1996 Lincoln Continental Owner's Manual - Page 63

The Instrument Cluster In addition to warning lights, the instrument cluster has a message center/odometer, a speedometer, tachometer, fuel and coolant temperature gauges. The message center tells you about the condition of your vehicle by two methods: operator selectable features continuous warning reporting of monitored systems You can select different features for the M/C to display by using the message center control buttons located to the right of the instrument cluster. You will hear a tone when you press one of these buttons. However, if the M/C detects a warning from any of the monitored systems, then the M/C will display the appropriate warning message. The Electronic Message Center (M/C) The Electronic Message Center only works when the ignition is in the ON position. Each time the WC is powered the display goes through a self test by displaying the PLEASE FASTEN SEATBELT message. This self test is used to stabilize the systems before reporting the status to you. 60