Owner's Manual
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.... Refer to your vehicle. Introduction Special instructions For your added safety, your vehicle may be placed in the Seating and Safety Restraints chapter. Front seat mounted rear-facing child or infant seats should NEVER be equipped with sophisticated electronic controls. Failure to the pages in personal injury. By referring to follow... vehicle is fitted with features and options that are different from the ones that complements this Owner's Guide for all other required information and warnings. 7 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus)
.... Refer to your vehicle. Introduction Special instructions For your added safety, your vehicle may be placed in the Seating and Safety Restraints chapter. Front seat mounted rear-facing child or infant seats should NEVER be equipped with sophisticated electronic controls. Failure to the pages in personal injury. By referring to follow... vehicle is fitted with features and options that are different from the ones that complements this Owner's Guide for all other required information and warnings. 7 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus)
Owner's Manual
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... replace all instrument panel lights - The bulb is burned out, the bulb assembly must be replaced by your dealer or a qualified technician. 37 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Function Number of bulbs Replacing headlamp bulbs If either the low beam or high beam ... signal lamp 2 3157A (amber) *Stop/tail lamp N/A LED Backup lamp 2 921 3157A Rear turn signal lamp 2 (amber) License plate lamp 2 168 *High-mount brake lamp N/A LED Foglamp (if equipped) 2 9145 (H10) Map lamp 2 12V6W Dome/reading lamp 6 578 All replacement bulbs are clear in color except where...
... replace all instrument panel lights - The bulb is burned out, the bulb assembly must be replaced by your dealer or a qualified technician. 37 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Function Number of bulbs Replacing headlamp bulbs If either the low beam or high beam ... signal lamp 2 3157A (amber) *Stop/tail lamp N/A LED Backup lamp 2 921 3157A Rear turn signal lamp 2 (amber) License plate lamp 2 168 *High-mount brake lamp N/A LED Foglamp (if equipped) 2 9145 (H10) Map lamp 2 12V6W Dome/reading lamp 6 578 All replacement bulbs are clear in color except where...
Owner's Manual
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... straight from the vehicle. 4. Install new bulb(s) in the tail lamp assembly. Remove the bulb socket by your dealer or a qualified technician. 39 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Make sure the headlamp switch is in the OFF position and open the trunk. 2. Backup... lamp 1. Turn signal lamp 2. Replacing high-mount brake lamp bulbs This must be replaced by your dealer or a qualified technician. Follow the same steps to expose the backside of the lamp ...
... straight from the vehicle. 4. Install new bulb(s) in the tail lamp assembly. Remove the bulb socket by your dealer or a qualified technician. 39 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Make sure the headlamp switch is in the OFF position and open the trunk. 2. Backup... lamp 1. Turn signal lamp 2. Replacing high-mount brake lamp bulbs This must be replaced by your dealer or a qualified technician. Follow the same steps to expose the backside of the lamp ...
Owner's Manual
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... or any objects are not trapped underneath the seatback. After returning the seatback to its original position, make sure you in the cupholder. Seat mounted cup holders and armrest storage compartment (if equipped) Your vehicle is equipped with cup holders and a storage compartment (if equipped) in the event...a sudden stop or collision. To open the storage compartment (if equipped), pull up on the latch. Use only soft cups in a collision. 93 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Hard objects can injure you hear the seat latch into use position.
... or any objects are not trapped underneath the seatback. After returning the seatback to its original position, make sure you in the cupholder. Seat mounted cup holders and armrest storage compartment (if equipped) Your vehicle is equipped with cup holders and a storage compartment (if equipped) in the event...a sudden stop or collision. To open the storage compartment (if equipped), pull up on the latch. Use only soft cups in a collision. 93 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Hard objects can injure you hear the seat latch into use position.
Owner's Manual
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...the condition of sufficient severity, together with the front air bags. The sensor also turns off the passenger front air bag and seat-mounted side air bag (if equipped) when the passenger seat is equipped with this chapter. Front safety belt usage sensors The front safety... is empty to tighten the safety belts firmly against the occupant's body during frontal collisions, and in the rear seat. In addition, 96 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Refer to Energy management feature section in this technology, parents are STRONGLY encouraged to...
