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In Radio mode:
•Press
to access the
next/previous preset station.
In CD mode:
•Press
to listen to the
next track on the disc.
In Satellite radio mode:
•Press
to advance
through preset channels.
In any mode:
•Press VOL + or VOL - to adjust
the volume.
Navigation system hands free
control features (if equipped)
Press and hold
control briefly
until the voice
icon appears on
the navigation display to use the
voice command feature.
Press
to complete a voice
command.
For further information on the
navigation system, refer to theNavigation Systemsupplement.
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SYNC system hands free control
feature (if equipped)
Press
briefly to use the voice
command feature. You will hear a
tone and LISTENING will appear in
the radio display. Press and
hold
to exit voice command.
Press
to activate phone mode or
answer a phone call. Press and
hold
to end a call or exit phone
mode.
Press
to scroll through various menus and selections. Press
OK to confirm your selection.
For further information on the SYNC system, refer to theSYNC
supplement.
Navigation system/SYNC hands
free control features (if
equipped)
Press
control briefly until the
voice
icon appears on the
Navigation display to use the voice
command feature.
Press
to activate phone mode or
answer a phone call. Press and
hold
to exit phone mode or end
a call.
For further information on the Navigation system/SYNC system, refer to
theNavigation SystemandSYNCsupplements.
MOON ROOF (IF EQUIPPED)
You can move the glass panel of the moon roof back to open or tilt up
(from the closed position) to ventilate the vehicle.
WARNING:Do not let children play with the moon roof or leave
children unattended in the vehicle. They may seriously hurt
themselves.
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The moon roof has a sliding shade that can be opened or closed when the
glass panel is shut. To close the shade, pull it toward the front of the vehicle.
Accessory delay:
With accessory delay, the window switches, audio system, and moon roof
(if equipped) may be used for up to 10 minutes after the ignition switch
is turned off or until either front door is opened.
MESSAGE CENTER
With the ignition in the on position,
the message center, located on your
instrument cluster, displays
important vehicle and daily driving
informationthrough a constant
monitor of vehicle systems.Yo u
may select display features on the message center for a display of status.
The system will also notify you of potential vehicle problems with a
display of system warnings followed by an indicator chime.
Selectable features
Reset
Press this control to select and reset
functions shown in the INFO menu
and SETUP menu.
Info menu
This control displays the following
control displays:
•Odometer/Trip Odometer
•Distance to Empty (DTE)
•Average Fuel Economy (AFE) (if
equipped)
•Instantaneous Fuel Economy (if equipped)
•Electric Energy
•Blank (odometer off)
Note:If equipped with a Navigation Screen, the Average Fuel Economy
and Instantaneous Fuel Economy will display in that screen instead of
the message center display.
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Odometer/Trip odometer
Refer toGaugesin theInstrument Clusterchapter.
Distance to empty (DTE)
Selecting this function from the
INFO menu will give you an
estimate of how far you can drive
with the fuel remaining in your tank
under normal driving conditions.
Remember to turn the ignition off
when refueling your vehicle. Otherwise, the display will not show the
addition of fuel for a few miles (kilometers). DTE will vary according to
your driving habits.
Average fuel economy (AFE) (if equipped)
Selecting this function from the
INFO menu will display your
average fuel economy in miles/gallon
or liters/100 km.
If you calculate your average fuel
economy by dividing miles traveled by gallons of fuel used (liters of fuel
by used 100 kilometers traveled), your figure may be different than
displayed for the following reasons:
•your vehicle was not perfectly level during fill-up
•differences in the automatic shut-off points on the fuel pumps at
service stations
•variations in top-off procedure from one fill-up to another
•rounding off the displayed values to the nearest 0.1 gallon (liter)
1. Drive the vehicle at least 5 miles (8 km) with the speed control
system engaged to display a stabilized average.
2. Record the highway fuel economy for future reference.
It is important to press the RESET control after setting the speed
control to get accurate highway fuel economy readings.
To reset back to zero, press and hold the RESET button for two seconds.
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Instantaneous fuel economy (if equipped)
Select this function from the INFO
menu to display your instantaneous
fuel economy. This will display your
fuel economy as a bar graph ranging
from
poor economy to
excellent economy.
Your vehicle must be moving to calculate instantaneous fuel economy.
When your vehicle is not moving, this function shows
, one or no bars
illuminated. Instantaneous fuel economy cannot be reset.
