Mercury 1999 Villager User manual

Before driving
Introduction 2
Instrumentation 3
Controls and features 19
Seating and safety restraints 110
Starting and driving
Starting 152
Driving 157
Roadside emergencies 171
Servicing
Maintenance and care 191
Capacities and specifications 235
Customer assistance 241
Reporting safety defects 254
Index 255
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Contents
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ICONS
Indicates a safety alert. Read the
following section on Warnings.
Indicates vehicle information related
to recycling and other
environmental concerns will follow.
Correct vehicle usage and the
authorized disposal of waste
cleaning and lubrication materials are significant steps towards
protecting the environment.
Indicates a message regarding child
safety restraints. Refer to Seating
and safety restraints for more
information.
Indicates that this Owner Guide
contains information on this subject.
Please refer to the Index to locate
the appropriate section which will
provide you more information.
WARNINGS
Warnings provide information which may reduce the risk of personal
injury and prevent possible damage to others, your vehicle and its
equipment.
BREAKING-IN YOUR VEHICLE
There are no particular breaking-in rules for your vehicle. During the
first 1 600 km (1 000 miles) of driving, vary speeds frequently. This is
necessary to give the moving parts a chance to break in.
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS GUIDE
The information found in this guide was in effect at the time of printing.
Ford may change the contents without notice and without incurring
obligation.
Introduction
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Instrumentation
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OFF
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CANCEL
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ACCEL
COAST
SET
VOL
NEXT
VOL
DIM
Panel dimmer
(pg. 19)
Headlamp control
(pg. 19)
Speed control
(pg. 85)
Driver side air bag
(pg. 131)
Turn signal and
wiper/washer control
(pg. 86)
Instrument cluster
(pg. 6)
Audio controls *
(pg. 85)
Anti-theft indicator light*
(pg. 104)
* if equipped
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OFF REAR 1 2 3 4
1
MAX
A/C
A/C
OFF
2
3
4
OVERDRIVE
OFF/ON
FF REW
SIDE 1- 2
BASS TREB BAL FADE TAPE
AMS
AM
FM
CD
CLK
VOL - PUSH ON
SHUFFLECOMPCD
EJ
CD
SCAN
DISCS
TUNE
SEEK
321456
DC
12V
SECURITY
HAZARD
RR DEFOG
RRWIPER
RRWASH
Gearshift (including
overdrive button)
(pg. 161) Hazard flasher
(pg. 171)
Rear wiper/washer
(pg. 87)
Rear defroster
(pg. 39)
Auxiliary power point
(pg. 80)
Climate control system
(pg. 21)
Electronic sound system
(pg. 40)
CD Changer*
(pg. 76)
Instrumentation
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WARNING LIGHTS AND CHIMES
Standard analog instrument cluster
Optional electronic instrument cluster
Charging system
Illuminates when the ignition is
turned to the ON position and the
engine is off. The light also
illuminates when the battery is not
charging properly, requiring
electrical system service.
Air bag readiness
Momentarily illuminates when the
ignition is turned ON. If the light
fails to illuminate, continues to flash
or remains on, have the system
serviced immediately.
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BAG
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Safety belt
Momentarily illuminates when the
ignition is turned to the ON position
to remind you to fasten your safety
belts. For more information, refer to
the Seating and safety restraints
chapter.
Brake system warning
Momentarily illuminates when the
ignition is turned to the ON
position. Also illuminates if the
parking brake is engaged. If the
brake warning lamp does not
illuminate at these times, seek service immediately. Illumination after
releasing the parking brake indicates low brake fluid level and the brake
system should be inspected immediately.
Engine oil pressure
Momentarily illuminates when the
ignition is turned to the ON position
and the engine is off. Illuminates
when the oil pressure falls below the
normal range. Stop the vehicle as
soon as safely possible and switch off the engine immediately. Check the
oil level and add oil if needed. Refer to Engine oil in the Maintenance
and Care chapter.
Door ajar
Illuminates when the ignition is in
the ON or START position and any
door is open.
High beams
Illuminates when the high beam
headlamps are turned on.
P!
