1996 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL ignition

Remote Entry System
With the remote entry system, you can lock and
unlock the vehicle doors and open the trunk
without using a key. The buttons for the system
are located on the two hand held transmitters that
came with your vehicle. The remote also has a
personal alarm feature.
The system will work with up to four transmitters.
Your vehicle came with two transmitters.
Additional transmitters can be ordered from your
dealer.
The personal alarm feature operates only with the
ignition off. The LOCK, UNLOCK and TRUNK
features work whenever your vehicle is in Park or
Neutral.Remote entry transmitter
Unlocking the doors and opening the trunk
To unlock the driver's door, press the UNLOCK
button.
To unlock the other doors, press the UNLOCK
button a second time within five (5) seconds of
unlocking the driver's door.
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To open the trunk, press the TRUNK button twice
within five (5) seconds.
Locking the doors
To lock all the doors, press the LOCK button.
This will also arm the anti-theft system (if
equipped).
A programmable door lock horn chirp can be
activated through the message center. Once
activated, every depression of the lock button will
cause the vehicle to honk its horn briefly.
Activating the remote personal alarm
If you wish to activate the remote personal alarm,
press the PANIC button. This will honk the horn
and flash the low beam headlamps and tail lamps
for approximately two minutes and forty-five
seconds. You can turn it OFF by pressing the
PANIC button again or by turning the ignition key
to the RUN position.
106Arming and disarming the alarm s system
If your vehicle is equipped with the factory
installed anti-theft system, the remote entry
system will automatically arm it when the doors
are locked with the remote entry LOCK button.
The remote entry UNLOCK button will disarm
or reset a triggered anti-theft alarm.
The remote entry system is designed to work
with the factory installed anti-theft system. It
may not work with other anti-theft systems.
Replacing the batteries
The remote entry transmitter is powered by two
coin type three-volt lithium 1616 batteries
(included) that should last for several years of
normal use. If you notice a significant decrease
in operating range, the batteries should be
replaced. Replacement batteries can be
purchased at most pharmacies, watch stores or at
your Ford or Lincoln-Mercury dealer.

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

NOTE: The factory installed Remote Entry
System has a PANIC feature that also chirps the
vehicle horn and flashes the interior/exterior lamps
when the PANIC button on the remote entry
transmitter is pushed. The PANIC alarm and the
Anti-Theft alarm are two separate features.
Both the anti-theft alarm and the PANIC feature
can be active at the same time.
To tell the difference between a PANIC alarm anct
a triggered Anti-Theft alarm: only the Anti-Theft alarm will cause the alarm
indicator light (located in the center of the
instrument cluster) to flash on and off. only the Anti-Theft alarm will prevent the
engine from starting.
For more information on the PANIC alarm, see
Remote Entry System in the Index.Arming the system
To arm the system, do the following four steps in
sequence.
1. Remove the key from the ignition.
2. Open any door. The alarm indicator light
will start flashing to remind you to arm the
system.
3. Lock the doors by using the power door lock
switch, pressing the remote entry transmitter
LOCK button or pressing the last two
buttons (7/8, 9/0) of the keyless entry
keypad.
The alarm indicator will now glow steadily.
4. Close all doors. The alarm indicator light
will then remain on steadily for
approximately 30 more seconds and then go
out. When the light goes out the system is
armed.
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NOTE: Be sure to close all doors completely. If
not, the alarm indicator light will remain on.
Remember, your anti-theft system is armed only
after the alarm indicator light remains on steadily
for approximately 30 seconds after the last door is
closed, and then goes out.
You can also arm the anti-theft system with the
factory installed remote entry system or the keyless
entry system by following this sequence:
1.Remove key from ignition.
2.Close all of the doors.
3.Press the remote entry transmitter LOCK
button or press the last two buttons (7/8, 9/0)
of the keyless entry keypad to lock the doors.
The alarm indicator will come on for 30
seconds to show the alarm is arming and then
turn off to show that the alarm has armed.
110The anti-theft system is designed to work with
the factory installed remote entry system. It may
not work with other remote entry systems.
NOTE: The anti-theft system will not activate
whfle someone is sitting in the driver's seat or if
there is a heavy object in the driver's seat.
Disarming an untriggered anti-theft system
You can disarm the system by: unlocking a front door with the key (turn the
key all the way to the end of travel or the
system will not disarm). using the keyless entry unlock code. using the UNLOCK button of the remote
entry transmitter.
If you armed the system while inside your
vehicle, you can disarm it by turning the ignition
to the ON or ACC position. This allows you to
open the door and exit without triggering the
system.

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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Heated Seats (If equipped)
The driver's and front passenger's Heated Seats are
controlled by the HEATED SEATS panel, which is
located directly below the Automatic Temperature
Control panel. The Heated Seat System will only
operate with the ignition key in the ON position
and will maintain a temperature automatically once
it is selected. NOTE: Leaving the Heated Seat
turned on when you shut the vehicle off will not
continue to heat the seat.heated seat controls
The heated seat controls
To operate the Heated Seat System:
1. Select mode "Both" to heat the seat back and seat cushion "Back" to heat the seat back
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AUTO DOOR LOCKS - automatically locks all
doors when the driver shifts out of PARK, all
doors are closed, and the vehicle speed is at
least three mph (five km/h). HORN CHIRP - sounds an audible "chirp"
when you press the LOCK button on the remote
entry transmitter to verify that the doors have
been locked and the vehicle's anti-theft system
has been armed (if equipped). SEAT ACCESS - moves the driver's seat back
two (2) inches or to the end of the seat track
when the vehicle is turned off and the ignition
key is removed. Upon the driver entering the
vehicle and closing the door, the seat will move
forward to its previous position. REVERSE MIRROR - when the vehicle is
shifted to REVERSE, the outside rearview
mirrors tilt down. This provides an improved
view of the side of the vehicle and curb area
when backing up. When you shift out of
REVERSE, the mirrors return to their previous
positions.
120Recalling Personality Memory
All of these settings are automatically recalled
when the driver unlocks the door using the
remote entry transmitter, keyless entry keypad or
presses either Memory I or Memory 2 switch
inside the driver's door. The vehicle must be in
PARK or NEUTRAL to recall Personality
Memory settings.
Remote Entry
Pressing the UNLOCK button on the remote
entry transmitter unlocks the driver's door and
recalls all of the Personality Memory settings.
Two transmitters are delivered with the vehicle.
One is programmed to always recall Memory I
and the other will always recall Memory 2.
Personality Memory 1 or 2 is indicated on the
back of the transmitter.
Personality Memory recall from the remote
transmitter can be disabled. This is done by sliding
the switch on the back of the transmitter to OFF.
Personality Memory can still be recalled using