Steering - Mercury Grand Marquis 1998 Owner's Manual

which makes your vehicle easier to handle primarily on snow and ice
covered roads.
During Traction Control
of sound coming from the engine compartment and the engine will not
"rev-up" when you push further on the accelerator. This is normal
system behavior.
If you should become stuck in snow or ice or on a very slippery road
surface, try switching the Traction Control
excess wheel spin to "dig" the vehicle out a enable a successful "rocking"
maneuver.
If the Traction Control
of the system will shut down to prevent the rear brakes from
overheating. A limited Traction Control
torque reduction will still control wheels from over-spinning. When the
rear brakes have cooled down, the system will again function normally.
Anti-lock braking is not affected by this condition and will function
normally during the cool down period.
If the engine coolant temperature is below −23°C (−10°F) the engine
torque reduction portion of the Traction Control
The system will operate normally when the engine coolant warms up.
The traction control indicator
flashes during a Traction Control
system event.
If the traction control indicator
comes on and stays lit, either:
• the Traction Control
requires service, or
• the customer has disabled the
system using the traction control switch.
The Traction Control
key from OFF to ON until you deactivate the system using the traction
control switch in the glove compartment.

STEERING

Your vehicle is equipped with power steering. Power steering uses energy
from the engine to help steer the vehicle.
operation you may hear an electric motor type
system is cycled excessively, the brake portion
function using only engine
system
system will be on every time you turn the ignition
Driving
system off. This may allow
system is NOT active.
TRAC
CNTL
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