1999 Ford Crown Victoria Owner's Manual - Page 18

Instrumentation 1. Push either the right or left side of the SELECT control to choose the desired function. 2. Press the RESET control and the RESET E/M SELECT selected message center function will be reset to zero. Message center functions DIST TO EMPTY (DTE) This function estimates DIST TO AVG EMPTY ECON approximately how far you can drive TRIP TRIP AVG with the fuel remaining in your tank A B SPEED under normal driving conditions. Remember to turn the ignition OFF when refueling your vehicle. Otherwise, the display will not show the addition of fuel for a few miles. At least 9.5 liters (2.5 gallons) of fuel must be added for the fuel gauge to immediately show the new fuel level. The DTE function will flash for 5 seconds and sound a tone for 1 second when you have approximately: • 80 km (50 miles) left before you run out of fuel • 40 km (25 miles) • 16 km (10 miles) The message center will remain in RESET E/M SELECT the DTE function until the SELECT control is pressed to change functions. Displayed DTE will not be equal to AVG ECON multiplied by the FUEL REMAIN value. DTE is calculated using a method that considers the fuel economy of the last 800 km (500 miles) driven. 18