System Warning Messages: Notes

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2013 Ford Mustang. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The system warning messages alert the operator to possible concerns or malfunctions in the vehicle operating systems. If multiple warnings are present, the message center cycles the display to show all warnings by displaying each one for 4 seconds. The message center displays the last selected feature if there are no additional warning messages. Once a warning message has been displayed, the message must be acknowledged to allow full functionality of the message center. Press the RESET button to acknowledge and clear the warning message. The warning messages are divided into 3 basic categories:

Cannot be cleared until the condition is corrected.
Reappears 10 minutes from pressing the RESET button.
Reappears if the condition clears then reoccurs within the same ignition ON-OFF cycle.

When the IPC receives a request to display an informational warning message or a fault condition, the message center may display one of the following warning messages: