Message Center Control Buttons

1997 Ford Windstar LX, 3.0 USECTION Message Center Control Buttons

Control buttons are located to the right of the instrument cluster, just below the message center in the message center switch module. Control button functions are as follows:

  • E/M Button Changes odometer or speedometer display from English to metric or from metric to English.
  • RESET Button Resets or clears information on message center.
  • SELECT Button

Selects and displays TRIP DISTANCE, FUEL REMAINING, INSTANTANEOUS FUEL ECONOMY, AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY, or DISTANCE TO EMPTY.

RENDER: 1.0x

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