2006 Mercury Grand Marquis Owner's Manuals

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Mercury Grand Marquis 2006  Owners Manuals If you smell exhaust fumes inside your vehicle, have your dealer
inspect your vehicle immediately. Do not drive if you smell
exhaust fumes.
Important safety precautions
A computer system controls the

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Mercury Grand Marquis 2006  Owners Manuals 5. Turn the key to 3 (ON) without
turning the key to 4 (START).
Some warning lights will briefly illuminate. SeeWarning lights and
chimesin theInstrument Clusterchapter for more information
regarding

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Mercury Grand Marquis 2006  Owners Manuals Do not use starting fluid such as ether in the air intake system. Such
fluid could cause immediate explosive damage to the engine and possible
personal injury.
If you should experience cold weather st

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Mercury Grand Marquis 2006  Owners Manuals To reduce the risk of electrical shock, do not use your heater
with ungrounded electrical systems or two-pronged (cheater)
adapters.
BRAKES
Your service brakes are self-adjusting. Refer to theschedule

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Mercury Grand Marquis 2006  Owners Manuals snowy roads is normal and indicates proper functioning of the vehicle’s
anti-lock brake system. If the vehicle has continuous vibration or shudder
in the steering wheel while braking, the vehicle sh

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Mercury Grand Marquis 2006  Owners Manuals illuminated with parking brake released. (If your brake warning lamp
illuminates, have your vehicle serviced immediately.)
Parking brake with auto-release (if equipped)
Apply the parking brake wheneve

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Mercury Grand Marquis 2006  Owners Manuals If the parking brake fails to release
after completing this procedure, use
the manual parking brake release
lever.
Pull the lever to manually release
the parking brake.
TRACTION CONTROL(IF EQUIPPED)

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Mercury Grand Marquis 2006  Owners Manuals During Traction Controloperation you may hear an electric motor type
of sound coming from the engine compartment and the engine will not
“rev-up” when you push further on the accelerator. This is