Ford Crown Victoria (2010 year). Manual - part 12

WARNING: Always remember to turn on your headlamps at
dusk or during inclement weather. The Daytime Running Light

(DRL) System does not activate your tail lamps and generally may not
provide adequate lighting during these conditions. Failure to activate
your headlamps under these conditions may result in a collision.

PANEL DIMMER CONTROL

Use to adjust the brightness of the
instrument panel during headlamp
and parking lamp operation.
• Rotate the thumbwheel from left

to right to brighten the
instrument panel.

• Rotate the thumbwheel from right

to left to dim the instrument
panel.

Dome lamp control

The panel dimmer control also controls the dome lamp operation.
• Rotate the thumbwheel fully to the right, past detent, to activate the

dome lamp.

• In order to turn off the dome lamp, rotate the thumbwheel to the left.

AIMING THE HEADLAMPS

The headlamps on your vehicle are properly aimed at the assembly plant.
If your vehicle has been in an accident, the alignment of your headlamps
should be checked by your authorized dealer.

Headlamp aim adjustment (Crown Victoria only)

The headlamps are designed to be mechanically aimed, but can also be
aimed visually by doing the following:

1. Park the vehicle directly in front of a wall or screen on a level surface,
approximately 25 feet (7.6 meters) away. Check your headlamp
alignment at night or in a dark area so that you can see the headlamp
beam pattern.

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• (1) 8 feet (2.4 meters)
• (2) Center height of lamp to

ground

• (3) 25 feet (7.6 meters)
• (4) Horizontal reference line
• (5) Center of headlamps
• (6) Center line of the vehicle
2. The center of the headlamp is
marked either on the lens (a circle
or cross marker) or on the bulb shield, internal to the lamp (mark or
feature). Measure the height from the center of your headlamp to the
ground (2) and mark an 8 foot (2.4 meter) long horizontal line on the
wall or screen (1) at this height (masking tape works well).

3. Turn on the low beam headlamps
and open the hood.

4. Locate the high intensity area of
the beam pattern and place the top
edge of the intensity zone even with
the horizontal reference line (4). If
the top edge of the high intensity
area is not even with the horizontal
line, follow the next step to adjust
it.

5. Locate the vertical adjuster for
each headlamp. Adjust the aim by
turning the adjuster control either
clockwise (to adjust down) or
counterclockwise (to adjust up).

6. In addition to the horizontal line
marked in step 2, a pair of vertical
lines (5) must be marked at the
center line of the headlamps on the
wall or screen.

7. On the wall or screen, locate the
high intensity area of the beam pattern. The left edge of the high
intensity area should be even with the vertical line corresponding to the
headlamp under adjustment. If the left edge of the high intensity area is
not even with the vertical line, follow the next step to adjust it.

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8. Locate the horizontal adjuster for
each headlamp. Turn it clockwise or
counterclockwise and place the left
edge of the high intensity area even
with the vertical line corresponding
to the headlamp under adjustment.

Vertical aim adjustment (Grand Marquis only)

ground

• (3) 25 feet (7.6 meters)
• (4) Horizontal reference line
2. Measure the height of the
headlamp bulb center from the
ground and mark an 8 foot
(2.4 meter) horizontal reference line
on the vertical wall or screen at this
height (a piece of masking tape works well).

3. Turn on the low beam headlamps to illuminate the wall or screen and
open the hood.

4. On the wall or screen you will
observe an area of high intensity
light. The top of the high intensity
area should touch the horizontal
reference line, if not, the beam will
need to be adjusted.

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To see a clearer light pattern for
adjusting, you may want to block
the light from one headlamp while
adjusting the other.

5. Locate the vertical adjuster on
each headlamp. Using a 4 mm
wrench, turn the adjuster either
clockwise (to adjust down) or
counterclockwise (to adjust up).
The horizontal edge of the brighter
light should touch the horizontal
reference line.

6. Close the hood and turn off the lamps.

HORIZONTAL AIM IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS VEHICLE AND IS
NON-ADJUSTABLE.

TURN SIGNAL CONTROL
• Push down to activate the left

turn signal.

• Push up to activate the right turn

signal.

The flash rate of the turn signal will speed up considerably if the left or
right turn lamp bulb (front or rear) is burned out.

INTERIOR LAMPS

Map/courtesy lamps

The courtesy lamps light when:
• any door is opened.
• the instrument panel dimmer

switch is rotated past the detent.

• the unlock control of the remote

entry controls is pressed and the
ignition is off.

The reading lamps can be turned on
by pressing the rocker controls next
to each lamp.

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