2008 FORD TAURUS check engine light

HEA DLAMP CONTROLTurning theheadlamp con trol
clockwise tothefirst position
turns onthe parkin glam ps,
instrument panellamps ,
license plate lamps andthe
taillamps\b Continuin gto turn
theheadlamp controlto
thesecond position turnson
theheadlamps\b
To use theautolamp light
se n sitive, automatic onoff
control fortheheadlam ps,
turntheheadlamp control
counterclockwise\b Ifth e
win dsh ield wipers areturn ed
onfor afixed period oftime,
theexterior lampswillturn on
with theheadlamp controlin
theautolamp position\b
Toturn autolamps off,tu rn
th econtrol clockwise tothe
OF Fposition\b
To activate thehigh bea ms,
simply pushtheturn signal
le ver toward theinstrumen t
panel\bPullth elever toward
you todeactivate high
beams\b Usethesame lever
to activate the“F lash toPass”
fe ature\b Pullth elever toward
you tosligh tlyactivate an d
re lease itto deactivate\b
1
PA NEL DIMM ERUse this con troltoadju stthe
brightn essoftheinstru men t
pan elan dall applicable
switch esintheveh icle during
headlamp andparkin glamp
operation \bMove thecon trol
tothefu lluprigh tposition ,
pastthedeten t,to turn on
theinterior lamps\b
2
FO GLA MP CON TR OL(IF EQUIPPED)W ith theign ition on,th e
foglamps canbeturn ed on
when theheadlamp control
isin the parkin glamp,
headlamp orautolamp
position ,an dthe high beams
are not on\bSimply pullth e
headlamp controltoward you
to turn on thefoglamps\b The
foglamp indicator lightwill
illu min ate\b Thefoglamps will
not operate when thehigh
beams areactivated\b
\b
WIN DSHIELD WIPER/
WASHER
The multifunction lever
controls thewindshield wiper
modes,speedsandthe
windshield washer\bRotate
theend ofthe control away
from youtoincrease the
speed ofthe wipers\b Rotate
thecontrol towards youto
decrease thespeed ofthe
wipers\b
For windshield washer
control, pushtheend ofthe
stalk briefly tocause asingle
swipe ofthe wiper\b Witha
quick pushandhold, the
wipers willswipe threetimes
withwasher fluid\bWithalong
push andhold, thewipers
and washer fluidwillactivate
for up toten seconds\b
SPEED CONTROLFor your speed control to
work, youmust press and
re lease theON button\b
Pressing andreleasing the
OFF button disengages the
system andturns itoff\b Toset
aspeed, presstheON
button, accelerate tothe
desired sp ee d ,p re ss th e
S ET+ butto n,then takeyour
foot offthe accelerator pedal\b
You can increase yourspeed
by pressing andreleasing the
SET+ button untilyoureach
the desired speed,increasing
speed by1mph (1\b6km/h)
with each tap\bYoucan
decrease speedinthe same
way using theSET button\b
Pressing theRSM (resume)
button willautomatically
re turn thevehicle tothe
previously setspeed\b To
disengage thespeed control,
press theOFF orCNCL
button ordepress the
brake pedal\b
5
MESSAGE CENTER(IF EQUIPPED)With the ignition inthe ON
position, themessage center
displaysimportant vehicle
information byconstantly
monitoring vehiclesystems\b
You may select display
fe atures onthe message
center foradisplay ofstatus\b
The system willalso notify
you ofpotential vehicle
problems withadisplay of
system warnings\b Formore
information, pleaseconsult
your Owner's Guide\b
6
STEERING WHEEL
AUDIOCONTROLS
(IF EQUIPPED)These controls allowyouto
ad just theradio andCD
fe atures fromthesteering
wheel\b Press MEDIA toselect
AM, FM1, FM\forCD\b Press
SEEK toaccess the
next/previous strongstation
ortrack onaCD\b Press
VOL+/ toadjust volume, and
MUTE tomute thevolume\b
\f
TILT STEERING
CO LUMN
To adjust thesteering wheel,
push theadjustment lever
down tounlock thesteering
column\b Whilethelever is
down, tiltthe steering column
to your desired position\b
Then, while holding the
steering column inplace,
pull the lever uptoits original
position tolock thesteering
column\b Donot adjust
while driving\b
8
CHECK ENGINE LAMPThecheck engine indicator
lamp illuminates when the
ignition isfirst turned tothe
ON position tocheck the
bulb\bIfthe light turns solidor
blinks, theOnBoard
Diagnostics Systemhas
detected amalfunc tion\bDrive
inamoderate fashion(avoid
heavy acceleration or
deceleration) andhave your
ve hicle serviced immediately\b
9
ABS WARNING LAMPIn an emergency, apply
continuous forcetothe brake
pedal\b Donot pump the
brakes\b Anypulsation or
mechanical noiseyoumay
fe el or hear isnormal\b Ifthe
lamp doesn’t illuminate or
stays on,have yourvehicle
se rviced\b Normal braking
isstill functional unless
thebrake warning lampis
also illuminated\b
10
THROTTLE CONTROL /
TRANSMISSION LAMP
Thethrottle control/
transmission lampilluminates
when apowertrain faulthas
been detected\b Contactyour
dealerassoon aspossible\b
11
INST RUM ENT PANE L
