Continental V8-302 5.0L (1984)
The Message Center can be used to quickly identify any California Continental with improper Message Center wiring:
Enter "Self-Test" by pressing 1 /clock button and the miles/Km button simultaneously.
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press the miles/Km button
If the upper row of the display is all O's, follow the
procedure outlined below.
If the upper row of the display is all C's, then the Message Center wiring is correct.
Figure 3 - Article No. 85-1-5
This condition can be corrected by connecting the cut wire (Figure 3) (Circuit 359 BK/W) between pin 11 and pin 13 with a butt connector. For access to