Warning Messages

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Mercury Montego, 2005 Ford Freestyle, and 2005 Ford Five Hundred. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The warning messages are single cycle, non-resettable and repetitive. The single cycle warning messages display once whenever the ignition switch is turned to the ON position or a fault occurs in a system, and can be cleared by pressing the RESET button.

The signal cycle warning messages are:

LIFTGATE AJAR
TRUNK AJAR
CHECK ENGINE
CHECK TRACTION CONTROL
FUEL GAUGE Op 1/2 to E Only
LOW COOLANT LEVEL
OIL LIFE 0%, CHANGE OIL
OIL LIFE XX%, CHANGE SOON
LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL
LOW WASHER FLUID
TURN SIGNAL ON

The repetitive warning messages are displayed at a fixed interval whenever the ignition switch is turned to ON or is in the ACC position. To remove a repetitive warning message, press the RESET button. The message reoccurs after 10 minutes or until the warning condition is corrected.

The repetitive warning messages are:

CHECK ENGINE TEMP
CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM
ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE
TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED
AWD MALFUNCTION
CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM
CHECK TRANSMISSION
LOW FUEL LEVEL
OIL PRESSURE LOW
CHECK FUEL CAP

The non-resettable warning messages display whenever the ignition switch 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 is:

DRIVER'S DOOR AJAR
PASSENGER'S DOOR AJAR
LEFT REAR DOOR AJAR
RIGHT REAR DOOR AJAR
PARK BRAKE ENGAGED