2003 Mercury Mountaineer Quick Reference Guide 2nd Printing

Ford Motor Company

Customer Relationship Center

16800 Executive Plaza Drive

P.O. Box 6248

Dearborn, MI 48121

1-800-392-3673

(FORD)

(TDD for the hearing impaired: 1-800-232-5952)

This Quick Reference Guide is not intended to replace your vehicle Owner’s Guide which contains more

detailed information concerning the features of your vehicle, as well as important safety warnings designed

to help reduce the risk of injury to you and your occupants. Please read your entire Owner’s Guide carefully

as you begin learning about your new vehicle and refer to the appropriate sections when questions arise.

All information contained on this Quick Reference Guide was accurate at the time of duplication. We reserve

the right to change features, operation and/or functionality of any vehicle specification at any time. Your Ford

dealer is the best source for the most current information.

For detailed operating and safety information, please consult your Owner’s Guide.

2003 Mercury Mountaineer

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2003 Mercury Mountaineer

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Audio Features

Specifications

To use the automatic one-touch express opening feature, press and briefly

hold the rear portion of the control; press again to stop. To close, press and

hold the front portion of the control until the glass panel stops moving.

Once fully closed, the rear of the panel will appear higher than the front

edge. The glass panel can be moved back to open or tilted up for

ventilation. With the panel closed, press and hold the front portion of the

control to tilt the roof to vent position; to close from vent position, press

and hold the rear portion of the control until the glass panel stops moving.

Mountaineer is so accommodating that it’s available heated seats allow

both driver and front passenger to add warmth to their travels.

To operate the heated seats:

Activate by pushing the control (located on the side of the seat, on

the outboard portion of the plastic side shield ).

To deactivate, push the control again. The heated seat icon in the

dual electronic automatic temperature control (DEATC) will illuminate

when activated.

HEATED SEATS

(IF EQUIPPED)

The remote entry system allows you

to lock or unlock all vehicle doors

and liftgate and open the liftgate

window without a key.

UNLOCKING THE

DOORS/LIFTGATE

Press this control to unlock

the driver’s door. The

interior lamps will illuminate

with the ignition off. Press the

control a second time within

three seconds to unlock all

doors and liftgate. Your system

will automatically relock if a

door or the trunk hasn’t been

opened within 45 seconds.

LOCKING THE DOORS/LIFTGATE

Press this control to lock all doors

and liftgate. The doors and liftgate

will lock and the lamps will flash once as

long as all doors, liftgate, and the liftgate

glass are closed. (Also includes hood on

vehicles equipped with perimeter anti-theft).

If any of these are ajar, the lamps will

not flash.

To confirm all doors are closed and locked,

press the control a second time within

three seconds.

The doors will lock again and the horn

will chirp.

If any of the doors or liftgate are ajar, the

horn will make two quick chirps, reminding

you to properly close all doors.

OPENING THE LIFTGATE WINDOW

Press the control to open the

liftgate window.

SOUNDING A PANIC ALARM

The Panic feature operates with

the key in the OFF position. Press

this control to activate the alarm. The

personal panic alarm will cycle the horn and

turn signals on/off, plus illuminate the

interior lights. To deactivate the alarm, press

the control again or turn the ignition to ACC

or ON.

MEMORY SEAT FEATURE

(IF EQUIPPED)

The remote entry system can also control the

memory seat feature. Press the control once

to unlock the driver’s door and move the

memory seat feature to the corresponding

memory position, (just as if you had pressed

the memory control in the vehicle).

REMOTE ENTRY SYSTEM

1.

ON/OFF AND VOLUME CONTROL

Press for on or off, turn to adjust volume.

2.

AM/FM SELECTION

Radio mode: use this control to switch

between AM, FM1 or FM2 memory preset

stations. Tape mode: press to stop tape play

and begin radio play. CD mode: press to

stop CD and begin playing the radio.

3.

SEEK CONTROLS

Radio mode: press the left arrow of the

SEEK function to find the next listenable

station down the frequency band, the right

arrow to find the next listenable station up

the band.

Tape/CD mode: press the left

arrow for the previous selection, the right

arrow for the next selection.

4.

TUNE CONTROL

Radio mode: press the left arrow to move to

the next frequency, hold to move quickly

through all frequencies, or press the right

arrow to move to the next frequency.

CD mode: press the left arrow to select the

previous disc, hold to continue reversing

through discs; press the right arrow to

select the next disc, hold it to fast-forward

through remaining discs.

5.

SCAN CONTROL

Press to hear a brief sampling of all

listenable radio stations, tape or CD

selections; press again to end scan.

6.

