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Service bulletins for the 2017 Lincoln Continental

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

195 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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SSM 464262017-05-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME 2017 CONTINENTAL VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FRONT RIGHT SIDE AND/OR FRONT LEFT SIDE POWER SEAT SWITCHES WHICH ARE INOPERATIVE. THE MEMORY PRESET BUTTONS MAY ALSO BE INOPERATIVE. REPROGRAM THE DRIVERS SEAT MODULE (DSM) USING IDS SOFTWARE 104.03 OR HIGHER. MAKE SURE YOU ARE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET WHEN ENTERING MODULE PROGRAMMING TO OBTAIN THE LATEST UPDATES. CALIBRATION FILES MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED AT WWW.MOTORCRAFTSERVICE.COM. FOR CLAIMING, USE CAUSAL PART 14C708 AND APPLICABLE LABOR OPERATIONS IN SECTION 10 OF THE SERVICE LABOR TIME STANDARDS (SLTS) MANUAL.
SSM 464252017-05-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME 2017 CONTINENTAL VEHICLES BUILT ON OR BEFORE 14-FEB-2017 MAY EXHIBIT HEATED SEATS THAT ARE INOPERATIVE DURING A REMOTE START EVENT. REPROGRAM THE DRIVERS SEAT MODULE (DSM) USING IDS SOFTWARE 104.03 OR HIGHER. MAKE SURE YOU ARE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET WHEN ENTERING MODULE PROGRAMMING TO OBTAIN THE LATEST UPDATES. CALIBRATION FILES MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED AT WWW.MOTORCRAFTSERVICE.COM. FOR CLAIMING, USE CAUSAL PART 14C708 AND APPLICABLE LABOR OPERATIONS IN SECTION 10 OF THE SERVICE LABOR TIME STANDARDS (SLTS) MANUAL.
SSM 461722017-03-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SOME 2015-2017 F-150, 2016 MKX, 2015 EDGE, 2017 FUSION, MKZ AND CONTINENTAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.7L/3.0L ENGINE MAY APPEAR TO HAVE LOW ENGINE OIL LEVEL IF THE PROPER PROCEDURES ARE NOT FOLLOWED. REFER TO THE OWNERS GUIDE, MAINTENANCE, ENGINE OIL CHECK SECTION. WHEN CHECKING THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE WAIT AT LEAST 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO CHECKING IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE OIL TO DRAIN BACK TO THE OIL PAN. THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL CAN BE CHECKED IMMEDIATELY IF THE ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN STARTED. WHEN CHANGING THE ENGINE OIL THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND THE OIL FILTER REMOVED BEFORE DRAINING THE OIL. ALLOW THE OIL PAN TO DRAIN COMPLETELY FOR UP TO 5 MINUTES. CHECK OIL LEVEL AFTER FILLING BY FOLLOWING THE OIL LEVEL CHECK PROCEDURE.
SSM 463942017-03-20. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS; VISIBILITY. SOME 2017 MKZ, FUSION, AND CONTINENTAL VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT WINDOW BOUNCE BACK WHEN USING THE ONE-TOUCH FEATURE AND/OR A LOSS OF WINDOW ONE-TOUCH UP FUNCTIONALITY. PERFORM THE INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (IDS) POWER DOOR WINDOW INITIALIZATION PROCEDURE. THE LEARN PROCEDURE IS AVAILABLE ON IDS SOFTWARE VERSION 104.02 OR LATER. ACCESS TO THIS IDS LEARN PROCEDURE IS AVAILABLE UNDER TOOLBOX / BODY / POWER WINDOW INITIALIZATION. FOR CLAIMING, USE CAUSAL PART 14B291 AND APPLICABLE LABOR OPERATIONS IN SECTION 10 OF THE SERVICE LABOR TIME STANDARDS (SLTS) MANUAL. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED IF THIS DOES NOT RESOLVE THE CONCERN. ENGINEERING IS AWARE AND IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING. MONITOR OASIS FOR FUTURE UPDATES.
