The two items commonly share a power fuse.
Something wrong with your alarm system, like not working maybe.
First would be to check the fuse, drivers side of the dash, small panel pops out. or check the 30amp fuse under the hood. could be fuse 28 there
My 97 Mark did the same thing. It turned out to be a blown fuse. Cant remember which one but I do remember it was a 10 amp fuse.
suspention or dash air bags
Under the dash passenger side
Likely the seat motor
Center dash above the console.
Passenger side under the dash behind the glove compartment.
if you have the owners guide that came with car in dash then look in book starting on page 113. There are several different methods to reset and recalibrate compass.
As I remember up to 30 seconds
Up under the dash, drivers side, left side of the steering column.
The Amp is located in the trunk below the rear dash