warning FORD TAURUS 2009 5.G Quick Reference Guide

FO RD TAURU S
2009 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
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QUI CK REF ERE NCE GUIDE
FO RD TAUR US
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(TDD for the hearing im pai red: \f\b800\b23 2\b5952) ThisQuick Ref ere nc eGu ide is no tint en ded toreplace yourvehicle Owner’s
Gu ide whic hco nta ins m or ede taile dinformation concernin gthe feat ures of
yourve hic le,as we ll as im po rtan tsaf etywarnings design edtohelp reduce
the risk ofinju ryto youan d yo ur p asse ngers. Please readyourentire
Owner’ s Gu ide care fully as you begin learnin gabout yournewvehicle
an d ref er to theap pro pr iate sections when questions arise.
Allinf or mation co nta ine din thi s Q uic kReferen ce Guide wasaccurate at
thetimeofd upl ica tio n. Were se rv eth eright tochange features, operation
an d /or funct ion alit y ofan yve hi cle spe cification atany time. YourFord dealer
isthe bes tsour ce fo rthe mo st curre ntinformation .
Fordeta ile dop erat in g an d sa fety inf ormat ion,please consultyour
Own er’ s Gu ide.
ADDI TIONAL INF OR MATION
2009 FORD TAURUS
CLIM AT ECO NTR O L
AU DIO SYS TEM S
NAVIGAT IONSYST EM(IFEQUIPPED)You rveh icle may be
equ ipped withanavigation
sy ste m .Fo rm ore inf orma tio n,
please refertotheNavigation
supplement (ifequ ipped).
AUX ILIA RYIN PU TJACKYou rveh icle isequ ipped with
an Au xiliary In pu tJack
located inside thecon sole
bin.Th isallows you toplug
an d play auxiliary audio
devices, inclu din gMP3
play ers. Press AUX
re peatedly onyou rau dio
system toaccess. When
LINE IN appears inthe
display, plugin you rau xiliary
au dio device. For more
information ,please consult
you rOwn er’sGuide.CENTER CONSOLE
STORAGE
Theutility compartment may
have aclamshell trayfor
fle xible storage ofMP3
players, CDsorhandbags.
FAMILY
ENT ERTAIN MENT
SYSTEM
(IF EQUI PPED)Yourveh icle may be
equ ipped withaFamily
Entertainment DVD Sy stem.
Please referto“Family
Entertainment System ”in
you rOwner’ sGuide for
furth erinformation onthe
operation ofyour system.
ADJU STABLE PEDA LS(IF EQUIPPED)Press thetop ofthe con trolto
move thepedals furth eraway
from you orpress thebottom
of thecon troltomove the
pedals closertoyou .Th e
pedals shou ldon lybe
adju sted when thevehicle
is stopped andin Park (P).
IN ST RU ME NT PA NEL
STO RAG E
CO MPA RTME NT
The storage compartmen t
may be used tosecu re
su n glasses orsimilar
siz ed objects. Pressthe
con trol toopen the
storage compartmen t.
DRIVERAND PASSENGER
TEMP ERATURE
Pre ss th e blu e sid e ofth e
co ntr o lto decre ase orth e
re d sid e ofth e co nt ro lto
in cre ase th e te m pera tu re
fo rth e driv e r or
p asse n g er sid e
ofth e ve h ic le
.
DUALP re ss DUAL to ac tiv a te
d ua lz o ne where th e driv e r
an d pass e n g er can se le ct
th eir in d iv id ualte m pera tu re
s e ttin g s. P re ss ag ain to
r e tu rn to sin g le zo ne where
th e driv e r sid e te m pera tu re
c o ntr o ld ete rm in es th e
te m pera tu re fo rth e en tir e
v e h ic le cab in .
AUTOP re ss AU TO to en g ag e
au to m atic te m pera tu re
c o ntr o l. S et th e desir e d
te m pera tu re .T he sys te m
w ill th en au to m atic all y
d ete rm in e fa n sp eed ,
air flo w lo catio n,A /C on or
off a s w ell a s usin g outs id e
orre cir c u la te d air to heato rco olth e ve h ic le to re ac h
th e desir e d te m pera tu re .
