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Lincoln 2011 MKX Quick Reference Guide

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POWER TI LT/
TELESCOPE
STEERING WHEEL
COLUMN
(if equipped):
Your power steering wheel
column has a four-way
rocker control which
allows you to telescope
the wheel towards or
away from you as well
as tilt it up or down.
LOW TIRE PRESSURE
WARNING
:
Illuminates when your
tire pressure is low. If
the light remains on, the
tire pressure should be
checked. If the light does
not turn on at ignition o r
begins to flash, co ntact
your authorized deal er as
soon as possibl e.
MULTIFUNCTION
DISPLAY: Displays
information such
as the fuel gauge,
tachometer, engine
coolant temperat ure, the
odometer and trip meter
as well as the Information
menu, Settings m enu
and the System check.
Use the OK and arrow
buttons on the lef t side
of your steering wheel
to scroll through vario us
menu options and
make selections.
I n s t r u m e n t pa n e l
AIRBAG READINESS
: Illuminates briefl y
when the ignition is tu rned
on. If this light fails to
illuminate, remains on or
continues to flash af ter
the engine is star ted,
contact your auth orized
dealer for serv ice as soon
as possible. A chim e
will also sound if there
is a malfunction in th e
indicator light.
SERVICE ENGINE
SOON
: Illuminates
briefly when the i gnition
is turned on. If it remai ns
on or is blinking after the
engine is star ted, the
on-b oard diagnostic s
system (OBD -II) has
detected a malfunct ion.
Drive in a moderate
fashion and contac t your
authorized dealer a s soon
as possible.
INFOTAINMENT
DISPLAY: Use the OK
and arrow buttons on
the right side of your
steering wheel to scrol l
through available m odes
of Entertainment, P hone,
Navigation (i f equipped)
and Climate. You can also
perform other fun ctions
such as answering a ca ll,
setting the driver s ide
temperature and more.
Refer to your MyLinco ln
Touch™ supplement for
more information.
SPEED CONTROLS
(if equipped):
To set the speed:
1. Press ON .
2. Accelerate to the
desired speed.
3. Push the SET button up
and take your foot off
the accelerator.
To set a higher
speed, press and
hold the SET button
up or press SET u p
repeatedly until
the desired speed
is reached.
To set a lower speed,
press and hold the
SET button d own
or press SET dow n
repeatedly until
the desired speed
is reached.
To return to a
previously set spee d,
press RES.
To turn off, push the
OFF button dow n or
turn the ignition of f.
PUSH BUTTON
START:
Allows you to
start your vehic le without
a key by pressing the
ENGINE S TART/STOP
button while press ing the
brake pedal, provid ed your
intelligent access key (I A)
is inside the vehicle. If
necessar y, you can also
start your ca r by inserting
the IA key into the back-u p
slot located in your ce nter
console. Simpl y insert the
IA key into the slot with
the buttons facin g out
and the key ring up. Then,
press the ENGIN E START/
STOP button an d brake
pedal to star t your vehicle
as usual. You can remove
the IA key from the backup
slot once the vehicle is
started, if d esired.
HAZ ARD CONTROL
AUDIO CONTROLS:
VOL: Press up/dow n
to increase/decrease
volume levels.
SEEK: Press u p/down to
access the next /previous
radio station pres et, CD
track or preset satellite
radio channel (if e quipped).
: Press to access
voice recognitio n.
: Press to
access SYN C
®
phone features.
VOLUME AND FAN
SPEED
: To adjust,
lightly slide your
finger over the rear
slider area.
ADAPTIVE
CRUISE CONTROL
(if equipped): Allows
you to set a ‘gap distance’
between yoursel f and
the vehicle in front of you
in the same lane when
your cruise control is
active. Press G AP up or
down to select from four
available gap dis tances.
The selected ga p distance
will appear in the message
center as a graphic display.
Once you select the
desired gap dist ance, the
vehicle speed will a djust
automatically to ma intain
a preset gap distanc e.
Note: Driv ing aids do
not replace the need to
watch where the vehicle is
moving and brake where
necessar y. Refer to you
Owner’s Guide for sa fety
information, more det ail
and limitations.
COLLISION
WARNING SYSTEM
(if equipped): Uses a
radar sensor to detect
if vehicles ahead of you
which are moving in
the same direction m ay
be a collision risk . The
system will alert yo u
with an audible chi me
and red warning light
which will appe ar above
the dash. If the risk of
collision increas es, the
system will increase
brake support to help
reduce collision s peed.
The collision war ning
system is active at speeds
above approximately 5
mph (8 km/ h). For more
information on acti vating
and deactivati ng the
system, refer to Message
center in the Instrument
Cluster chapter. For
more information on the
collision warnin g system
and limitations, refer to
Collision warning system
in the Driving chapter of
your Owner’s Guide.