SSM 463712017-03-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SOME 2012-2017 FOCUS ELECTRIC/2013-2017 CMAX ENERGI/FUSION ENERGI/2015-2017 MKC/MKZ/2016-2017 MKX AND 2017 CONTINENTAL VEHICLES OPERATING WITH A 3G TCU ON OR BEFORE 16-JAN-2017 MAY NOT RESPOND TO CUSTOMERS REMOTE COMMANDS VIA MYLINCOLN/MYFORD MOBILE PHONE APPLICATIONS. 2G NETWORKS WERE DECOMMISSIONED ON 16-JAN-2017. IF THE 3G TCU WAS OPERATING ON A 2G NETWORK, IT WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY ATTEMPT TO RECONNECT TO THE REPLACEMENT 3G NETWORK. TO CORRECT, RESET THE TCU BY REMOVING ITS POWER FUSE FOR 5 MINUTES. IF THE CONCERN IS STILL PRESENT, FOLLOW NORMAL DIAGNOSTICS IN WORKSHOP MANUAL (WSM), SECTION 415-00. REFER TO PTS OASIS HOME PAGE FOR TCU VERSION IDENTIFICATION. FOR CLAIMING, USE CAUSAL PART 14G229 AND APPLICABLE LABOR OPERATIONS IN SECTION 10 OF THE SERVICE LABOR TIME STANDARDS (SLTS) MANUAL.
SSM 463642017-03-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SOME 2017 MKZ/CONTINENTAL/FUSION VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 2.7L/3.0L ENGINE AND BUILT ON OR BEFORE 6-OCT-2016 MAY EXHIBIT A ROUGH IDLE IN NEUTRAL OR PARK AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE OR AFTER A HOT RESTART, WHITE OR BLUE SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST, EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND/OR AN ILLUMINATED MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305, P0306 AND/OR P0316. SUSPECT THE CYLINDER HEADS AS THE CAUSE FOR THIS ISSUE. IF THE VEHICLE ALSO EXHIBITS P0524 AND/OR P06DD SUSPECT THE LONG BLOCK AS THE CAUSE FOR THIS ISSUE.
SSM 463492017-03-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. SOME 2017 MKZ, FUSION, AND CONTINENTAL VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT WINDOW BOUNCE BACK WHEN USING THE ONE-TOUCH FEATURE AND/OR A LOSS OF WINDOW ONE-TOUCH UP FUNCTIONALITY. PERFORM THE INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (IDS) POWER DOOR WINDOW INITIALIZATION PROCEDURE. THE LEARN PROCEDURE IS AVAILABLE ON IDS SOFTWARE VERSION 103.05 OR LATER. ACCESS TO THIS IDS LEARN PROCEDURE IS AVAILABLE UNDER TOOLBOX / BODY / POWER WINDOW INITIALIZATION. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED IF THIS DOES NOT RESOLVE THE CONCERN. ENGINEERING IS AWARE AND IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING. MONITOR OASIS FOR FUTURE UPDATES.
SSM 463412017-03-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE. WHEN SERVICING A 2.7L OR 3.0L ECOBOOST ENGINE, IF THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY IS REMOVED, CORRECT REASSEMBLY IS CRITICAL TO PREVENT POTENTIAL ENGINE FAILURE. THIS INCLUDES INSTALLING A NEW CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT AND ACCURATELY PERFORMING EACH STAGE OF THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT TORQUE SEQUENCE. CRANKSHAFT PULLEY RELATED WORKSHOP MANUAL (WSM) PROCEDURE AND RECOMMENDED TOOL (OTC 4754 OR EQUIVALENT) INFORMATION HAVE BEEN UPDATED. REFER TO THE APPLICABLE WSM, SECTION 303-01, FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
SSM 463332017-03-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SOME 2017 MKC AND CONTINENTAL WITH ALL AUDIO SYSTEMS AND 2017 ESCAPE WITH SONY AUDIO SYSTEMS BUILT ON OR BEFORE 23-DEC-2016 MAY EXHIBIT A DISCHARGED BATTERY. A REPETITIVE CYCLING NOISE SIMILAR TO A CD EJECTING NOISE MAY ALSO BE PRESENT. IF EXCESSIVE BATTERY DRAIN IS PRESENT AND ELIMINATED WITH THE RADIO BATTERY POWER FUSE REMOVED, REPROGRAM THE AUDIO CONTROL MODULE (ACM) TO THE LATEST CALIBRATION USING THE INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (IDS) RELEASE 103.05A OR HIGHER. MAKE SURE YOU ARE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET WHEN ENTERING MODULE PROGRAMMING TO OBTAIN THE LATEST UPDATES. CALIBRATION FILES MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED AT WWW.MOTORCRAFTSERVICE.COM. FOR CLAIMING, USE CAUSAL PART 18C869 AND APPLICABLE LABOR OPERATIONS IN SECTION 10 OF THE SLTS MANUAL.
