2008 FORD TAURUS Owners Manual

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FORD TAURUS 2008 5.G Owners Manual 5. Firmly press and release the “learn” or “smart” button. (The name and
color of the button may vary by manufacturer.)
Note:There are 30 seconds in which to initiate Step 6.
6. Return to the

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FORD TAURUS 2008 5.G Owners Manual Operating the HomeLinkWireless Control System
To operate, simply press and release
the appropriate HomeLinkbutton.
Activation will now occur for the
trained product (garage door, gate
operator, secu

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FORD TAURUS 2008 5.G Owners Manual MESSAGE CENTER
With the ignition in the ON position,
the message center, located on your
instrument cluster, displays
important vehicle information
through a constant monitor of
vehicle systems.You ma

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FORD TAURUS 2008 5.G Owners Manual The DTE function will display FUEL LEVEL LOW and a single tone
when you have approximately 50 miles (80 km) to empty. If you RESET
this warning message, this display and tone will return within 10 min

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FORD TAURUS 2008 5.G Owners Manual 2. Press and release RESET to pause the timer.
3. Press and hold RESET for 2 seconds in order to reset the timer.
Compass display
The compass heading is displayed in the lower left corner of the messa

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FORD TAURUS 2008 5.G Owners Manual 4. Press the SETUP control
repeatedly until the message center
says “RESET FOR ZONE SETTING”.
5. Press the RESET control to enter
Zone Setting mode.
6. Press RESET repeatedly until the
desired zon

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FORD TAURUS 2008 5.G Owners Manual Setup menu
Press this control for the following
displays:
•System Check
•Oil Life
•Language
•Units (English/Metric)
•Autolamp Delay (if equipped)
•Autolock (if equipped)
•Autounlock (if

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FORD TAURUS 2008 5.G Owners Manual To reset the oil monitoring system to 100% after each oil change
[approximately 7,500 miles (12,000 km) or 6 months] perform the
following:
1. Press the SETUP control to enter
SYSTEM CHECK, then press