2008 FORD TAURUS traction control

FOR DTA URU S
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(TDD for thehe aring im pai re d: 180 0\f3\f 595\f) ThisQuick Refe ren ce Gu ide is no tinte nded toreplace yourvehicle Owner’s
Guide whi chcontains mo redeta ile d inf ormation concernin gthe featu resof
yourveh icle, as we llas im po rta n t saf ety warnin gsdesigned tohelp reduce
the ris k of injuryto youan dyou rpa sse ngers\b Please readyou rentire
Ow ner’s Guid ecar efu lly as yo u beg in learning aboutyournewvehicle and
re fer to the app ro p riat ese ctio ns wh en quest ions arise\b
All info rm ation contained in this Quic k Reference Guide was accurate atthe
tim eof dupl ica tion\b Were se rveth erigh tto change features, operation
and /orfu nction alit y ofa n y ve h ic le spe cification atanytime\b YourFord dealer
isthe best sou rce for th e mo stcu rren tinformation\b
For detaile dop era tin g an dsa fe ty inform ation ,pleas econ sult your
Owner’s Guid e\b
ADDI TIONAL INF OR MATION
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CLIM AT ECO NTR O L
AU DIO SYS TEM S
SE C OND ROW
PO W ERPOINT
Athird rear auxiliary power
point islocated ontherear of
th e cen terconsole\b The
power pointis accessible
from therear seat\b
AUX ILIARY IN PU TJACKYou rveh icle isequ ipped with
an Au xiliary In pu tJack
located inside thecon sole
bin\bTh isallows you toplu g
an d play auxiliary audio
devices, inclu din gMP3
Play ers\b Press AUX
re peatedly onyou rau dio
system toaccess\b When
L INE IN appears inthe
display, plugin you rau xiliary
a u dio device\b For more
information ,please consult
you rOwn er’sGuide\bCENTER CONSOLE
STORAGE
Theutility compartment may
have aclamshell trayfor
fle xible storage ofMP3
players, CDsorhandbags\b
FAMILY
ENT ERTAI NMENT
SYSTEM(FES)
(IF EQUIPPED)Your vehicle may be
equipped withaFamily
Entertain mentSystem (FES)\b
Please refertotheFamily
Entertain mentSystem
Supplement Guideforfurth er
information ontheope ration
ofyou rsy stem\b
ADJU STABLE PEDA LS(IF EQUIPPED)The accelerator andbrake
pedal shou ldon lybe
adju sted when thevehicle is
stopped andth egearshift is
inthe P(Park) position \bPress
th etop ofthecon trolto
adju stthepedals awayfrom
you orpress thebottom of
thecon troltoadju stthe
pedals toward you\b
IN ST RU ME NT PA NEL
STO RAG E
CO MPART MENT
The storage compartmen t
may be used tosecu re
su nglasses orsimilar sized
objects\b Pressthecon trolto
open thestorage
compartmen t\b
DRIVERANDPASSENGER
TEMPERATURE
Set d esir e d cab in
t e m pera tu re wit h th e
o r blu e an d re d
b ut to ns\b P re ss fo r
d riv e r’s sid e, fo r
p asse n g er’s sid e\b
R eco m men d ed se ttin g s
7\f°F (\f\f° C)to 75° F(\f 4°C )\b
DUAL CONTROL (IF EQU IPPED)P re ss DUAL to
e n g ag e/d is e n g ag e
sep ara te passe n g er sid e
tem pera tu re co ntr o l\b
F o rco ntr o ls w it h o uta
D UAL butt o n,p re ss
a n d ho ld AU TO to
e n g ag e/d is e n g ag e
sep ara te passe n g er sid e
tem pera tu re co ntr o l\b
AUTOMATIC OPERATIONSetd esir e d cabi n
te m pera tu re \b
P re ss AU TO butto n fo r
fu ll a u to m atic op era tio n\b
T he sys te m will
a u to m atic ally ad ju st air flo w
tem pera tu re ,fa n sp ee d ,
air flo w dir e ctio n,A /C an d
re cir c u la te d air , b ase d on
the se le c ted te m pera tu re toh eat o rco o lth e ve h ic le to
