2014 FORD TAURUS Owners Manual

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FORD TAURUS 2014 6.G Owners Manual WINDSHIELD WASHERS
Note:Do not operate the wipers on a dry windshield. This may scratch
the glass, damage the wiper blades or cause the wiper motor to burn out.
Always use the windshield washer before

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FORD TAURUS 2014 6.G Owners Manual LIGHTING CONTROL
A. Off
B. Parking lamps, instrument panel
lamps, license plate lamps and tail
lamps
C. Headlamps
High Beams
•Push the lever toward the
instrument panel to activate.
•Push the leve

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FORD TAURUS 2014 6.G Owners Manual AUTOLAMPS
WARNING:In severe weather conditions, it may be necessary to
switch your headlamps on manually.
Note:If the vehicle is equipped with autolamps, it will have the
windshield wiper rainlamp fea

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FORD TAURUS 2014 6.G Owners Manual HEADLAMP EXIT DELAY
You can set the delay time to keep the headlamps on for up to three
minutes after the ignition is turned off.
Follow the steps below to change the delay time (Steps 1 through 6
mus

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FORD TAURUS 2014 6.G Owners Manual AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED)
The system will automatically turn on your high beams if it is dark
enough and no other traffic is present. When it detects an approaching
vehicle’s headlig

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FORD TAURUS 2014 6.G Owners Manual The high beams will switch off if:
•An approaching vehicle’s headlights or a preceding vehicle’s tail lamps
are detected.
•The vehicle speed falls below 19 mph (30 km/h).
•The ambient light

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FORD TAURUS 2014 6.G Owners Manual DIRECTION INDICATORS
•Push down to activate the left
turn signal.
•Push up to activate the right turn
signal.
Note:Tap the lever up or down to make the direction indicators flash
only three times

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FORD TAURUS 2014 6.G Owners Manual Rear dome/reading lamps
Your vehicle may have reading
lamps within the rear dome
lamp(s).
Press the switches on either side of
the dome lamp to turn on the
reading lamps. The direction of the
reading