maintenance Mercury Mariner 2007 s Repair Manual

IDENTIFYING YOUR VEHICLE
Safety Compliance Certification Label
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration Regulations require
that a Safety Compliance
Certification Label be affixed to a
vehicle and prescribe where the
Safety Compliance Certification
Label may be located. The Safety
Compliance Certification Label is
located on the structure (B-Pillar)
by the trailing edge of the driver’s
door or the edge of the driver’s
door.
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
The vehicle identification number is
located on the driver side
instrument panel.
Please note that in the graphic,
XXXX is representative of your
vehicle identification number.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) contains the following
information:
1. World manufacturer identifier
2. Brake system / Gross Vehicle
Weight Rating (GVWR) / Restraint
System
3. Vehicle line, series, body type
4. Engine type
5. Check digit
6. Model year
7. Assembly plant
8. Production sequence number
TRANSMISSION/TRANSAXLE CODE DESIGNATIONS
You can find a
transmission/transaxle code on the
Safety Compliance Certification
Label. The following table tells you
which transmission or transaxle
each code represents.
Description Code
Four-speed automatic 4
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A
Accessory delay ..........................48
Air cleaner filter ...............261–262
Airbag supplemental restraint
system ................104–105, 113, 116
and child safety seats ............106
description ..............105, 113, 116
disposal ....................................119
driver airbag ............107, 114, 117
indicator light .........113, 115, 118
operation .................107, 114, 117
passenger airbag .....107, 114, 117
side airbag ...............................113
All Wheel Drive (AWD),
driving off road .........................179
Ambulance packages ....................8
Antifreeze
(see Engine coolant) ................241
Anti-lock brake system
(see Brakes) ..............................169
Anti-theft system ..................77, 80
arming the system ....................80
disarming a triggered system ..81
triggering ...................................81
Audio system (see Radio) ...19, 23
Automatic transaxle
fluid, adding ............................259
fluid, checking ........................259
Automatic transmission
driving an automatic
overdrive .................................174
fluid, refill capacities ..............264
fluid, specification ..................264
Auxiliary power point .................47
Axle
lubricant specifications ..........264
refill capacities ........................264B
Battery .......................................239
acid, treating emergencies .....239
battery saver .............................39
jumping a disabled battery ....207
maintenance-free ....................239
replacement, specifications ...262
servicing ..................................239
BeltMinder...............................100
Brakes ................................168–169
anti-lock ...................................169
anti-lock brake system (ABS)
warning light ...........................169
fluid, checking and adding ....259
fluid, refill capacities ..............264
fluid, specifications .................264
lubricant specifications ..........264
parking ....................................170
shift interlock ..........................171
Bulbs ............................................39
C
Capacities for refilling fluids ....264
Cargo area shade ........................65
Cargo management system ........65
Cell phone use ..............................8
Child safety restraints ..............119
child safety belts ....................119
Child safety seats ......................123
attaching with tether straps ..127
in front seat ............................124
in rear seat ..............................124
Cleaning your vehicle
engine compartment ..............224
instrument panel ....................227
interior .....................................227
interior trim ............................227
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F
Fail safe cooling ........................245
Fluid capacities .........................264
Foglamps .....................................35
Four-Wheel Drive vehicles
driving off road .......................179
indicator light .........................179
preparing to drive your
vehicle .....................................171
Fuel ............................................247
calculating fuel
economy ............................57, 252
cap ...........................................249
capacity ...................................264
choosing the right fuel ...........250
comparisons with EPA fuel
economy estimates .................254
detergent in fuel .....................251
filling your vehicle with
fuel ...........................247, 249, 252
filter, specifications ........247, 262
fuel pump shut-off switch .....189
improving fuel economy ........252
octane rating ...................250, 267
quality ......................................251
running out of fuel .................251
safety information relating
to automotive fuels ................247
Fuses ..................................189–190
G
Gas cap (see Fuel cap) ............249
Gas mileage
(see Fuel economy) .................252
Gauges .........................................17
H
Hazard flashers .........................188Head restraints .....................82, 86
Headlamps ...................................33
aiming ........................................36
autolamp system .......................33
bulb specifications ....................39
flash to pass ..............................35
high beam .................................34
replacing bulbs .........................40
turning on and off ....................33
Hood ..........................................231
I
Ignition ...............................165, 267
Illuminated visor mirror .............46
Infant seats
(see Safety seats) .....................123
Inspection/maintenance (I/M)
testing ........................................257
Instrument panel
cleaning ...................................227
cluster ........................................12
lighting up panel and
interior .......................................35
J
Jump-starting your vehicle ......207
K
Keyless entry system .................76
autolock .....................................69
keypad .......................................76
locking and unlocking doors ....77
programming entry code .........76
Keys .............................................78
positions of the ignition .........165
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replacement/additional
transmitters ...............................74
replacing the batteries .............73
Reverse sensing system ...........177
Roadside assistance ..................187
Roof rack .....................................66
S
Safety Belt Maintenance ............99
Safety belts (see Safety
restraints) ........................91, 94–98
Safety Canopy ...................114, 116
Safety defects, reporting ..221–222
Safety restraints ..............91, 94–98
BeltMinder............................100
extension assembly ..................99
for adults .............................95–97
for children .............................119
Occupant Classification
Sensor ........................................92
safety belt maintenance ...........99
warning light and chime ........100
Safety seats for children ..........123
Safety Compliance
Certification Label ....................268
Seat belts
(see Safety restraints) ...............91
Seats ............................................82
child safety seats ....................123
heated ........................................86
SecuriLock passive anti-theft
system ..........................................77
Servicing your vehicle ..............230
Setting the clock
AM/FM/In-dash 6 CD ................26
Snowplowing .................................8Spark plugs, specifications ......262,
267
Special notice
ambulance conversions ..............8
utility-type vehicles ....................8
Specification chart,
lubricants ...................................264
Speed control ..............................52
Starting your vehicle ........165–167
jump starting ..........................207
Steering wheel
tilting .........................................45
T
Tilt steering wheel ......................45
Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (TPMS)
Tires, Wheels and Loading ....149
Warning Displays ......................12
Tires ...................................133–135
alignment ................................142
care ..........................................138
changing ..................................198
checking the pressure ............138
inflating ...................................136
label .........................................148
replacing ..................................139
rotating ....................................142
safety practices .......................141
sidewall information ...............143
snow tires and chains ............153
spare tire .................................196
terminology .............................135
tire grades ...............................134
treadwear ........................134, 138
Towing .......................................159
recreational towing .................164
trailer towing ..........................159
wrecker ....................................213
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