1997 FORD PROBE lights

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Instrumentation
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The instrument panel (dashboard) on your
vehicle is divided into several different sections.
The illustrations on the following pages show
the major parts of the instrument panel that are
described in this chapter. Some items shown
may not be on all vehicles.
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In your vehicle, the warning lights and gauges
are grouped together on the instrument panel.
We call this grouping an instrument cluster.
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similar to the one shown. The two exceptions
are: the speedometer on the GT model shows
140 mph (225 km/h) and it has a 7,000 rpm
red-line tachometer.
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GT model speedometer and tachometer
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The following warning lights and gauges are on
the cluster. All of the warning lights and gauges
alert you to possible problems with your vehicle.
The following sections detail what each of these
indicators means.
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Indicator Lights and Chimes
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Safety Belt Warning Light and Chime
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This warning light and chime remind you to
fasten your safety belt. If you do not fasten your
safety belt before the ignition is turned to ON,
the chime will sound for 4 to 8 seconds and the
warning light will illuminate for 1 to 2 minutes,
or until the safety belt is fastened. If you fasten
the safety belt before the ignition is turned to
ON, neither the light nor chime will activate.
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Safety belt light
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Air Bag Readiness Light
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This light illuminates for six seconds when the
ignition is turned to the ON position. If the light
fails to illuminate, continues to flash, remains on,
or if a series of five beeps is heard, have the
system serviced as soon as possible.
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Air bag readiness light
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High Beam Light
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This light illuminates when the headlamps are
turned to high beam or when you flash the
lights.
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High beam light
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Check Engine Warning Light
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This light illuminates when the electronic engine
control system is not working properly. This is
the computer that controls the operating
conditions of the engine.
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Check engine warning light
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This light illuminates briefly when you turn the
ignition to the ON position, but should turn off
when the engine starts. If the light does not
come on when you turn the ignition to the ON
position or if it comes on and stays on when
you are driving, have your vehicle serviced as
soon as possible. This indicates a possible
problem with one of the engine's emission
control systems.You do not need to have your
vehicle towed in.
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2. Terrain
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The terrain (hilly, mountainous, tall buildings) of
the area over which the signal travels may
prevent the FM signal from being noise-free.
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Repeated pops and hisses which are heard
during an otherwise clear broadcast can occur
near the station because of the ªline of sightº
characteristic of FM radio waves.
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If there is a building or large structure between
the antenna and station, some of the signal
ªbendsº around the building, but certain spots
receive almost no signal. Moving out of the
ªshadowº of the structure will allow the station
to return to normal.
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When the radio waves are reflected off objects or
structures, the reflected signal cancels the normal
signal, causing the antenna to pick up noise and
distortion. Cancellation effects are most
prominent in metropolitan areas, but also can
become quite severe in hilly terrain and
depressed roadways.
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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.
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Several sources of static are normal conditions
on AM frequencies. These can be caused by
power lines, electric fences, traffic lights and
thunderstorms.
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Another reception phenomenon isStrong 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
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Interior Lights
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Lighting Up the Interior and Instrument
Panel
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With the parking lamps or headlamps on, the
brightness of the instrument panel lighting can
be adjusted.
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To brighten or dim the instrument panel
lighting, rotate the dimmer control thumbwheel
as desired.
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Dimmer control thumbwheel
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The dimmer control thumbwheel is located to
the left of the steering wheel on the instrument
panel.
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Dome Lamp
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The dome lamp illuminates whenever one of the
front doors is opened and turns off
automatically when the doors are closed. You
may turn the dome lamp on and off while the
doors are closed by using the ON/OFF switch
located on the interior/map lamp control panel.
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Ignition
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Understanding the Positions of the Ignition
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Ignition lock cylinder
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LOCK locks the steering wheel. It also locks the
gearshift lever in P (Park) (automatic transaxle).
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LOCK is the only position that allows you to
remove the key. The LOCK feature helps to
protect your vehicle from theft.
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To remove the key if you have a manual
transaxle, push the key in while turning it to the
LOCK position.
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If your key is stuck in the LOCK position and
will not turn, move your steering wheel left or
right until the key turns freely.
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ACC (Accessory) allows some of your vehicle's
electrical accessories to operate while the engine
is not running.
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ON allows you to test your vehicle's warning
lights (except the brake system warning light) to
make sure they work before you start the
engine. The key returns to the ON position once
the engine is started and remains in this position
while the engine runs.
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Flashing the Lights
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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.
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Highbeam and flash-to-pass operation
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If the headlamps are retracted when you pull
the lever toward you, they will pop up and
flash.
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