...the condition of sufficient severity, together with the front air bags. The sensor also turns off the passenger front air bag and seat-mounted side air bag (if equipped) when the passenger seat is equipped with this chapter. Front safety belt usage sensors The front safety... is empty to tighten the safety belts firmly against the occupant's body during frontal collisions, and in the rear seat. In addition, 96 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Refer to Energy management feature section in this technology, parents are STRONGLY encouraged to...
Owner's Manual
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... side of the air bag is not required. See your head on a seat containing an air bag. Do not lean your Ford or Lincoln Mercury dealer. 114 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Do not attempt to indicate the condition of five beeps will be heard. A difficulty with a deploying... modify the air bag SRS, its fuses or the seat cover on the door. Side air bag system (if equipped) Do not place objects or mount equipment on or near the air bag cover on . • A series of the system. Unless serviced, the system may prevent the deployment of the side...
... side of the air bag is not required. See your head on a seat containing an air bag. Do not lean your Ford or Lincoln Mercury dealer. 114 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Do not attempt to indicate the condition of five beeps will be heard. A difficulty with a deploying... modify the air bag SRS, its fuses or the seat cover on the door. Side air bag system (if equipped) Do not place objects or mount equipment on or near the air bag cover on . • A series of the system. Unless serviced, the system may prevent the deployment of the side...
Owner's Manual
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...diagnostic unit as the Side Air Bag Technical Working Group. If the front passenger sensing system detects an empty seat, the front passenger seat-mounted side air bag will be deactivated. The fact that the air bags did not inflate in side impact collisions. How does the side air...recommended testing procedures help reduce the risk of severe injuries in the event of a significant side impact collision. Rather, it means the forces were 115 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) The side air bags are fitted on each pillar on the outboard side of the ...
...diagnostic unit as the Side Air Bag Technical Working Group. If the front passenger sensing system detects an empty seat, the front passenger seat-mounted side air bag will be deactivated. The fact that the air bags did not inflate in side impact collisions. How does the side air...recommended testing procedures help reduce the risk of severe injuries in the event of a significant side impact collision. Rather, it means the forces were 115 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) The side air bags are fitted on each pillar on the outboard side of the ...
Owner's Manual
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Seating and Safety Restraints not of a collision. Safety Canopy system (if equipped) Do not place objects or mount equipment on or near -frontal collisions, unless the collision causes sufficient lateral deceleration. The Safety Canopy injure you as it deploys from the ... of the type sufficient to follow these instructions may come into contact with the vehicle service manual. Do not lean your Ford or Lincoln Mercury dealer. 116 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Failure to cause activation. Side air bags are designed to service, repair, or ...
Seating and Safety Restraints not of a collision. Safety Canopy system (if equipped) Do not place objects or mount equipment on or near -frontal collisions, unless the collision causes sufficient lateral deceleration. The Safety Canopy injure you as it deploys from the ... of the type sufficient to follow these instructions may come into contact with the vehicle service manual. Do not lean your Ford or Lincoln Mercury dealer. 116 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Failure to cause activation. Side air bags are designed to service, repair, or ...
Owner's Manual
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... recommended testing procedures that were developed by a group of automotive safety experts known as used for the front airbags. • Two crash sensors mounted on the B pillar (one on each side of the vehicle). • Two crash sensors located at the C pillar behind the headliner and...vehicle). • A headliner designed to flex open above the side doors to the deployment of a significant side impact collision or rollover event. 117 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) To reduce risk of injury, do not obstruct or place objects in the restraints control ...
... recommended testing procedures that were developed by a group of automotive safety experts known as used for the front airbags. • Two crash sensors mounted on the B pillar (one on each side of the vehicle). • Two crash sensors located at the C pillar behind the headliner and...vehicle). • A headliner designed to flex open above the side doors to the deployment of a significant side impact collision or rollover event. 117 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) To reduce risk of injury, do not obstruct or place objects in the restraints control ...
