Continental V8-302 5.0L (1984)
Compass: All Technical Service Bulletins
Electronic Compass - Calibration Procedure
Article No. 85-19-3
ELECTRONIC COMPASSCALIBRATION PROCEDURE
LINCOLN-MERCURY 1984-86 MARK VII, CONTINENTAL
The electronic compass/thermometer is calibrated at the assembly plant to display the proper vehicle heading. If the electronic compass displays an
erroneous direction reading, then it must be recalibrated. The electronic compass calibration procedure, listed below, includes instructions to cover cases
involving the inability to calibrate the compass due to a temporarily magnetized vehicle.
ELECTRONIC COMPASS CALIBRATION
Point the vehicle toward magnetic North. (Use a separate compass outside of the vehicle, to ensure exact magnetic North.)
Figure 2 - OVERHEAD CONSOLE
With the vehicle's engine idling, press both the compass on/off switch and the left recessed button simultaneously. Use a paper clip (not a pen) or similar
object to press the left recessed button "A" (Figure 2).
The display will indicate "S E + N" (meaning "Set North") for two minutes maximum while the computer inside the compass automatically makes the
adjustment. When the "Set North" adjustment is completed, the display will begin to flash "S E + W" (meaning "Set West").
Position the vehicle to magnetic West using a separate compass outside of the vehicle, to ensure exact magnetic West.
