Mercury 1996 Cougar Owner's Manual page 79

The controls for the Semi-Automatic Temperature Control
system
System Controls
Digital display
The temperature you select for your driving
comfort is displayed here. You can change the
temperature by pressing either the COOL or the
WARM button. You may also display outside
temperature for four seconds by depressing the
OUTSIDE TEMP button.
Cool button
This button is used to LOWER the temperature
setting. Press the button once to lower the
displayed temperature one degree. Holding the
button in will continuously reduce the
temperature setting in one degree increments
until you either release it or 65˚F (18˚C) is
reached.
If the button is pressed after 65˚F (18˚C) is
reached, only 60˚F (16˚C) will be displayed and
the system will provide continuous maximum
cooling.
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