What is does the code mean p0708 on a2000 Ford Contour?

Code what ? P0708 ? What problem are you having ? Any ? Beside the code

P0700 Transmission Control System Malfunction P0708 Ford Transmission Range Sensor Circuit High Input P0700 codes are transmission related .

p0708 is transmission range sensor curcuit high output, p0171 is system to lean ( bank 1 ), p0442 is EVAP emission control leak ( small ).

Could be a bad Range Sensor Switch,
it is on the drivers side of trans about
even with case & oil pan

Need to look at it with a scan tool or
probe it with a meter,not just guess
and replace it

On it ,go to a dealers parts counter

this code indicates a problem with the transmission range selected switch, this switch is on the transmission case where the shift cable attaches, when u select a gear it sends a signal to the computer control that u want lets say Reverse by sensing the range selector switch feedback, replace the switch will most likely cure the code, then clear the code and drive a few miles.

transmission range sensor high

transmission range sensor at Ford!! called safety neutral switch at auto parts stores and is the same thing... The check engine light finally came on on mine, after cutting out intermittently for a while; the code was P0708... Mine is a '98 Contour and from what I see is in a similar place...to the left of the battery sitting on top of the transmission with a wire plugging into it. The generic "safety neutral switch" looks a little different in that it is not as much as a "diamond shape" as the original Ford part... but other than that the rest looks the same. I've read on other sites about the O/D light flashing with this problem, too, sometimes.

Trouble code P0708 means:Transmission range sensor circuit high input .
Other words the "neutral safety switch". it may have gone bad or the wire harness is damaged. It's mounted on top of the transmission where the gear selector cable connects to the transmission. Good luck and hope this helps.

I don't know if this link will help you baecause is for ford focus, but i think you better give it a try
http://www.focushacks.com/index.php?modid=48