Recent automobiles have a growing number of options and despite the fact they provide us a lot of convenience, a lot of them are not always user friendly. Regardless whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Lincoln Continental, depending on its options, it can be difficult to know precisely how to start a Lincoln Continental? Even if this fundamental act of running a car may seem self evident to many of you, according to the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. In this article we will demonstrate the distinct ways to start a Lincoln Continental with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Lincoln Continental with a card, and finally, without using the key.
How to start a Lincoln Continental with key?
So we commence our article content which aims to learn you how to start a Lincoln Continental, which is furnished with a classic key start. Find listed below the various steps to be done to turn on the engine of your Lincoln Continental:
- Find the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is normally on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to browse our article content on the steering wheel blocked on Lincoln Continental that is blocked to find out how to unblock it.
- Put the key into this one.
- Verify that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
- Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn until you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
- Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they indicate don’t think twice to browse our article content on orange lights on Lincoln Continental to discover the explanation for this.
- You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Lincoln Continental starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new testing)
- That’s it. You managed to start your Lincoln Continental,
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How to start a Lincoln Continental with the key card?
After discovering how to turn on the engine of a Lincoln Continental with key or will show you you how to do it for a Lincoln Continental equipped with a key card and not a key. The procedure is pretty much alike, so don’t think twice to return back to the previous section to get details on each of the steps to do. Learn down below the steps to follow to start your Lincoln Continental with a card:
- According to the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a dedicated slot, check on your dashboard if your Lincoln Continental is equipped with this slot or not.
- If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
- Find the “start” button, which is generally placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is generally situated on the centre console.
- Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
- Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Lincoln Continental
- Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Lincoln Continental
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How do I start a Lincoln Continental without a key?
And finally, we will see, how to start a Lincoln Continental without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this might seem logical. However, you should know that if your Lincoln Continental is newer than the mid 90’s it will be complicated to start it without a key because of all the security devices present on it. Naturally, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the method to follow:
- Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and find among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
- Strip, connect them mutually and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the procedure). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
- Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Lincoln Continental).
There, you’ve learned all the solutions to start a Lincoln Continental.
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