2018 FORD TAURUS seat adjustment

Introduction
About This Manual
..........................................7
Symbols Glossary ............................................
7
Data Recording .................................................
9
California Proposition 65 .............................
11
Perchlorate ........................................................
11
Ford Credit .........................................................
11
Replacement Parts Recommendation ........................................................................\
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12
Special Notices ...............................................
12
Mobile Communications Equipment ........................................................................\
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13
Export Unique Options .................................
13
Environment
Protecting the Environment .......................
15
At a Glance
Instrument Panel Overview .......................
16
Child Safety
General Information ......................................
18
Installing Child Restraints ...........................
19
Booster Seats .................................................
25
Child Restraint Positioning .........................
27
Child Safety Locks ........................................
28
Seatbelts
Principle of Operation .................................
30
Fastening the Seatbelts ...............................
31
Seatbelt Height Adjustment .....................
32
Seatbelt Warning Lamp and Indicator Chime ............................................................
33
Seatbelt Reminder ........................................
33
Child Restraint and Seatbelt Maintenance ...............................................
35
Seatbelt Extension .......................................
35
Personal Safety System ™
Personal Safety System ™.........................
37 Supplementary Restraints
System
Principle of Operation .................................
38
Driver and Passenger Airbags ..................
39
Front Passenger Sensing System ...........
40
Side Airbags ....................................................
42
Safety Canopy ™...........................................
43
Crash Sensors and Airbag Indicator ......
44
Airbag Disposal ..............................................
45
Keys and Remote Controls
General Information on Radio Frequencies ................................................
46
Remote Control .............................................
46
Replacing a Lost Key or Remote Control ........................................................................\
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50
MyKey ™
Principle of Operation ..................................
51
Creating a MyKey ...........................................
52
Clearing All MyKeys ......................................
53
Checking MyKey System Status ..............
54
Using MyKey With Remote Start Systems ........................................................
55
MyKey Troubleshooting ..............................
55
Doors and Locks
Locking and Unlocking ................................
57
Keyless Entry ..................................................
60
Interior Luggage Compartment Release ........................................................................\
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62
Security
Passive Anti-Theft System .......................
64
Anti-Theft Alarm ...........................................
65
Steering Wheel
Adjusting the Steering Wheel - Vehicles With: Manual Adjustable Steering
Column .........................................................
66
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All safety restraints in the vehicle are
combination lap and shoulder belts. The
driver seatbelt has the first type of locking
mode, and the front outboard passenger
and rear seat seatbelts have both types of
locking modes described as follows:
Vehicle Sensitive Mode
This is the normal retractor mode, which
allows free shoulder belt length
adjustment to your movements and
locking in response to vehicle movement.
For example, if the driver brakes suddenly
or turns a corner sharply, or the vehicle
receives an impact of about 5 mph
(8 km/h) or more, the combination
seatbelts lock to help reduce forward
movement of the driver and passengers.
In addition, the design of the retractor is to
lock if you pull the webbing out too quickly.
If the seatbelt retractor locks, slowly lower
the height adjuster to allow the seatbelt
to retract. If the retractor does not unlock,
pull the seatbelt out slowly then feed a
small length of webbing back toward the
stowed position. For rear seatbelts, recline
the rear seat backrest or push the seat
backrest cushion away from the seatbelt.
Feed a small length of webbing back
toward the stowed position.
Automatic Locking Mode
In this mode, the shoulder belt
automatically pre-locks. The belt retracts
to remove any slack in the shoulder belt.
The automatic locking mode is not
available on the driver seatbelt.
When to Use the Automatic Locking
Mode
Use this mode any time you install a child
safety seat, except a booster, in passenger
front or rear seating positions. Properly
restrain children 12 years old and under in
a rear seating position whenever possible.
See
Child Safety (page 18). How to Use the Automatic Locking
Mode
1. Buckle the combination lap and
shoulder belt.
2. Grasp the shoulder portion and pull downward until you pull the entire belt
out. Allow the belt to retract. As the
belt retracts, you will hear a clicking
sound. This indicates the seatbelt is
now in the automatic locking mode.
How to Disengage the Automatic
Locking Mode
Unbuckle the combination lap and
shoulder belt and allow it to retract
completely to disengage the automatic
locking mode and turn on the vehicle
sensitive (emergency) locking mode.
SEATBELT HEIGHT
ADJUSTMENT WARNING
Position the safety belt height
adjusters so that the belt rests
across the middle of your shoulder.
Failure to adjust the safety belt properly
could reduce the effectiveness of the
safety belt and increase the risk of injury in
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particularly to occupants who are not
properly restrained or are otherwise out of
position at the time of airbag deployment.
Thus, it is extremely important that
occupants be properly restrained as far
away from the airbag module as possible
while maintaining vehicle control.
