Sleek.Dynamic.Stylish.TheLincolnMKZawaitsyou.Fromtheluxurious
amenitiestothequietinterior,Lincoln’sclassictouchensuresthateverydriveisa
uniqueandcomfortingone.Experienceyourownsanctuaryasthespiritedengine
carriesyoueffortlesslythroughthenextcurve,theMP3soundsystemsetsthe
pacewithyourfavoritemusic,andtheluxuriousleatherseatsenfoldyou.Youmay
neverwanttoleave.
TakeafewminutestousethisQuickReferenceGuidetoacquaintyouwithany
ofthefeaturesyou’llusemost.Formoredetailedinformation,refertoyour
Owner’sGuide.
Useextremecautionwhenusinganydeviceorfeaturethatmaytakeyour
attentionofftheroad.Yourprimaryresponsibilityisthesafeoperationofthe
vehicle.Onlyusenon-essentialfeaturesanddeviceswhenitissafetodoso.
andhaveyourvehicle
servicedimmediatelybyan
authorizeddealer.
.10 AirbagReadinessLight
TheAirbagReadinesslight
illuminatesbrieywhen
theignitionisturnedon.
Ifthislight
remainson
orcontinues
toashafter
theengine
isstarted,havethesystem
servicedimmediatelybyyour
authorizeddealer.Achime
willsoundifamalfunctionin
thesupplementalrestraint
systemisdetectedaswell.
.11Anti-LockBrake
System(ABS)
TheABSlightilluminates
brieywhen
theignitionis
turnedon.If
theABSlight
remainson
orashesaftertheengine
isstarted,havethesystem
servicedimmediatelybyyour
authorizeddealer.Normal
braking(lessABS)willstillbe
functionalunlessthebrake
systemwarninglightisalso
illuminated.Note:Itisnormal
tofeelapedalpulsationor
hearaslightnoisewhenthe
ABSsystemisactivated.
.12BrakeSystem
WarningLight
Thebrakesystemwarning
lightilluminatesbrieywhen
theignitionisturnedon.
Thislightwill
remainon
whenthe
parkingbrake
isappliedand
theignitionison.Ifthislight
remainsonafterreleasingthe
parkingbrake,thisindicates
alowbrakeuidlevelora
brakesystemmalfunction.
Havethebrakesystem
inspectedimmediatelybyan
authorizeddealer.
.13CheckFuelCapLight
Thisicon
illuminates
whenthe
fuelcap
maynotbe
properlyinstalled.Ifyou
continuetodrivewiththis
lightilluminated,theService
EngineSoonindicatorlight
maycomeon.
HomeLink
®
(ifequipped)
Locatedonthedriver’svisor,
theHomeLinkWirelessControl
Systemisaconvenientwayto
replaceuptothreehand-held
transmitterswithasinglebuilt-in
device.Thissystemlearnsthe
radiofrequencycodesofmost
transmitterstooperategarage
doors,entrygates,security
systems,entrydoorlocks,and
homeorofcelighting.Refer
totheDriverControlschapter
inyourOwner’sGuidefor
moreinformationincluding
programminginstructions.
AuxiliaryPowerPoint
Theauxiliarypowerpoint
islocatedintheutility
compartment
inthecenter
console.Note:
Donotuse
thepower
pointoverthecapacityof
12VDC/180W.
USBPORT(ifequipped)
Yourvehiclemaybe
equippedwithaUSBport
insideyourcenterconsole.
Thisfeatureallowsyou
topluginmediaplaying
devices,memorysticks,and
alsotochargedevices.For
moredetailedinformation,
pleaserefertotheSYNC™
supplement.
GloveBoxCDStorage
Yourvehicleis
equippedwith
aspecialarea
foryourCD
storage.Itis
locatedinsidetheglovebox,
totherightofthemainbin.