BRAKE
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Turn signal
Illuminates when the left or right
turn signal or the hazard lights are
turned on. If one or both of the
indicators stay on continuously or
flash faster, check for a burned-out
turn signal bulb. Refer to Exterior bulbs in the Maintenance and care
chapter.
Speed control
This light comes on when either the
COAST/SET or RES/ACCEL controls
are pressed. It turns off when the
cruise cancel control is pressed, the brake is applied or the ignition is
turned to the OFF position.
Low fuel
Illuminates as an early reminder of a
low fuel condition indicated on the
fuel gauge (refer to Fuel Gauge in
this chapter for more information).
When refueling, after the light
comes on, the amount of fuel that is added will be less than the
advertised capacity since there is fuel still in the tank. The ignition must
be in the ON position for this lamp to illuminate. The lamp will also
illuminate for several seconds after the ignition is turned to the ON
position regardless of the fuel level to ensure your bulb is working.
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) (if equipped)
Momentarily illuminates when the
ignition is turned to the ON
position. If the light remains on,
continues to flash or fails to
illuminate, have the system serviced
immediately. With the ABS light on, the anti-lock brake system is
disabled and normal braking is still effective unless the brake warning
light also remains illuminated with parking brake released.
CRUISE
ABS
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Service engine soon
Your vehicle is equipped with a
computer that monitors the engine’s
emission control system. This
system is commonly known as the
On Board Diagnostics System (OBD
II). The OBD II system protects the
environment by ensuring that your vehicle continues to meet
government emission standards. The OBD II system also assists the
service technician in properly servicing your vehicle.
The Service Engine Soon indicator light illuminates when the ignition is
first turned to the ON position to check the bulb. If it comes on after the
engine is started, one of the engine’s emission control systems may be
malfunctioning. The light may illuminate without a driveability concern
being noted. The vehicle will usually be drivable and will not require
towing.
What you should do if the Service Engine Soon light illuminates
Light turns on solid:
This means that the OBD II system has detected a malfunction.
Temporary malfunctions may cause your Service Engine Soon light to
illuminate. Examples are:
1. The vehicle has run out of fuel. (The engine may misfire or run
poorly.)
2. Poor fuel quality or water in the fuel.
3. The fuel cap may not have been properly installed and securely
tightened.
These temporary malfunctions can be corrected by filling the fuel tank
with good quality fuel and/or properly installing and securely tightening
the gas cap. After three driving cycles without these or any other
temporary malfunctions present, the Service Engine Soon light should
turn off. (A driving cycle consists of a cold engine startup followed by
mixed city/highway driving.) No additional vehicle service is required.
If the Service Engine Soon light remains on, have your vehicle serviced
at the first available opportunity.
SERVICE
ENGINE
SOON
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Light is blinking:
Engine misfire is occurring which could damage your catalytic converter.
You should drive in a moderate fashion (avoid heavy acceleration and
deceleration) and have your vehicle serviced at the first available
opportunity.
Under engine misfire conditions, excessive exhaust temperatures
could damage the catalytic converter, the fuel system, interior
floor coverings or other vehicle components, possibly causing a fire.
O/D off
Illuminates when the Transmission
Control Switch (TCS), refer to
Overdrive control in the Controls
and Features chapter, has been
pushed turning the transmission overdrive function OFF. When the light
is on, the transmission does not operate in the overdrive, refer to the
Driving chapter for transmission function and operation.
The light may also flash steadily if a transmission malfunction is
detected. If the light does not come on when the Transmission Control
Switch is depressed or if the light flashes steadily, have your vehicle
serviced as soon as possible, damage to the transmission could occur.
Low washer fluid
Illuminates when the ignition is
turned to ON and when the
windshield washer fluid is low.
Safety belt warning chime
Chimes to remind you to fasten your safety belts.
For information on the safety belt warning chime, refer to the Seating
and safety restraints chapter.
Key-in-ignition warning chime
Sounds when the key is left in the ignition in the OFF/LOCK or ACC
position and the driver’s door is opened.
O/D
OFF
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Headlamps on warning chime
Sounds when the headlamps or parking lamps are on, the ignition is off
(and the key is not in the ignition) and the driver’s door is opened.
GAUGES
Standard analog instrument cluster gauges
Optional electronic instrument cluster gauges
Tachometer
Indicates the engine speed in revolutions per minute.
