1996 Lincoln Continental Owner's Manual - Page 104

Illuminated Entry System with Theater Lighting The interior lights will illuminate for approximately 25 seconds when either front door handle is lifted, any button on the keyless entry pad is pressed, or the remote entry system UNLOCK button is pushed. If the amount of light outside your vehicle is below a predetermined level, the exterior lights will also illuminate. Using the Keyless Entry System You can lock or unlock the vehicle doors and open the trunk without using a key. The buttons for the system are below the outside door handle on the driver's side. See also Remote Entry System which follows this description. The keyless entry buttons When you bought your vehicle, you were given a computer code that operates the system for your vehicle. For your convenience, we have duplicated this code in three places. The code is: on your owner's wallet card found in the glove compartment 101