BASS + TREBLE CONTROL

Press BASS or TREB, then press the left

arrow of SEL to decrease the quality or the

right arrow to increase the quality.

7.

BALANCE + FADE

Press BAL and use the left arrow of SEL to

shift sound to the left speakers, the right

arrow to shift to the right speakers. Press

FADE and the right arrow of SEL to shift sound

to front speakers, left arrow to shift to the rear.

8.

TAPE/CD SELECTION

If a tape is already in, press TAPE to play. If

a CD is already in, press CD to begin play.

9.

RADIO PRESETS

Choose AM or FM, find the station you

seek, then press and hold one of the preset

buttons. When the sound returns, it means

your station has been stored.

10. FAST FORWARD + REWIND

To fast-forward, press FF; to rewind,

press REW.

11.

EJECTING THE TAPE OR CD

Press EJ to stop and eject a tape or CD.

LOCATION OF THE SPARE TIRE AND TOOL

The spare tire is located under the vehicle,

just forward of the rear bumper. The spare

tire winch drive nut is located at the rear

center of the cargo area under a lid.

The

jack, lug nut wrench and jack handle are

located behind the rear seat under the

carpeted floor lid in the cargo floor.

FUSES

If electrical components in your vehicle are

not working, a fuse may have blown. The

fuse panel is located below the instrument

panel on the driver’s side; remove the cover

to view the fuses. To learn about changing

fuses, please consult your Owner’s Guide.

UNLEADED FUEL RECOMMENDATIONS

Use “Regular” unleaded gasoline with an

(R+M)/2 octane rating of 87. Mercury does

not recommend using “Regular” gasoline

with an octane rating of 86 or lower in high

altitude areas.

TIRE PRESSURE

Adjust the tire pressure to the specifications

on your Certification Label, located near

the driver’s side front door latch. When

checking pressure, use an accurate tire

pressure gauge. Check tire pressure when

the tires are cold, after the vehicle has been

parked for at least one hour or has been

driven less than 3 miles.

Warning: Improperly inflated tires can affect

vehicle handling and can fail suddenly,

possibly resulting in loss of vehicle control.

CHANGING THE TIRES

Your vehicle is equipped with a spare tire

that can be used as a spare or a regular tire.

(It’s identical to the other tires on your

vehicle, although the wheel won’t match.)

ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE

During your vehicle’s 3-year/36,000-mile

limited warranty period, every new Mercury

vehicle includes the assurance and support

of a 24-hour emergency Roadside

Assistance program. Roadside Assistance

includes such services as fuel delivery, tire

changes, jump starts, and help when you

are locked out of your vehicle.

Please complete your Roadside Assistance

identification card and keep it in your wallet

for quick reference. This card can be found

in your glove compartment, in your Mercury

Owner’s Guide portfolio.

To receive roadside assistance in the

United States for Ford or Mercury vehicles,

call 1-800-241-3673.

All information contained in this Mercury

Quick Reference Guide was accurate at the

time of duplication. We reserve the right to

change features, operation and/or

functionality of any vehicle specification at

any time. Your Mercury dealer is the best

source for the most current information.

For detailed operating and safety information,

please consult your Owner’s Guide.

MOON ROOF

(IF EQUIPPED)

Additional Features

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PREMIUM AUDIO SYSTEM

(IF EQUIPPED)

If your Mountaineer came

equipped with another audio

system, please see your

Owner’s Guide.

AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM

(IF EQUIPPED)

1.

ON/ OFF

— With the ignition in the ON position, press AUTO, any of the override controls,

the fan speed control, or either of the temperature selection controls to turn the system on.

Press OFF, to turn the system off.

If the outside temperature function has been selected, it

will continue to operate until the ignition is turned off.

2.

AUTO

— To initiate automatic operation, press AUTO and select the desired temperature.

When AUTO is selected, the air conditioning system automatically makes climate control

adjustments based on existing conditions.

3.

DUAL

— As driver, you can press DUAL to enable or disable the dual zone temperature

feature. Your passenger may also initiate the dual temperature zone feature by pressing the

passenger side temperature control. When DUAL is selected, the indicator will illuminate.

The display window will indicate the current driver-selected temperature setting and the last

passenger-selected temperature setting.

4.

TEMPERATURE CONTROL

— To control the temperature on the driver’s side, select any

temperature between 60°F and 90°F by pressing the temperature control. The display

window indicates the selected temperature and allows for manual control of fan speed if

automatic fan speed is not desired. Have your passenger press the passenger-side

temperature control to select any temperature between 60°F and 90°F.

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If your Mountaineer came

equipped with another climate

control system, please see your

Owner’s Guide.

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