system will arm it when you use the 7/8 and
9/0 keys to lock the doors, and will disarm or
reset a triggered anti-theft alarm when you enter
in the five digit code to unlock the driver's door.

Remote Entry System
With the remote entry system, you can lock and
unlock the vehicle doors and open the trunk
without using a key. The buttons for the system
are located on the two hand held transmitters that
came with your vehicle. The remote also has a
personal alarm feature.
The system will work with up to four transmitters.
Your vehicle came with two transmitters.
Additional transmitters can be ordered from your
dealer.
The personal alarm feature operates only with the
ignition off. The LOCK, UNLOCK and TRUNK
features work whenever your vehicle is in Park or
Neutral.Remote entry transmitter
Unlocking the doors and opening the trunk
To unlock the driver's door, press the UNLOCK
button.
To unlock the other doors, press the UNLOCK
button a second time within five (5) seconds of
unlocking the driver's door.
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NOTE: The factory installed Remote Entry
System has a PANIC feature that also chirps the
vehicle horn and flashes the interior/exterior lamps
when the PANIC button on the remote entry
transmitter is pushed. The PANIC alarm and the
Anti-Theft alarm are two separate features.
Both the anti-theft alarm and the PANIC feature
can be active at the same time.
To tell the difference between a PANIC alarm anct
a triggered Anti-Theft alarm: only the Anti-Theft alarm will cause the alarm
indicator light (located in the center of the
instrument cluster) to flash on and off. only the Anti-Theft alarm will prevent the
engine from starting.
For more information on the PANIC alarm, see
Remote Entry System in the Index.Arming the system
To arm the system, do the following four steps in
sequence.
1. Remove the key from the ignition.
2. Open any door. The alarm indicator light
will start flashing to remind you to arm the
system.
3. Lock the doors by using the power door lock
switch, pressing the remote entry transmitter
LOCK button or pressing the last two
buttons (7/8, 9/0) of the keyless entry
keypad.
The alarm indicator will now glow steadily.
4. Close all doors. The alarm indicator light
will then remain on steadily for
approximately 30 more seconds and then go
out. When the light goes out the system is
armed.
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NOTE: Be sure to close all doors completely. If
not, the alarm indicator light will remain on.
Remember, your anti-theft system is armed only
after the alarm indicator light remains on steadily
for approximately 30 seconds after the last door is
closed, and then goes out.
You can also arm the anti-theft system with the
factory installed remote entry system or the keyless
entry system by following this sequence:
1.Remove key from ignition.
2.Close all of the doors.
3.Press the remote entry transmitter LOCK
button or press the last two buttons (7/8, 9/0)
of the keyless entry keypad to lock the doors.
The alarm indicator will come on for 30
seconds to show the alarm is arming and then
turn off to show that the alarm has armed.
110The anti-theft system is designed to work with
the factory installed remote entry system. It may
not work with other remote entry systems.
NOTE: The anti-theft system will not activate
whfle someone is sitting in the driver's seat or if
there is a heavy object in the driver's seat.
Disarming an untriggered anti-theft system
You can disarm the system by: unlocking a front door with the key (turn the
key all the way to the end of travel or the
system will not disarm). using the keyless entry unlock code. using the UNLOCK button of the remote
entry transmitter.
If you armed the system while inside your
vehicle, you can disarm it by turning the ignition
to the ON or ACC position. This allows you to
open the door and exit without triggering the
system.

Pressing the SELECT switch will toggle between
1, 2 or no choice. If DRIVER I or DRIVER 2 is
selected, the display, SAVED TO DRIVER I or
SAVED TO DRIVER 2, will appear on the
Message Center to confirm the change has been
automatically saved with the Personality Memory.
If no choice is made by the driver, then the change
will not be automatically saved and there is no
effect on the Personality Memory.
Once this screen has been displayed, the driver will
not be asked again for the remainder of the drive.
Turning Personality OFF
The Personality Memory feature can be turned off
using the Memory OFF switch on the driver's door.
The amber indicator light will be lit when the
feature is turned OFF. Pressing either the Memory
I or Memory 2 switch will turn on the Personality
Memory feature and recall the saved settings.
122Memory recall buttonsThe Memory Profile System buttons
When Personality is OFF, the vehicle will
function as if the Personality Memory feature
was not on the vehicle. Also, when a change is
made to one of the Personality settings, there will
be no prompts on the Message Center asking
which driver to save the setting to.