MAX A/CTo reach maximum
cooling performance when
inautomatic operation
(AUTO), simplyusethe
temperature controls
ortoset tothe
desired temperature. If
you are not inAUTO
mode, select or,
A/C and and
se t the temperature to
60°F(\f6°C). Setthefan
speed tothe highest
se tting initially, thenadjust
for comfort.
DEF RO STP re ss dis tr ib ute outs id e
air th ro ug hth e win d sh ie ld
d efr o ster anddem is ter
v e nt san d to cle ar th in ice
a n d fo g fro m th e win d shi eld
.
AIRFLOW DIRECTION
CONTROL (IF EQ UIP PED )
Press repeatedly
toselect thedesired
airflow direction.
DEFOGGING/DEMISTING IN
COLDWEATHER
Select .Select A/Cand
adjust thetemperature
control tomain
comfort. Setthefanto
the highest speedand
direct theouter instrument
panel vents toward the
side windows.
HEATED SEATSPress tocycle through
available settings ofhigh
heat (2lights), lowheat
(\f light), andoff(no lights).
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DUA LZONE AUTOMATICTEMPER ATURE CONTROL WITH HEA TED SEATS(IF EQ UI PPE D)PREMIUM /AUDIOPHILE INDASH6CD/MP3 SATELLITE COMPATIBLE SOUNDSYSTEM(IFEQUIPPED)
ON /OFF /VOLUME CONTROLPress toturn thesystem
on or off. Turn toincrease or
decrease volume.
TUNER /DISC SELECTORPress or▲/▼ to
manually goup ordown
the radio
freq uency band
o r to sel ect adesi re d dis c .
B A SS /TR EB LE /BA LA N C E /FA D EPress MENUrepeatedly
until the desired setting
appears inthe display.
Adjust using the or
▲/▼ controls.
LOADTo lo ad aCD in to th e syst em ,
pre ss LO AD .W he n
pro m pte d ,se le c t th e desir e d
slo t(\f \b6 )u si ng th e m em ory
p re se ts an d in se rt th e CD in to
t h e sys te m .P re ss an d ho ld to
a u to lo ad up to six CDs.
C DPress toenter CDmode.
If a CD isalready loadedinto
the system, theCD willbegin
playing where itlast ended.
SHUFFLEP ress toplay CDtracks in
ra ndom order.
CDFAST FORWARD /REVERSEPress REWor FFto
re verse oradvance withina
CD/MP3 track.
CDEJECTPress toeje ctaCD.
Press andhold toauto eject
all loaded CDs.
AM/FMPress toselect AMorFM
frequency bands.
SCANFUNCTIONPress SCAN forabrief
sa mpling ofradio stations
or CD tracks. Pressagain
to stop.
SEEK FUNCTIONPress or SEEK to
ac cess theprevious/next
strong station ortrack.
MP\b TRACK /FOLDER MODEIn Tra c k m od e,p re ss
o r SEEK to sc ro ll
t h ro ug h all tr a c ks on th e dis c .
In Fo ld er m od e,p re ssin g
o r SEEK to sc ro ll
t h ro ug h tr a c ks w it h in a
se le cte d fo ld er.
P ress orFOLDER to
ac cess nextorprevious
folder onMP3 discs.
SATELLITE RADIO(IFEQUIPPED)Your vehicle maybe
equipped withSIRIUS
sa tellite radio. Press AUX
repeatedly tocycle through
SAT\f, SAT2andSAT3. Press
MENU repeatedly until
SATELLITE RADIOMENU
appears inthe display. Press
OKand then press ▲/▼ to
cycle through Category, Save
Song,Delete Song,Delete All
Songs andEnable/Disable
Alerts options. Refertoyour
Owner’s Guideformore
information. SIRIUSSatellite
Radioisasubscription
based satellite radioservice
th at b ro ad casts m usic ,sp orts ,
ne ws and entertainment
programming. Formore
information andacomplete
lis tof SIRIUS satellite radio
ch an nels , vis it w ww.s ir iu s.c omin the United States,
www.sirius\bcanada.ca in
Canada,orcall SIRIUS at
\f–888–539–7474.
SETTING MEMORY PRESETSTo set astation: Press tosel ect AM or FM fr e q uen cy
b an d ,tu n e to asta tio n,th en
pres san d ho ld apre se t b utto n
(\f \b6) un til th e so un d retu rn s.