SSM 463322017-03-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. REPLACING THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT SYNC/NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH EITHER AN AFTERMARKET SYNC/NAVIGATION KIT OR MODIFYING ORIGINAL SYNC/NAVIGATION PARTS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FEATURES IS NOT RECOMMENDED NOR SUPPORTED ON ANY FORD, MERCURY OR LINCOLN VEHICLE. ONLY APPROVED GENUINE FORD ACCESSORIES OR ORIGINALLY INSTALLED SYSTEMS ARE SUPPORTED AND CERTIFIED TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY WITH OTHER VEHICLE SYSTEMS. IF YOU SUSPECT A SYSTEM HAS BEEN MODIFIED, THE FOLLOWING RESOURCES CAN BE USED TO VERIFY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT: MONRONEY LABEL (WINDOW STICKER), PROFESSIONAL TECHNICIAN SOCIETY (PTS) OASIS TAB SELECT SYNC OR HVBOM. FOR GENUINE FORD ACCESSORIES USE: PTS WORKSHOP TAB SELECT DEALER INSTALLED ACCESSORY OR ACCESSORY INSTALLATION.
SSM 462952017-03-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE. TO HELP DIFFERENTIATE ENGINE OIL LEAKS FROM OTHER POSSIBLE SOURCES, A NEW WHITE-COLORED FLUORESCENT ENGINE OIL DYE IS AVAILABLE. WORKSHOP MANUAL (WSM), SECTION 303-00 HAS BEEN REVISED TO REFERENCE THE NEW WHITE-COLORED DYE. THE NEW WHITE FLUORESCENT DYE PROVIDES A DISTINCT WHITE GLOW TO IDENTIFY ENGINE OIL LEAKS. THE NEW WHITE FLUORESCENT DYE REQUIRES A PURE UV DIAGNOSTIC INSPECTION LAMP. THE WHITE-COLORED FLUORESCENT DYE AND PURE UV LAMP ARE NOW IN THE ROTUNDA CATALOG. DYE AND LAMP PART NUMBERS. GASOLINE ONLY DYE: 1 OUNCE BOTTLE 164-TP-33200601. DIESEL ONLY DYE: 8 OUNCE BOTTLE: 164-TP-3320-0008. PURE UV DIAGNOSTIC INSPECTION LAMP 164-TP8695 OR 164-R3748.
SSM 462662017-03-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); POWER TRAIN. THE 2017 POWERTRAIN CONTROL/EMISSIONS DIAGNOSIS (PC/ED) MANUAL HAS BEEN REVISED FOR DIAGNOSING ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODIES (ETBS). FOR ALL ETB CONCERNS, THE APPROPRIATE DIAGNOSTIC MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT. IF A CONCERN IS INTERMITTENT AND NO DTCS ARE PRESENT, REFER TO HISTORICAL DTCS AND THE PC/ED, SECTION 3 NO DTCS PRESENT INDEX CHART FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
TSB 16-01692017-03-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SOME 2017 CONTINENTAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.7L ECOBOOST ENGINE, ALL-WHEEL DRIVE (AWD) AND BUILT ON 16-OCT-206 AND THROUGH 18-NOV-2016 MAY EXHIBIT A CLICKING OR RATCHETING TYPE OF NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE DURING ACCELERATION. FOLLOW THE SERVICE PROCEDURE STEPS TO CORRECT THE CONDITION.
TSB 16-01672017-03-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME 2017 CONTINENTAL VEHICLES BUILT ON OR BEFORE 17-SEP-2016 MAY EXHIBIT A LANE KEEPING FAULT MESSAGE IN THE IPC. FOLLOW THE SERVICE PROCEDURE STEPS TO CORRECT THE CONDITION.
TSB 16-01602017-03-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME 2017 CONTINENTAL VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FLOOR CONSOLE CUP HOLDER DOOR THAT DOES NOT OPERATE. FOLLOW THE SERVICE PROCEDURE STEPS TO CORRECT THE CONDITION.
TSB 16-01592017-03-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SOME 2017 CONTINENTAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.7L OR 3.0L ENGINE WITH AWD AND BUILT ON OR BEFORE 30-SEP-2016 MAY EXHIBIT AN ILLUMINATED MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL), LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING, INOPERATIVE AIR CONDITIONING (A/C) AND/OR AWD FAULT MESSAGE IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER (IPC), WITH FUSE F3 OPEN IN THE BATTERY JUNCTION BOX (BJB). IN ADDITION, THE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0034, P0245, P0480, P0481, P0645, P06A0, P06DB, P0A15, P0AB7, P2602, P2681, U0284 AND/OR OTHER COMMUNICATION DTCS MAY BE PRESENT. FOLLOW THE SERVICE PROCEDURE STEPS TO CORRECT THE CONDITION.
