1996 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL lights

If the turn signal stays on after you turn, move
the lever back to the center (off) position. A
warning chime will sound after approximately
one-half mile (one kilometer) of driving if you do
not return the lever to off.
For lane changes, move the lever far enough to
signal but not to latch. The lever will return to
the off position when you release it.
NOTE: The flash rate of the turn signal will
speed up considerably if the Lighting Control
Module detects a left or right turn lamp bulb
(front or rear) is burned out.
High Beams
To turn on the high beams, turn the headlamp
control switch to the headlamp ON position (or
activate the autolamp feature) and push the turn
signal lever away from you until it latches. When
the high beams are ON, the high beam indicator
light on the instrument cluster comes on.
90To turn off the high beams, pull the lever toward
you until it latches. The high beam indicator
light turns off.
Flashing the Lights
To flash the headlamps, pull the lever toward
you for a moment and then release it. The
headlamps will flash whether the headlamp knob
is in the on or off position.
Windshield Wipers and Washer
To turn on the windshield wipers, the ignition
key must be turned to the ON or ACC position.
Rotate the knob towards "S" to activate the
wipers. The first seven detents are interval wipe
positions, the eighth detent is the LO position
and the ninth detent is the HI position.
To turn the wipers off, turn the knob to the OFF
position.

Illuminated Entry System with Theater
Lighting
The interior lights will illuminate for approximately
25 seconds when either front door handle is lifted,
any button on the keyless entry pad is pressed, or
the remote entry system UNLOCK button is
pushed. If the amount of light outside your vehicle
is below a predetermined level, the exterior lights
will also illuminate.
Using the Keyless Entry System
You can lock or unlock the vehicle doors and open
the trunk without using a key. The buttons for the
system are below the outside door handle on the
driver's side. See also Remote Entry System which
follows this description.The keyless entry buttons
When you bought your vehicle, you were given a
computer code that operates the system for your
vehicle. For your convenience, we have
duplicated this code in three places.
The code is: on your owner's wallet card found in the glove
compartment
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taped to the trunk lid's right hinge support bar taped to the computer module in your driver's
front door
When you use keyless entry, the illuminated entry
system turns on the interior lights for 25 seconds
and the buttons on the keypad light up. Do not
push the buttons with a key, ballpoint pen, pencil,
or any other hard object. These objects could
damage the buttons.
Unlocking the doors with the keyless entr .y
system
You must unlock the driver's door before you
unlock any of the other doors or trunk. If you let
more than five (5) seconds pass before pressing
numbers, the system shuts down, and you have to
enter the code again. The system has shut down if
the keypad light is out. If the keyless entry system
does not work properly, use the key or transmitters
to lock and unlock the doors or unlock the trunk.
1021 To unlock the driver's door, enter the factory
code or your personal code. All codes have
five (5) numbers. After you press the fifth
number, the driver's door unlocks.
2 To unlock all passenger doors, press the ¾
button within five (5) seconds of unlocking
the driver's door or trunk, or re-enter the
code to open the driver's door, then press
3/4.
3 To unlock the trunk, press the 5/6 button
within five seconds of unlocking the driver's
or passenger's doors, or re-enter the code to
open the driver's door, then press 5/6.
As long as the driver's door has been unlocked
first, you can open the passenger door or the
trunk in any order.
Locking the doors with the keyless entry system
Along with unlocking your doors, you can use
the keyless entry system to lock the doors.

THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15
OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION IS
SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO
CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT
CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND
(2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY
INTERFERENCE RECEIVED, INCLUDING
INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE
UNDESIRED OPERATION.
NOTE: All transmitters to be used on your vehicle
must be programmed/reprogrammed at the same
time.
Battery Saver
When the ignition is turned off, the vehicle will turn
off battery voltage to the interior lights after 45
minutes.
This will prevent draining of the battery if those
lights have been left on inadvertently or if a door is
not completely closed. BatterV voltage to these
108lamps will be restored when the outside front
door handles are lifted, the keyless entry keypad
is used, the remote entry transmitter is used, any
door is opened, the trunk is opened, or the
ignition key is turned to the ON position.
Anti-theft System
When armed, this system helps protect your
vehicle against break-ins or theft by monitoring
all doors, the hood, and the trunk lock cylinder.
When an unauthorized entry occurs, the system
triggers and will: flash the headlamps, parking lamps, interior
lamps, and alarm indicator light honk the horn prevent the engine from starting