Programming the Universal Transmitter
NOTE: It is recommended that your hand-held
transmitter contain fresh batteries prior to
programming./!\ WARNINGMake sure that people or objects are clearof the garage door, gate, etc. while you areprogramming the system.To program the Universal Transmitter:
I.Make sure your vehicle's engine is off.
2.Erase the Universal Transmitter's test codes by
holding down the two outside buttons. After
20 seconds the light will begin to flash. Release
both buttons immediately.3. Choose one of the three Universal
Transmitter buttons to program. Place the
hand-held controller you want to program
within one inch of the Universal Transmitter.
Push and hold both the Universal
Transmitter button you want to program
and the hand-held controller at the same
time. The Universal Transmitter light will
flash slowly.
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4. When the Universal Transmitter light begins to
flash rapidly (this could take up to 60 seconds),
release both buttons. You can now use your
Universal Transmitter instead of the hand-held
controller.
1325. To program the other two buttons on
your Universal Transmitter, skip step two
and repeat steps 3 and 4.
NOTE:Be sure to keep your original
hand-held transmitter for possible retraining if it
becomes necessary to erase the Universal
Transmitter.
Note to Canadian users: Prior to 1992,
regulations required many hand-held controllers
to stop transmitting after one or two seconds.
Transmission will stop even though you
continue to hold down the button, and even if
the light on the hand-held transmitters remains
lit. If you think you have one of these
controllers, you should press and re-press the
controller every two seconds without releasing
the Universal Transmitter button. Release both
buttons when the Universal Transmitter light
begins to flash rapidly.

The operator verbally obtains details of Your
situation and, if necessary, ties your vehicle into a
three-way phone call with the United States Auto
Club or local 911 or other emergency services to
dispatch the appropriate assistance to your
location. Once the situation has been appropriately
handled, the operator will terminate the call, the
system warning light will stop flashing and the
system will be reset. In most situations, ONLY
the response center can terminate an assistance
request.
General Description
Lincoln's Remote Emergency Satellite Cellular
Unit (RESCU) is designed to expedite roadside or
emergency assistance to distressed motorists who
are uncertain of their location and/or are uncertain
of who to contact for assistance.
The Lincoln RESCU System utilizes Global
Positioning System (GPS) technology and the
146nation's cellular phone network to track vehicle
location and, at the touch of a button, put you in
voice contact with the Lincoln Security
Response Center.
Two buttons in the overhead console will
activate the system. A tow truck icon for
roadside assistance and an ambulance icon for
emergency assistance
identify the buttons.The Overhead Console

when appropriate, stay in direct phone contact
with you until emergency help arrives notify pre-designated family contacts or friends
of the emergency situation, if requested, or if no
response is received from the vehicle.
NOTE: If You are certain of your location, a direct
phone call to 911 or other emergency services may
provide a faster response.
Activation and Deactivation
When either of the two Lincoln RESCU buttons is
pressed, a warning light, located in the overhead
console, will begin to flash and status messages will
be displayed on the vehicle's message center,
confirming an assistance request has been made.
The warning light will continue to flash throughout
the activation.The RESCU Warning light
The system can be activated whenever your
ignition key is in the RUN/START Position and
for two Minutes after your vehicle is turned off.
In most situations, the assistance request can
ONLY be terminated and the system reset when
a special tone is sent to the vehicle by the
Lincoln Security Response Center. (See
Automatic Redial later in this chapter for
exceptions.) Operation will continue even if the
vehicle is turned off during an activation
(although visual feedback via the Message
Center will not be available in this situation).
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Electronic Sound SystemsVolume on Treble Bass AM Display Tape FM1/FM2 Balance DSP Blank skip
Fade Seek Autoset Scan Eject Fast forward BASS TREB Tune Compact discs Tape Dolby/
Compression Shuffle Rewind Memory preset buttons
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