Ford Contour (1999 year). Manual — part 15

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To set a speed

Press Set Acc. For speed control to
operate, the speed control must be
on and the vehicle speed must be
greater than 48 km/h (30 mph).

If you drive up or down a steep hill,
your vehicle speed may vary
momentarily slower or faster than
the set speed. This is normal.

Speed control cannot reduce the
vehicle speed if it increases above
the set speed on a downhill. If your
vehicle speed is faster than the set
speed while driving on a downhill
in overdrive, you may want to shift
to the next lower gear to reduce
your vehicle speed.

Res

Set

Acc

Coast

Res

Set

Acc

Coast

If your vehicle slows down more
than 16 km/h (10 mph) below your
set speed on an uphill, your speed
control will disengage. This is
normal. Press Res to re-engage it.

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Res

Set

Acc

Coast

To set a lower speed

• Press and hold Coast. Release the
control when the desired vehicle
speed is reached, or

• press and release Coast. Each
press will decrease the set speed
by 1.6 km/h (1 mph), or

• depress the brake pedal. When
the desired vehicle speed is
reached, press Set Acc.

To set a higher speed

• Press and hold Set Acc. Release
when the desired set speed is
reached, or

• press and release Set Acc. Each
press will increase the set speed by
1.6 km/h (1 mph), or

• accelerate with your accelerator
pedal, then press Set Acc.

You may accelerate with the
accelerator pedal at any time
during speed control usage.
Releasing the accelerator pedal will
return your vehicle speed to the
previously set speed.

Res

Set

Acc

Coast

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Res

Set

Acc

Coast

To return to a set speed

• Press Res. For Res to operate,
the vehicle speed must be faster
than 48 km/h (30 mph).

To disengage speed control

• Depress the brake pedal.

Disengaging the speed control will
not erase the previously
programmed set speed.

OVERHEAD CONTROLS

Interior lamps with reading
lamps (if equipped)

The reading lamps and controls are
located on the dome lamp. Press
the controls on either side of each
lamp to activate the lamps.

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12

SEC

On

Off 12 SEC

Interior lamps
(sunroof equipped vehicles)

The reading lamps are operated by
separate on/off switches and can be
adjusted to point in the desired
direction.

Open/Lift

Close

Sunroof (if equipped)

The electric sunroof can be
operated only when the ignition is
switched on.

To open and close the sunroof

Press the rear part of the control
on the rocker switch in the roof
console to open the sunroof. Press
the front control to close it.

To lift the rear of the sunroof

Close the sunroof and press the
front part of the control again.
Press the rear control to lower the
sunroof.

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