Routine maintenance of the airbags is not
required.
DRIVER AND PASSENGER
AIRBAGS
WARNINGS
Do not place your arms on the airbag
cover or through the steering wheel.
Failure to follow this instruction
could result in personal injury. Keep the areas in front of the airbags
free from obstruction. Do not affix
anything to or over the airbag covers.
Objects could become projectiles during
airbag deployment or in a sudden stop.
Failure to follow this instruction could
result in personal injury or death. Airbags can kill or injure a child in a
child restraint. Never place a
rear-facing child restraint in front of
an active airbag. If you must use a
forward-facing child restraint in the front
seat, move the seat upon which the child
restraint is installed all the way back. The driver and front passenger airbags will
deploy during significant frontal and near
frontal crashes.
The driver and passenger front airbag
system consists of:
•
Driver and passenger airbag modules.
• Front passenger sensing system. · Crash sensors and monitoring
system with readiness indicator.
See Crash Sensors and Airbag
Indicator (page 44).
Proper Driver and Front Passenger
Seating Adjustment WARNING
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA)
recommends a minimum distance
of at least
10 in (25 cm) between an
occupant's chest and the driver airbag
module. To properly position yourself away from
the airbag:
•
Move your seat to the rear as far as you
can while still reaching the pedals
comfortably.
• Recline the seat slightly (one or two
degrees) from the upright position.
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Note:
Do not clean the mirror housing or
glass with harsh abrasives, fuel or other
petroleum-based cleaning products.
CABIN AIR FILTER
Your vehicle is equipped with a cabin air
filter, which gives you and your passengers
the following benefits:
• It improves your driving comfort by
reducing particle concentration.
• It improves the interior compartment
cleanliness.
• It protects the climate control
components from particle deposits.
You can locate the cabin air filter behind
the glove box.
Note: Make sure you have a cabin air filter
installed at all times. This prevents foreign
objects from entering the system. Running
the system without a filter in place could
result in degradation or damage to the
system.
Replace the filter at regular intervals. See
Scheduled Maintenance (page 452).
For additional cabin air filter information,
or to replace the filter, see an authorized
dealer.
REMOTE START
(If Equipped)
The system adjusts the interior
temperature depending on your chosen
settings during remote start.
You cannot adjust the climate control
setting during remote start operation.
When you switch the ignition on, the
climate control system returns to the
previous settings. You can now make
adjustments. Some features may remain on if they turn
on during remote start:
•
Driver heated seat.
• Driver cooled seat.
• Heated steering wheel.
• Heated mirrors.
• Heated rear window.
Note: If the passenger heated or cooled
seats are on when you switch the vehicle
off, they default to the driver setting when
you switch the vehicle on.
You can adjust the default remote start
settings using the information display
controls. See
Information Displays
(page 89).
Automatic Settings
In hot weather, the system is set to
72°F
(22°C). The cooled seats are set to high
(if available, and you select AUTO in the
information display).
In moderate weather, the system either
heats or cools (based on pre-selected
settings). The rear defroster, heated
mirrors and heated or cooled seats do not
turn on.
In cold weather, the system is set to
72°F
(22°C). The heated seats and heated
steering wheel are set to high (if available,
and you select
AUTO in the information
display). The rear defroster and heated
mirrors turn on.
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Exterior Plastic Parts.........................................
261
Stripes or Graphics............................................. 261
Underbody............................................................ 261
Under Hood.......................................................... 261
Cleaning the Instrument Panel and Instrument Cluster Lens.........................263
Cleaning the Interior...................................263
Cleaning the Wheels..................................264
Cleaning the Windows and Wiper Blades...........................................................262
Clearing All MyKeys.......................................53
Climate.............................................................401
Climate Control
............................................109
Climate Controlled Seats...........................127 Cooled Seats......................................................... 127
Heated Seats........................................................ 127
Collision Warning System..........................197 PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION............................ 197
Coolant Check See: Engine Coolant Check............................ 244
Crash Sensors and Airbag Indicator.......44
Creating a MyKey............................................52 Programming/Changing Configurable
Settings............................................................... 52
Cross Traffic Alert.........................................194 False Alerts........................................................... 196
Switching the System Off and On...............196
System Errors....................................................... 196
System Lights, Messages and Audible Alerts.................................................................. 195
System Limitations............................................ 196
Using the System............................................... 194
Cruise Control.................................................68 Principle of Operation....................................... 179
Cruise control See: Using Cruise Control................................ 179
Customer Assistance..................................219
D
Data Recording
..................................................9
Event Data Recording.......................................... 10
Service Data Recording........................................ 9
Daytime Running Lamps
.............................75
Direction Indicators........................................76
Doors and Locks..............................................57
Driver Alert
......................................................186
PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION........................... 186USING DRIVER ALERT.....................................
