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How To Tap A Starter On A 1998 Ford Contour
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Owner's Manual - Page 3
... miles) onwards you should avoid hard breaking for the first 1 600 km (1 000 miles). Introduction
If possible, you can gradually increase the performance of printing. Ford may change the contents without notice and without incurring obligation.
3 INFORMATION ABOUT THIS GUIDE The information found in this guide was in effect at the...
Owner's Manual - Page 27
... key can return to avoid discharging the battery unnecessarily. 3. Steering unlocked, radio operational. Ignition and all electrical circuits operational. This key position is in P (Park). 2. Starter motor activated. Ignition off, steering wheel locked. The accessory position. The ignition key should not be left in this position for too long to this...
Owner's Manual - Page 59
.... BAG AIR
When installing forwardfacing child seats in a collision.
Never install rear-facing child seats or rear-facing infant seats in this guide.
See your Ford or Lincoln-Mercury dealer. Children should always wear safety belts. Children and air bags For additional important safety information, read all information on or near...
Owner's Manual - Page 67
Seating and safety restraints
To improve the fit of lap and shoulder belts on children who have outgrown child safety seats, Ford recommends use of lap and shoulder belts on the child. Belt-positioning booster seats raise the child and provide a shorter, firmer seating posture and better ...
Owner's Manual - Page 73
Inspecting the built-in child seat after a collision All built-in use during a collision, Ford recommends replacing it.
Slide the shoulder belts off the child's shoulders and remove the child. Seating and safety restraints
Removing your dealer or a qualified technician ...
Owner's Manual - Page 74
... of the manufacturer's instructions included with the safety seat you do not install and use of providing a tether anchorage. If you put in this chapter. Ford recommends the use the safety seat properly, the child may be injured in a sudden stop or collision.
Owner's Manual - Page 78
... may not be properly secured and the child may be injured in a sudden stop or collision.
Seating and safety restraints
To install a tether from any Ford or LincolnMercury dealer. To install a tethered child safety seat in Canada include a tether anchor hardware kit.
78 Tether anchor hardware Tether anchor hardware kits (part...
Owner's Manual - Page 85
... accelerator pedal and start within five seconds, wait ten seconds and try again. 3. After idling for more than 30 seconds or you could damage the starter. 4. Vehicles equipped with the accelerator depressed about 1/4 of the way down . The key will return to the on (3) position. 1 2 3 4
2. If the engine does not start...
Owner's Manual - Page 96
Depress the clutch pedal. 3. Do not drive with a manual transaxle have a starter interlock that prevents cranking the engine unless the clutch pedal is fully depressed. Hold down on the accelerator pedal. Start the vehicle. 5. Release the clutch ...
Owner's Manual - Page 103
... equipped to a maximum of 454 kg (1 000 lbs) gross trailer weight with a maximum tongue load of up to tow. No towing packages are available through Ford or Lincoln/Mercury dealers. It should also have 2.3 sq.
Owner's Manual - Page 115
... R9 R 10 R 11 D1 Circuits switched Daytime running lights Radiator fan relay (high speed) Air conditioning Air conditioning clutch relay Radiator fan relay (low speed) Starter solenoid Horn Electrically operated fuel pump Low beam headlamps High beam headlamps EEC module Reverse voltage protection
Passenger compartment fuse panel To check or change...
Owner's Manual - Page 127
...: • release the parking brake, • move the gearshift to N (Neutral), • turn the ignition to the off position and • unlock the steering wheel. Ford Motor Company has not developed or approved a T-hook or slingbelt towing procedure. Roadside emergencies
WRECKER TOWING
If towing is necessary, it is recommended that your...
Owner's Manual - Page 128
... RECOMMENDATIONS • We highlight do-it-yourself items in your vehicle easy. If your vehicle requires professional service, your "Warranty Guide" to specifications. Check your Ford dealership can be replaced without tools. • We provide you with a "Service Guide" which parts and services are designed and built to provide the best...
Owner's Manual - Page 132
... 10 130
3 2
NORMAL
BRAKE
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CHECK ENGINE
UNLEADED FUEL ONLY
MI RRORS
1 • Release the safety catch by reaching under the hood (2) (adjacent to the Ford emblem) and pushing it up.
2
• Raise the hood and support it with the strut (3) in its retaining clip, lower the hood and allow it...
Owner's Manual - Page 135
... in P (Park). 3. If the engine is on the dipstick. Maintenance and care
Engine oil Use SAE 5W-30 motor oil CERTIFIED FOR GASOLINE ENGINES by Ford Warranty. Make sure the vehicle is warm, turn the engine off and wait a few minutes for the oil to engine damage which is securely latched...
Owner's Manual - Page 137
... of the arrow and pull. To open the cap while the engine is recommended you use the appropriate Motorcraft oil filter (or another brand meeting Ford specifications) for your local recycling center to the "Maintenance Schedule" booklet for disposing of these types of fluids.
Owner's Manual - Page 138
... for the master cylinder run dry. Add only brake fluid that is toxic. Brake fluid is not DOT 3, you use a brake fluid that meets the Ford specification (see the chapter Capacities and specifications). Windshield washer system If necessary, add enough washer fluid to fail. Maintenance and care
Brake/clutch fluid reservoir...
Owner's Manual - Page 140
... 000 km (50 000 miles). Use only a premium nationally-recognized brand name engine coolant or equivalent.
140 Maintenance and care
When adding engine coolant Ford recommends Ford Premium Cooling System Fluid, which is an optimized formula that will result in a loss of freeze protection.
When you change or add engine coolant, it...
SVT Supplement 1st Printing - Page 1
... by any information storage and retrieval system or translation in whole or part is not permitted without written authorization from Ford Motor Company. Table of contents
Introduction SVT Contour Features SVT Contour Towing SVT Contour Service Points SVT Contour Specifications SVT Owner Benefits SVT Contour Exterior Dimensions 2 3 10 11 12 15 16
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SVT Supplement 1st Printing - Page 2
...-FORD-SVT (1-800-367-3788).
2 By referring to your new SVT Contour. This supplement compliments your new SVT Contour. In the SVT Contour, that you have any other. SVT strives for purchasing an SVT Contour....well as significant interior, exterior and chassis refinements. to the SVT Contour. EST at the Ford Special Vehicle Team hotline from 8:30 a.m. We trust that philosophy...
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