Triggering the alarm system
The armed system will be triggered if: any door is opened without disarming the
system (see previous paragraphs), or the trunk lock cylinder is removed, or
NOTE: You can open the trunk with your key
without setting off the alarm. the hood is opened.
Disarming a triggered system
The alarm can be disarmed by: unlocking a front door with the key using the keyless entry unlock code using the UNLOCK button of the remote entry
transmitterNOTE: The flashing lights and honking horn
will shut off automatically approximately
three minutes after the system is triggered.
It will trigger again if another intrusion
occurs. However, the engine will not be
allowed to start until the system is disarmed.
Windows
Using the Power Windows
Each door has a power control that opens and
closes the window on that door. The driver's
door has a master control panel that operates all
four windows.
Power windows can only be opened or closed
when the ignition is in the ON or ACC position
or during the ten minute delayed accessory
period after the ignition is turned off.
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NOTE: The combination of FIRM RIDE
CONTROL and LOW STEERING EFFORT is
undesirable and cannot be selected.
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Inside Rearview
Mirror (If equipped)
Some vehicles are equipped with an inside rearview
mirror and an outside driver's side mirror which have
an Auto-Dimming function. These electronic
day/night mirrors will change from the normal state
to the non-glare state when bright lights (glare)
reach the mirrors. These mirrors function at night,
and have a limited function at dusk or dawn. From
the non-glare state, the mirrors will return to the
normal state after a short delay. The delay starts
when glare goes away. The delay prevents
excessive changing of the mirrors as traffic moves
behind and around the vehicle, or on rolling hills and
curves.The automatic dimming inside rearview
mirror (optional)
The sensitivity level of the mirrors can be adjusted
by moving the switch on the inside rearview mirror
between the OFF and MAX positions. MAX is the
most sensitive setting and bright headlamps far
away will cause the mirrors to automatically darken,
At the setting nearest OFF, bright headlamps will
have to be closer to darken the mirrors. The outside
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Manual tuning adjusts your radio to any
allowable broadcast frequency, whether or not a
station is present on that frequency. (See All
About Radio Frequencies in this section.) Using the "SEEK" function
Press the right *) side of the 'SEEK" button to
select the next listenable station up the
frequency band. Press the left (.4) side of the
button to select the next listenable station
down the frequency band. By holding the
button down, listenable stations can be passed
over to reach the desired station. Using the 'SCAN" function
Pressing the "SCAN" button will begin the
scan mode up the frequency band, stopping on
each listenable station for approximately five
seconds.
To stop the scan mode on the presently
sampled station, press the "SCAN" button again.
162 Setting the station MEMORY PRESET buttons
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 FMI and 6 in FM2)
1Select a band, then select a frequency.
2.Press one of the memory buttons and hold
until the sound returns and the lamp above
the memory button lights up. That
memory button is now set.
3.Follow the above steps for each memory
preset button.
NOTE:Custom memory presets
can be recalled using the keyless entry
system. See Memory Profile System in
the Features chapter.

To minimize these conditions, a stereo/mono
blend circuit has been incorporated into this
system. This feature automatically switches a
weak stereo signal to a clearer monaural signal,
which improves the quality of reception.
Several sources of static are normal conditions
on AM frequencies. These can be caused by
power lines, electric fences, traffic lights and
thunderstorms.
Another reception phenomenon is Strong Signal
Capture and Overload. This can occur when
listening to a weak station and when passing
another broadcast tower. The close station may
capture the more distant station, although the
displayed frequency does not change. While
passing the tower, the station may switch back
and forth a few times before returning to the
original station.When several broadcast towers are present
(common in metropolitan areas) several
stations may overload the receiver,
resulting in considerable station changing,
mixing and distortion.
Automatic gain control circuitry for both AM and
FM bands has been incorporated into this system to
reduce strong signal capture and overload.
All About Radio Frequencies
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
and the Canadian Radio Telecommunications
Commission (CRTC) establish the frequencies that
AM and FM radio stations may use for their
broadcasts. The allowable frequencies are, AM:
530, 540... 1600, 1610 kHz in 10 kHz steps; FM:
87.9, 88.1... 107.7, 107.9 MHz in 0.2 MHz steps.
Not all frequencies will be assigned to a given area.
This radio will time to each of these frequencies
using manual tune and no fine tuning is necessary as
radio stations may not use other frequencies.
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