th e desir ed te m pera tu re as
q uic kly as possib le \b
MAX A/COPERATIONAUTOMA TIC OPE RAT IO N:
Press AUTObutton for
full automatic operation\b
Do not override A/Cor
re circulated air\bSet
te mperature to60°F
(1 6°C)\b
OVE RR ID E OPERA TIO N:
Select airdistribution\b
Select A/Cand
re circulated air\bUse
re circulated airwith A/C
to provide colderairflow\b
Set temperature setting
to 60°F (16°C)\b
Initially settohighest fan
speed ,then adjust to
maintain comfort\b
MAN UA L OV ERRID E OPERA TIO NPre ss to set desir ed
cab in te mp era tu re \b
A djust anyofthe following
for pers o nalc o m fo rt
p re fe re n ces: fanspeed,
air flo w dir e c tio n, A/C
a n d re cir c u la te d air \b
F a n sp ee d ,A /C an d
re cir c u la te d air ove rr id es
w ill no ttu rn off th e AU TO
in dic ato rlig ht\b Airflo w
d ir e ctio n ove rri de sw ill tu rn
o ff th e AU TO in dic ato rlig ht\b
A IRFLOW DIRECTION
CONTROL (IF EQ UIP PED )
Press repeatedly to
se lect airflow direction\b
DEFOGGING/DEMISTINGPress todistribute
outside airthrough the
windshield defroster vents
and demister vents\b
To reduce humidity
buildup inthe vehicle,
do not drive withthe
climate control turnedoff\b
Also, donot drive with
re circulated airselected
unless A/Cisoperating\b
HEATED SEATS(IFEQUIPPED)Press tocycle through
available settings ofhigh
heat (\flights), lowheat
(1 light), andoff(no lights)\b
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D UA L ZONE AUTOMATIC CLI M ATE CONTROL WITH HEA TED SEATS(IF EQUI PPE D)PREMIUM /AUDIOPHILE INDASH6CD/MP3 SOUND SYSTEM(IFEQUIPPED)
LOADPress LOAD tobegin the
CD load sequence\b Press
and hold toautoload upto
6CDs\bDISC SELECTORPress ortoselect a
desired disc\bAlsousein
menu mode toselect
va rious settings\bMP\b TRACK /FOLDER MODEIn Tra c k m od e,p re ss in g
o r SEE K will s c ro ll
t h ro ug h all tr a c ks on th e dis c \b
In Fo ld er m od e,p re ssin g
o r SEE K will s c ro ll
o nly th ro ug h tr a c ks w it h in a
se le c te d fo ld er\bFOLDER FUNCTIONPressorFOLDER to
ac cess nextorprevious
folder onMP3 discs\b1514
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ON /OFF /VOLUME CONTROLPress to tu rn the sys te m
O N orO FF\b T u rn to in cre as eor
d ecr ease vo lu me \bIf th e vo lu m e
is se ta b ove acer ta in le ve la n d
th eig ni tion is tu rne doff, th e
vo lu me willco mebac kon at a
“nom inal” le ve lw hen th e ign itio n
sw it c h is tu rn ed back on\b
TUNER /DISC SELECTORPress or SEEK to
m an u ally go up ord ow n th e
ra d io
f re qu en cy ba nd orto
s e lect ade sir e d disc \bA ls o use
in m en u m od eto se le ct
va riou sse tt in gs \b
BASS /TREBLEPres s MEN U un til B ass
o rTre b le se ttin g s are
d is p la ye d \bA dju st u sin g the
o r SEEK co ntr o l\b
BALANCE /FADEPress MENUuntil
B alance isdisplayed\b Press
to adjust theaudio between
the left and right speakers
u sing the or SEEK
controls\b Press MENU
again todisplay Fade\bPress
the orSEEK controls
to adjust theaudio between
the front andrear speakers\b
CDPress toenter CDmode\b
If a CD isalready loaded into
the system, theCD willbegin
playing where itlast ended\b
SHUFFLEPress toplay tracks in
ra ndom order\b
CDFAST FORWARDPress FF to m an ual ly
advan ceinaCD tr ac k\b
CD REWINDPress REW to manually
reverse inaCD track\b
CD EJECTPress toeject aCD\b
Press andhold toeject
