User manual MERCURY COUGAR 1996

[. . . ] Introductory Information Ford's Commitment to You Our Guiding Principles u Quality comes first. For your satisfaction, the quality of our products and services must be our number one priority. work must be done with you in mind, providing better products and services than our competition. u You are the focus of everything we do. We must strive for excellence in everything we do: in our products -- in their safety and value -- and in our services, our human relations, our competitiveness, and our profitability. [. . . ] Activate Auto Memory Store by pushing the "AUTO PRESET" button once. Your radio will set the first five strong stations of the band you are in (AM, FM1 or FM2) into the memory buttons. The display will show "AUTO", then run through the frequencies, stopping momentarily on the stations being set into the memory buttons. The radio is now in the "AUTO" mode and this display will show "AUTO" each time a preset is activated. NOTE: If there are less than five strong stations in the frequency band, the remaining unfilled buttons will store the last strong station detected on the band. 154 After all stations have been filled, the radio will begin playing the station stored on memory button 1. To deactivate the Auto Memory Store mode and return to the manually-set memory button stations (or those stations set using Auto Memory Load), simply push the "AUTO PRESET" button. The next time Auto Memory Store is activated on that band, the radio will store the next set of five strong stations. Adjusting the tone balance and speaker output of your radio u Increasing or decreasing bass response Push the "AUDIO" button repeatedly until the display reads "BASS. " Push the right (+) side of the "VOLUME" button to increase bass (more "lows"), and push the left ( ) side to decrease bass (less "lows"). u Increasing or decreasing treble response Push the "AUDIO" button repeatedly until the display reads "TREB. " Push the right (+) side of the "VOLUME" button to increase treble (more "highs"), and push the left ( ) side to decrease treble (less "highs"). u Adjusting speaker balance Balance control allows you to adjust the sound distribution between the right and left speakers. Push the "AUDIO" button repeatedly until the display reads "BAL. " Push the right (+) side of the "VOLUME" button to shift the sound to the right speakers, and push the left ( ) side to shift the sound to the left speakers. 155 u Adjusting speaker fader Fade control allows you to adjust the sound distribution between the front and rear speakers. Push the "AUDIO" button repeatedly until the display reads "FADE. " Push the right (+) side of the "VOLUME" button to shift the sound to the front speakers, and push the left ( ) side to shift the sound to the rear speakers. NOTE: Illuminated bars in the display show relative levels of bass and treble, and positions of speaker balance and fader functions (left to right, front to rear). Using the Controls of Your Cassette Tape Player NOTE: Radio power must be on to use the cassette tape player or eject a tape. NOTE: Adjust the volume, treble, bass, balance and fader controls in the same manner as for radio stations. How to insert a tape Your cassette tape player is equipped with power loading. Once you insert a tape and push slightly (with the open edge to the right), the loading mechanism draws the tape the rest of the way in and play will begin after a momentary tape tightening process. Display indicates "M" (for metal/CrO2) while tape is playing. NOTE: A cassette tape can be loaded and stored with the ignition and radio power off. 156 How to locate a desired track on the tape There are four ways to quickly locate a desired selection on the tape. You can use the fast forward, rewind, "SEEK" or "SCAN" function. Following are brief descriptions of each. u Fast forwarding the tape To fast forward the tape, press the "FF" button. The radio will automatically begin playing until fast forward is manually stopped (by pushing the "PLAY PROG" button) or the end of the tape is reached. At the end of the tape, the direction automatically reverses and plays the other side of the tape. u Fast rewinding the tape To rewind the tape, press the "REW" button. The radio will automatically begin playing when rewind is manually stopped (by pushing the "PLAY PROG" button) or the beginning of the tape is reached. u Using the "SEEK" function with your cassette tape player While in the tape mode, push the right (a) side of the "SEEK" button to seek forward to the next selection on the tape. Push the left (b) side to seek the beginning of the current tape selection. [. . . ] choose 3 different speeds to do 1. 5 minute steady state throttle drives. 7. Accelerate the vehicle up to between 45 and 60 mph (72-97 km/h). Drive vehicle and hold the throttle steady at the selected speed between 45 and 60 mph (72-97 km/h) for approximately 5 minutes. Drive the vehicle for 5 minutes at varying speeds between 45 and 60 mph (72-97 km/h). 8. 9. 10. Vehicle can be turned off when convenient. 289 Refill Capacities, Motorcraft Parts, and Lubricant Specifications Refill Capacities NOTE: Rear axle lube quantities must be replaced every 100, 000 miles (160, 000 km) or if the axle has been submerged in water. [. . . ]