1997 Mercury Villager roof

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Introduction
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Using This Guide
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To fully appreciate all of the features and options of your new
vehicle, we recommend that you thoroughly read through this
guide now and refer back to it when you have specific needs or
questions. For your own safety and the safety of your
passengers, it is important that you completely understandall
performance and care proceduresbeforeoperating this vehicle.
For example, without reading further, would you know:
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What to do if you get a flat tire? (Refer toFlat tirein the
Index)
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What it means if the O/D OFF light is illuminated on your
instrument panel? (Refer toOverdrivein the Index)
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How to engage the childproof safety lock on the sliding
door? (Refer toChildproof lockin the Index)
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That your automatic transaxle will not shift out of PARK (P)
until you depress the brake pedal? (Refer toGearshiftin the
Index)
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Ford's Commitment to You
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At Ford Motor Company, excellence is the continuous
commitment to achieve the best result possible. It is dedication
to learning what you want, determination to develop the right
concept, and execution of that concept with care, precision, and
attention to detail. In short, excellence means being the standard
by which others are judged.
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Our Guiding Principles
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Quality comes first.For your satisfaction, the quality of our
products and services must be our number one priority.
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You are the focus of everything we do.Our work must be
done with you in mind, providing better products and
services than our competition.
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Controls and Features
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Autolamp photodiode location
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To turn the autolamp off, move the thumbwheel all the way to
the left.
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You can set the autolamp so the headlamps stay on for
approximately three minutes after you turn off your ignition.
The farther the thumbwheel is moved to the right, the longer
the headlamps stay on.
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The chime will sound when the autolamp system turns the
headlamps on and the driver's door is open.
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Interior Lamps
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The front dome lamp is located overhead between the driver
and front passenger seats. However, if your vehicle is equipped
with a power sunroof, the dome lamp is located behind the
driver's seat.
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The rear dome lamp is located overhead near the rear seating
positions.
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Illuminated Entry System (If equipped)
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If your vehicle is equipped with this option, the interior
courtesy lamps (footwell, stepwell, and dome lamps) will light
when either of the front doors or the sliding door is opened. If
you have the optional Keyless Entry System the lamps will also
light whenever the remote keyless entry transmitter button is
pressed. One of the stepwell lamps is located near the sliding
door entrance and there is one on each front door. The footwell
lamps are located below the instrument panel near the driver's
and front passenger's feet. When the liftgate is opened, the
optional liftgate lamp, rear dome lamp and sliding door
stepwell lamp are illuminated.
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The lamps that have the time delay feature will automatically
dim until they turn completely off approximately 15 seconds
after the doors are closed. When the key is placed in the
ignition and turned to the ON position, the lamps will turn off.
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Overhead Map Lamps (If equipped)
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The power sunroof overhead console also contains the overhead
map lamps.
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The overhead map lamps
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The CRUISE indicator light may blink if the CRUISE CONT.
ON switch is pressed while pushing the RESUME/ACCEL,
COAST/SET, or CANCEL buttons located on the left side of the
steering wheel.
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Power Sunroof (If equipped)
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The power sunroof controls are found in the overhead console.
The power sunroof operates with the ignition in the ON
position.
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Power sunroof controls
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To open the sunroof, press and hold the OPEN side of the
switch. Release the switch when the sunroof reaches the desired
position. To close the sunroof, press the CLOSE side of the
switch.
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When the sunroof panel is closed, you can raise the sunroof to
the vent position by pressing the UP side of the switch. To
lower the sunroof from the vent position, press the DOWN side
of the switch.
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Do not let children play with the moon roof. They may
seriously hurt themselves.
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Remove any snow, water or other foreign matter from the
sunroof before you open it.
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Sliding Shade
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The sunroof has a sliding shade you can manually open or close
to block the sun when the glass panel is shut. To close the
sliding shade, pull the shade toward the front of the vehicle.
The shade automatically opens when the sunroof is opened.
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Doors
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For information on the liftgate refer to theLiftgatesection later
in this chapter.
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Exterior Locks
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To unlock the door with the key, place the key in the door lock
cylinder and turn it toward the rear of the vehicle. To unlock all
the doors, turn the key toward the rear of the vehicle a second
time within 2-3 seconds (if equipped). To lock the door with the
key, turn it toward the front of the vehicle. Return the key to
the neutral position (straight up in the lock cylinder) to remove
it.
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The exterior door lock Ð passenger side doors shown
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Automatic Door Lock
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If your vehicle is equipped with the optional power door locks,
locking the driver's door with the key or with the manual
rocker switch will also lock all other doors. However, when the
driver's door is unlocked, with the key or with the manual
rocker switch, other doors remain locked.
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Anti-Lockout
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Your vehicle is equipped with an anti-lockout feature which
prevents the driver's side door from being locked while the key
is in the ignition. To lock the driver's side door, remove the key
from the ignition and then use either the manual rocker switch
or the door lock cylinder.
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Accessory Delay (If equipped)
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Accessory Delay is a feature that allows vehicles equipped with
power windows and the power sunroof to operate all power
windows and the power sunroof for 15 minutes after the
ignition is turned to OFF or until the driver's door is opened
(after ignition is turned to OFF).
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Sliding Door
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The sliding door allows rear seat passengers to enter and exit
easily.
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To open the sliding door from inside or outside of the vehicle,
pull the handle toward the rear of the vehicle. The door will
stay open if you slide it all the way back until the catch at the
bottom of the door engages.
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To release the catch and close the door, pull the handle toward
the front of the vehicle. Be sure it is fully closed.
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Childproof Lock for the Sliding Door
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Your vehicle has a childproof lock for the sliding door. If you
set the childproof lock, the sliding door cannot be opened from
inside the vehicle.
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This lock will keep children from opening the door from the
inside; the door can still be opened from the outside if the door
is unlocked.
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Childproof lock location
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To set the childproof lock:
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Open the sliding door.
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Find the childproof lock knob above the label.
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Pull the knob out.
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