Lincoln 2015 MKZ Owner's Manual page 246

Vehicles Equipped with a 3.7L Engine
You can tow your vehicle with all four wheels
on the ground using the Neutral Tow feature,
or with all four wheels off the ground using
a vehicle transport trailer. If you are using a
vehicle transport trailer, follow the instruction
specified by the equipment provider.
If you tow your vehicle with all four wheels
on the ground:
• Tow only in the forward direction.
• Release the parking brake.
Neutral Tow
Enter Neutral Tow mode by doing the
following:
1. Put the ignition in accessory mode by
pressing the engine START button
without pressing the brake pedal.
2. Select Neutral Tow under the Vehicle
Settings menu in the information display.
See (page 107).
3. Press and hold the OK button to start the
neutral tow process.
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4. Press the brake pedal and select N on
the push-button transmission.
5. Turn the ignition off by pressing the
engine START button without pressing
the brake pedal.
If the process is completes successfully:
• the N on the push-button transmission
blinks slowly
• Neutral Tow Engaged turn ignition off
for towing appears in the information
display.
Note: If the parking brake is applied, Neutral
Tow remove park brake for towing appears
in the information display.
Note: Do not exceed 65 mph (105 km/h).
Note: Start the engine and allow it to run for
five minutes at the beginning of each day
and every six hours (or fewer). Shut the
engine off and verify that Neutral tow
engaged appears in the display before
continuing to tow.
Exit Neutral Tow mode, make sure the
ignition is on (engine can be on or off), press
the brake pedal and select P on the
push-button transmission.
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If the process is completed successfully,
Neutral Tow disengaged appears in the
information display and both the instrument
cluster and push-button transmission display
P.