SETTING THECLOCKPre ss MEN U until S ELE C T
HOURS orSELECT MINSis
displayed. Pressor▲/▼
to increase /decrease the
tim e.P re ss MEN U ag ain
t o dis e n g ag e clo ck m od e.
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SPLITFOLDING
REAR SEAT
One orb oth ofth e re ar se ats
c an be fo ld ed dow n to pro vid e
ad dit io nalc arg o sp ac e.
To lo w er th e se at b ac ks, p ull
t h e 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 se at b ac k dow n.
W hen ra is in g th e se at
b ac k(s ), m ake su re to fir m ly
lo ck th em in to pla c e an d tu g
fo rw ard to en su re th at th ey
are fu lly la tc h ed .
SEA TIN G
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FRO NTPASSENGER
FOLD FLAT SEAT BACK
Thefront passenger seat
backcanbefolded down
toahorizontal positionto
allow room foralong load.
Ensure thattheseat isin
the rearmost positionand
thehead restraint isfully
down, priortopulling the
strap located onthe back
ofthe seat.
AD DI TIONAL INFORMATIO N
2009 FOR DTAUR US
INT EGR ATE D KEY HE AD
TRA NSM ITTE R (IKT )AND
RE MOTE ENT RY SYS TE M
Your vehicle comes equipped
with two programmed
Integrated Keyhead
Tran smitters (IKTs) which are
both aprogrammed ignition
ke y and aremote keyless
entry transmitter. Handlethe
IK Tcarefully whenstarting
th e car toavoid acciden tally
pressin gany oftheremote
en try buttons. Press once
to un lock thedriver’ sdoor.
The in te rio rla mp sw ill illu mi nate .
P ress twicetounlock all
th e doors. Press once to
lock allthedoors. Theturn
la mps willflash .Press
twice toconfirm allthedoors
an d trun kare closed. The
doors willlock again, thehorn
w ill ch irp andth eturn lamps
will flash once ifall thedoors
an d trun kare closed. Note:
Ifany door orthetru nk isnot
closed, thehorn willchirp
twice andthelamps willnot
fla sh .Press toactivate
th e panic alarm. Thehorn will
sou nd an dth eturn lamps will
fla sh .Press againorturn
th e ignition ontodeactivate
th e panic alarm. Press to
unlockthetrunk. Car
\finder :Press twicewithin
th ree seconds. Thehorn will
chirp and theturn lamps will
fla sh .It is recommended to
usem etho d to lo cat eyo ur
ve hic le, rather than using the
pan icalarm. Note:En sure
th at you keep theadh esive
se cu rity labels inasafe
place forfuture referen ce.
Replacements areonly
available through an
au thoriz eddealer.
KEY LESS ENTRY
KEYPAD
The keyless entrykeypad can
be use dto lock orunlock the
doors or open thetrunk
with outusin gakey. Itcan
als o re call thepositions ofthe
mem oryseat, power mirrors
an d ad justab lepedals (if
eq uipped) ,if th e m emory
fe at ure has bee nac tivated .
Formore information, please
consu lt your Owner’ sGu ide .
HO MELINK ®(IFEQ UIPPED)Th eHomeL inkWireless
Control System, located on
the driver' svisor, provides a
conve nient waytoreplace
up to th ree handh eld
trans mitters withasingle
dev ice.Th isfeatu rewill
operat emost garage doors,
entry gate operators, security
sys te m s, an dhome oroffice
ligh tin g. For programmin g,
pleaseconsult your
Owner' sGuide.
REVE RSE SENSI NG
SY ST EM(IF EQ UIP PED)Th eReve rseSe nsin g Sys tem
(RSS) sou nds aton eto warn
you ofob stacle snear the rear
bumpe rw he nthe ve hic leisin
Re vers e(R) andis trav eling
le ss th an 3mph (5km/h ).
Thesys tem isnot effect ive
at spe eds above 3m ph
(5 km /h)an dm ay not detect
cert ain angu lar ormovin g
obj ect s. Re fer to yo ur O wner’ s
Gu ide for more informat ion.
