1997 FORD CONTOUR Owners Manual

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Move the lever toward the outside of the door.
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[CF22600(ALL)01/96]
Power Door Locks (If equipped)
[CF22700(ALL)12/95]
If your vehicle has power door locks, the controls to lock the
doors are on the trim panel of the front door. When you close
the doors after you set the door locks, the doors remain locked.
If the power mechanism fails, the manual door lock will
automatically override the power controls.
[CF22800(ALL)12/95]
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The power door lock on the driver's door
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Windows
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Power Windows (If equipped)
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[CF23400(ALL)12/95]
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.
[CF23500(ALL)12/95]
In order to use your power window controls, the ignition switch
must be in the ON position.
[CF23600(ALL)12/95]
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The master controls on the driver's door
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Do not let children play with the power windows.
[CF23800(ALL)12/95]
One-touch-down window
[CF23900(ALL)12/95]
The one-touch-down feature allows you to completely open the
driver's window by briefly pressing and releasing the bottom of
the window switch. To stop the window before it opens
completely, press the switch again.
[CF24000(ALL)12/95]
The one-touch feature only opens the window. To close the
window, you must press and hold the top of the switch.
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Rear window lockout
[CF24200(ALL)12/95]
To lock out the rear window switches with the master controls,
slide the lockout switch to the left. To restore individual control,
slide the switch to the right.
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Mirrors
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[CF24400(ALL)01/96]
Side View Mirrors
[CF24500(ALL)12/95]
The standard side view mirrors are manually adjusted by using
the remote knobs. The knob on each door adjusts the mirror on
that side of the vehicle. Move the control knob in the direction
you want to move the mirror.
[CF24600(ALL)12/95]
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The left side mirror control (right side similar)
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Dual electric remote control mirrors (if equipped)
[CF24800(ALL)12/95]
The control for adjusting the electric side view mirrors is on the
instrument panel, to the left of the steering wheel.
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[CF24900(ALL)12/95]
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Electric remote control mirror knob
[CF25000(ALL)12/95]
Turn the knob back to the middle position to keep the mirror in
place.
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[CF25100(ALL)12/95]
The side view mirror on the right is a convex mirror. This
mirror gives you a wider view of the lanes on your right and
behind you.
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RWARNING
The right side view mirror makes objects appear smaller
and farther away than they actually are.
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[CF25300(ALL)12/95]
Do not clean the housing or glass of any mirror with harsh
abrasives, fuel or other petroleum-based cleaning products.
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Console
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Your vehicle may have a full console. The full console has the
following features:
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The features on the full console
[CF25903(ALL)02/96]
Cupholder with Full Console
[CF25906(ALL)02/96]
To raise the pop-up cup holder, push and release the cupholder
door, then unfold the holder.
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Floor Mats
[CF25940(ALL)02/96]
Positive retention floor mat (If equipped)
(Standard in Canada)
[CF25950(ALL)04/96]
Position the floor mat in the footwell. Place the mat eyelet over
the pointed end of the retention post from the rear and rotate
forward to install. Adjust the floor mat position to allow proper
operation of accelerator pedal, brake pedal and clutch pedal.
[CF26200(ALL)01/96]
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The positive retention floor mat
[CF26300(ALL)01/96]
To remove, lift the floor mat just forward of the retention post
and rotate it rearward to disengage it from the retention post.
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Trunk
[CF26600(ALL)12/95]
To open the trunk manually, use the oval key.
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Remote Trunk Release (If equipped)
[CF26800(ALL)12/95]
The remote trunk release is on the floor to the left of the
driver's seat.
[CF26900(ALL)12/95]
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The remote trunk release
[CF27000(ALL)12/95]
You can disable the remote trunk release. If you depress the
lever on the trunk latch that is marked in orange before closing
the trunk, the trunk can only be opened with the key.
[CF27100(ALL)12/95]
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Disabling the remote trunk release
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[CF27200(ALL)05/96]
Remote Entry System (If equipped)
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[CF27300(ALL)05/96]
If your vehicle has the remote entry system, you can lock and
unlock the vehicle doors and open the trunk without using a
key. The remote also has a personal alarm feature. The controls
for the system are located on the hand held transmitter(s) that
came with your vehicle.
[CF27400(ALL)12/95]
The system will work with up to four 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.
[CF27600(ALL)12/95]
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Remote entry transmitter
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[CF27700(ALL)02/96]
Unlocking the doors and opening the trunk
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[CF27800(ALL)04/96]
To unlock the driver's door, press the UNLOCK control.
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[CF27900(ALL)04/96]
To unlock the other doors, press the UNLOCK control a second
time within five seconds of unlocking the driver's door.
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[CF28000(ALL)04/96]
To open the trunk, press the TRUNK control.
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