Mercury 2005 Mercury Mountaineer, 2005 Mountaineer Quick Reference Manual

Ford Motor Company
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P.O. Box 6248
Dearborn, MI 48121
1-800-392-3673 (FORD)
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This Quick Reference Guide is not intended to replace your 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 in 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
Mercury dealer is the best source for the most current information.

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

May 2004 | First Printing | Quick Reference Guide
Mercury Mountaineer | Litho in U.S.A.

2005 Mercury Mountaineer

QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

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Specifications

LOCATION OF THE SPARE TIRE AND TOOLS

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 below the instrument panel on
the driver’s side; remove the cover to view
the fuses. To learn about changing fuses,
please see 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

Your tire pressure is properly set at the
dealership according to the recommended
specifications found on the Tire Pressure
Label on the driver’s door jamb. Please
check your tire pressure during routine
maintenance and seasonal changes. If the
Tire Pressure Monitoring System light (if
equipped) stays illuminated after starting,
immediately check your tire pressure.

Warning: Improperly inflated tires can affect
vehicle handling and can fail suddenly,
possibly resulting in loss of vehicle control.

CHANGING THE TIRES

Your spare tire is not equipped with a Tire
Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) sensor.
The TPMS warning light (if equipped) will
illuminate when the spare is in use. Replace
the spare with the road tire as soon as
possible. If your vehicle is equipped with
AWD, remember that a spare tire of a
different size should not be used. It can make
your vehicle difficult to control and can result
in damage to driveline components. If you
get a flat tire while driving, do not apply the
brake heavily. Instead, gradually decrease
your speed. Hold the steering wheel firmly
and slowly move to a safe place on the side
of the road.

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.

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 in OFF. Press
the control a second time
within three seconds to unlock
all doors and the liftgate.

LOCKING THE
DOORS/LIFTGATE

Press this control

once to lock all doors and liftgate.
The doors and liftgate will lock and the
parking lamps will flash once as long as all
doors, liftgate, and the liftgate glass are
closed. To confirm that all doors are closed
and locked, press the control a second time
within three seconds. The doors will lock
again, the horn will chirp, and the lamps
will flash. If any door, the liftgate or the
liftgate glass are not closed properly, the

lamps will not flash, and the horn will chirp
twice if the control is pressed a second
time within three seconds.

OPENING THE LIFTGATE WINDOW

Press the control to open the
liftgate window.

SOUNDING A PANIC ALARM

The Panic feature will only

operate when the ignition is in
the OFF or ACCESSORY position. Press
this control to activate the alarm. The
personal panic alarm will cycle the horn
and the parklamps will flash for a
maximum of 3 minutes.

MEMORY SEAT FEATURE (IF EQUIPPED)

The remote entry system can also control
the memory seat and pedal features. Press
the control once to unlock the driver’s door
and move the memory seat and power
adjustable pedal to the corresponding
memory position (just as if you had pressed
the memory control in the vehicle). Please
consult your Owner’s Guide for complete
details on this feature.

REMOTE ENTRY SYSTEM

Additional Features

Using radio-frequency pressure sensors, this system monitors tire pressure on all
road tires and provides the driver with a yellow warning light when air needs to
be added. (Message Center equipped vehicles provide additional warning
messages.) The TPMS warning light will reset itself (turn off ) after the tires are
set to specification and the vehicle is either parked up to 1 hour or the vehicle is
driven above 20 mph for 10 seconds.

Please note: Outside temperature affects tire pressure. Please see your Owner’s
Guide for additional information.

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)

Mountaineer is so accommodating that its 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 on the side of the seat, on the
outboard portion of the plastic side shield. The heated seat icon in
the Dual Automatic Temperature Control (DATC) (if equipped) will
illuminate when activated.

To deactivate, push the control again.

HEATED SEATS (IF EQUIPPED)

DUAL AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL (DATC) (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 the 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.