Electric Energy
Select this function from the INFO
menu for the state of charge of the
high voltage battery. For normal
operation “ELECT ENERGY OK”
will be displayed.
Setup menu
Press this control for the following
displays:
•Reset to English (if in another
language)
•System Check
•Oil Life
•Units (English/Metric)
•Autolamp Delay (if equipped)
•Autolock (if equipped)
•Autounlock (if equipped)
•Language
Reset to English (if in another language)
When entering the SETUP MENU
and a non-English language has
been selected, “PRESS RESET FOR
ENGLISH” will be displayed to
change back to English.
Press the RESET control to change back to English.
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System check
Selecting this function from the
SETUP menu causes the message
center to cycle through each of the
systems being monitored. For each
of the monitored systems, the
message center will indicate either
an OK message or a warning message for four seconds.
Pressing the RESET control cycles the message center through each of
the systems being monitored. If you don’t press any button, the system
will cycle itself.
The sequence of the system check report is as follows:
1. Oil life
2. Electric drive
3. Brake system
4. Liftgate and glass
5. DTE/Fuel level
Oil life
An oil change is required whenever indicated by the message center.
USE ONLY RECOMMENDED ENGINE OILS.
To reset the oil monitoring system to 100% after each oil change
(approximately 10,000 miles [16,000 km] or 12 months) perform the
following:
1. Press and release the SETUP
control to display “OIL LIFE =
XXX% HOLD RESET = NEW”.
2. Press and hold the RESET
control for two seconds and release.
Oil life is set to 100% and “OIL LIFE
SET TO 100%” is displayed.
3. While “OIL LIFE SET TO 100%”
is displayed, if a lower oil life start
value is desired, press and release the RESET control to reduce the start
value. Each press of the RESET control reduces the value by 10 %.
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![Mercury Mariner Hybrid 2009 Owners Manuals Note:Oil life start value of 100% equals 10,000 miles [16,000 km] or
12 months. For example, setting oil life start value to 60% sets the oil
life start value to 6,000 miles (10,000 km) and 219 days.
Mercury Mariner Hybrid 2009 Owners Manuals Note:Oil life start value of 100% equals 10,000 miles [16,000 km] or
12 months. For example, setting oil life start value to 60% sets the oil
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Note:Oil life start value of 100% equals 10,000 miles [16,000 km] or
12 months. For example, setting oil life start value to 60% sets the oil
life start value to 6,000 miles (10,000 km) and 219 days.
Units (English/Metric)
1. Select this function from the
SETUP menu for the current units
to be displayed.
2. Press the RESET control to
change the message display from
English to Metric.
Autolamp delay
This feature keeps your headlights on for up to three minutes after the
ignition is switched off.
1. To disable/enable the autolamp
delay feature, select this function
from the SETUP control for the
current display mode.
2. Press the RESET control to select
the new Autolamp delay values of 0,
10, 20, 30, 60, 90, 120 or 180 seconds.
Autolock
This feature automatically locks all vehicle doors when the vehicle is
shifted into any gear, putting the vehicle in motion.
1. To disable/enable the autolock
feature, select this function from the
SETUP control for the current
display mode.
2. Press the RESET control to turn
the autolock ON or OFF.
Autounlock
This feature automatically unlocks all vehicle doors when the driver’s
door is opened within 10 minutes of the ignition being turned off.
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1. To disable/enable the autounlock
feature, select this function from the
SETUP control for the current
display mode.
2. Press the RESET control switch
to turn the autounlock ON or OFF.
Language
1. Select this function from the
SETUP menu for the current
language to be displayed.
2. Waiting four seconds or pressing
the RESET control cycles the
message center through each of the language choices.
Selectable languages are English, Spanish, or French.
3. Press and hold the RESET control for two seconds to set the language
choice.
System warnings/information
System warnings alert you to possible problems or malfunctions in your
vehicle’s operating systems.
In the event of a multiple warning situation, the message center will
cycle the display to show all warnings by displaying each one for four
seconds.
The message center will display the last selected feature if there are no
more warning messages. This allows you to use the full functionality of
the message center after you acknowledge the warning by pressing the
RESET control and clearing the warning message.
Warning messages that have been reset are divided into two categories:
•They will reappear on the display ten minutes from the reset.
•They will not reappear until an ignition off/on cycle has been
completed if the fault condition still exists.
This acts as a reminder that these warning conditions still exist within
the vehicle.
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