ADVA NCE TRAC ®You rveh icle isequ ipped with
theAdvan ceTrac stabilit y
en han cemen tsy stem. This
system consists of:Tracti on
con trol, which helps avoid
wheels pi n an dloss oftr act io n,
an dElec tronic Stability Cont ro l,
which helps avoid skidsor
la teral slides. Thesefeatures
worktogether tohelp you to
main tai n sta b ilit y an dste era bili ty
o fyo ur ve hicl e durin g ava rie ty
of road condition s.If you r
ve h icle becomes stuckinthe
sn o w, mud orsa n d, try tu rn in g
off the Advan ceTrac system
to allow wheel spin andhelp
in crease momen tum to dig
th eveh icle out.Th esystem
defaults toon andth econtrol
will illu mi na te when tur ned off.
USB PORT(IFEQUIPPED)Your veh iclemay be
equipped withaUS Bport
inside you rcenter console .
Thisfeature allows you to
plug inme dia play ing
devi ces among other
options. Formore detailed
info rmation ,p lease referto
yourSY N C orN avig atio n
su p ple m en t(if e q uip ped ).
S YN C(IF EQUIPPED)Your vehicle maybe
equipped withSYNC –a
hands\bfree communications
and entertainment system
with special phoneand
media features. Formore
information, pleasereferto
the SYNC supplement orto
the SYNC section inthe
Navigation supplement.
Please alsofeelfree tovisit
www.SyncMyRide.com.
PO W ER MI RRO RSRotat eth e con trol cloc kwis e
toadju st the right mirror and
cou nterc lockwise to adju st
thelef tm irror .Move the
con trol inthe direct ionyou
wish to tilt the mirror. Rotate
th econ trol to the cen te r
pos ition to lock them irrors
in plac e.
MOON ROOF(IFEQUIPPED)Your vehicle may be
equipped withamoon roof
which has an automatic,
one\btou chexpress opening
and closing feature.To open
th e moon roof,press the
SLIDE control. Press againto
close. Tostop motion atany
time during theone\btou ch
operation, pressthecon trol
asecond time.To vent the
moon roof, press theTI LT
control. Themoon roofhas
a built\bin shade which can be
manu ally opened orclosed
when thegla ss pan elis clos ed .
M EMORY FE AT URE(IF EQUIPPED)The me mory feat ure en ables th e
ve hic le to ‘re membe r’you rse at ,
m irror ,an dadjus table pedals
pos ition (ifequ ippe d).To se t,
pos ition th e se at, mirrors and
adju stable pedals (ifequ ippe d)
where you wan tthe m. Pres s
an d hold eith er th e \f or 2cont rol
on th edriv er’ s door panelunt il
yo u hear tw o ton es. W ithin thre e
secon ds,pre ss onthe
re mot etran smit te r. An oth er
to ne w illsou nd when th e
proc ess iscomple te. On ce se t,
pre ssin g onth e same IKT
willaut omat ically mov eth e
se at,mirrors andadjus table
pe dals to th e ch os en me mory
pos ition .F or more comple te
in format ion,ple asere fer to you r
Owne r’s G uide .

HEADLA MPSAND FOG
LAMP CONTROLS
(IFEQUI PPED)Turn thecontrol oneposition
to th erigh t toturn onthe
pa rk in g la m ps, in str u me nt
pan ellamps, license plate
la mps andtaillamps. Tu rn
th e control tothesecon d
position ontherigh t to
tu rn on theheadlamps. Tu rn
th e control oneposition to
th e left toactivate the
autolam pfeatu re (if eq uippe d),
w hich automatically turn sth e
ex terior lamps onandoff,
based onavailable daylight.
Pull th econtrol towards you
to activate thefog lamps, if
equipped. (Thefog lamps will
notoperate when thecon trol
is turn edoff( )or wh en the
high beams areon).
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PAN ELDIMME RUsethis con troltoadju stthe
brightn essoftheinstru men t
panelan dall applicable
switch esintheveh icle du ring
headlamp andparkin glamp
operation .Move thecon trol
tothefu lluprigh tposition ,
pastthedeten t,to turn on
theinterior lamps.
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HO OD RELE ASETo open thehood, pullthe
hood release han dle under
th e bottom oftheinstru ment
pan elnear thesteerin g
colu mn .Go tothefron tof
th e vehicle andrelease the
au xiliary latchlocated und er
th e fron tcen terofthehoo d.
