2005 Lincoln Town Car Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 241

Driving If the parking brake fails to release after completing this procedure, use the manual parking brake release lever. Pull the lever to manually release the parking brake. TRACTION CONTROLி For Traction Control௢ warning lights refer to Warning Lights in the Instrument cluster chapter. Your vehicle is equipped with a Traction Control௢ system (except on commercial conversion packages). This system helps you maintain the stability and steerability of your vehicle, especially on slippery road surfaces such as snow- or ice-covered roads and gravel roads. The system will allow your vehicle to make better use of available traction in these conditions. During Traction Control௢ operation, you may hear an electric motor type of sound coming from the engine compartment and the engine will not "rev-up" when you push further on the accelerator. This is normal system behavior and should be no reason for concern. The Traction Control௢ switch, located on the left side of the instrument panel, allows the driver to enable and disable the system. The Traction Control௢ system will automatically turn on every time the ignition is turned OFF and RUN. If you should become stuck in snow or ice or on a very slippery road surface, try switching the Traction Control௢ system off. This may allow excess wheel spin to "dig" the vehicle out and enable a successful "rocking" maneuver. 241 2005 Town Car (tow) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus)