Window LINCOLN TOWN CAR 2007 Owner's Manual

•Resting your foot on the brake pedal while driving may reduce fuel
economy.
•Combine errands and minimize stop-and-go driving.
Maintenance
•Keep tires properly inflated and use only recommended size.
•Operating a vehicle with the wheels out of alignment will reduce fuel
economy.
•Use recommended engine oil. Refer toLubricant specificationsin
this chapter.
•Perform all regularly scheduled maintenance items. Follow the
recommended maintenance schedule and owner maintenance checks
found inscheduled maintenance information.
Conditions
•Heavily loading a vehicle or towing a trailer may reduce fuel economy
at any speed.
•Carrying unnecessary weight may reduce fuel economy (approximately
1 mpg [0.4 km/L] is lost for every 400 lb [180 kg] of weight carried).
•Adding certain accessories to your vehicle (for example bug
deflectors, rollbars/light bars, running boards, ski/luggage racks) may
reduce fuel economy.
•Using fuel blended with alcohol may lower fuel economy.
•Fuel economy may decrease with lower temperatures during the first
8–10 miles (12–16 km) of driving.
•Driving on flat terrain offers improved fuel economy as compared to
driving on hilly terrain.
•Transmissions give their best fuel economy when operated in the top
cruise gear and with steady pressure on the gas pedal.
•Close windows for high speed driving.
EPA window sticker
Every new vehicle should have the EPA window sticker. Contact your
authorized dealer if the window sticker is not supplied with your vehicle.
The EPA window sticker should be your guide for the fuel economy
comparisons with other vehicles.
It is important to note the box in the lower left corner of the window
sticker. These numbers represent the Range of MPG (L/100 km)
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Compass, electronic
set zone adjustment ...............130
Console
rear ..................................111, 118
Controls
power seat ...............................156
steering column ......................117
Coolant
checking and adding ..............285
refill capacities ................289, 309
specifications ..........................309
Cruise control
(see Speed control) ..................114
Customer Assistance ................239
Ford Extended Service
Plan ..........................................265
Getting assistance outside the
U.S. and Canada .....................266
Getting roadside assistance ...239
Getting the service you
need .........................................261
Ordering additional owner’s
literature .................................267
Utilizing the
Mediation/Arbitration
Program ...................................265
D
Daytime running lamps
(see Lamps) ................................98
Defrost
rear window ..............................96
Dipstick
automatic transmission
fluid ..........................................304
engine oil .................................280
Driving under special
conditions ..................................235
through water .........................238E
Electronic message center .......124
Emergencies, roadside
jump-starting ..........................255
Emergency Flashers .................241
Emission control system ..........301
Engine ........................................312
cleaning ...................................271
coolant .....................................285
fail-safe cooling .......................290
idle speed control ...................283
lubrication specifications .......309
refill capacities ........................309
service points ..........................278
starting after a collision .........241
Engine block heater .................226
Engine oil ..................................280
change oil soon warning,
message center .......................280
checking and adding ..............280
dipstick ....................................280
filter, specifications ........282, 307
recommendations ...................282
refill capacities ........................309
specifications ..........................309
Exhaust fumes ..........................226
F
Fail safe cooling ........................290
Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) ....291
Floor mats .................................134
Fluid capacities .........................309
Foglamps .....................................98
Fuel ............................................291
calculating fuel
economy ..........................126, 297
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bulb replacement
specifications chart ................102
daytime running light ...............98
fog lamps ...................................98
headlamps .................................97
headlamps, flash to pass ..........98
instrument panel, dimming .....99
interior lamps .................101–103
replacing bulbs .......................103
Lane change indicator
(see Turn signal) ......................101
Lights, warning and indicator ....10
anti-lock brakes (ABS) ..........227
Load limits .................................213
Locks
childproof ................................140
doors ........................................138
Lubricant specifications ...........309
Lug nuts ....................................255
Lumbar support, seats .............156
M
Message center .........................124
english/metric button .............129
system check button ..............128
warning messages ...................132
Mirrors .......................................113
automatic dimming rearview
mirror ......................................113
fold away .................................114
heated ......................................114
programmable memory ..........144
side view mirrors (power) .....113
Moon roof ..................................119
Motorcraft parts ........274, 291, 307
N
Navigation system .......................30cd functions ..............................47
destination mode ......................71
DVD location .............................91
map mode .................................51
quick start .................................32
radio functions ..........................39
O
Octane rating ............................296
Oil (see Engine oil) ..................280
P
Parking brake ............................228
Parts (see Motorcraft parts) ....307
Passenger Occupant
Classification Sensor .................162
Pedals (see Power adjustable
foot pedals) ...............................114
Power adjustable foot pedals ...114
Power distribution box
(see Fuses) ...............................245
Power door locks ......................138
Power mirrors ...........................113
Power point ...............................110
Power steering ..........................230
fluid, checking and adding ....303
fluid, refill capacity ................309
Power trunk ......................135–136
Power Windows .........................111
R
Radio ................................15, 18, 24
Rear window defroster ...............96
Relays ........................................242
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wrecker ....................................260
Traction control ........................229
Traction-lok rear axle ...............231
Transmission .............................231
brake-shift interlock (BSI) ....231
fluid, checking and adding
(automatic) .............................304
fluid, refill capacities ..............309
lubricant specifications ..........309
Trunk .........................................140
remote release ................136, 143
Turn signal ................................101
V
Vehicle Identification Number
(VIN) ..........................................313Vehicle loading
..........................213
Ventilating your vehicle
...........226
W
Warning lights (see Lights)
.......10
Water, Driving through
.............238
Windows
power
.......................................111
Windshield washer fluid and
wipers
........................................108
replacing wiper blades
...........280
Wrecker towing
.........................260
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