1998 Lincoln Continental Owner's Manual - Page 42
1998 Lincoln Continental Manual
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Controls and features 1. By pressing the Information control. INFO 2. By pressing the Emergency (S.O.S) control. i S.O.S. 3. The system will automatically activate if the vehicle's air bags have been deployed. Quick summary • To utilize your vehicle's RESCU system, your cellular phone must be activated. • Information or emergency assistance can be requested whenever your key is in the RUN/START position and for six minutes after the vehicle is turned off. • An assistance request is initiated by pressing either the Information or Emergency control located in the overhead console. • When a control is pressed, a warning lamp located in the overhead console will begin to flash and status messages are displayed on the vehicle's message center (messages can only be displayed when the key is in the RUN/START position). • The vehicle's cellular phone automatically places a call to a 24 hour emergency response center. • When contact is made, the vehicle sends an electronic data message to the response center's computer. This data message includes latitude and longitude coordinates obtained from the vehicle's positioning system. • Once the data transmission is complete, the call is forwarded to a response center operator who confirms your location using a computerized map. • The vehicle's cellular handset is locked-out, the phone is automatically placed in the "hands-free" mode and voice communication is established with the operator through the "hands-free" microphone. 42