FORD CONTOUR 1998 2.G Owner's Guide

Controls and features
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Wipers
Lift the windshield wiper lever to
the desired speed interval.
•Intermittent: push lever up to the
first position.
•Low: push lever up to the second
position.
•High: push lever up to the third
position.
For a single wipe, push the lever
downward.
Windshield wipers and washer
Intermittent wiper control
(if equipped)
Rotate the variable intermittent
wiper control to the desired speed.
1 = Short time interval
6 = Extended time interval
Washer
Pull the lever toward the steering
wheel. The washer operates in
conjunction with the windshield
wipers.
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Controls and features
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Do not use the speed control
in heavy traffic or on roads
that are winding, slippery, or
unpaved.
Off
On
Speed control (if equipped)
To turn speed control off
•Press Off or
•turn off the vehicle ignition.
Once speed control is switched off,
the previously programmed set
speed will be erased.
To turn speed control on
•Press On.
HM:
I0 20
OFF LOPNL/FLR
PANEL
A/CFLOOR
DEF FLR
DEF
MAX
A/C HI/
POWERAUDIOAM/FM
SCAN
SEEK 312645ANSSIDE1-2EJECTVOLUME
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000010 20 3040506070
80
90
100
110
120
130MPH20 406055
80120 100
140
160
180
200EF 1
/
2UNLEADED FUEL ONLY
12
03
x 1000
4
5
6
7
8
NORMALBRAKE
CHECK
ENGINE TRACTION
CONTROLO/D
OFF
MIRRORSRes
Set
AccCoastOff
On
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To set a speed
Press SetAcc. For speed control to
operate, the speed control must be
on and the vehicle speed must be
greater than 48 km/h (30 mph).
If you drive up or down a steep hill,
your vehicle speed may vary
momentarily slower or faster than
the set speed. This is normal.
Speed control cannot reduce the
vehicle speed if it increases above
the set speed on a downhill. If your
vehicle speed is faster than the set
speed while driving on a downhill
in overdrive, you may want to shift
to the next lower gear to reduce
your vehicle speed.Res
Set
Acc
Coast
Res
Set
Acc
Coast
If your vehicle slows down more
than 16 km/h (10 mph) below your
set speed on an uphill, your speed
control will disengage. This is
normal. Press Res to re-engage it.
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Res
Set
Acc
Coast
To set a lower speed
•Press and hold Coast. Release the
control when the desired vehicle
speed is reached, or
•press and release Coast. Each
press will decrease the set speed
by 1.6 km/h (1 mph), or
•depress the brake pedal. When
the desired vehicle speed is
reached, press SetAcc.
To set a higher speed
•Press and hold SetAcc. Release
when the desired set speed is
reached, or
•press and release SetAcc. Each
press will increase the set speed
by 1.6 km/h (1 mph) or
•accelerate with your accelerator
pedal, then press SetAcc.
You may accelerate with the
accelerator pedal at any time
during speed control usage.
Releasing the accelerator pedal will
return your vehicle speed to the
previously set speed.Res
Set
Acc
Coast
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Res
Set
Acc
Coast
To return to a set speed
•Press Res. For Res to operate,
the vehicle speed must be faster
than 48 km/h (30 mph).
To disengage speed control
•Depress the brake pedal.
Disengaging the speed control will
not erase the previously
programmed set speed.
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Controls and features
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Door delay
Off
On
12
SEC
OnOff12 SEC Interior lamps
The interior lamps have three
switch positions: door delay, off
and on.
When the control is switched to
door delay (12 SEC), the interior
light stays on for 12 seconds after
the doors are closed with the
ignition off.
Reading lamps (if equipped)
The reading lamps are operated by
separate on/off switches and can be
adjusted to point in the desired
direction.
Open/Lift
Close Sunroof (if equipped)
The electric sunroof can be
operated only when the ignition is
switched on.To open and close the sunroof
Press the rear part of the control
on the rocker switch in the roof
console to open the sunroof. Press
the front control to close it. OVERHEAD CONTROLS
To lift the rear of the sunroof
Close the sunroof and press the
front part of the control again.
Press the rear control to lower the
sunroof.
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Controls and features
37 Power door locks (if equipped)
Push to lock or unlock all doors.
AUTO
Power windows (if equipped)
The windows will only operate
when the ignition is switched on.
Press the appropriate control to
operate the power windows at each
door position. All of the windows
can be controlled from the control
on the driver’s door. The
passenger’s door window and the
rear windows can be operated
individually with separate door
controls on the respective door.
AUTO
One-touch down feature
(driver only)
Briefly press the control to the
second action point: the window
opens automatically.
Press again to stop the window
while it is in motion. DOOR MOUNTED CONTROLS
U
L
DOOR LOCKLOCK
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Safety switch
Move the switch to the right to
prevent passengers from operating
the windows.
Move the switch to the left to allow
passengers to operate the windows.
CHILD LOCK BELOWSECURITE ENFANTS CI-DESSOUS´VERROUILLEE,LOCKED WHEN LOCKED,
DOOR WON`T
OPEN FROM INSIDE.´VERROULEE AINSI, LA PORTE
NE PEUT S´OUVRIR DE
L´INTERIEUR.
CHILD LOCK BELOWSECURITE ENFANTS CI-DESSOUS´
VERROUILLEE,LOCKED
WHEN LOCKED,
DOOR WON`T
OPEN FROM INSIDE.
´VERROULEE AINSI, LA PORTE
NE PEUT S´OUVRIR DE
L´INTERIEUR.
Rear door childproof safety
locks
When the lever in the rear door
lock is pushed inwards, the door
can be opened only from the
outside of the vehicle.
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PULL
Remote luggage compartment
control
Pull the control located on the left
of the driver’s seat to open the
luggage compartment.
To disable the remote luggage
compartment release, depress the
control on the luggage
compartment latch that is marked
in orange before closing the
luggage compartment.
FLOOR MOUNTED CONTROLS
Parking brake
For information on the parking
brake, refer to Preparing to start
the vehicle in the Starting
chapter.
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Controls and features
40Fuel pump shut-off switch
For information on the fuel pump
shut-off switch, refer to Fuel
pump shut-off switch in the
Roadside emergencies chapter.
Positive retention floor mat
(if equipped)
(Standard in Canada)
Position the floor mat in the
footwell. Place the mat eyelet over
the pointed end of the retention
post from the rear and rotate
forward to install. Adjust the floor
mat position to allow proper
operation of accelerator pedal,
brake pedal and clutch pedal (if
equipped).
To remove, lift the floor mat just
forward of the retention post and
rotate it rearward to disengage it
from the retention post.
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