Cockpit
QuickReferenceGuide
.1
Headlamps,FogLamps
andPanelDimmerControl
Turnthecontroloneposition
totheright
toturnonthe
parkinglamps,instrument
panellamps,
licenseplate
lampsandtail
lamps.Turn
thecontrol
tothesecondpositionon
theright
toturnonthe
headlamps.Turnthecontrol
onepositiontotheleft
toactivatetheautolamp
feature,whichautomatically
turnstheexteriorlampson
andoff,basedonavailable
daylight.Thesystemalso
keepsthelightsonforashort
timeaftertheignitionswitch
isturnedtotheLOCK(OFF)
position.Pullthecontrolout
toactivatethefoglamps.The
foglampindicatorlight
will
illuminate.Thefoglampswill
notoperatewhenthecontrol
isturnedoff
orwhenthe
highbeamsareon.Usethe
paneldimmercontrolto
adjustthelevelofbrightness
ontheinstrumentpanel
duringparkinglampand
headlampoperation.Move
thecontroltothefullupright
position,pastthedetent,to
turnontheinteriorlamps.
.2 SteeringWheelControls
Yoursteeringwheelcontrols
allowyoutosetandadjust
vehiclespeed,aswellasmake
adjustmentsinyouraudio
system.Tosetthespeed
control,pressandrelease
ON.Acceleratetothedesired
speed.Press
andrelease
SET(+).The
speedcontrol
indicator
light
willilluminateinthe
cluster.Removeyourfootfrom
theaccelerator.Onceset,press
andreleaseSET(-)or(+)to
decreaseorincreasethespeed
insmallincrements.Or,press
andholduntilyoureachthe
desiredspeed.Todisengage
speedcontrolbutnoterase
theprevioussetspeed,tapthe
brakepedal.Todisengageand
erasethespeed,pressOFF.
Press–VOL+todecrease/
increaseaudiovolume.
Press
toaccessthe
previous/nextpresetradio
stationorCDtrack.
PressMEDIAtoselectAM,FM1,
FM2,CD,LINEIN(auxiliary
inputjack),SAT1,SAT2,SAT3
(satelliteradiomode,ifequipped)
orSYNC(ifequipped).
.3
Tilt/Telescopic
SteeringWheel
Pushtheleverdowntounlock
thesteeringcolumn.Move
thesteering
wheelupor
downandin
orouttond
thedesired
position.Whileholdingthe
steeringwheelinplace,
pulltheleveruptolockthe
steeringcolumn.
.4 MessageCenter
Themessagecenter
displaysimportantvehicle
informationthrougha
constantmonitoringofvehicle
systems.Themessage
centerdisplaysfeaturessuch
astripodometer,compass,
distancetoempty,average
fueleconomy,averagespeed
andalanguageselector.The
messagecenteralsoprovides
vehiclesystemchecksandwill
notifyyouofpotentialvehicle
problemswithadisplayof
systemwarnings.
INFO–Presstoscrollthrough
thefollowingdisplays:Trip
OdometerAorB,Distanceto
Empty,AverageFuelEconomy,
AverageSpeed,andTripElapsed
DriveTime1or2.
RESET–Press
toselectand
resetfunctions
showninthe
InfoandSetUpMenu.
SETUP–Presstoscrollthrough:
SystemCheck,Units(English/
Metric),Language(current
languagetobedisplayed),
EasyEntry/ExitSeatand
ReverseSensingSystem(Park
Assist).Formoreinformation,
pleaseseeyourOwner’sGuide.
.5 In-DashClock
Press+
toadvance
thetime.
Press–
toreverse
thetime.
.6 PassengerAirbagOff
Yourvehiclehasasafety
featurewhich
automatically
knowswhen
toengageor
disengage
thepassengerairbag.
Whenthesystemsensesno
weightorlighttomedium
weight(suchasaheavy
binderorsuitcase),inthe
frontpassengerseat,the
PASSAIRBAGOFFindicator
lamp(locatedabovethe
radio)willilluminate,
signifyingthepassenger
airbagisnotengaged.
.7 TractionControl
™
Light
Thislightilluminateswhen
theTraction
Control
™
is
active.Ifthe
lightremains
on,havethe
systemservicedimmediately
byanauthorizeddealer.
.8 ThrottleControl/
TransmissionLight
Thislightilluminateswhen
apowertrainorAWDfault
hasbeen
detected.
Contactan
authorized
dealeras
soonaspossibletohaveyour
vehicleserviced.
.9 ServiceEngine
SoonLight
TheServiceEngineSoonlight
illuminates
brieywhen
theignition
isturnedon.
Ifitremains
onorisblinkingafterthe
engineisstarted,theOnBoard
DiagnosticsSystem(OBD-II)
hasdetectedamalfunction.
Driveinamoderatefashion
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