Driver controls Mercury Monterey 2007 Owner's Manuals

Introduction 4
Instrument Cluster 10
Warning lights and chimes 10
Gauges 14
Entertainment Systems 17
AM/FM stereo with CD 17
AM/FM stereo cassette with CD 20
Climate Controls 30
Manual heating and air conditioning 30
Rear window defroster 40
Lights 41
Headlamps 41
Turn signal control 46
Bulb replacement 48
Driver Controls 53
Windshield wiper/washer control 53
Steering wheel adjustment 54
Power windows 64
Mirrors 66
Speed control 68
Message center 75
Locks and Security 92
Keys 92
Locks 92
Anti-theft system 106
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SPECIAL NOTICES
New Vehicle Limited Warranty
For a detailed description of what is covered and what is not covered by
your vehicle’s New Vehicle Limited Warranty, refer to theWarranty
Guidethat is provided to you along with yourOwner’s Guide.
Special instructions
For your added safety, your vehicle is fitted with sophisticated electronic
controls.
Please read the sectionSupplemental restraint system (SRS)
in theSeating and Safety Restraintschapter. Failure to follow
the specific warnings and instructions could result in personal injury.
Front seat mounted rear-facing child or infant seats should
NEVERbe placed in front of an active passenger airbag.
Service Data Recording
Service data recorders in your vehicle are capable of collecting and
storing diagnostic information about your vehicle. This potentially
includes information about the performance or status of various systems
and modules in the vehicle, such as engine, throttle, steering or brake
systems. In order to properly diagnose and service your vehicle, Ford
Motor Company, Ford of Canada, and service and repair facilities may
access vehicle diagnostic information through a direct connection to your
vehicle when diagnosing or servicing your vehicle.
Event Data Recording
Other modules in your vehicle — event data recorders — are capable of
collecting and storing data during a crash or near crash event. The
recorded information may assist in the investigation of such an event.
The modules may record information about both the vehicle and the
occupants, potentially including information such as:
•how various systems in your vehicle were operating;
•whether or not the driver and passenger seatbelts were buckled;
•how far (if at all) the driver was depressing the accelerator and/or the
brake pedal;
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Speedometer:Indicates the
current vehicle speed.
Engine coolant temperature
gauge:Indicates engine coolant
temperature. At normal operating
temperature, the needle will be in
the normal range (between “H” and
“C”).If it enters the red section,
the engine is overheating. Stop
the vehicle as soon as safely
possible, switch off the engine and let the engine cool.
Never remove the coolant reservoir cap while the engine is
running or hot.
Odometer:Registers the total miles
(kilometers) of the vehicle.
Refer toMessage Centerin the
Driver Controlschapter on how to
switch the display from Metric to
English.
Trip odometer:Registers the miles
(kilometers) of individual journeys.
To reset, press and hold the
message center RESET button for
three seconds to reset.
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Treble:Press to adjust the treble setting. Use//SEEK.
Balance:Press to adjust the audio between the left and right speakers.
Use
//SEEK.
Fade:Press to adjust the audio between the front and rear speakers.
Use
//SEEK.
Speed sensitive volume (if equipped):Radio volume automatically
changes slightly with vehicle speed to compensate for road and wind
noise. Press MENU to access and use
//SEEKto adjust.
The recommended level is 1–3. Level 0 (SPEED OFF) turns the feature
off and level 7 is the maximum setting.
Setting the clock:Your vehicle is equipped with an in-dash clock. For
directions on setting the time, refer toClockin theDriver Controls
chapter.
4.Aux:Press to toggle between
FES/DVD and AUX modes. If no
auxiliary sources are available, NO
AUX AUDIO will be displayed.
5.Seek:Press to access the next
strong station or track.
6.Text:In CD mode, this feature
reads track name, artist name, and
disc name (if available).
7.Shuffle:Press to play tracks in
random order.
8.Comp (Compression):In CD
mode, brings soft and loud CD
passages together for a more
consistent listening level.
9.Repeat:Press to repeat the
current CD track.
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Fade:Press to adjust the audio between the front and rear speakers.
Use
//SEEK.
Speed sensitive volume:Radio volume automatically changes slightly
with vehicle speed to compensate for road and wind noise. Press MENU
to access and use
//SEEKto adjust.