SSM 461582017-02-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THE 2017 POWERTRAIN CONTROL/EMISSIONS DIAGNOSIS (PC/ED) MANUAL HAS BEEN REVISED FOR DIAGNOSING ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODIES (ETBS). FOR ALL ETB CONCERNS, THE APPROPRIATE DIAGNOSTIC MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT. IF A CONCERN IS INTERMITTENT AND NO DTCS ARE PRESENT, REFER TO HISTORICAL DTCS AND THE PC/ED, SECTION 3 NO DTCS PRESENT INDEX CHART FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
SSM 461532017-02-09. Service bulletin. TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS. SETTING THE CORRECT TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THE PRE-DELIVERY PROCESS AND DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE INTERVALS. RECENT CUSTOMER CLINICS REVEALED THAT MOST EVERY VEHICLE IN THE CLINICS HAD THE TIRE PRESSURES SET INCORRECTLY. TIRE PRESSURES FROM THE FACTORY ARE NOT SET TO THE CORRECT SPECIFICATION. MAINTAINING THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE IS KEY TO THE RIDE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE AND AFFECTS RIDE QUALITY, HANDLING, LOAD CAPACITY AND TIRE WEAR. THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE SETTINGS CAN BE FOUND ON THE TIRE INFORMATION LABEL IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR JAM. DO NOT USE THE TIRE PRESSURES LISTED ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES. MAINTAINING THE TIRE PRESSURE IS PART OF NORMAL MAINTENANCE. IT SHOULD BE RECHECKED MONTHLY, PER THE OWNER GUIDE AND DURING THE RECOMMENDED TIRE ROTATION INTERVALS.
SSM 461512017-02-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SOME 2016-2017 FORD AND LINCOLN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SYNC 3 AND NAVIGATION MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE SIRIUSXM TRAFFIC LISTING IS NOT LOADING BUT ALL REMAINING TRAVEL LINK FEATURES OPERATE PROPERLY. SIRIUSXM TRAFFIC IS ONLY AVAILABLE ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH NAVIGATION, ONLY IN SELECT MARKETS AND REQUIRES AN ACTIVE SUBSCRIPTION TO SIRIUSXM TRAFFIC INFORMATION. IF SIRIUSXM TRAFFIC WILL NOT LOAD ATTEMPT THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE. TURN THE IGNITION OFF, OPEN AND CLOSE THE DRIVERS DOOR, WAIT FOR 3 MINUTES, THEN DRIVE THE VEHICLE OUTSIDE TO OBTAIN A CLEAR VIEW OF THE SKY. SIRIUSXM TRAFFIC SHOULD RECOVER. IF SIRIUSXM TRAFFIC DOES NOT RECOVER CONTINUE TO MONITOR OASIS FOR FUTURE UPDATES. ENGINEERING IS AWARE OF THIS CONCERN AND NO COMPONENT REPLACEMENT OR ANY SOFTWARE RE-FLASHES SHOULD BE PERFORMED AT THIS TIME. THE SYNC VERSION CAN BE CONFIRMED VIA OASIS.
SSM 461182017-02-07. Service bulletin. STEERING. WHEN HOOKING UP THE VEHICLE COMMUNICATION MODULE (VCM) AND INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (IDS) TO THE DLC LOCATED ON THE DRIVER SIDE UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN AT THE GWM, MAKE SURE THAT THE IGNITION IS OFF BEFORE CONNECTING TO IDS. IF THE IGNITION IS ON OR THE ENGINE IS RUNNING DURING THE HOOK UP, IT CAN RESULT IN VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS BEING ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS), NO START OR NO CRANK CONDITIONS OR THE CLUSTER INOPERATIVE. FOR LINCOLN VEHICLES, THIS INFORMATION IS NOW LISTED IN THE TECHNICAL INSPECTION AND POST ROAD TEST SECTIONS OF EPDI ON THE PTS WEBSITE. IF A VEHICLE DISPLAYS THESE ISSUES, DISCONNECT THE EQUIPMENT FROM THE DLC AND REINSTALL WITH THE IGNITION OFF. CLEAR ANY DTCS PRESENT AND RETEST.

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