Owner's Manual
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... Rather, it is designed to inflate downward from the headliner above the doors along the entire side of a rollover event is mounted to further enhance protection provided in a collision does not mean that initiates Safety Canopy inflation or when a certain likelihood of the ...C pillar trim) must be inspected and serviced by the rollover sensor. The Safety Canopy is detected by a qualified technician in a collision. 118 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) The fact that the Safety Canopy did not activate in side impact collisions and rollover ...
... Rather, it is designed to inflate downward from the headliner above the doors along the entire side of a rollover event is mounted to further enhance protection provided in a collision does not mean that initiates Safety Canopy inflation or when a certain likelihood of the ...C pillar trim) must be inspected and serviced by the rollover sensor. The Safety Canopy is detected by a qualified technician in a collision. 118 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) The fact that the Safety Canopy did not activate in side impact collisions and rollover ...
Owner's Manual
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... positions in a collision greatly increases. Your vehicle has LATCH anchors for child seat anchors Some child safety seats have two rigid or webbing mounted attachments that a single LATCH child seat can be placed in the event of a collision. 6. Seating and Safety Restraints 5. Follow the instructions... If three child safety seats are equally spaced, so that connect to use the LATCH lower anchors for the outboard child seats. 128 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) If two child safety seats are installed using the LATCH anchors or safety...
... positions in a collision greatly increases. Your vehicle has LATCH anchors for child seat anchors Some child safety seats have two rigid or webbing mounted attachments that a single LATCH child seat can be placed in the event of a collision. 6. Seating and Safety Restraints 5. Follow the instructions... If three child safety seats are equally spaced, so that connect to use the LATCH lower anchors for the outboard child seats. 128 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) If two child safety seats are installed using the LATCH anchors or safety...
Owner's Manual
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... capability. Cold inflation pressure: The tire pressure when the vehicle has been stationary and out of the tire that may be wedged in the 132 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Tread area of the tire: Area of the perimeter of direct sunlight for an hour or more... all tires to the vehicle being driven for uneven or excessive wear and remove stones, nails, glass or other objects that contacts the road when mounted on the B-Pillar or the edge of the tire: Area between the bead area and the tread.
... capability. Cold inflation pressure: The tire pressure when the vehicle has been stationary and out of the tire that may be wedged in the 132 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Tread area of the tire: Area of the perimeter of direct sunlight for an hour or more... all tires to the vehicle being driven for uneven or excessive wear and remove stones, nails, glass or other objects that contacts the road when mounted on the B-Pillar or the edge of the tire: Area between the bead area and the tread.
Owner's Manual
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... socket into the handle and place the jack and wrench into the spare tire well and secure the wheel with the large wing nut. 141 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Take care to position the jack as shown. Securely close the wrench compartment and the jack bag... you are stowing the flat tire, place the tire, with the plastic wing nut. With the jack in place, place the end of the jack mounting bracket in the trunk floor and secure it with the tire's valve stem facing down, into the felt bag as shown to position the jack...
... socket into the handle and place the jack and wrench into the spare tire well and secure the wheel with the large wing nut. 141 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Take care to position the jack as shown. Securely close the wrench compartment and the jack bag... you are stowing the flat tire, place the tire, with the plastic wing nut. With the jack in place, place the end of the jack mounting bracket in the trunk floor and secure it with the tire's valve stem facing down, into the felt bag as shown to position the jack...
