1997 Mercury Mountaineer Owner's Manual - Page 2

Introduction The following icons appear in this Owner's Guide: indicates a warning. Read the following section on Warnings for a full explanation of warnings. indicates that vehicle information related to recycling and other environmental concerns will follow. Warnings Warnings remind you to be especially careful in those areas where carelessness can cause damage to your vehicle or personal injury to yourself, your passengers or other people. Please read all Warnings carefully. Notice to owners of utility-type vehicles As with other vehicles of this type, failure to operate this vehicle correctly may result in loss of control or an accident. Be sure to read Special driving instructions for AWD vehicles later in this Owner's Guide and the special supplement included with AWD and 4x4 vehicles entitled Four-Wheeling. Four-Wheeling presents safe driving practices to owners of AWD and 4x4 utility vehicles. Your AWD vehicle handles differently than an ordinary passenger car and has some special safety considerations. This is because your AWD vehicle has several design and equipment 2