Using The Power Door Locks; Illuminated Entry System With Theater Lighting; The Power Locks On The Driver’s Door - Lincoln 1997 Town Car Owner's Manual

To set the childproof lock on each rear door, open
the rear door.
Find the lever at the black label with the word
LOCKED in white letters. Move the lever up.
To release the childproof lock, open the rear door
from the outside and move the lever down.

Using the Power Door Locks

Your vehicle has power door locks. The controls to
lock the doors are on the trim panel of the front
door. When you close the doors after you set the
door locks, the doors remain locked. If the power
mechanism ever fails, the manual door lock will
override the power controls.
The power locks on the driver's door
Illuminated Entry System with Theater
Lighting
The interior lights will illuminate for approximately
25 seconds when any button on the keyless entry
pad is pressed or the remote entry system UNLOCK
button is pushed.
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