Recent vehicles have a growing number of functionnalities and although they provide us a lot of convenience, a lot of them are not always simple to operate. Regardless you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Lincoln MKZ, dependent on its functionnalities, it can be complicated to figure out how to start a Lincoln MKZ? Even if this essential act of running a car may seem self evident to many of you, dependant upon the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. On this webpage we will demonstrate the different techniques to start a Lincoln MKZ with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Lincoln MKZ with a card, and at last, without using the key.

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How to start a Lincoln MKZ with key?

So we start our article which is designed to show you how to start a Lincoln MKZ, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find below the different guidelines to be executed to turn on the engine of your Lincoln MKZ:

  • Discern the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is most frequently on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not be reluctant to read our article on the steering wheel blocked on Lincoln MKZ that is blocked to find out how to unblock it.
  • Place the key into this one.
  • Examine 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 till you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Check on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they suggest don’t be reluctant to read our article on orange lights on Lincoln MKZ to discover the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Lincoln MKZ starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it rest a few tens of seconds before a new test)

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  • That’s it. You managed to start your Lincoln MKZ,

How to start a Lincoln MKZ with the key card?

After discovering how to turn on the engine of a Lincoln MKZ with key or will show you you how to do it for a Lincoln MKZ equipped with a key card and not a key. The procedure is roughly similar, so don’t be reluctant to return to the previous part to have details on each of the steps to do. Discover down below the guidelines to adhere to to start your Lincoln MKZ with a card:

  • Dependent on the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a dedicated slot, check on your dashboard if your Lincoln MKZ is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Locate the “start” button, which is usually located at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is usually located on the centre console.
  • Examine that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Lincoln MKZ

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  • Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Lincoln MKZ

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How do I start a Lincoln MKZ without a key?

And at last, we will discover, how to start a Lincoln MKZ without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem obvious. Even so, you should know that if your Lincoln MKZ is newer than the mid 90’s it will be hard to start it without a key because of all the security systems present on it. Of course, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the process to carry out:

  • Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and locate 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 isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the operation). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Lincoln MKZ).

There, you’ve discovered all the solutions to start a Lincoln MKZ.

If you need more tutorials on the Lincoln MKZ, go to our Lincoln MKZ category.