2010 FORD TAURUS Owners Manual

Occupant Classification
Sensor ......................................159
warning light and chime ........166
Safety restraints - LATCH
anchors ......................................194
Safety seats for children ..........190
Safety Compliance
Certification Label ....................364
Satellite Radio (if equipped) .....30
Satellite Radio Information ........44
Seats ..........................................140
child safety seats ....................190
climate control ..................51, 149
easy access/easyout
feature .....................................151
front seats .......................143, 148
heated ..............................147, 157
memory seat ...................122, 150
SecuriCode keyless entry
system ........................................127
SecuriLock passive anti-theft
system ........................................129
Servicing your vehicle ..............326
Setting the clock .........................31
SOS Post Crash Alert ...............185
Spare tire
(see Changing the Tire) ...........290
Spark plugs,
specifications .....................359, 363
Specification chart,
lubricants ...................................360
Speed control ..............................84
Starting your vehicle ........234–236
jump starting ..........................304
push button start system .......237Steering wheel
controls ......................................95
tilting .........................................74
Stereo
6-CD in dash .............................30
CD-MP3 .....................................30
SYNC
..........................................47
T
Temporary mobility kit .............294
Tilt steering wheel ......................74
Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (TPMS)
Roadside Emergencies ...........287
Tires, Wheels and Loading ....218
Tires ...........................203–204, 287
alignment ................................211
care ..........................................207
changing ..........................287, 290
checking the pressure ............207
inflating ...................................205
label .........................................217
replacing ..................................209
rotating ....................................211
safety practices .......................210
sidewall information ...............213
snow tires and chains ............222
spare tire .................................288
Temporary mobility kit ..........294
terminology .............................204
tire grades ...............................204
treadwear ........................203, 208
Towing .......................................230
recreational towing .................232
trailer towing ..........................230
wrecker ....................................309
Transaxle
fluid, refill capacities ..............360
lubricant specifications ..........360
Index
377
2010 Taurus(500)
Owners Guide(own2002), 1st Printing
USA(fus)

Transmission .............................251
brake-shift interlock (BSI) ....250
fluid, checking and adding
(automatic) .............................355
Trunk .........................................117
remote release ................108, 122
Turn signal ..................................65
U
Universal garage door opener ....97
USB port ......................................41
V
Vehicle Identification Number
(VIN) ..........................................365
Vehicle loading ..........................223Ventilating your vehicle ...........239
W
Warning lights (see Lights) .......12
Washer fluid ..............................330
Water, Driving through .............276
Windows
opening using remote entry
system .....................................121
power .........................................79
Windshield washer fluid and
wipers ..........................................73
checking and adding fluid .....330
replacing wiper blades ...........331
Wrecker towing .........................309
Index
378
2010 Taurus(500)
Owners Guide(own2002), 1st Printing
USA(fus)