FORD ESCORT 1997 7.G Owner's Guide

OVERHEAD CONTROLS
Overhead Lamps
Move the overhead lamp switch to
the desired position:
OFF Overhead lamp off
DOOR Overhead lamp illuminates
when a door is opened
ON Overhead lamp on
Map lamps (if equipped)
Press to turn the map lamps on
and off.
DOOR MOUNTED CONTROLS
Power door locks (if equipped)
Push to lock or unlock the doors.
L All doors locked
U All doors unlockedOFF DOOR ON
L ULOCK
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²Driver side
²Front passenger side
L U
LOCK
LU
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Childproof locks
The rear doors can be set to
prevent children from opening the
doors from the inside. To set the
rear childproof locks:
The childproof lock must be set
separately for each door. Setting
the lock on one door will not set
the lock for both rear doors.
To return the rear doors to normal
operation, return the lever to the
raised position.
Illuminated entry (if equipped)
For more information on the
illuminated entry system, refer to
Illuminated entryunderRemote
entry systemin this chapter.
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Power windows (if equipped)
Driver side controls
Press the appropriate window
switch to operate the power
windows.
²Driver window
²Front passenger window
²Left rear passenger window
L U
LOCK
LOCK
LOCK
LOCK
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²Right rear passenger window
To prevent passengers from
operating the power windows,
press the lock button.
Press again to unlock and allow
the passengers to operate the
power windows.
One-touch down feature
To open the driver side window
completely, press and release the
lower portion of the driver side
window switch.
To stop the window while it is in
motion, press the switch again.
Passenger controls
Press the window switch to
operate the power window at each
door position.
LOCK
L U
LOCK
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²Front passenger side
²Rear passengers
CONSOLE CONTROLS
Gearshift
For information about the gearshift
on vehicles with automatic or
manual transaxles, refer to the
Transaxlessection of theDriving
chapter.
LU
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²Automatic
²Manual
4 25 3 1
R
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Parking brake
For information on the parking
brake, refer toPreparing to start
the vehiclein theDriving
chapter.
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FLOOR CONTROLS
Floor mat hook (if equipped)
Fasten the floor mat to the floor to
prevent the mat from shifting.
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TRUNK/LIFTGATE CONTROLS
Compact disc changer (if
equipped)
For information on compact disc
changer, refer to theAudio Guide.
Wagon liftgate lamp
Press the switch to turn the
liftgate lamp on or off.
ON OFF
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