Emergency Operating Program
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Mercury Milan and 2006 Ford Fusion. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
If correct gear shifting can no longer be guaranteed due to failure of certain signals, the TCM changes to an emergency operating program.
The driver is informed of the operation of the emergency operating program by the illumination of the powertrain warning indicator in the instrument cluster.
Continued motoring is guaranteed in the following limited conditions:
- Maximum main line pressure
- 3rd gear in manual selector lever positions D, 2 and 1 without the torque converter clutch
- REVERSE gear in manual selector lever position R