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Remote Entry System (If equipped)
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If your vehicle has the remote entry system, you
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Remote Entry System (If equipped)
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If your vehicle has the remote entry system, you
can lock or unlock the vehicle doors and liftgate
without using a key. The remote also has a
personal alarm feature. The buttons for the
system are located on the two hand held
transmitters that came with your vehicle.
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The system will work with up to four
transmitters. Your vehicle came with two
transmitters. Additional transmitters can be
ordered from your dealer.
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The remote entry features only operate with the
ignition in the OFF position.
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Unlocking the doors with the remote entry
system
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To unlock the driver's door, press the UNLOCK
button.
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To unlock the other doors and liftgate (wagon),
press the UNLOCK button a second time, within
five seconds after the first UNLOCK.
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To open the trunk (sedan), press the TRUNK
button.
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To unlock the liftgate (wagon), press the TRUNK
button. To open the liftgate, you must press the
liftgate release located above the license plate.
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To unlock the liftgate (wagon), press the TRUNK
button. To open the liftgate, you must press the
liftgate release located above the license plate.
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To unlock the liftgate (wagon), press the TRUNK
button. To open the liftgate, you must press the
liftgate release located above the license plate.
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Locking the doors with the remote entry
system
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To lock all the doors and liftgate (wagon), press
the LOCK button. This will also arm the factory
installed Anti-Theft system.
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If you would like a signal that the doors are
being locked, press the LOCK button again
within five seconds. If all doors and the liftgate
are completely closed, the doors and liftgate will
lock again, the horn will chirp and the external
lamps will flash. If a door or the liftgate is open
or ajar, the horn will give two short chirps
warning you that a door or the liftgate is open.
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Remote entry personal alarm
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If you wish to activate the remote entry system
personal alarm, press the PANIC button. This
will honk the horn and flash the lights for
approximately 2 minutes 45 seconds. You can
turn it off by pressing the PANIC button again
from the transmitter or by turning the ignition
to the ON or ACCESSORY position.
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When you use the remote entry UNLOCK or
PANIC buttons, the illuminated entry system
turns on the vehicle's interior lights for 25
seconds. You can turn these lights off with the
remote entry LOCK button or by turning the
ignition to the ON or ACCESSORY position.
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vehicles interior courtesy lamps when either
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This system will provide illumination of the
vehicle's interior courtesy lamps when either
outside driver's door keypad is pressed or when
the remote entry system is used to unlock the
door or sound the personal alarm. The system
will automatically turn off after approximately
25 seconds or when the ignition is turned to the
RUN or ACC position.
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NOTE: The inside lights will not turn off if
you have turned them on with the
dimmer thumbwheel or if any door is
open.
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Perimeter Anti-Theft System (If equipped)
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When armed, this system helps protect your
vehicle against break-ins or theft.
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When an unauthorized entry occurs, the system
triggers and will:
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flash the headlamps, parking lamps, and theft
indicator lamp
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honk the horn
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Arming the system
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The system is ready to arm any time the ignition
switch is turned OFF and the alarm is not
triggered or sounding. Any of the following
events will prearm the anti-theft system:
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Pressing the remote entry transmitter LOCK
button to lock the doors (with the doors open
or closed).
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Pressing the 7/8 and 9/0 buttons on the
Keyless Entry Keypad at the same time to
lock the doors (with the doors open or
closed).
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Stereo and Stereo Cassette Radios
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Using the Controls on Your New Radio
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How to turn the radio on and off
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Using the Controls on Your New Radio
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How to turn the radio on and off
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Using the Controls on Your New Radio
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How to turn the radio on and off
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Press the ªVOL PUSH ONº button to turn the
radio on. Press again to turn off.
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How to adjust the volume
[AS10825(ALL)02/95]
Turn the ªVOL PUSH ONº knob to the right to
increase the volume and to the left to decrease
the volume. Dots illuminate in the display to
show relative volume level.
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NOTE: If the volume is set above a certain
level when the ignition is turned off,
the volume will come back to a
ªnominalº listening level when the
ignition is turned back on. However, if
the radio power is turned off with the
ªVOL PUSH ONº button, the volume
will not change and will remain at the
level set when the radio is turned back
on.
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Selecting the AM or FM frequency band
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Press the ªAMº or ªFMº button to select the
desired frequency band or to stop/store cassette
tape (when a cassette is playing). Pressing the
ªFMº button more than once will alternate
between FM1 and FM2. These functions are used
with the station memory buttons described
underHow to tune radio stations.
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How to tune radio stations
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There are four ways for you to tune in a
particular station. You can manually locate the
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How to tune radio stations
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There are four ways for you to tune in a
particular station. You can manually locate the
station using the ªTUNEº button, ªSEEKº to the
station, ªSCANº to the station or select the
station by using the memory buttons. These four
methods are described below.
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Using the ªTUNEº function
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You can change the frequency up or down
one increment at a time by pressing and
releasing either the right (
a) or left (
b) side
of the ªTUNEº or ªTUNE/DISCº button. To
change frequencies quickly, press and hold
down either the right or left side of the
button.
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Using the ªSEEKº function
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Press the right (
a) side of the ªSEEKº
button to select the next listenable station up
the frequency band. Press the left (
b) side of
the button to select the next listenable station
down the frequency band. By pressing and
holding the button, listenable stations can be
passed over to reach the desired station.
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Using the ªSCANº function
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Pressing the ªSCANº button will begin the
scan mode up the frequency band, stopping
on each listenable station for approximately
five seconds. The band indicator (AM, FM1,
FM2) flashes during scan operation.
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To stop the scan mode on the presently
sampled station, press the ªSCANº button
again.
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Setting the Station Memory Preset buttons
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Setting the Station Memory Preset buttons
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Setting the Station Memory Preset buttons
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Your radio is equipped with 6 station
memory buttons. These buttons can be used
to select up to 6 preset AM stations and 12
FM stations (6 in FM1 and 6 in FM2).
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Follow the steps below to set these buttons to
the desired frequencies:
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1. Select a band, then select a frequency.
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2. Press one of the memory preset buttons and
hold the button until the sound returns. That
station is now held in memory on that
button.
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3. Follow the two steps above for each station
memory preset button you want to set.
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Using the Radio Set feature
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With Radio set, you can automatically set
strong stations into your memory buttons.
AM, FM1 and FM2 will be set sequentially.
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Turn the radio off with the ªVOL PUSH ONº
knob. Press and hold the ªSCANº button and
turn the radio on by pressing the ªVOL
PUSH ONº knob. Continue holding the
ªSCANº button until ªRADº is shown in the
display.
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NOTE: If there are less than six strong stations
in the frequency band, the remaining
unfilled buttons will store the last
strong station detected on the band.
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After all stations have been filled, the radio
will begin playing the station stored on
memory button 1.
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Ford 6-CD Changer
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The Ford 6-CD Changer is in the left of the
trunk or the right of the cargo area. It is
controlled by the audio system buttons.
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Loading Instructions
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1. Open the cover door. Open Compact Disc
Changer trunk unit by sliding door to the
front (sedan) or rear (wagon) (Figure 1).
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Figure 1
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2. Press the orange Eject button to eject the disc
ªmagazineº (holds 6 discs) (Figure 2).
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Figure 2
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