Driving with your tachometer pointer continuously at the top of the scale
may damage the engine.
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AVG. ECONOMY
TO EMPTY
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•Standard analog instrument
cluster
•Optional electronic instrument
cluster
Speedometer
Indicates the current vehicle speed.
•Standard analog instrument
cluster
•Optional electronic instrument
cluster
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Odometer
Registers the total kilometers (miles) of the vehicle.
•Standard analog instrument
cluster
•Optional electronic instrument
cluster
Refer to Electronic Message Center for information on how to switch
the display from metric to English measurements.
Trip odometer
Registers the kilometers (miles) of individual journeys.
•Standard analog instrument
cluster
To reset, depress the control.
•Optional electronic instrument
cluster
Refer to Electronic Message Center
for information on how to switch the
display from Trip 1 and Trip 2
features on the electronic
instrument cluster.
Fuel gauge
Displays approximately how much fuel is in the fuel tank (when the key
is in the ON position). The fuel gauge may vary slightly when the vehicle
is in motion. The ignition should be in the OFF position while the vehicle
is being refueled. When the gauge first indicates empty, there is a small
amount of reserve fuel in the tank. When refueling the vehicle from
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empty indication, the amount of fuel that can be added will be less than
the advertised capacity due to the reserve fuel.
•Standard analog instrument
cluster
•Optional electronic instrument
cluster
Engine coolant temperature gauge
Indicates the temperature of the engine coolant. At normal operating
temperature, the needle remains within the normal area (the area
between the “H” and “C”). If it enters the red section, the engine is
overheating. Stop the vehicle as soon as safely possible, switch off the
ignition and let it cool. Refer to Engine coolant in the Maintenance
and care chapter.
This gauge indicates the temperature of the engine coolant, not the
coolant level. If the coolant is not at its proper level or mixture, the
gauge indication will not be accurate.
Never remove the radiator cap while the engine is running or
hot.
•Standard analog instrument
cluster
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•Optional electronic instrument
cluster
ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CENTER (IF EQUIPPED)
The electronic message center only works when the ignition is in the ON
position.
The message center allows you to:
•display the outside temperature.
•change your gauges from english
to metric units.
•monitor the instantaneous fuel
economy.
•monitor the average fuel
economy.
•see how many kilometers/miles you can drive before running out of
fuel.
You can select different features for the message center to display by
using the message center controls located to the left of the instrument
panel.
Selectable features
SELECT
Press this control to select the
following features:
H
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OUTSIDE TEMP
INST ECONOMY
AVG ECONOMY
TO EMPTY
˚F ˚C
MILES/GAL
L/100 km
MILES km
SELECT OD / TRIP
RESET ENG / MET TRIP / RST
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•OUTSIDE TEMP
•INST ECONOMY
•AVG ECONOMY
•TO EMPTY
RESET
Press this control to reset the
average fuel economy calculation.
ENG/MET
Press this control to change your
instrument cluster gauges from
english to metric. To switch the Electronic Automatic Temperature
Control (if equipped) display between Fahrenheit and Celsius, refer to
Temperature conversion in the Controls and Features chapter.
TRIP/RST
Press this control to reset the trip 1 and 2 odometer (which ever is
displayed).
OD/TRIP
Press this control to switch between the permanent odometer mileage
and the trip 1 and 2 odometer mileage.
Message center functions
OUTSIDE TEMP
Press SELECT until the menu
displays OUTSIDE TEMP. This will
display the temperature of the air
outside of your vehicle. The
accurate temperature will be
displayed after the vehicle has
reached the outside temperature
and is driven at speeds of 48 km/h
(30 mph) or greater.
OUTSIDE TEMP
INST ECONOMY
AVG ECONOMY
TO EMPTY
˚F ˚C
MILES/GAL
L/100 km
MILES km
SELECT OD / TRIP
RESET ENG / MET TRIP / RST
OUTSIDE TEMP
INST ECONOMY
AVG ECONOMY
TO EMPTY
˚F ˚C
MILES/GAL
L/100 km
MILES km
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INST ECONOMY
Press SELECT until the menu
displays INST ECONOMY. This will
display your fuel economy in
liters/100 km or miles/gallon based
on the type of traffic you are in.