\b00\f QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
LO CATION OFSPARE
TIRE AND TOOLS
You rve h ic le is eq uip p ed wit h a
te m pora ry sp are tir e ,w hic h is
s m alle r th an are gu la r tir e ,a n d
d esi gn ed fo reme rg en cy use
o nly \b T he ja c k, sp are tir e ,jac k
han d le ,a n d lu g nutw re n ch
are un d er th e cargo cov er in
t h e tr u nk ofth e ve h ic le \b
F USESIf your electrical components
are not working properly, a
fuse may have blown\b Fo r
more information, pleas e
consult yourOwner' sG uide \bFUEL PUMP
SH UTOFF SWITCH
This devic e sto ps th eele ctr ic
fu elpu mpfr o m se n din gfuel
to th e en g in e when yo ur
ve h ic le has had asu bs tan tial
jo lt\b Afte ran accid en t, ifth e
en gi ne cran ks butdo es no t
star t, th is sw itc hm ay hav e
bee n ac tivate d\b The fu elpu mp
sh u t o ff sw it c h is lo cat ed in
th efrontpa sse n g er fo otw ell
ar ea in th e rig htu p per co rn er\b
H O OD RELEASETo ope nth e ho od, pull th e
h o od re leas ehandle under
th e bo tto m ofth e ins trume nt
pane lne ar th e ste e ring
co lumn\b Go to th e fro nt ofth e
ve h ic le and releas eth e
aux iliary latch locat ed unde r
th e fro nt cent er ofth e ho od\b
U se th e pro pro dto suppo rt
th e rais ed ho od\b Lift th e pro p
ro d by th e sle eve , no tth e
b are metal\b
UN LEADED FUEL
RECOMMENDATIONS
Fo r opt imum performanc e,
u se “R eg ular” unleadedfue l
with apump (R+M)/ \foctane
r a ting ofat leas t87\b We do
no tre co mme ndth e us eof
g as oline slabe led as
“R eg ular” with octane rating s
of86 or lo wer th at are so ld in
hig h alt itude areas\b
TIRE PRESSURESafe operation ofyour Taurus
requires thatyour tiresbe
properly inflated\bTheFord
recommended inflation
pressureisfound onthe
Tire Label orthe Safety
Compliance Certification
Label located nearthefront
door latch onthe edge ofth e
d riv e r's door\b A tle ast o nce a
m onth an d befo re lo ng tr ip s,
inspect eachtireand check
theairpressure withadigital
or dialtype tiregauge\b Don't
forget thespare\b Airpressure
should bechecked whenthe
tiresarecold\b Inflate alltires
tothe inflation pressure
recommended byFord
Motor Company\b
Asanadded safetyfeature,
your vehicle hasbeen
equipped withatire pressure
monitoring system(TPMS)
thatilluminates alow tire
pressure warninglight
whenoneormore of
your tires issignificantly
underinflated\bRO ADSIDE ASSISTANCEIn ad d it io n to yo ur N ew
V eh ic le Lim it e d W arr a n ty ,
F o rd pro vid es new ve h ic le
o w ners w it h aco m plim en ta ry
ro ad sid e ass is ta n ce pro g ra m \b
It co ve rs ch an g in g afla t tir e ,
ju m psta rts , li m it e d fu el
d eliv e ry , lo cko utassis ta n ce,
w in ch outan d to w in g of
yo ur ve h ic le \b
United States
(800) \f413673
Canada
(800) 665\f006
ES SEN TIA LINF ORMAT ION
\b 00\f FORD TAURUS
\f
NAVIGATION/SYNC™
HANDS FREEFEATURE
(IFEQUIPPED)Press andhold VOICE Briefly
untilthe iconappears on
theNavigation Displaytouse
the voice command feature\b
PressSEND orEND to
complete avoice command\b
REAR W \bN DOW
B U FF E T\bN G
W hen one orb oth ofyo ur re ar
w in d ow sare fu ll y op en ,yo u
m ay exp erie n ce awin d th ro b
o rb uffe tin g no is e \b
T his is co m mon am ong all
v e h ic le s an d can be
elim in ate d sim ply by lo w erin g
a fr o ntw in d ow tw o to th re e
in ch es\b
\f A FE TY
P le as ewear your saf ety
re straint s, pay atte nt ion
to ch ang ingroad co ndit ions
and driv esaf ely\b Fo r mo re
sa fe ty re lat ed inf ormat ion,
ple aseco ns ult your
Owne r’s G uide \b
FO RD TA UR US
Your newTaur usspeaks vol ume sw itho utsayi ngawo rd\b
You hav echo senwe ll\b Yo ur new For dTa urus isthe carthat was
bui lt aroun dyo u\b Su rroun ding you with sleek, trimgood looks
and unexpecte d luxu ry\bPu ttin g yo u in command withimpeccable
road manne rs\bGivin gyo u the peac e of mind knowing you're
drivi ng oneof the smar te st car sthe ro ad has ever known\b
ThisQ uick Ref ere nc eGu ide was desi gned tohelpyou getto
knowyour newTaur us\bFo r the mostdeta iled information,
consul tyou rO wne r's Gu ide \bSo, le t's getto know your
newTa urus\b Thero ad is wai ting \b
4
\f\f
NAVIGATION SYSTEM
PUSHTOTALK (PPT)
HANDS FREEFEATURE
(IF EQUIPPED)Press andhold PTTbriefly
untilthevoice icon
appears onthe Navigation
display touse thevoice
command feature\bPressPTT
again toend avoice
command\b
S YN C™ SYSTEM
HANDS FREEFEATURE
(IFEQUIPPED)Press andhold VOICE briefly
until the voice icon
appears onthe display touse
the voice command feature\b
Press andhold tosend a
call or text message\b Press
OK to confirm yourselection\b
1
\f
6
4
5
2\b
8
9
1011