Mercury Mountaineer 1997 User manual

BEFORE DRIVING

Introduction 2

Instrumentation 9

Controls and features 13

Seating and safety restraints 59

STARTING AND DRIVING

Starting your vehicle 89

Driving 96

Roadside emergencies 118

SERVICING

Maintenance and care 136

Capacities and specifications 185

Reporting safety defects 192

Index 193

Filling station information 200

Table of contents

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Owner’s Guide:

indicates a warning. Read the

following section on Warnings for

a full explanation of warnings.

indicates that vehicle

information related to recycling

and other environmental concerns

will follow.

Warnings

Warnings remind you to be

especially careful in those areas

where carelessness can cause

damage to your vehicle or personal

injury to yourself, your passengers

or other people. Please read all

Warnings carefully.

Notice to owners of utility-type

vehicles

As with other vehicles of this type,

failure to operate this vehicle

correctly may result in loss of

control or an accident. Be sure to

read Special driving instructions

for AWD vehicles later in this

Owner’s Guide and the special

supplement included with AWD

and 4x4 vehicles entitled

Four-Wheeling.

Four-Wheeling presents safe

driving practices to owners of AWD

and 4x4 utility vehicles. Your AWD

vehicle handles differently than an

ordinary passenger car and has

some special safety considerations.

This is because your AWD vehicle

has several design and equipment

Introduction

differences for towing, hauling, and

off-road operation. For this reason,

Mercury urges you to read and

understand the contents of the

Four-Wheeling supplement.

Breaking in your vehicle

Your new vehicle goes through an

adjustment or breaking-in period

during the first 1,000 miles (1,600

km) of driving. During this period:

•Change your vehicle’s speed

often as you drive. Do not drive

at one speed for a long time.

•Use only the type of engine oil

Ford recommends. Do not use

special “break-in” oils.

•Avoid sudden stops. The

break-in period for brake linings

lasts for 1,600 km (1,000 miles)

of highway driving or 160 km

(100 miles) of city driving.

Information about this guide

This guide describes equipment

and gives specifications for

equipment that was in effect when

this guide was approved for

printing. Mercury may discontinue

models or change specifications or

design without any notice and

without incurring obligation.

Introduction

P RND21

UNLEADED

FUEL ONLY

RPMx1000

3456

RSM

SET

ACCEL

COAST

OFF

SRS

- +

3040 50 60 70 80

110

120

000000

oooo

km/hMPH

100



60 80 100 120 140

160

180

O/D

ON/OFF

Engine coolant

temperature

gauge (pg. 7 ) Tachometer

(pg. 6)

Warning lights

(pg. 8)

Speed

control

(pg. 23)

Speedometer

(pg. 6)

Engine oil

pressure

gauge

(pg. 7) Gearshift

(includes

overdrive

button)

(pg. 26)

Charging

system gauge

(pg. 7)

Driver air bag

(pg. 78)

Turn signal and

wiper/washer

control (pg. 24)

Tilt steering

wheel lever

(pg. 27)

Instrument

panel dimmer

switch (pg. 14)

Headlamp

control

(pg. 13)

Hazard

flasher

control

(not

shown)

(pg. 27)

Fuel gauge

(pg. 7)

Instrumentation

REW

1FF

2SIDE 1-2

FM 1 ST

VOL – PUSH ON

AM

FM BASSTREB BAL FADE AUTO

SET

CLK

SEEK

TUNE

DISCS SCAN

DOLBY SYSTEM

EJ TAPE CD

COMP

5SHUFFLE

PUSH

OFF

*A/C

*MAX

A/C

OFF HI

R. WIPE

Electronic sound

system; refer to Audio

Guide (premium stereo

cassette with CD DJ

shown) (pg. 16)

Vents

(pg. 17)

Rear

wiper/washer

control (pg. 15) Rear window

defroster

control (pg. 15)

Fog lamp

control (pg. 16)

Climate

controls

(pg. 17)

Instrumentation

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER

Instrument cluster gauges

Speedometer

Tachometer

P RND21

UNLEADED

FUEL ONLY

RPMx1000

3456

- +

3040 50 60 70 80

110

120

000000

oooo

100



60 80 100 120 140

160

180

MPH km/h

3040 50 60 70 80

110

120

000000

oooo

km/hMPH

100



60 80 100 120

140

160

180

UNLEADED

FUEL ONLY

RPMx1000

3456

Instrumentation

Engine coolant

Fuel gauge

Voltage gauge

Oil pressure

Odometer

Trip odometer and reset

button

- +

3040 50 60 70 80

110

120

000000

oooo

100



km/hMPH

60 80 100 120

140

160

180

3040 50 60 70 80

110

120

000000

oooo

100



km/hMPH

60 80 100 120

140

160

180

Instrumentation

Instrument cluster warning and

indicator lights

DOOR

AJAR illuminates when the ignition

key is turned to the ON or START

position and a door or liftgate is

opened.

CHECK

GAGE illuminates when the ignition is

turned to ON and the engine

temperature is high, the oil

pressure is low, or the fuel level is

near empty.

illuminates when there is a

problem with the generator or

charging system.

FUEL

RESET illuminates when the ignition

key is turned to ON and the fuel

pump shutoff switch has been

triggered. Refer to Fuel pump

shutoff switch in Roadside

emergencies for more information.

illuminates when the air bag

system requires servicing.

3040 50 60 70 80

110

200

000000

oooo

100



60 80 100 120 140

160

180

ABS

- +

P RND21

UNLEADED

FUEL ONLY

RPMx1000

3456

- +

4WD

LOW

4X4

E! P

DOOR

AJAR

CHECK

GAGE

FUEL

RESET

BRAKE

MPH km/h

DOOR

AJAR

CHECK

GAGE

FUEL

RESET

Instrumentation

illuminates when the parking

brake is activated, brake fluid level

is low, or break system requires

service.

illuminates when the

headlamp high beams are on.

ABS illuminates when the anti-lock

brake system requires service.

illuminates when the ignition

key is turned to ON and the safety

belt is not buckled. The light will

remain illuminated for one to two

minutes or until the safety belt is

buckled.

SPEED

CONT illuminates when the engine

is running and speed control is

turned on.

BRAKE

ABS

- +

P RND21

UNLEADED

FUEL ONLY

RPMx1000

3456

- +

ANTI-

THEFT CHECK

ENGINE O/D

OFF

SPEED

CONT

! P

DOOR

AJAR

BRAKE

3040 50 60 70 80

110

120

000000

oooo

100



60 80 100 120 140

160

180

MPH km/h

SPEED

CONT

Instrumentation

O/D

OFF the transmission control

indicator light (TCIL) illuminates

when the transmission control

switch on the end of the gearshift

lever is pushed and the

(Overdrive) mode is turned

off.

O/D

OFF indicates the status of the

transmission and may flash steadily

if a malfunction is detected. If

flashing persists, have your

transmission serviced by your

dealer as soon as possible.

If this condition persists, your

transmission may be damaged.

CHECK

ENGINE illuminates when the

emission control system requires

service.

THEFT (if equipped) illuminates

when the anti-theft system is

arming and flashes when the

anti-theft system is armed. Refer

to Interior features for additional

information regarding the

anti-theft system.

illuminates when the left-

hand or right-hand turn signal or

the hazard lamps are illuminated.

O/D

OFF

CHECK

ENGINE

THEFT

Instrumentation

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