all CDs\b
AM /FMPress toselect AMorFM
frequency bands\b
SCANFUNCTIONPress SCAN for abrief
sa mpling ofradio stations
orCD tracks\b Pressagain
tostop\b
SEEK FUNCTIONPress or SEE K to
ac cess thenext/previous
strong station ortrack\b
SETTING MEMORY PRESETSTo set astation: Press tos e le ct A M orFM fr e q uen cy
b and ,tun eto asta tio n, th en
p re ss and ho ld apre se t
b ut to n until th e so und re tur ns \b
SETTING THECLOCKPress MENUuntil
SELECT HOURorSELECT
MINS isdisplayed\b Pressthe
upand down orSEEK
co ntr o lto m an ua lly in cre ase
o rd ecre ase th e tim e\bP re ss
M EN U ag ain to dis e n g ag e
clo ck m od e\b
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S PLITFOLDING
R EAR SEAT
One orb oth re ar se at b ac ks
c an be fo ld ed dow n to pro vid e
ad dit io nalc arg o sp ac e\b
To lo w er th e se at b ac ks, p ull
t he str a p lo cate d on th e
o utb oard sid e ofth e se at b ac k
to re le ase it , a n d th en fo ld th e
sea tb ac k dow n\b
N ote : W hen ra is in g th e se at
b ac k(s ), ma ke su re to fir m ly
lo ck in to pla c e an d tu g
fo rw ard to en su re th at it is
f u lly la tc h ed \b
SEA TIN G
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F RO NT PASSENGER
FO LD FLAT SEAT BACK
Thefront passenger seat
backcanbefolded down
toahorizontal positionto
allow room foralong load\b
Ensure thattheseat isin
the rearmost positionand
thehead restraint isfully
down, priortopulling the
strap located onthe back
ofthe seat\b
AD DI TIONA LIN FO RM ATIO N
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PO W ER MI RR ORSTo ad just you rmirrors ,rot ate
th econt rolclockw ise to
a dju stth e right mirror and
coun tercloc kwise to adjust
th eleft m irror \bM ov eth e
cont rolinthedirec tion you
wish totilt themirror \bTh en
rot atethe cont roltothe
ce nte rp osit ion to loc kth e
mirrors inplac e\bINT EG RATE DKE YHE AD
TRA NSMITTE R (IKT )AN D
REMOTE EN TR Y SY ST E M
Yo ur veh icle com eseq ui pp ed
w ith tw o spec ially programme d
Integra te d Keyhea dTra nsmi tter s
(IK Ts)\bIKT sar eboth a
programme dign ition keyan da
rem ote ke yle ss ent ry
tran smi tter\b H an dle the IKT
car efully w hen sta rting th e ca r
to avo idac ci den ta lly pre ss in g
an yofthe rem ote en tr y bu tton s\b
Press onc eto unloc kth e
dri ver ’sdo or\b The int erio rlam ps
will il lu m inat e\bPre ss twiceto
unloc kall thedoors\b Press
once to loc kall thedo ors\b
Pre ss tw ice within thre e
se con ds to co nfirm all the
do ors an dtr un kar eclosed\b
On th e first p re ss
of ,th e tu rnl am ps w ill
fl a sh \bO n th e sec ond pres s
within 3 se con ds, the horn will
c hi rp an d the tu rn sig nal lamp s
willflas honc eifall thedoors and
th e tru nk are close d\bPre ss
an d hold for1\b5 se co nds to
act ivate the pan ic alar m \bP re ss
ag ain ortu rn th eke yin the
ig nition tode activate thepan ic
ala rm \bPre ss twicew it hi n 3
sec onds to ac tiv a te the car
fin d er fe atu re ;y o urho rn will
c hi rp an d yo urtu rn sig nalla m ps
will flash \bIt is recom mende dth at
th is m eth od beuse dto loc ate
your ve h ic le ,rat he rth an usi ng
th e pan icalarm \bPre ss twice
within 3 se con dsto op en the
tr u nk\b Ensu re that you keep the
IK Tad hesiv e se cu rit y la b el in a
sa fe pla c e fo rfu tu re re fer en ce\b
R epl ac em en ts are onl yav aila b le
