towing Mercury Mountaineer 1998 Owner's Manuals

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Mercury Mountaineer 1998  Owners Manuals WARNING LIGHTS AND CHIMES
Check engine
Your vehicle is equipped with a
computer that monitors the
engines emission control system.
This system is commonly known as
the On Board Diagnostics System
(OB

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Mercury Mountaineer 1998  Owners Manuals The air suspension shut-off switch
is located in the cargo area behind
the left rear quarter trim panel.
On vehicles equipped with
Air Suspension, turn OFF
the Air Suspension switch prior
to jacking,

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Mercury Mountaineer 1998  Owners Manuals transmission control switch on the
end of the gearshift lever with the
gearshift in the
position. The
TCIL will illuminate on the
instrument cluster. Transmission
operates in gears one through
three.

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Mercury Mountaineer 1998  Owners Manuals braking than(Overdrive) and is
useful whenever driving conditions
(i.e., city traffic, hilly terrain, etc.)
cause the transmission to
excessively shift between
(Overdrive) and(Drive).
Also deactivate

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Mercury Mountaineer 1998  Owners Manuals ²GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight):
Base curb weight plus payload
weight. The GVW is not a limit
or a specification.
²GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating): Maximum total weight
of the base vehicle, passenger

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Mercury Mountaineer 1998  Owners Manuals loaded vehicle (including
passengers and cargo) is
permitted to tow. It is
determined by subtracting the
weight of the loaded trailer
towing vehicle from the GCWR
for the towing vehicle.
²Trailer Wei

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Mercury Mountaineer 1998  Owners Manuals TRAILER TOWING
Trailer towing with your vehicle
may require the use of a trailer
tow option package.
Trailer towing puts additional loads
on your vehicles engine,
transmission, axle, brakes, tires,
a

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Mercury Mountaineer 1998  Owners Manuals this chapter. Remember to figure
in the tongue load of your loaded
vehicle when figuring the total
weight.
Trailer towing table (Automatic transmission)
GCWR (Gross Combined Weight Rating)/Trailer Wei

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Mercury Mountaineer 1998  Owners Manuals Trailer towing table (4x4 and AWD with automatic
transmission)
Notes:For high altitude operation, reduce GCW by 2% per 300 meters
(1 000 ft) elevation. For definition of terms and instructions on
calc

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Mercury Mountaineer 1998  Owners Manuals for hooking up trailer lamps.
Using a step bumper
The rear bumper is equipped with
an integral hitch and requires only
a ball with a 19 mm (3/4 inch)
shank diameter. The bumper has a
1 590 kg (3 500 l
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