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[barrytuneup]

my 04 mm has no auto parking brake release, but the manual says it has one. my 97 g. mar. has it, but on this one i have to pull the handle. i also do not have an auto gas cap release. Are these standard?

[gpfarrell]

my 04 mm has no auto parking brake release, but the manual says it has one. my 97 g. mar. has it, but on this one i have to pull the handle. i also do not have an auto gas cap release. Are these standard?

3 Posts? Welcome to the site! Mercury had 2 versions of the MM in 2003, the early 300A and the later 300B. Essentially, the 300B's got traction control and optional heated seats, but lots of other goodies were "de-contented", among them the auto parking brake release, gas cap release, and full size spare.

I imagine the 2004 equipment mirrors the 2003 300B stuff.

If you search & sniff around here, you'll find all sorts of detail on this as well as folks who have figured out how to re-content their 300Bs.

I have a 300B... and my owner's manual has stickers covering up the text on the parking brake release and gas cap release. Maybe Ford ran out of stickers?

Anyhow, I think I really only miss the parking brake release (my '78 Marquis has it!) and the full size spare.

Enjoy your ride.

Greg

[jgc61sr2002]

my 04 mm has no auto parking brake release, but the manual says it has one. my 97 g. mar. has it, but on this one i have to pull the handle. i also do not have an auto gas cap release. Are these standard?


Unfortunitely that is standard on most 2003 300B's and all 2004 Marauders.

[89VERT]

My Canadian 2003 MM has the parking brake release.

[rayjay]

Hmm, my 04 DTR built in Feb 04 has the release.

[jgc61sr2002]

Hmm, my 04 DTR built in Feb 04 has the release.


That's odd. Does the parking brake release automatically when you put your Marauder in drive? But the FMC has been known to do strange things.

[rayjay]

That's odd. Does the parking brake release automatically when you put your Marauder in drive? But the FMC has been known to do strange things.
1st rule is read and under standand the question. I broke rule #1. :o Mine has a manual release.

[SergntMac]

1st rule is read and under standand the question. I broke rule #1. :o Mine has a manual release.
No sweat, no one obeys rule #1...

[jgc61sr2002]

1st rule is read and under standand the question. I broke rule #1. :o Mine has a manual release.


That's cool. :up:

[barrytuneup]

That's odd. Does the parking brake release automatically when you put your Marauder in drive? But the FMC has been known to do strange things. the parking brake does not release wnen putting gearshift in drive. i have to use the handle. my 97 g. marquis has the auto brake release. strange, but according to this web site it seems standard. (although the manual says it has it.) thanks

[MM03MOK]

the parking brake does not release wnen putting gearshift in drive. i have to use the handle. my 97 g. marquis has the auto brake release. strange, but according to this web site it seems standard. (although the manual says it has it.) thanksIt was standard only on the 2003 300As. It was not included with the 2003 300Bs and 2004 300As.

[69marquis conv]

Even my '69 Marquis has an automatic parking brake release- pneumatic too!

[chrish]

Even my '69 Marquis has an automatic parking brake release- pneumatic too!
What motor does your 69' have what color.any pictures? :flag:

[69marquis conv]

What motor does your 69' have what color.any pictures? :flag:
Mine is stock with a K-code 429.

[MarauderMark]

Do you have to push the parking brake all the down to release it as well as you do to engage it?

[69marquis conv]

No kick-down required, it is triggered from a pneumatic switch near the bottom of the column at the neutral safety switch, put'er in gear and "ker-chiss", the brake releases- forward AND reverse! Merc did some cool things back in those days... The '69 even has a stock third brake light, in the center of the full width taillight.