engine LINCOLN AVIATOR 2005 Quick Reference Guide

Your Message Center is located on your
instrument cluster. With the ignition in the ON
position, it displays important vehicleinformation while constantly monitoring
vehicle systems. The Message Center will
also notify you of potential vehicle problems
by displaying system warnings followed by along indicator chime.
Reset
Press this control to select and
reset functions shown in the
INFO menu and SETUP menu.
Info Menu
This control displays the
following:
•Odometer/Compass
•Trip Odometer/Odometer/Compass
•Distance to Empty
•Average Fuel Economy
•Trip Elapsed Drive Time
Setup Menu
Press this control for the
following displays:
Selecting the system check function from the
SETUP menu causes the Message Center to
cycle through each of the systems being
monitored. Each system will indicate either
an OK message or a warning message for
three seconds.
Pressing the RESET control cycles the
Message Center through each of the systems
being monitored.
The sequence of the systems check report
and how it appears in the Message Center isas follows:
System Warnings
System warnings alert you to possible
problems or malfunctions in your vehicle’s
operating systems. In the event of a multiple
warning situation, the Message Center will
cycle the display to show all warnings by
displaying each one for four seconds.
The Message Center will display the last selected
feature if there are no more warning messages.
This allows you to use the full functionality of the
Message Center after you acknowledge the
warning by pressing the RESET control and
clearing the warning message.
Warning messages that have been reset are
divided into three categories that:
•Cannot be cleared until the condition
is corrected.
•Will reappear on the display ten minutes
from the reset.
•Will not reappear until an ignition OFFON
cycle has been completed.
Message Center
1FUEL LEVEL
(if low)
2WASHER FLUID LEVEL
3OIL LIFE IN XX%
4ADVANCETRAC
™5 PARK ASSIST6ENGINE TEMP
7OIL PRESSURE
8TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM
9BRAKE FLUID LEVEL
10CHARGING SYSTEM
• System Check
•Units(English/Metric)
•Autolock
•Easy Entry/Exit
•Autolamp Delay
•Oil Change•Language
•Rear Park Assist
(in Reverse)
•AWD locked(if equipped)
•AdvanceTrac™

2Headlamps
Rotate the headlamp control clockwise to the second position to
turn on the headlamps. Pull the headlamp control towards you to
turn on the foglamps. Must be in autolamp mode, parklamp
position or headlamp position for foglamps to operate. Rotate
the control counterclockwise to initiate the autolamps. (This light
sensitive system turns your exterior lamps on and off automatically.
It also keeps the lights on for approximately 20 seconds after the
ignition switch is turned to the OFF position.) To turn the system off,
rotate the control clockwise to the OFF position.
3 ABS Light
Your antilock braking system (ABS) detects the onset of wheel lockup
during brake applications and helps prevent wheels from locking
during extreme braking situations. The ABS warning light will
illuminate when you start your engine; however, if it stays on,
continues to flash or fails to illuminate, see your dealership's service
department immediately.
5Speed Control
You must be traveling at or above 30 miles per hour to use the
speed control system. Press ON to enable speed control. Press
SET + to set a speed. To set a higher speed, accelerate to the
desired speed, press and release SET +. To establish a lower
speed, press and hold the SET control until you get to the desired
speed, then release the control or depress the brake pedal or
press CNCL until the desired vehicle speed is reached then press
the SET + control. To return to a previously set speed, press RES.
To disengage speed control and erase the previously programmed
set speed, press OFF.
6Audio System
Please see Audio System on the reverse side of this guide.
7Climate Control
Please see Climate Control on the reverse side of this guide.
4Service Engine Soon
This light will illuminate briefly when you start your vehicle to ensure
that the engine warning system is functional. If it comes on after the
engine is started, one of your engine’s emission control systems
may be malfunctioning. Or, it may stay on because your vehicle is out
of fuel, existing fuel quality is poor, or the fuel cap hasn’t been
properly tightened. If you have added high quality fuel or tightened
the fuel cap and the light continues to stay on, remember that it can
take three driving cycles for the light to turn off. (A driving cycle
consists of a cold engine startup followed by mixed city/highway
driving.) No additional vehicle service would be required.