Setting the clock:Your vehicle is equipped with an in-dash clock. Refer
toClockin theDriver Controlschapter for further information.
Autoset:Allows you to set the strongest local radio stations without
losing your original manually set preset stations for AM/FM1/FM2 . Press
MENU to access. Use
//SEEKto set.
When the six strongest stations are filled, the station stored in preset 1
will begin playing. If there are less than six strong stations, the system
will store the last one in the remaining presets.
Clean tape reminder:After 20 hours of cassette operation, the radio
will notify you that it is time to clean the cassette player head. After
cleaning the player head, you can clear the reminder through menu
control and selecting YES.
Dolby:
Dolby
noise reduction:Reduces tape noise and hiss.
Use
//SEEKto cycle Dolby ON/OFF. The Dolby
noise
reduction system is manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation. Dolby
and the double-D symbol are registered
trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
5.AUX:Press to toggle between
FES/DVD and AUX modes. If no
auxiliary sources are available, NO
AUX AUDIO will be displayed. To return to radio mode, press AM/FM.
6.Tape eject:Press to eject a tape.
7.Text:In CD mode, displays track
title, artist name, and disc title (if
available).
8.Shuffle:Press to play CD tracks
in random order.
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2.Phone/mute:Press to mute the
playing media. Press again to return
to the playing media.
3.Menu:Press to toggle through
the following modes:
Treble:Press to adjust the treble setting. Use
//SEEK.
Bass:Press to adjust the bass setting. Use
//SEEK.
Balance:Press to adjust the audio between the left and right speakers.
Use
//SEEK.
Fade:Press to adjust the audio between the front and rear speakers.
Use
//SEEK.
Speed sensitive volume:Radio volume automatically changes slightly
with vehicle speed to compensate for road and wind noise. Press MENU
to access and use
//SEEKto adjust.
Setting the clock:Your vehicle is equipped with an in-dash clock. Refer
toClockin theDriver Controlschapter for further information.
Autoset:Allows you to set the strongest local radio stations without
losing your original manually set preset stations for AM/FM1/FM2 . Press
MENU to access. Use
//SEEKto set.
When the six strongest stations are filled, the station stored in preset 1
will begin playing. If there are less than six strong stations, the system
will store the last one in the remaining presets.
4.Aux:Press to toggle between
FES/DVD and AUX modes. If no
auxiliary sources are available, NO
AUX AUDIO will be displayed.
5.Seek:Press to access the next
strong station or track.
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mode). In this mode, all speakers will play audio from the same media
source for all passengers to hear.
If there is a discrepancy between the rear seat controls and the front
audio controls (such as both trying to listen to the same playing media),
the front audio system will receive the desired selection.
To activate Dual Play mode (rear seat passengers listen to a different
playing media than the front seat passengers):
•Press the speaker/headphone control.
•Press MEDIA to change audio sources (for headphone mode only).
•Use the SEEK, VOLUME and MEMORY controls to make adjustments
to the playing media.
Parental control
Simultaneously press the radio
preset controls 3 and 5 to
enable/disable the rear seat audio
controls as well as the Family Entertainment system (if equipped).
Dual play mode
Press
/on the rear seat audio
controls or simultaneously press the
radio preset controls 2 and 4 to
enable/disable dual play.
During dual play, the rear vehicle speakers will be deactivated and the
wired headphones (if equipped) will become active. Two different medias
can be played in the vehicle simultaneously:
•The driver can select a media from the main radio face (radio, tape,
CD or DVD if equipped) and listen using the front speakers.
•Rear seat passengers may listen to a different media source than the
front passengers (radio, tape, CD or DVD if equipped) using 3.5 mm
wired headphones (not included) that shall be plugged into the
headphone icon jacks on the rear audio control face. Infrared
headphones are included in vehicles equipped with the Family
Entertainment System and shall only be used to listed to the media
(DVD or CD) that is playing in the Family Entertainment System.
Wireless headphoneswill not playaudio from any other sources
(AM, FM, tape, or Radio CD).
The front and rear seat passengers cannot listen to two different radio
stations at the same time.
COMPRESS
COMPRESS
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DUAL ZONE MANUAL HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
WITH REAR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CLIMATE CONTROL
(IF EQUIPPED)
1.Air flow selections:Controls
the direction of the airflow in the
vehicle. See the following for a brief
description on each control.
