1996 FORD ESCORT Owners Manual

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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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The outside and inside of doors (driver's side shown)
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Power Door Locks (If equipped)
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When you close the doors after you lock them
with the power door locks, the doors remain
locked. If the power mechanism ever fails, the
manual door locks will override the power locks.
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NOTE: Vehicles equipped with power locks
have a safety feature which allows you
to unlock one or both front doors from
either door lock key cylinder.
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Locking and unlocking doors with the key
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Childproof Locks for the Rear Doors
(4-door and wagon models)
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In addition to standard or power locks, your
vehicle has childproof locks for the rear doors. If
you set these locks, the rear doors cannot be
opened from the inside of the vehicle. The doors
can still be opened from the outside when the
lock knobs are raised.
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The child lock lever
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To set the childproof lock on each rear door,
open the rear door.
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Find the lever with the word LOCKED in green
letters. Move the lever down.
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To release the childproof lock, open the rear
door from the outside.
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Move the lever up.
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Windows
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Operating the Windows Manually
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To manually open and close the side windows,
turn the hand crank.
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The inside of the door
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Using the Power Windows (If equipped)
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To use your power windows, the ignition switch
must be in the ON position.
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Do not let children play with the power
windows. They may seriously hurt
themselves.
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174 [FV10150(E )02/91]Rear Quarter Swing-out Windows (2-door
hatchback models only)
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The rear quarter swing-out windows may be
opened or closed by releasing the window latch.
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To open the window, pull the latch toward you
and push the window outward until the latch
snaps into the opened position.
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To close the window, pull the latch toward you,
then push it toward the rear of the car until it
snaps shut. Make sure the window is securely
closed.
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The rear quarter swing-out window
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Moon Roof (If equipped)
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You can move the moon roof back to open the
glass panel, or you can tilt it up to ventilate the
vehicle.
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The roof console SLIDE switch is used to open
and close the moon roof. Press and hold the
switch until the desired position is reached. At
the fully closed position, the motor automatically
turns off.
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The moon roof controls
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To open the moon roof, press and hold the rear
portion of the switch marked SLIDE.
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To close the moon roof, press and hold the front
portion of the switch marked SLIDE.
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To move the moon roof into the vent position
when the glass panel is closed, press and hold
the UP portion of the switch marked TILT.
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To close the moon roof from the vent position,
press and hold the DOWN portion of the switch
marked TILT.
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Occasionally wiping the outside guide rail covers
of the moon roof with a clean cloth will help
keep the moon roof working properly.
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Do not let children play with the moon
roof. They may seriously hurt themselves.
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To turn on a map lamp, press the map lamp
switch. Press the switch again to turn the map
lamp off.
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176 [FV12275(ALL)10/91]What to do if the moon roof will not
operate
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If your moon roof becomes stuck in the open
position, you may close it manually. To move
the moon roof manually:
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Manually operating the moon roof with the handle
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1. Remove the manual override access panel
from the moon roof console by sliding it
rearward.
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2. Find the manual override handle in the
owner portfolio in the glove compartment
and fit it into the hex nut in the overhead
moon roof control panel.
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3. Turn the handle counterclockwise to close
the moon roof.
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Have your moon roof serviced by a qualified
technician as soon as possible.
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