Warning Messages

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Mercury Monterey and 2004 Ford Freestar. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The warning messages can interrupt the display until cleared or reset by the driver. The warning messages are single cycle, non-resettable and repetitive warning messages.

The single cycle warning messages will display once whenever the key is turned to ON or a fault occurs in a system and can be cleared by pressing the RESET button. Once cleared, the messages are not displayed again until the next ignition cycle except CHECK TIRES and TURN SIGNAL ON, both of which are displayed again if a fault condition reoccurs. The single cycle warning messages are:

liftgate ajar
check left headlamp
check right headlamp
low brake fluid
check left turn lamps
check right turn lamps
check brake lamps
check left parking lamps
check right parking lamps
washer fluid low
check traction control
check fuel cap
change oil soon
oil change required
check tire
turn signal on

The repetitive warning messages will display whenever the key is turned to ON or a fault occurs in a system. These can be cleared by pressing the RESET button. Repetitive warning messages will reappear again after a 10-minute interval until the condition is corrected. The repetitive warning messages are:

parking brake set
check brake system
reduced engine power
stop engine safely
transmission overheated

The non-resettable warning messages display whenever the key is turned to ON and a fault occurs in a system. The fault must be corrected to clear the non-resettable warning messages.

The non-resettable warning messages are:

driver door ajar
passenger door ajar
driver rear door ajar
passenger rear door ajar