MAX A/C:Distributes recirculated
air through the instrument panel
vents only to cool the vehicle. This
re-cooling of the interior air is more
economical and efficient.
Recirculated air may also help
reduce undesirable odors from
entering the vehicle.
:Distributes air through the instrument panel vents.
:Distributes air through the instrument panel vents and the floor
vents.
O (OFF):Outside air is shut out and the climate system is turned off.
:Distributes air through the floor vents.
:Distributes air through the windshield defroster vents and floor
vents.
:Distributes outside air through the windshield defroster vents. Can
be used to clear thin ice or fog from the windshield.
Auxiliary climate control operation:Turn the front air flow control
(1) to any position except O (OFF).
2. R
Rear fan speed control:Press to enable the auxiliary system
or to adjust the rear fan speed from the front control. The rear fan speed
settings available are 4, 3, 2, 1 and O (OFF).
3.REAR:Press to enable the control located in the rear seat. Press
again to turn the auxiliary system off.
4.
REARRear temperature control:Press to enable the
auxiliary system and to set the desired rear cabin airflow temperature
with the front control. The rear cabin airflow temperature will match the
driver airflow temperature setting when only the center rear temperature
light (
REAR) is illuminated. The rear cabin airflow temperature
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will be warmer or cooler than the driver airflow temperature setting
when more than one rear temperature light (
REAR)is
illuminated.
5.
RRear defroster:Press to activate/deactivate rear window
defroster. Refer toRear window defrosterlater in this chapter for more
information.
6.
Recirculated air:Press to activate/deactivate air recirculation
in cabin. Recirculated air may reduce the amount of time to cool down
the interior of the vehicle and may also help reduce undesired odors
from reaching the interior of the vehicle. Recirculation engages
automatically with selection of MAX A/C or can be engaged manually in
any other airflow selection except
. Recirculation may turn off
automatically in all airflow selections except MAX A/C.
7.A/C:Press to activate/deactivate air conditioning. Use with
recirculated air to improve cooling performance and efficiency. Engages
automatically in MAX A/C,
and.
8.Fan speed adjustment:Controls the volume of air circulated in the
vehicle.
9.Left temperature selection:Controls the temperature of the airflow
to the driver in the front of the vehicle.
10.Right temperature selection:Controls the temperature of the
airflow to the passenger in the front of the vehicle.
Operating tips
•To reduce fog build up on the windshield during humid weather, place
the air flow selector in the
position.
•To reduce humidity build up inside the vehicle: do not drive with the
airflow selector in the O (OFF) or with recirculated air engaged.
•Do not put objects under the front seats that will interfere with the
airflow to the back seats.
•Remove any snow, ice or leaves from the air intake area at the base of
the windshield.
•For maximum cooling performance (MAX A/C):
In the MAX A/C mode:
•Move the temperature control selector to the coldest setting.
•Set the fan to the highest speed initially, then adjust to maintain
passenger comfort.
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DUAL ZONE AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL WITH REAR
PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CLIMATE CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)
1.
Defrost:Distributes outside air through the windshield defroster
vents. Can be used to clear thin ice or fog from the windshield.
2.Rear temperature control:Press to enable the auxiliary system and
set the desired rear cabin airflow temperature with the front control. The
rear cabin airflow temperature will match the driver airflow temperature
setting when only the center rear temperature bar (REAR)is
illuminated. The rear cabin airflow temperature will be warmer or cooler
than the driver airflow temperature setting when more than one rear
temperature bar (REAR) is illuminated.
3.Passenger temperature control:Press to increase/decrease the
temperature for the passenger in the front of the vehicle.
4.
RRear defroster:Press to activate/deactivate the rear window
defroster. Refer toRear window defrosterlater in this chapter for more
information.
5. R
Rear fan speed control:Press to enable the auxiliary system
or to adjust the rear fan speed from the front control. The rear fan speed
settings available are 4, 3, 2, 1 and O (OFF).
6.
Recirculated air:Press to activate/deactivate air recirculation
in the vehicle cabin. Recirculated air may reduce the amount of time to
cool down the interior of the vehicle and may also help reduce undesired
odors from reaching the interior of the vehicle. Recirculated air can be
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