Mercury Mountaineer 1998 s Owner's Guide

TILT STEERING
Pull the steering control toward
you to move the steering wheel up
or down. Hold the control while
adjusting the wheel to the desired
position, then release the control
to lock the steering wheel in
position.
Never adjust the steering
wheel when the vehicle is
moving.
HAZARD FLASHER
For information on the hazard
flasher control, refer toHazard
lights controlin theRoadside
emergencieschapter.
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WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONTROLS
Rotate the windshield wiper
control to the desired interval, low
or high speed position.
The bars of varying length are for
intermittent wipers. When in this
position rotate the control upward
for fast intervals and downward for
slow intervals.
Push the control on the end of the
stalk to activate washer. Push and
hold for a longer wash cycle.
Speed dependent wipers
When the windshield wiper control
is set on the intermittent settings,
speed-sensitive front wipers
automatically adjust as the
vehicle's speed increases.
Rear window wiper and washer
For rear wiper operation, rotate
the rear window wiper and washer
control to the desired interval
position.
PUSH
OFFR.WIPE
HI
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Press the control for rear washer
fluid operation.
OVERHEAD CONSOLE
(IF EQUIPPED)
The appearance of your vehicle's
overhead console will vary
according to your option package.
All overhead consoles show the
outside temperature and compass
display.
Storage compartment
(if equipped)
Press the OPEN control to open
the storage compartment. The
door will open slightly and can be
moved to full open.
Installing a garage door opener
(if equipped)
The storage compartment can be
converted to accommodate a
variety of aftermarket garage door
openers:
PUSH
OFFR.WIPE
HI
MODELAMP
LAMP
OPEN
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²Remove the storage clip from
the door.
²Place Velcroyhook onto side of
aftermarket transmitter opposite
of actuator control.
²Place the transmitter into
storage compartment, control
down.
²Place the provided height
adaptors onto the back of the
GARAGE control as needed.
²Press the GARAGE control to
activate the transmitter.
Moon roof (if equipped)
²Press and release the rear
portion of the moon roof control
to open.
²To halt motion at any point
during one-touch opening, press
the control a second time.
²Press and hold (as desired) the
front portion of the moon roof
control to close.
MODELAMPLAMP
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The moon roof has a sliding shade
that can be manually opened or
closed when the glass panel is
shut. To close the shade, pull it
toward the front of the vehicle.
Do not let children play
with the moon roof. They
may seriously hurt themselves.
Electronic compass/temperature
display
A compass and outside
temperature display are contained
in the overhead console.
The compass and temperature
display can be turned off and on
by pressing the MODE control on
the overhead console. The vehicle
heading is displayed as one of N,
NE, E, SE, S, SW, W and NW.
Outside air temperature
The temperature can be displayed
in Centigrade or Fahrenheit by
pressing the MODE control.
If the outside temperature falls
below 3.3ÉC (38ÉF), the display
will alternate from ªICEº to the
outside temperature at a two
second rate for one minute.
LAMPMODELAMP
9 VAR
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The compass reading may be
affected when you drive near large
buildings, bridges, power lines and
powerful broadcast antenna.
Magnetic or metallic objects placed
in or on the vehicle may also affect
compass accuracy. Adjustments
may need to be made to the zone
and calibration of the compass.
Compass zone adjustment
1. Determine which magnetic zone
you are in by referring to the zone
map.
OPEN
GARAGE
LAMPMODELAMP
73¡ NW
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2
3
4
5
6
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2. Press and hold the MODE
control until VAR appears in the
display, then release. The display
should show the current zone
number.
3. Press the MODE control until
the desired zone number appears.
The display will flash and then
return to normal operation. The
zone is now updated.
Compass calibration adjustment
Perform this adjustment in an
open area free from steel
structures and high voltage lines:
²Press and hold the MODE
control until CAL appears in the
display (approximately eight
seconds) and release.
²Drive the vehicle slowly (less
than 5 km/h [3 mph]) in circles
until CAL indicator turns off in
about 2±3 complete circles.
AUTOLAMP DELAY SYSTEM
(IF EQUIPPED)
The autolamp sets the headlamps
to turn on and off automatically.
The autolamp may be set 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 the key is
turned to OFF
LAMPMODELAMP
9 VAR
LAMPMODELAMP
CAL
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Setting autolamp
1. Make sure the headlamp control
is in the OFF position. Leaving the
headlamp control on will override
the autolamp.
2. Turn the ignition to the ON
position or start the vehicle.
3. Slide the delay control all the
way to the left.
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 to OFF.
4. The autolamp automatically
turns the lamps on and off. The
indicator light will illuminate when
the headlamps turn on.
Automatic dimming rear view
mirror
The autolamp/automatic dimming
mirror is equipped with an
automatic dimming feature. This
feature will change from the
normal state to the non-glare
ªactiveº state when bright lights
(glare) reach the mirror. When the
mirror detects bright light from
front or behind, it will adjust
automatically to minimize glare.
The mirror will automatically
return to the normal position
OFF
AUTOLAMP
OFFMAX.DELAY
AUTOLAMP
OFFMAX.DELAY
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whenever the vehicle is placed in
R (Reverse) (when the mirror is in
the ON position). This helps to
ensure a bright clear view in the
mirror when backing up.
POWER WINDOWS
Press and hold the rocker switches
to open and close windows.
²Press the top portion of the
rocker switch to close.
²Press the bottom portion of the
rocker switch to open.
AUTO
AUTO
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One touch down
²Press AUTO and release quickly.
The window will open fully.
Depress again to stop window
operation.
Window lock
The window lock feature allows
only the driver to operate the
power windows.
POWER DOOR LOCKS
Press U to unlock all doors and L
to lock all doors.
Two step unlocking
(if equipped)
When unlocking the driver door
with the key, turn it once toward
the rear of the vehicle to unlock
that door only. Turn the key to the
rear a second time to unlock all
doors.
AUTO
WINDOW LOCK
UL
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