System Warnings

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2009 Mercury Grand Marquis and 2009 Ford Crown Victoria. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The system warnings alert the operator to possible problems or malfunctions in the vehicle operating systems. In the event of a multiple warning situation, the message center cycles the display to show all warnings, by displaying each message for 4 seconds. The message center displays the last selected feature if there are no more warning messages. This allows the operator full functionality of the message center after acknowledgment of the warning message by pressing the RESET button and clearing the message. The warning messages are divided into 3 categories:

Cannot be reset until the condition is corrected.
Reappear on the display 10 minutes from the reset if the condition is not corrected.
Do not reappear until an ignition OFF-ON cycle is completed.

The warning display that cannot be reset is:

DOOR AJAR

The warning messages that reoccur after 10 minutes are:

COOLANT OVER TEMPERATURE
POWERTRAIN MALFUNCTION
CHECK FUEL CAP
LOW FUEL
CHECK AIR SUSPENSION

The warning messages that can display whenever the ignition switch is turned from the OFF position to the ON position are:

OVERDRIVE ON/OFF
TRUNK AJAR
LOW TIRE PRESSURE
TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR FAULT
TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR FAULT
CHECK COMPASS MODULE
LOW WASHER FLUID
CHANGE ENGINE OIL