2015 FORD TAURUS ECO mode

ABOUT THIS MANUAL
Thank you for choosing Ford. We recommend that you take some time to
get to know your vehicle by reading this manual. The more that you
know about it, the greater the safety and pleasure you will get from
driving it.
WARNING:Always drive with due care and attention when
using and operating the controls and features on your vehicle.
Note: This manual describes product features and options available
throughout the range of available models, sometimes even before they
are generally available. It may describe options not fitted to your vehicle.
Note: Some of the illustrations in this manual may show features as used
in different models, so may appear different to you on your vehicle.
However, the essential information in the illustrations is always correct.
Note: Always use and operate your vehicle in line with all applicable
laws and regulations.
Note: Pass on this manual when selling your vehicle. It is an integral
part of the vehicle.
This manual may qualify the location of a component as left-hand side or
right-hand side. The side is determined when facing forward in the seat.
A. Right-hand side
B. Left-hand side
Protecting the Environment You must play your part in protecting the environment. Correct
vehicle usage and the authorized disposal of waste, cleaning
and lubrication materials are significant steps toward this aim.
A
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WARNING:When possible, all children 12 years old and under
should be properly restrained in a rear seating position. Failure
to follow this could seriously increase the risk of injury or death.
WARNING: Safety belts and seats can become hot in a vehicle
that has been closed up in sunny weather; they could burn a
small child. Check seat covers and buckles before you place a child
anywhere near them.
WARNING: Front and rear seat occupants, including pregnant
women, should wear safety belts for optimum protection in an
accident.
All seating positions in your vehicle have lap and shoulder safety belts.
All occupants of the vehicle should always properly wear their safety
belts, even when an airbag supplemental restraint system is provided.
The safety belt system consists of:
• Lap and shoulder safety belts.
• Shoulder safety belt with automatic locking mode (except driver
safety belt).
• Height adjuster at the front outboard seating positions.
• Safety belt pretensioner at the front outboard seating positions.
• Belt tension sensor at the front outboard passenger seating position.
•Safety belt warning light and chime. See Safety belt warning
light and indicator chime later in this chapter.
• Crash sensors and monitoring system with readiness
indicator. See Crash sensors and airbag indicator in the
Supplemental Restraint System chapter.
The safety belt pretensioners are designed to activate in frontal,
near-frontal and side crashes, and in rollovers. The safety belt
pretensioners at the front seating positions are designed to tighten the
safety belts firmly against the occupant’s body when activated. This helps
increase the effectiveness of the safety belts. In frontal crashes, the
safety belt pretensioners can be activated alone or, if the crash is of
sufficient severity, together with the front airbags.
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Deactivating and Activating the Belt-Minder Feature
WARNING:While the design allows you to deactivate your
Belt-Minder, this system is designed to improve your chances of
being safely belted and surviving an accident. We recommend you leave
the Belt-Minder system activated for yourself and others who may use
your vehicle. To reduce the risk of injury, do not deactivate or activate
the Belt-Minder feature while driving your vehicle.
Note: You can activate and deactivate the driver and front passenger
Belt-Minder independently. When deactivating or activating one seating
position, do not buckle the other position as this will terminate the
process.
Read Steps1-5t horoughly before proceeding with the programming
procedure.
Note: If you are using MyKey, you cannot disable Belt-Minder. Also, if
the Belt-Minder has been previously disabled, it will be re-enabled during
the use of MyKey. See the MyKeychapter.
Before following the procedure, make sure that:
• The parking brake is set.
• The transmission is in park (P).
• The ignition is off.
• The driver and front passenger safety belts are unbuckled.
1. Switch the ignition on. Do not start the engine.
2. Wait until the safety belt warning light turns off (about one minute).
3. Wait 10 seconds after the safety belt warning light turns off.
• Step 4 must be completed within 20 seconds after the completion of
Step 3.
4. Buckle then unbuckle the safety belt three times at a moderate speed,
ending in the unbuckled state.
• After Step 4, the safety belt warning light turns on for three seconds.
5. Within about seven seconds of the light turning off, buckle then
unbuckle the safety belt. The safety belt warning light will blink.
• This will switch off the feature for that seating position if it is
currently on.
• This will switch on the feature for that seating position if it is
currently off.
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PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
MyKey allows you to program keys with restricted driving modes to
promote good driving habits. All but one of the keys programmed to the
vehicle can be activated with these restricted modes.
Any keys that have not been programmed are referred to as
administrator keys or admin keys. These can be used to:
•Create a MyKey.
• Program configurable MyKey settings.
• Clear all MyKey features.
When you have programmed a MyKey, you can access the following
information using the information display:
• How many admin keys and MyKeys are programmed to your vehicle.
• The total distance your vehicle has traveled using a MyKey.
Note: All MyKeys are programmed to the same settings. You cannot
program them individually.
Note: For vehicles with intelligent access (push-button start), when both
a MyKey and an admin transmitter are present, the admin transmitter
will be recognized to start the vehicle.
Non-configurable Settings
The following settings cannot be changed by an admin key user:
• Belt-Minder. You cannot disable this feature. The audio system will
mute when the front seat occupants’ safety belts are not fastened.
• Early low fuel warning. The low fuel warning is activated earlier, giving
the MyKey user more time to refuel.
• Driver assist features, if equipped on your vehicle, are forced on:
parking aid, blind spot information system (BLIS) with cross traffic
alert, lane departure warning and forward collision warning system.
• Satellite radio adult content restrictions.
