System Warning Messages

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2009 Mercury Milan, 2009 Lincoln MKZ, and 2009 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 message center displays the last selected feature if there are no more 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 3 categories where the message:

does not disappear until a condition has changed.
will reappear 10 minutes after pressing the RESET button.
does not reappear until the ignition switch LOCK/OFF to RUN cycle has been completed. This acts as a reminder that the warning conditions still exist on the vehicle.

The system warning messages that cannot be reset are:

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

The system warning messages that return after 10 minutes are:

LOW FUEL LEVEL
CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM
CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM

The system warning messages that return after the ignition switch is turned from the LOCK/OFF to RUN position are:

CHECK PARK AID (if equipped)
LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL
LOW TIRE PRESSURE
TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR FAULT
TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR FAULT
TRUNK AJAR
REMOVE OBJECTS NEAR PASS SEAT
COMPASS ERROR (if equipped)
CHECK LEFT HEADLAMP
CHECK RIGHT HEADLAMP
CHECK LF TURN LAMP
CHECK RF TURN LAMP
CHECK LR TURN LAMP
CHECK RR TURN LAMP
INTEGRATED KEY PROGRAMMING STATUS (displayed when an attempt is made to program a fifth integrated key to the remote keyless entry (RKE) system) - only allows 4 integrated keys.