Comfort
SELECTSHIFT AUTOMATIC™
TRANSMISSION:
Your selectshift
automatic
TM
transmission gives yo u the
ability to manual ly change gears . To use,
move the gearshif t lever from D (Drive) to
M (Manual). Then, simply press the + or –
buttons on the gea rshift toggle. Pre ss + to
upshift and – to down shift.
RAIN SEN SING WIPERS
(if equipped):
These wipers
automatically ac tivate when moisture is
present on the windshie ld and the control
is set to any setting except off. The w iper
speed will var y based on the amount of
moisture detected on the w indshield as
well as the current interv al setting. Ensure
that the control is turned to off prior to
entering a car wash.
HEATED AND COOLED
FRONT SEATS:
To access, press the
lower right corner ( blue area) on the touch
screen. For heated fro nt seats, press
repeatedly to cycle through the various
settings and of f. For cooled front seats,
press repeatedl y to cycle through the
various setting s and off.
HEATED STEERING WHEEL
(if equipped):
Your vehicle may be
equipped wit h a heated steering wheel. To
access, press the l ower right corner of the
touchscreen (blue a rea). If available the
icon will appear in the touchscreen. Press
to activate. Note: The wood trim will not
heat between the 10 and 2 o’clock positions.
PANORAMIC VISTA ROOF™ AND
POWER SUNSHADES (if equipped):
Your panoramic Vista Ro of™ and power
sunshades are equip ped with an automatic
one-touc h, express opening feature. To
stop motion at any time, simp ly press the
control again.
To open, press the button. The
front and rear sunshades w ill open,
then the roof will open to th e first
position. Press a gain to fully open.
To close, pull the button towards
you. The glass pa nel will stop at the
first position. P ull again and hold
to fully close the glas s panel and
the sunshades.
To vent from a closed position, pres s
the TILT button.
To close from a venting position, pu ll
the TILT button towards you.
REMOTE START: Remote start allows
you to start the eng ine from outside the
vehicle. To use, press and then press
twice within three seconds. Whe n
you are ready to leave, simpl y push the
ENGINE S TART/STOP butto n while
applying the br ake. To turn the engine
off using remote star t, press once.
The parking la mps will turn off. Refer to
Remote start in your L ocks and Securit y
chapter for more informati on.
funCtIon
REARVIEW CAMERA (if equipp ed):
This system provides a v isual display of
the area behind the vehic le. The display
automatically ap pears in the touchsc reen
when the vehicle is in R (R everse) and
uses colors (gre en, yellow and red) to aler t
you of your proximity to obj ects. Note:
Visibilit y aids do not replace the n eed
to watch where the vehicle is mov ing.
Refer to your Owner’s Guide for s afety
information, more det ail and limitations.
BLIND SPOT I NFORMATION
SYSTEM (BLIS
®
) WITH CROSS
TRAFFIC ALERT (CTA),
(if equipped):
BLIS
®
uses radar sensor s
to help you determine if a vehicl e may
be in your blind spot zone w hen driving
on roads and freeways. T he CTA feature
alerts you if a c ar is coming towards you
when you are backing o ut of a parking
space. BLIS
®
and CTA will display a yellow
indicator light in your exterior mirror s
and the CTA will also sound ton es and
display messag es to warn you which
direction vehicles are approaching. Refer to
the Driving cha pter in your Owner’s Guide
for more information.
REVERSE SENSING SYSTEM:
This system sounds a w arning tone if
there is an obstacle n ear the vehicle’s
rear bumper when the ve hicle is in R
(Reverse) and is traveling l ess than 3 mph
(5 km/h). T he warning tone will incre ase
in frequency as the ob ject gets closer and
then will sound conti nuously when the
object is less tha n 10 inches away. Note:
Visibilit y aids do not replace the n eed
to watch where the vehicle is mov ing.
Refer to your Owner’s Guide for s afety
information, more det ail and limitations.
MYKEY™: A llows you to program cer tain
driving restric tions on any standard key
in order to promote good d riving habits.
When MyKey™ is prog rammed:
Belt-M inder
®
cannot be disab led
and a chime will sound c ontinuously
and the audio will be mu ted until the
safety belt is buc kled.
Audible and v isual low fuel warnings
can be set.
Certa in features cannot be turne d off
such as blind spot inform ation system
(BLIS
®
) with cross traf fic Alert (C TA).
• Audio volume c an be limited
• Vehicle speed c an be limited
Audible and v isual speed
warnings can be c onfigured
at preselected speeds
AdvanceTrac
®
cannot be
programmed off
For complete informa tion, refer to MyKey™
in the Locks and Security chapter in your
Owner’s Guide.
BLIND SPOT MIRRORS
(if equipped):
Blind spot mirrors have
an integrated convex spot ter mirror built
into the upper corne r on the outside
mirrors. They are designed to help you
see a vehicle that may be i n your blind
spot. As a vehicle a pproaches, its im age
will transition from th e large mirror to the
smaller convex spotter mirror. For more
information, refer to your Ow ner’s Guide.

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