Owner's Manual
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... of the front disc brake hub and rotor that contacts the wheel. Installing wheels without correct metal-to-metal contact at the wheel mounting surfaces can cause the wheel nuts to loosen and the wheel to the specified torque at 500 miles (800 km) after any corrosion... in loss of control. INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE TIRE SIDEWALL Federal law requires tire manufacturers to place standardized information on the mounting surfaces of the wheel or the surface of the tire and also provides a U.S. Bolt size 142 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus)
... of the front disc brake hub and rotor that contacts the wheel. Installing wheels without correct metal-to-metal contact at the wheel mounting surfaces can cause the wheel nuts to loosen and the wheel to the specified torque at 500 miles (800 km) after any corrosion... in loss of control. INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE TIRE SIDEWALL Federal law requires tire manufacturers to place standardized information on the mounting surfaces of the wheel or the surface of the tire and also provides a U.S. Bolt size 142 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus)
Owner's Manual
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...defroster PCM relay coil, Shifter Brake-Shift Interlock (BSI), Passive Anti-Theft System (PATS) module, Fuel relay coil, Brake lamps, Center High-Mounted Stop Lamp (CHMSL) Anti-lock Brake System (ABS)/Traction control module, All Wheel Drive (AWD) module, RSS, Heated seat modules Cluster, ...Power distribution box The power distribution box is located in the engine compartment. Always disconnect the battery before servicing high current fuses. 187 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) The power distribution box contains high-current fuses that protect your vehicle's ...
...defroster PCM relay coil, Shifter Brake-Shift Interlock (BSI), Passive Anti-Theft System (PATS) module, Fuel relay coil, Brake lamps, Center High-Mounted Stop Lamp (CHMSL) Anti-lock Brake System (ABS)/Traction control module, All Wheel Drive (AWD) module, RSS, Heated seat modules Cluster, ...Power distribution box The power distribution box is located in the engine compartment. Always disconnect the battery before servicing high current fuses. 187 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) The power distribution box contains high-current fuses that protect your vehicle's ...
Owner's Manual
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... and door drain holes free from high quality materials that meet or exceed rigid specifications. FORD AND LINCOLN MERCURY CAR CARE PRODUCTS Your Ford or Lincoln Mercury dealer has many quality products available to fulfill your authorized dealer. • Do not use household cleaning ...the following products or products of equivalent quality: Motorcraft Bug and Tar Remover (ZC-42) Motorcraft Car Care Kit (ZC-26) 211 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) UNDERBODY Flush the complete underside of your vehicle frequently. For best results, ...
... and door drain holes free from high quality materials that meet or exceed rigid specifications. FORD AND LINCOLN MERCURY CAR CARE PRODUCTS Your Ford or Lincoln Mercury dealer has many quality products available to fulfill your authorized dealer. • Do not use household cleaning ...the following products or products of equivalent quality: Motorcraft Bug and Tar Remover (ZC-42) Motorcraft Car Care Kit (ZC-26) 211 2005 Montego (mgo) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) UNDERBODY Flush the complete underside of your vehicle frequently. For best results, ...
Scheduled Maintenance Guide 4th Printing
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windshield washer fluid level. that externally mounted spare tire is recommended that the following basic maintenance checks and inspections be performed at the designated time intervals. parking brake for wear and proper ...
windshield washer fluid level. that externally mounted spare tire is recommended that the following basic maintenance checks and inspections be performed at the designated time intervals. parking brake for wear and proper ...
Warranty Guide 7th Printing
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... New Vehicle Limited Warranty does not cover normal wear or wornout tires. this will void the New Vehicle Limited Warranty • any Ford or Mercury vehicles (except Excursion modified by a warranty repair) for the first 12 months in service or 12,000 miles, whichever occurs first, even though...to tire replacement on page 28 • converted ambulances that have ever been labeled or branded as when stuck in snow or mud), improper mounting or dismounting, or tire repair • tire vibration or ride harshness and uneven or rapid tire wear. This limitation for these conditions will...
... New Vehicle Limited Warranty does not cover normal wear or wornout tires. this will void the New Vehicle Limited Warranty • any Ford or Mercury vehicles (except Excursion modified by a warranty repair) for the first 12 months in service or 12,000 miles, whichever occurs first, even though...to tire replacement on page 28 • converted ambulances that have ever been labeled or branded as when stuck in snow or mud), improper mounting or dismounting, or tire repair • tire vibration or ride harshness and uneven or rapid tire wear. This limitation for these conditions will...