Mercury Mystique (2000 year). Manual - part 3

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Cabin air filter

Your vehicle is equipped with an air
filter that removes pollen and road
dust from outside air before it is
directed to the interior of the
vehicle. Refer to the Maintenance
and care chapter for maintenance
of this filter.

• Do not place objects over the
defroster outlets. These objects
can block airflow and reduce your
ability to see through your
windshield. Also, avoid placing
small objects on top of your
instrument panel. These objects
can fall down into the defroster
outlets and block airflow and
possibly damage your climate
control system.

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M

IRRORS

OFF

LO

PNL/FLR

PANEL

A/C

FLOOR

DEF

FLR 

       DEF

MAX

A/C

HI

/

POWER

AUDIO

AM/FM

SCAN

SEEK

3

1

2

4

5

ANS

SIDE

1-2

EJECT

VOLUME

0 0 0 1 2 3

0 0 0 0

10

20

30

40

50

60 70 80

90

100

110

120

130

MPH

20

40

60

55

80

120

100

140

160

180

200

E

F

1

2

0

3

x 1000

4

5

6

7

8

CHECK
ENGINE

TRACTION
CONTROL

O/D
OFF

CLOCK

TRACTION

      TROL

C

H

AUDIO SYSTEMS
Compact disc radio

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Electronic stereo radio with cassette

Electronic stereo radio 

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SIDE

1-2

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SIDE

1-2

1-2

SIDE

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Power control

Press the control to turn the audio
system on or off.

Volume control

Press the control to raise or lower
volume.

If the volume is set above a certain
level and the ignition is turned off,
the volume will come back on at a
“nominal” listening level when the
ignition switch is turned back on.

AM/FM select

The AM/FM select control works in
radio mode and allows you to select
AM or FM frequency bands.

Press the control to switch
between AM, FM1 or FM2 memory
preset stations.

Tune adjust

The tune control works in radio
mode.

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The tune adjust with electronic
stereo radio

• Press (–) to move to the next
frequency down the band (whether
or not a listenable station is located
there). Hold the control to move
through the frequencies quickly.

• Press (+) to move to the next
frequency up the band (whether or
not a listenable station is located
there). Hold for quick movement.

Tune adjust with compact disc
radio

• Press the SCAN/TUNE control
twice.

• Within approximately five
seconds press and release either 
or 

on the SEEK button to

change to the next frequency up or
down.

• Press and hold down 

or 

to

quickly move through the
frequencies.

Tune adjust with electronic
stereo cassette radio

• Press the AMS control.

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• Within approximately five
seconds, press and release either

or 

on the SEEK control to

change to the next frequency up or
down.

• Press and hold down 

or 

to

quickly move through the
frequencies.

Seek function

The seek function control works in
radio or tape mode.

Seek function in radio mode

• Press 

to find the next

listenable station down the
frequency band.

• Press 

to find the next

listenable station up the frequency
band.

Seek function in tape mode

• Press the AMS control.

• Press 

to listen to the

previous selection on the tape.

• Press 

to listen to the next

selection on the tape.

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Scan function

The scan function works in radio
and CD mode (if equipped).

Scan function with  electronic
stereo cassette radio

Press the SCAN control to hear a
brief sampling of all listenable
stations on the frequency band.
Press the control again to stop the
scan mode.

Scan function with  compact
disc radio

• Press the SCAN/TUNE control
once.

Radio station memory preset

The radio is equipped with six
station memory preset controls.
These controls can be used to
select up to six preset AM stations
and twelve FM stations (six in FM1
and six in FM2).

• Push 

on the SEEK control to

hear a brief sampling of listenable
stations up the frequency band. 

• Push 

to hear a brief sampling

of listenable stations down the
frequency band. 

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3. Press and hold a memory preset
control until the sound returns,
indicating the station is held in
memory on the control you
selected.

If the battery is disconnected, the
memory preset stations will need
to be reset.

Automatic memory store 
(if equipped)

Automatic memory store allows
you to set strong radio stations
without losing your original
manually set preset stations. This
feature is helpful on trips when you
travel between cities with different
radio stations.