Configurable Settings
With an admin key, you can configure certain MyKey settings when you
first create a MyKey and before you recycle the key or restart the
engine. You can also change the settings afterward with an admin key.
• A vehicle speed limit can be set. Warnings will be shown in the display
followed by an audible tone when your vehicle reaches the set speed.
You cannot override the set speed by fully depressing the accelerator
pedal or by setting cruise control.
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LOCKING AND UNLOCKING
You can use the power door lock control or the remote control to lock
and unlock your vehicle.
Power Door Locks
The power door lock control is located on the driver and front passenger
door panels.A. Unlock
B. Lock
Remote Control
You can use the remote control anytime your vehicle is not running.
Unlocking the Doors (Two-Stage Unlock) Press the button to unlock the driver door.
Press the button again within three seconds to unlock all doors.
The turn signals will flash.
Press and hold both the lock and unlock buttons on the remote control
for four seconds to disable or enable two-stage unlocking. Disabling
two-stage unlocking allows all vehicle doors to unlock with one press of
the button. The turn signals will flash twice to indicate a change to the
unlocking mode. The unlocking mode applies to the remote control,
keyless entry keypad and intelligent access.
Intelligent access at the driver door unlocks all doors when you have
disabled two-stage unlocking.
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Illuminated Entry
The interior lamps and select exterior lamps illuminate when you use the
integrated keyhead transmitter, intelligent access key or the keyless
entry keypad to unlock the vehicle.
The system will turn off the lights if:
•you switch the ignition on
• you press the lock button on the remote control
• you lock your vehicle using the keyless entry keypad
• after 25 seconds of illumination.
The lights will not turn off if:
• you turn them on with the dimmer control
• any door is open.
Illuminated Exit
The interior lamps and select exterior lamps illuminate when all doors
are closed and you switch the ignition off and remove the key from the
ignition (integrated keyhead transmitter only).
The lamps turn off if all the doors remain closed and:
• 25 seconds elapse
• you insert the key in the ignition (integrated keyhead transmitter
only)
• you press the START/STOP button (intelligent access key only).
Battery Saver
If you leave the courtesy lamps, dome lamps or headlamps on, the
battery saver shuts them off 10 minutes after you switch the ignition off.
Accessory Mode Battery Saver for Intelligent Access Keys
(If Equipped)
If you leave your vehicle in the run ignition state, it will shut off once it
detects a certain amount of battery drain or after 45 minutes.
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You may also program a personal entry code through the MyFord Touch
or MyLincoln Touch system. Refer to theMyFord TouchorMyLincoln
Touch chapter.
Tips:
• Do not set a code that uses five of the same number.
• Do not use five numbers in sequential order.
• The factory-set code will work even if you have set your own personal
code.
Erasing a Personal Code
1. Enter the factory-set 5-digit code.
2. Press and release 1•2on the keypad within five seconds.
3. Press and hold 1•2for two seconds. This must be done within five
seconds of completing Step 2.
All personal codes are now erased and only the factory-set 5-digit code
will work.
Anti-Scan Feature
The keypad will go into an anti-scan mode if you enter the wrong code
seven times (35 consecutive button presses). This mode disables the
keypad for one minute and the keypad lamp will flash.
The anti-scan feature will turn off after:
• one minute of keypad inactivity
• pressing the unlock button on the remote control
• switching the ignition on
• unlocking the vehicle using intelligent access.
Unlocking and Locking the Doors
To unlock the driver door: Enter the factory-set 5-digit code or your
personal code. You must press each number within five seconds of each
other. The interior lamps will illuminate. Note:All doors will unlock if
the two-stage unlocking feature is disabled. Refer to Locking and
Unlocking earlier in this chapter.
To unlock all doors: Enter the factory-set code or your personal code,
then press 3•4within five seconds.
To lock all doors: Press and hold7•8and9•0 at the same time with
the driver door closed. You do not need to enter the keypad code first.
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Programming a Spare Intelligent Access Key (If Equipped)
Note:A maximum of four intelligent access keys can be programmed to
your vehicle. You must take your vehicle and all access keys to your
authorized dealer to be erased and reprogrammed if you would like to
replace a previously programmed access key with a new access key, or if
you already have four access keys programmed to your vehicle.
You must have two previously programmed intelligent access keys inside
your vehicle and the new unprogrammed intelligent access keys readily
accessible. See your authorized dealer to have the spare key
programmed if two previously programmed keys are not available.
Make sure that your vehicle is off before beginning this procedure. Make
sure that all doors are closed before beginning and that they remain
closed throughout the procedure. Perform all steps within 30 seconds of
starting the sequence. Stop and wait for at least one minute before
starting again if any steps are performed out of sequence.
Read and understand the entire procedure before you begin.
1. Place the new unprogrammed intelligent
access key in the pocket inside of the
center console with the buttons facing out
and with key ring up.
2. Press the driver or passenger power
door unlock control three times.
3. Press and release the brake pedal one
time.
4. Press the driver or passenger power
door lock control three times.
5. Press and release the brake pedal one time. The indicator on the
START/STOP button should begin to rapidly flash, indicating the
programming mode has been entered and two programmed intelligent
access keys have been detected in your vehicle.
6. Press the START/STOP button within one minute. A message will
appear in the information display indicating that the new intelligent
access key was programmed.
7. Remove the intelligent access key from the center console pocket and
press the unlock button on the newly programmed intelligent access key
to exit programming mode.
8. Verify that the remote entry functions operate (press lock then
unlock, making sure you end in unlock) and that your vehicle starts with
new intelligent access key.
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