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Mercury Mystique 2000  Owners Manuals Seating and safety restraints
1068. Allow the safety belt to retract to
remove any slack in the belt.
9. Before placing the child in the
seat, forcibly tilt the seat forward
and back to make sure the

Page 115 of 248

Mercury Mystique 2000  Owners Manuals Starting
115 USING THE ENGINE BLOCK
HEATER (if equipped)
An engine block heater warms the
engine coolant, which improves
starting, warms up the engine
faster and allows the heater-
defroster system to

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Mercury Mystique 2000  Owners Manuals Driving
116
BRAKES
Your brakes are self-adjusting.
Refer to the “Scheduled
Maintenance Guide” for
maintenance intervals.
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
(if equipped)
The ABS operates by detecting

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Mercury Mystique 2000  Owners Manuals Driving
117
Two important
rules when
braking in
emergencies with
ABS:
1.
Apply full force
on both brake
and clutch pedal
(if equipped). Braking with ABS
• In an emergency, apply full force
on the br

Page 121 of 248

Mercury Mystique 2000  Owners Manuals Driving
121 Speed sensitive power steering
(if equipped)
The steering system is speed
sensitive. This means that the
steering effort is light for parking
and heavier for highway driving.
However, if y

Page 122 of 248

Mercury Mystique 2000  Owners Manuals Driving
122
Overriding the brake-shift
interlock feature
If it is necessary to use this
procedure to move the gearshift
lever, it is possible that a fuse has
blown and the vehicle’s brakelamps
may n

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Mercury Mystique 2000  Owners Manuals Driving
123 P= Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
R= Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . 
N= Neutral . . . . . . . . . . . . 
D= Drive: Gear 1 to 4
with overdrive . . . . . . 
Gear 1 to 3
with overdrive 
can

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Mercury Mystique 2000  Owners Manuals Driving
124•D (Overdrive)
Note that the vehicle’s gearshift is
console-mounted on the floor. The
transaxle control switch (TCS) is
located on the gearshift handle.
The transaxle control indicator