186
Driver and Passenger Airbags...................39 Children and Airbags.......................................... 40
Proper Driver and Front Passenger Seating Adjustment........................................................ 39
Driving Aids.....................................................186
Driving Hints...................................................210
Driving Through Water.................................211
DRL See: Daytime Running Lamps......................... 75
E
Economical Driving
......................................210
Emission Law.................................................148 Noise Emissions Warranty, Prohibited
Tampering Acts and Maintenance..........149
Tampering With a Noise Control System............................................................... 148
End User License Agreement..................470 VEHICLE SOFTWARE END USER LICENSE
AGREEMENT (EULA) ................................. 470
Engine Block Heater....................................138 Using the Engine Block Heater...................... 139
Engine Coolant Check...............................244 Adding Coolant.................................................. 244
Coolant Change................................................. 246
Engine Coolant Temperature Management.................................................. 247
Fail-Safe Cooling............................................... 246
Recycled Coolant............................................... 245
Severe Climates................................................. 246
Engine Emission Control...........................148
Engine Immobilizer See: Passive Anti-Theft System..................... 64
Engine Oil Check..........................................242 Adding Engine Oil............................................... 242
Engine Oil Dipstick - 2.0L EcoBoost™.................................................242
Engine Oil Dipstick - 3.5L Duratec/3.5L Ecoboost™.................................................242
Engine Specifications - 2.0L EcoBoost™.................................................297
Drivebelt Routing............................................... 297
Engine Specifications - 3.5L Duratec..........................................................297
Drivebelt Routing............................................... 298
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Reporting Safety Defects (U.S.
Only)..............................................................224
Roadside Assistance...................................213
Vehicles Sold in Canada: Getting Roadside
Assistance........................................................ 214
Vehicles Sold in Canada: Roadside Assistance Program Coverage.................. 214
Vehicles Sold in Canada: Using Roadside Assistance........................................................ 214
Vehicles Sold in the United States: Getting Roadside Assistance.................................... 213
Vehicles Sold in the United States: Using Roadside Assistance.................................... 213
Roadside Emergencies
...............................213
Running-In See: Breaking-In.................................................. 210
Running Out of Fuel
.....................................142
Adding Fuel From a Portable Fuel
Container.......................................................... 143
Filling a Portable Fuel Container.................. 143
S
Safety Canopy ™
............................................43
Safety Precautions......................................140
Satellite Radio..............................................325
Satellite Radio Electronic Serial Number
(ESN)................................................................ 326
Satellite Radio Reception Factors...............325
SiriusXM Satellite Radio Service.................. 326
Troubleshooting................................................. 326
Scheduled Maintenance Record...........460
Scheduled Maintenance
...........................452
Seatbelt Extension........................................35
Seatbelt Height Adjustment......................32
Seatbelt Reminder
.........................................33
Belt-Minder™........................................................ 33
Seatbelts...........................................................30 Principle of Operation........................................ 30
Seatbelt Warning Lamp and Indicator Chime...............................................................33
Conditions of operation..................................... 33
Seats..................................................................119
Security..............................................................64
Settings...........................................................420 911 Assist............................................................... 425
Ambient Lighting............................................... 432
Bluetooth.............................................................. 422Clock.......................................................................
422
Display................................................................... 433
General.................................................................. 430
Media Player......................................................... 421
Mobile Apps......................................................... 428
Navigation............................................................ 426
Phone..................................................................... 422
Radio...................................................................... 425
Sound.................................................................... 420
Valet Mode........................................................... 434
Vehicle .................................................................... 432
Voice Control....................................................... 433
Wi-Fi & Hotspot................................................. 430
Side Airbags.....................................................42
Sitting in the Correct Position...................119
Snow Chains See: Using Snow Chains................................. 286
Spare Wheel See: Changing a Road Wheel........................ 291
Special Notices................................................12 New Vehicle Limited Warranty......................... 12
On Board Diagnostics Data Link Connector............................................................ 13
Special Instructions.............................................. 12
Special Operating Conditions Scheduled Maintenance..............................................458
Exceptions........................................................... 459
Speed Control See: Cruise Control............................................. 179
Stability Control............................................167 Principle of Operation....................................... 167
Starter Switch See: Ignition Switch........................................... 135
Starting a Gasoline Engine.......................136 Cold Weather Starting - Flex Fuel
Vehicles.............................................................. 137
Failure to Start...................................................... 137
Guarding Against Exhaust Fumes................138
Important Ventilating Information...............138
Stopping the Engine When Your Vehicle is Moving................................................................ 137
Stopping the Engine When Your Vehicle is Stationary.......................................................... 137
Starting and Stopping the Engine..........135 General Information.......................................... 135
Steering............................................................197 Electric Power Steering..................................... 197
Steering Wheel...............................................66
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