Your vehicle must be moving to
calculate instantaneous fuel
economy. When your vehicle is not
moving, this function shows 99.9 L/100km or 0.0 MILES/GAL.
Instantaneous fuel economy cannot be reset.
AVG ECONOMY
Press SELECT until the menu
displays AVG ECONOMY. This will
display your average fuel economy
in liters/100 km or miles/gallon.
If you calculate your average fuel
economy by dividing liters of fuel
used by 100 kilometers traveled
(miles traveled by gallons used),
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
•rounding of the displayed values to the nearest 0.1 liter (gallon)
Checking your highway fuel economy using the electronic
message center display
Use the following procedure will allow you to accurately monitor your
actual highway fuel economy. This procedure requires the vehicle speed
control system to be set to highway speeds and must be run only on
suitable roadways where long distance speed control can be safely
maintained.
You may notice gradual improvement in fuel economy over the course of
your vehicle’s break-in period (approximately 1 600 kilometers [1 000
miles]).
1. Set the speed control. Refer to Speed control in the Controls and
features chapter.
OUTSIDE TEMP
INST ECONOMY
AVG ECONOMY
TO EMPTY
˚F ˚C
MILES/GAL
L/100 km
MILES km
OUTSIDE TEMP
INST ECONOMY
AVG ECONOMY
TO EMPTY
˚F ˚C
MILES/GAL
L/100 km
MILES km
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2. Select AVG ECONOMY.
3. Press the RESET control to clear
the system memory.
•Actual highway fuel economy is
now displayed. This current
average measure will change as
the speed control system changes
the engine speed to maintain a
constant vehicle speed. This is most noticeable in hilly environments.
4. Drive the vehicle at least 8 km (5 miles) with the speed control
system engaged to display a stabilized average.
5. 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 EMPTY
Press SELECT until the menu
displays TO EMPTY. This will
display how many kilometers or
miles you can drive until you run
out of fuel.
To ensure accuracy, turn the
ignition off when you fill the fuel
tank.
When the engine is restarted, the message center will display the last
setting selected.
SELECT OD / TRIP
RESET ENG / MET TRIP / RST
OUTSIDE TEMP
INST ECONOMY
AVG ECONOMY
TO EMPTY
˚F ˚C
MILES/GAL
L/100 km
MILES km
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PANEL DIMMER CONTROL
Use to adjust the brightness of the
instrument panel.
•Push and hold top of control to
brighten.
•Push and hold bottom of control
to dim.
HEADLAMP CONTROL
Rotate the headlamp control
clockwise to the first position to
turn on the parking lamps. Rotate
clockwise to the second position to
also turn on the headlamps.
Push the control to turn on the
interior lamps. Push control again to
turn off the interior lamps.
Daytime running lamps (DRL) (if equipped)
Turns the headlamps on with a reduced output. To activate:
•the ignition must be in the ON position and
•the headlamp control is in the OFF or Parking lamps position.
Always remember to turn on your headlamps at dusk or during
inclement weather. The Daytime Running Light (DRL) System
does not activate your tail lamps and generally may not provide
adequate lighting during these conditions. Failure to activate your
headlamps under these conditions may result in a collision.
DIM
OFF
AUTO
1
AUTO
2
PUSH INTERIOR
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High beams
Push forward to activate.
Pull toward you to deactivate.
Flash to pass
Pull toward you to activate and
release to deactivate.
AUTOLAMP CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)
The autolamp system provides light
sensitive automatic on-off control of
the exterior lights normally
controlled by the headlamp control.
The autolamp system also keeps the
lights on for a preselected period of
time after the ignition switch is
turned to OFF.
•To turn autolamps on, rotate the
headlamp control counter
clockwise to one of the two settings. The AUTO 1 position has a
preselected time lapse of approximately 25 seconds. The AUTO 2
position has a preselected time lapse of approximately 2
1
⁄ 2 minutes.
•To turn autolamps off, rotate the headlamp control clockwise to the
OFF position.
HI
LO
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HI
LO
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OFF
AUTO
1
AUTO
2
PUSH INTERIOR
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