Lincoln 1999 Continental - Manual (Page 56)

Quick summary
• To utilize your vehicle’s RESCU system, your cellular phone must be
activated and plugged into the vehicle interface.
• 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 will display 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 and customer identification information.
• 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.
• Typically, voice communication with an operator is established within
one minute after an assistance control is pressed.
• The operator verbally obtains details of your situation and, if
necessary, ties your vehicle into a three-way phone call with the
United States Auto Club or local 911 or other emergency services to
dispatch the appropriate assistance to your location.
• Once the situation has been appropriately handled, the operator will
terminate the call, the system warning light will stop flashing and the
system will be reset. In most situations, only the response center can
terminate an assistance request.
Controls and features
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