Instruments and controls

As soon as the ignition key has been inserted, many technical components between the front and rear wheels are under the electronic «oversight». This increases your safety - while driving, you must devote all your attention «speedometer» and road conditions. However, do not underestimate the suddenly lit warning lights: visual warning signals in the Mondeo's cabin are always under «serious» grounds.

Go out briefly after starting - oil pressure warning lights, airbags and ABS

This remark applies to the oil pressure warning light, as well as the airbag and ABS operation control indicators, which light up for a few seconds during the engine start period. However, if during movement they always remain «dark» or flickering, «purposefully» indicates a problem with the system. To avoid costly consequences and unnecessary breakdowns, take your Mondeo to Ford Service Technicians immediately for diagnosis.

Sometimes it is possible - incorrect information from the salon

Naturally, electronic on-board systems operating in online mode, sometimes themselves «stand in someone's way»: occasionally «spins a web» not the system itself, but its periphery. Sometimes a defective switch, sensor or connecting wire provokes the appearance of low-quality information that pushes a technically experienced driver to «anxious thoughts». Therefore, keep a cool head and follow the logic - for example, when the indicators of different systems fail at the same time. Sometimes for this informational «salad» is responsible «only» defective voltage regulator. If only this. In each case, the possible causes should be well consulted and lack of information should be ruled out.

Route for professionals - visual check before the trip

Before you start your Mondeo, while sitting in the cabin, allow yourself to take a close look at your surroundings - it crashed into your subconscious mind over time «normal picture of appearance» salon (the number of indicators depends on the respective equipment of your Mondeo), and even any deviation from it will immediately catch your eye.

• Does the clock work?
• When the ignition is on, the lamps for monitoring the battery charge, oil pressure, and handbrake control should be on (with brake applied), airbags and ABS/ESP functioning. In diesel Mondeos, immediately after starting, the preheat indicator lamp also lights up for a few seconds.
• Don't forget also the hazard warning light system, heated rear window (windshield), front and rear fog lights. Check if the corresponding control lights are working.
• Is there a switch and does the interior light come on?
• Switch the left combination lever, are the turn signal and high beam indicator lamps working?
• Do the charge and oil pressure warning lights go out after the engine has been started? Have the airbag warning lights and ABS/ESP indicator turned off? Does the preheat indicator light go out after the diesel has been started?
• While driving, pay attention to the speedometer and tachometer.

Ergonomic and tasteful: the placement of vehicle maintenance items in the interior.

PRACTICAL ADVICE

Checking tools in mode «self-test» We assume that you are among the certified «professionals», or at least soon will be. Thus, the disorder in the cabin will immediately catch your eye. To understand and appreciate them, take advantage of the technique that Ford donates to every Mondeo as «hidden» assistance for professional «screwdriver»: before the technician moves any cog, he must animate the combined instrument panel for self-testing. To do this, he presses the Reset button of the speedometer and simultaneously turns the ignition switch to position II. As soon as the word appears on the display «TEST» (after about 5-8 seconds), you can release the reset button. The combined instrument panel then changes to «scan control mode» all display devices. If you want to continue the self-test mode, then press the reset button again. This «a game» continues until the coded solution to your problem appears on the display or you have completed the self-test process by turning the ignition key in the direction «OFF». If this code does not mean anything to you, then look for your Ford dealer and «issue» him a combination of numbers and letters. At first, he will, of course, be skeptical about whether he can translate this code and take the appropriate first steps. And only after that he will definitely take the garage tester that has come into fashion «WDS». As a knowledgeable amateur, you are, of course, without «WDS» not so helpless. The oil pressure warning lamp does not light up: turn on the ignition, disconnect the wire from the hydraulic switch and touch it to bare metal (masses). If the lamp now lights up, replace the switch - if the lamp remains «dark», check the supply cable, the conductive foil of the combined instrument panel and the lamp in sequence. Hydraulic circuit breaker «housed» in carbureted engines in the engine block directly next to the oil filter flange, diesel engine «bears» this switch is at cylinder head height on the left side of the engine. The fuel level indicator in the tank does not work: either the indicator or the fuel gauge is defective (float clamped). Possibly a power failure or ground contact is insufficient. The fuel gauge allows only limited troubleshooting. Checking the wires in the fuel tank requires some preparatory work in the Mondeo and, depending on the diameter of the wires, requires special tools for spring clamp clutches. Therefore, we recommend that you look for a workshop with a lift and carry out this work there. The spring clamp couplings can only be separated without damage using a special tool. The hazard warning lamps do not function: first check the corresponding fuse, then the wire connections and sensor elements for correct operation. A multimeter will be of great help here. If the malfunction has been localized, then replacing most of the sensor elements or control lamps for an amateur will not be difficult. However, repairing the electronic circuit boards of the combined instrument panel is, of course, best avoided: trust your Ford dealer here.