th ro ug h an aut horized deale r\b
KEYLE SSENT RY
KEY PA D
Thekey less entry keypad can
beused tolock orunlock the
doors withoutusin gakey\b It
c an also controlthememory
se at, power mirrors and
adjustable pedals (if e qu ipped) \b
Formore information, please
consult your Owner’ sGu ide\b
AU TOLOCKYo ur ve hic leisequ ippe dwith
an autoloc kfe at ure \bThe
au tol oc kfe at ure will
au tom atically lock alldo ors
w hen yo ur veh icle is in motio n
an dm eet sa se t o fc o ndi tio ns,
as desc ribed inyo ur Ow ner ’s
Guide \bYo ur ve h ic le co me s
with th is feat ure enabl ed\b
Yo u can enabl eor dis able
this fe at ure by fol low in g th e
ac tivation orde activat ion
proc edu reoutlin ed inyo ur
O wner ’s G uide \bHO MELINK®(IF EQUI PPED)The HomeLin kWireless
Con trolSystem onthe
driver' svisor provides a
convenien tway toreplace up
to th ree handh eld
tran smitters withasin gle
device\b Thisfeatu rewill
operate mostgarage doors,
entry gate operators, security
systems, andhome oroffice
ligh ting\b Forprogramming,
please consult your
O wn er's Guide\b
NAVIGATION SYSTEMPlease refertoyour Navigation Supplement formore information
on the Navigation System\b
Use extr e m ecau tio n wit h an y devic e th at m ay ta ke s yo ur atte n tio n off th e ro ad \bYo ur p rim ary co nce rn is sa fe op era tio n ofyo ur ve h ic le \b
O nly use no ne sse n tia ld evic es w hen it is sa fe to do so \b
M EMORY FEAT URE(IF EQU IPPED)Thi s fe atu rewill all ow yo u to set
twopo sitio ns for the driv er ’s se at,
po wer mirr ors and ad ju stab le
ped als (if equ ipped )\bSet th e
po sitio n by pre ssi ng theSET
bu tton (in dica torw ill illumin ate)then
pr es sthe 1or\f butt on to set the
po sitio n to either Driv er 1orD riv er
\f \bThi sme mor yset tin g can th en
b e reca lled when yo upr es sthe 1
or\f bu tton ,e nter Cust omerC od e
1or \fon the keypad, orwhen
yo u pr es sunlo ckon the re mo te
en try sys tem (one ofyour remo te
tr an smitte rs is as sociat edwith
Driv e r 1 and theoth er tra nsmi tter
is associ ated with Driv e r \f )\b A
po sitio n can be re c al le d in any
g ea rshift po sitio n ifthe ignitio n is
not inth e RU Npo sitio noro nly in
P (Pa rk)or N(Neutr al) if the ignitio n
is in the run positi on\b
R EV ER SE SEN SING
SYS TEM(IF EQUI PPED)The Re verse Sensin gSy stem
(RSS) sou nds atone towarn
the drive rof obstacles near
the rear bu mper when
R(Re vers e)isselected and
the vehic leismovin gat
spe eds less than 3mph
(5 km/h )\bTh esy stem isnot
effe ctive atspeeds above
3mph (5km/ h)an dmay not
dete ct cert ain angu laror
movin gob jects\b
ADVA NCET RAC®(IF EQUI PPED)The Advan ceTrac system
helps thedriver maintainthe
stability andsteerability of
theveh icle\b Thesystem
integrates antilock braking
system (ABS)andTraction
Con trol™ andamore
advan cedfunction tofurth er
en han ce thestability ofthe
ve h icle\b TheAdvan ceTrac
system automatically turn s
on when th e en g ine is sta rte d \b
However, thesy stem does
not function when thevehicle
is travelin gin R(Reverse)\b
USB PORT(IFEQUIPPED)Your veh ic le ma ybe
equi pped withaUS Bport
inside you rcenter console\b
Thisfeature allow syou to
plug inyo ur laptop compu ter
and media playing devices
among otheroption s\bFor
more detailed informatio n,
please refer tousing your
USBportin th e SY N C ™
su p ple m en t\b