Lincoln 1998 Continental - Manual (Page 42)

1. By pressing the Information
control.
2. By pressing the Emergency
(S.O.S) control.
3. The system will automatically activate if the vehicle’s air bags have
been deployed.
Quick summary
• To utilize your vehicle’s RESCU system, your cellular phone must be
activated.
• Information or emergency assistance can be requested whenever your
key is in the RUN/START position and for six minutes after the vehicle
is turned off.
• An assistance request is initiated by pressing either the Information or
Emergency control located in the overhead console.
• When a control is pressed, a warning lamp located in the overhead
console will begin to flash and status messages are displayed on the
vehicle’s message center (messages can only be displayed when the
key is in the RUN/START position).
• The vehicle’s cellular phone automatically places a call to a 24 hour
emergency response center.
• When contact is made, the vehicle sends an electronic data message
to the response center’s computer. This data message includes latitude
and longitude coordinates obtained from the vehicle’s positioning
system.
• Once the data transmission is complete, the call is forwarded to a
response center operator who confirms your location using a
computerized map.
• The vehicle’s cellular handset is locked-out, the phone is automatically
placed in the “hands-free” mode and voice communication is
established with the operator through the “hands-free” microphone.
INFO
i
S.O.S.
Controls and features
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