System Warning Messages

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Mercury Milan, 2010 Lincoln MKZ, and 2010 Ford Fusion. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

System warnings alert the operator to possible problems or malfunctions in the vehicle operating system. When multiple warnings are displayed, the message center cycles all the warnings by displaying each one for several seconds. The system warning messages are displayed in the LH side of the IPC .

All warning messages are considered as active or non-active. Active warnings are those where the monitored system detects a current fault condition. Once the fault condition is corrected, the warning then becomes non-active. Both active and non-active warnings can be reset but if the warning is active, it continues to be displayed once it is reset.

All new warnings along with any associated message center warning indicators are displayed in a large format for 2 seconds and cannot be reset until the 2 second time has elapsed. Once the 2 seconds has elapsed, the warning can be reset by pressing the RESET button. Once the RESET button is pressed, the warning is considered an old warning and is displayed in a smaller format. If there are multiple warnings present, each warning displays (2 seconds for new warnings and 4 seconds for old warnings) in the order the message center received the warnings.

The message center displays the temperature gauge and PRNDL once all messages are reset and there are no more new warning messages. This allows full functionality of the message center by pressing the message center switch RESET button to clear the warning message. Warning messages that have been reset are divided into 2 categories where the message:

Returns every 10 minutes
Returns every key cycle

The following system warning messages return after 10 minutes following a reset:

PARK BRAKE ENGAGED
CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM

The following system warning messages return after the ignition switch is turned from the LOCK/OFF position to the RUN position when a condition or fault is detected:

STOP SAFELY NOW
HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE
HIGH MOTOR TEMPERATURE
POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT
SERVICE POWER STEERING
SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW
SERVICE ADVANCETRAC
DRIVER DOOR AJAR
PASSENGER DOOR AJAR
REAR LEFT DOOR AJAR
REAR RIGHT DOOR AJAR
CHECK FUEL FILL INLET
FUEL LEVEL LOW
BRAKE FLUID LEVEL LOW
CHECK PARK AID (if equipped)
LOW TIRE PRESSURE
TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR FAULT
TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR FAULT
TRUNK AJAR
REMOVE OBJECTS NEAR PASS SEAT
OIL LIFE CHANGE SOON
OIL CHANGE REQUIRED
BLIND SPOT SYSTEM FAULT (if equipped)
CROSS TRAFFIC SYSTEM FAULT (if equipped)
BLIND SPOT NOT AVAILABLE (if equipped)
CROSS TRAFFIC NOT AVAILABLE (if equipped)
SENSOR BLOCKED SEE MANUAL
VEHICLE COMING FROM LEFT (if equipped)
VEHICLE COMING FROM RIGHT (if equipped)
TO STOP ALARM START VEHICLE
INTKEY COULD NOT PROGRAM (displayed when an attempt is made to program an invalid key or more than the maximum number of keys allowed by the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) system).

The message center displays warning messages that indicate a system state during repair procedures related to the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS). The displayed messages are as follows:

TRAIN RIGHT FRONT TIRE
TRAIN LEFT FRONT TIRE
TRAIN LEFT REAR TIRE
TRAIN RIGHT REAR TIRE
TRAINING COMPLETE
TIRES NOT TRAINED-REPEAT