Setting memory preset stations

1. Select the frequency band with
the AM/FM select control.

2. Select a station. Refer to Tune
adjust or Seek function for more
information on selecting a station.

Starting automatic memory
store (if equipped)

1. Select a frequency using the
AM/FM select control.

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2. Press the AUTO PRESET
control.

3. When the first six strong stations
are filled, the station stored in
memory preset control 1 will start
playing.

If there are less than six strong
stations available on the frequency
band, the remaining memory
preset controls will all store the last
strong station available.

Deactivating automatic memory
store

To deactivate automatic memory
store and return to your audio
system’s manually set memory
stations, press the AUTO PRESET
control again.

Bass adjust

The bass adjust control allows you
to increase or decrease the audio
system’s bass output.

• Push the AUDIO control
repeatedly until the display reads
BASS.

• Press (+) or (–) on the volume
control to increase or decrease
bass output.

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• Press (+) or (–) on the volume
control to increase or decrease
treble output.

Speaker balance adjust

Speaker sound distribution can be
adjusted between the right and left
speakers.

Treble adjust

The treble adjust control allows
you to increase or decrease the
audio system’s treble output.

• Push the AUDIO control
repeatedly until the display reads
TREB.

• Push the AUDIO control
repeatedly until the display reads
BAL.

• Press the (+) side of the volume
control to shift sound to the right
speakers.

• Press the (–) side of the volume
control to shift sound to the left
speakers.

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Speaker fade adjust

Speaker sound distribution can be
adjusted between the front and
rear speakers.

• Push the AUDIO control
repeatedly until the display reads
FADE.

• Press the (+) side of the volume
control to shift sound to the front
speakers.

• Press the (–) side of the volume
control to shift sound to the rear
speakers.

Clock

Viewing the clock

Press the CLOCK control to display
the time on the audio system
display. 

Time is displayed:

• until an audio function control is
pressed

• approximately ten seconds after
each audio system change

• when the audio system is off and
the ignition is ON.

To remove the clock display, press
the control again.

CLOCK

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Setting the clock

Press and hold CLOCK, then press
SEEK 

to increase the hours or

to increase minutes.

The clock will display 12-hour time
with no AM/PM indications.

On the single CD audio system, the
clock can be set with the radio
power on or off.

Tape play select

Insert a tape to begin tape play.

Push only slightly when inserting a
cassette tape (with the open edge
to the right). A cassette deck
loading mechanism pulls the tape
in the rest of the way.

CD play select

Insert a disc to begin CD play.

Press the PLAY/STOP control to
begin CD play if a disc is loaded in
the CD player. The first track of the
disc will begin playing if the disc
has just been loaded. After that,
CD play will begin where it was
stopped last.

Rewind/fast forward

The rewind and fast forward
controls work in tape and CD
modes (if equipped).

SEEK

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Rewind/fast forward in CD
mode

• Press the control for less than
three seconds for slow rewind.

• Press the control for more than
three seconds for fast rewind.

• Press the control for less than
three seconds for slow forward
action.

• Press the control for more than
three seconds for fast forward
action.

Tape direction select

Press both 

and 

to play

the alternate side of a tape.

Rewind/fast forward function in
tape mode

• Press 

to rewind the tape.

Play will continue once the
beginning of the tape is reached or
rewind is stopped.

• Press 

to fast forward the

tape. Once the end of the tape is
reached, tape direction reverses
and the opposite side of the tape
plays.

Tape eject

Press the control to stop and eject
a tape.

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CD eject

Press the control to stop and eject
a CD.

If a disc is ejected from the CD
player but is not removed within
approximately 10 seconds, the
player will automatically reload the
disc for storage (unless the disc is
automatically ejected because it
was inserted upside down, in which
case the disc will not be
automatically reloaded).

Dolby® noise reduction

Dolby® noise reduction
manufactured under license from
Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation operates only in tape
mode. Dolby® reduces the amount
of hiss and static during tape
playback.

Press the 

button to activate

and deactivate Dolby® noise
reduction.

Compression adjust 
(if equipped)

Compression adjust brings soft and
loud CD passages together for a
more consistent listening level.

Press the control to activate and
deactivate compression adjust.

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