Mercury Mountaineer 1997 s Owner's Guide

1. Press and hold the MODE
button until CAL appears in the
display (approximately eight
seconds); then release.
2. Drive the vehicle slowly (less
than 5 km/h/3 mph) in circles until
the CAL indicator turns off (2-3
complete circles).
Map lamps
Press either the driver or
passenger button to turn map
lamps on or off.
Storage compartment (if
equipped)
Press the OPEN button to open
the storage compartment. The
door will open slightly and can be
moved to full open.
Installing a garage door opener
The storage compartment can be
converted to activate a variety of
aftermarket garage door openers.
LAMPMODELAMP
CAL
OPEN
GARAGE
MODELAMPLAMP
MODELAMPLAMP
OPEN
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1. Remove storage clip from door.
2. Place VelcroŸ hook onto side of
aftermarket transmitter opposite of
actuator button.
3. Place transmitter into storage
compartment, button down.
4. Place the provided height
adapters onto the back side of the
GARAGE button as needed.
5. Press the GARAGE button to
activate the transmitter.
OPEN
MODELAMPLAMP
GARAGE
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Moon roof (if equipped)
Press and hold bottom portion of
moon roof switch to open.
Press and hold top portion of
moon roof switch to close.
To raise the rear of the moon roof,
close the moon roof and press top
of rocker switch again. Press
bottom of rocker switch to close it.
Autolamp delay system and
automatic dimming mirror (if
equipped)
Autolamp
The autolamp sets the headlamps
to turn on and off automatically.
You can set the autolamp to:
²turn on the lamps automatically
at night
²turn off the lamps automatically
during daylight
²keep the lamps on for up to
three minutes after you turn the
key to OFF
Setting autolamp
1. Make sure the headlamp switch
is in the OFF position. If the
headlamp switch is on, you
override the autolamp.
2. Turn the ignition key to ON or
start your vehicle.
MODELAMPLAMP
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3. Slide the delay slide knob to the
center of travel. The further you
move the knob to the right, the
longer the headlamps stay on after
the ignition is turned to the OFF
position. The autolamp will keep
the headlamps on for a maximum
of three minutes after the ignition
is turned off.
4. The autolamp automatically
turns the lamps on and off.
Automatic dimming feature
The autolamp/automatic dimming
mirror is equipped with an
automatic dimming feature. This
feature will change from the
normal state to the non-glare
``active'' state when bright lights
(glare) reach the mirror. When the
mirror detects bright light from the
front or behind, it will adjust
automatically to minimize glare.
The automatic dimming feature is
active when the ignition is turned
to the ON position.
When active, the mirror senses
bright light (glare) from the front
and rear and automatically adjusts
itself to minimize glare.
AUTOLAMP
OFF MAXRELAY
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DOOR MOUNTED CONTROLS
Power windows
Driver side control
Press and hold rocker switch to
close driver window.
Press and release rocker switch for
partial window movement.
The driver side power window has
a one touch down feature. When
the AUTO switch is fully pressed,
the driver side window will move
completely down. This feature can
be canceled by pressing the driver
side power window button again.
Press rocker switch to open the
passenger window.
Press rocker switch to close the
passenger window.
U
AUTO
L DOOR LOCK
WINDOW LOCK
U
AUTO
L DOOR LOCK
WINDOW LOCK
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Press rocker switch to open the
rear passenger window(s).
Press rocker switch to close the
rear passenger window(s).
Your vehicle has a power window
lock feature. When the power
window lock feature is enabled,
the passenger and the rear seat
power windows cannot be
operated by passengers.
Press rocker switch to enable
power window lock.
U
AUTO
L DOOR LOCK
WINDOW LOCK
U
AUTO
L DOOR LOCK
WINDOW LOCK
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Passenger side control
Press rocker switch to open
window.
Press rocker switch to close
window.
Rear seat passengers
Press rocker switch to open right
rear window.
Press rocker switch to close right
rear window.
Press rocker switch to open left
rear window.
Press rocker switch to close left
rear window.
LU DOOR LOCK
WINDOW
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Power locks
Driver side
Press U once to unlock all doors
and liftgate.
Press L once to lock all doors and
liftgate.
Passenger side
Press U once to unlock all doors
and liftgate.
Press L once to lock all doors and
liftgate.
U
AUTO
L DOOR LOCK
WINDOW LOCK
LU DOOR LOCK
WINDOW
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Rear liftgate
Press rocker switch (key graphic)
once to unlock all doors and
liftgate.
Press opposite side to lock all
doors and liftgate.
Childproof locks for rear doors
When you set these locks, the rear
doors cannot be opened from the
inside. The rear doors can still be
opened from the outside when the
lock knobs are raised.
DOOR LOCK
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Move lever to LOCK position (up)
to set the lock.
Move lever to UNLOCK position
(down) to disengage the lock.
Two-step unlock feature (if
equipped)
This feature allows you to unlock
all vehicle doors with the key.
1. Unlock driver door.
2. Repeat unlock procedure
within 4 seconds. All doors and
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