Mercury Mercury Cougar 1996 Owner's Manuals

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Features
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Your vehicle has a variety of features designed
for your comfort, convenience and safety. Read
this chapter to find out about standard and
optional features.
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Doors
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Anti-theft front door lock knobs
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[FV01300(MBC )01/95]
Anti-theft lock knobs are designed to prevent
unlocking the door by pulling up on the lock
knob. To unlock and open the front door from
inside the vehicle, pull on the inside door
handle.
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Power Door Locks (If equipped)
[FV01600( ALL)03/95]
If your vehicle has power door locks, the
controls to lock the doors are on the trim panel
of the front door. When you close the doors
after you set the door locks, the doors remain
locked. If the power mechanism fails, the manual
door locks will override the power controls.
Pulling on a front inside door handle will
automatically override and release the front door
lock.
[FV01750( BC )02/95]
Power door locks on vehicles equipped with
keyless entry will activate when the interior
courtesy/dome lamps are turned on or off using
the instrument panel dimmer or thumbwheel
control.
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The power locks on the driver's door
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Using the Illuminated Entry System
(If equipped)
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The interior lights turn on when you lift the
outside door handle on either front door when
you press UNLOCK, TRUNK, or PANIC on a
programmed remote entry transmitter if your
vehicle is equipped with remote entry.
[FV03200( BCGV)02/95]
These lights automatically turn off after 25
seconds or when you turn the ignition key to
ON or ACC. The inside lights will not turn off if
you have turned them on manually or if a door
is open.
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104 [FV03210( MBC)01/95]Anti-Theft Alarm System
(If equipped)
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When armed, this system helps protect your
vehicle against break-ins or theft.
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When an unauthorized entry occurs, the system
triggers and will:
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flash the headlamps, parking lamps, and
alarm indicator lamp
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honk the horn
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disable the starting circuit to prevent the
vehicle from being started
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NOTE: The factory installed Remote Entry
System has a PANIC feature that also
chirps the vehicle horn and flashes the
interior/exterior lamps when the
PANIC button on the remote entry
transmitter is pushed. The PANIC
alarm and the Anti-Theft alarm are two
separate features. Both the anti-theft
alarm and the PANIC feature can be
active at the same time.
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To tell the difference between a PANIC alarm
and a triggered Anti-theft alarm:
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only the Anti-Theft alarm will cause the
alarm indicator lamp (located in the center of
the instrument panel) to flash on and off.
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only the Anti-Theft alarm will disable the
start circuit so that the vehicle can not be
started.
[FV03310(MBC )05/95]
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the Anti-Theft alarm will not stop by pushing
the PANIC button on the Remote Entry
transmitter.
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For more information on the PANIC alarm, see
Remote Entry Systemin the Index.
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Arming the system
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To arm the system, do the following steps in
sequence:
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1. Remove the key from the ignition.
[FV03355(MBC )05/95]
At this point, the anti-theft system automatically
monitors the ignition keylock cylinder. If the
lock cylinder is forcibly removed, the anti-theft
alarm system will trigger. To arm the remaining
portion of the system, follow steps 2-4.
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2. Open any door. The alarm indicator light
will start flashing to remind you to arm the
system.
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3. Lock the doors by using the power door
lock switch or by pressing the remote entry
transmitter LOCK button.
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The alarm indicator will now glow steadily.
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4. Close all doors. The alarm indicator light
will then remain on steadily for
approximately 30 seconds and then go out.
When the light goes out, the system is
armed.
[FV03400(MBC )05/95]
NOTE: Be sure to close all doors completely. If
not, the alarm indicator light will
remain on. Remember, your anti-theft
system is armed only after the alarm
indicator light remains on steadily for
approximately 30 seconds after the last
door is closed, and then goes out.
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You can also arm the anti-theft system by
following this sequence:
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1. Remove key from ignition.
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2. Close all of the doors.
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3. Press the remote entry transmitter LOCK
button to lock the doors. The alarm indicator
will come on for 30 seconds to show that the
alarm is arming and then turn off to show
that the alarm has been armed.
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[FV03450(MBC )05/95]
The anti-theft system is designed to work with
the factory installed remote entry system. It may
not work with other remote entry systems.
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Disarming an untriggered anti-theft system
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You can disarm the system by:
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unlocking a door with the key (turn the key
all the way to the end of travel or the system
may not disarm.
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using the UNLOCK button of the remote
entry transmitter
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using the keyless entry unlock code on the
keypad
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if remaining in the vehicle, turn the ignition
switch to ON or ACC
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Triggering the alarm system
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The armed system will be triggered if:
[FV03530(MBC )05/95]
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any door is opened without disarming the
system first (see previous paragraphs)
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the trunk lock cylinder is removed, or
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NOTE: You can open the trunk with your key
without setting off the alarm.
[FV03547( BC )05/95]
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the ignition key lock cylinder is forcibly
removed from the steering column.
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Disarming a triggered system
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The alarm can be disarmed by:
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unlocking a front door with the key
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using the UNLOCK button of the remote
entry transmitter
[FV03581( BC )05/95]
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using the keyless entry unlock code
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NOTE: The flashing lights and honking horn
will shut off automatically within 2
minutes 45 seconds after the system is
triggered. It will trigger again if
another intrusion occurs. However, the
starter circuit remains disabled until
the system is disarmed.
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Remote Entry System
(If equipped)
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If your vehicle has the remote entry system, you
can lock and unlock the vehicle doors and open
the trunk without using a key. The remote also
has a personal alarm feature. The buttons for the
system are located on the hand held
transmitter(s) that came with your vehicle.
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The system will work with up to four
transmitters. Your vehicle came with two
transmitters. Additional transmitters can be
ordered from your dealer.
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[FV08045(MBC )02/95]
The remote entry features only operate with the
ignition in the OFF position.
[FV08050(MBC )02/95]
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Remote entry transmitter
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