Use the prop rodtosupport
th e raised hood. Lift thepr op
rod bythesleeve, not the
bare metal.
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MULTIFUNCTION
LEVER
Rotate theend ofthe control
uptoincrease thespeed of
thewipers androtate down
todecrease thespeed ofthe
wipers. Brieflypresstheend
ofthe stalk forasingle swipe
ofthe wipers without washer
fluid. Aquick pushandhold
results inthree swipes with
washer fluidwhile alonger
push andhold activates the
washpattern foruptofive
se conds. A‘courtesy wipe’
willautomatically occurafter
thewashing cycletoensure
that anydrips havebeen
cleared fromyourwindshield.
For better visibility, your
ve hicle willalso automatically
turnonyour headlights
(during daylight) ifyour
windshield wipersand
autolamps (ifequipped)
are on. Toturn onthe
highbeams, pushthelever
away from you. Pullthelever
toward youtodeactivate.
Pull thelever towards you
brieflytoactivate the‘flash to
pass’ feature.
SPEED CONTROL
To set the speed control,
press andrelease ON.
Accelerate tothe desired
speed. Pressandrelease
theSET +co ntrol. Take
your foot offthe accelerator
pedal. Thespeed control
in d ic ato rli g ht will
illum inate inthe cluster. To
se t a higher speed: press
and hold SET+ untilthe
desired speedisreached,
or briefly pressSET+to
increase thespeed by
sm all amounts. Toset a
low erspeed: pressand
holdSET\b untilthedesired
speed isreached, orbriefly
press SET\btodecrease the
speed bysmall amounts.
Press RSMtoreturn tothe
previously setspeed. To
turnspeed control off,
depress thebrake pedalor
pressOFF orCNCL (Cancel).
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MESSAGE CENTERThemessage centerdisplays
important vehicleinformation
th ro ug h aco nsta n tm onit o rin g
of vehicle systems. The
system willalso notify youof
potential vehicleproblems
withadisplay ofsystem
warnings followedbylong
indicator chime.Pleaserefer
toyour Owner’s Guidefor
moreinformation.
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STEERING WHEEL
AUDIOCONTROLS
(IF EQUIPPED)The appearance and
functionality ofyour vehicle’s
steering wheelcontrols may
va ry according toyour option
package. Refertoyour
Owner’s Guidefora
complete description ofall
possible options. Press–
VOL +to decrease/increase
the volume. Press–SEEK +
to access theprevious/next
strong station orCD track.
Press MEDIA repeatedly to
sc roll through allpossible
media sources (AM,FM\f,
FM2, CD...etc). Press
MUTE tomute theplaying
media. Press againtoreturn
to the playing media.
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TILTSTEERING
CO LUMN
To adjust thesteering wheel,
push theadjustment lever
down tounlock thesteering
column. Whilethelever is
down, tiltthe steering column
to your desired position.
Then, while holding the
steering column inplace,
pull the lever uptoits original
position tolock thesteering
column. Donot adjust
while driving.
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SERVICE ENGINESOONTheService Enginesoonlight
illuminates brieflywhenthe
ignit ion is tu rn ed on.If it rem ain s
o n oris bli n ki ng aft e r th e en g in e
is started, theOnBoard
Diagnostics System(OBD\bII)
hasdetected amalfunction.
Drive inamod erate fashion
and have yourvehicle
se rv ic e d im med ia te ly by
an au th orize ddeale r.
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A BS WARNING LIGHTTheABS lightilluminates
briefly whentheignition is
turnedon.Ifthe ABS light
remains onorcontinues to
fla sh, amalfunction hasbeen
detected. Havethesystem
se rviced immediately byyour
authorized dealer.Normal
braking (lessABS) isstill
functional unlessthebrake
warning lightisalso
illuminated.
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TH ROTTLE CONTROL /
TRANSMISSION LIGHT
TheThrottle control/
transmission lightilluminates
when apowertrain oran
AW D fa u lt h as been dete cte d .
Contact yourauthorized
dealer assoon aspossible.
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INST RU ME NT PAN EL
2009 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
LO CATION OFSPARE
TIRE AND TOOLS
You rve h ic le is eq uip p ed wit h a
te mp orar ysp are tir e ,w hic h is
lo cate d und er th e cargo cov er
in th e tr u nk. Fo rco m ple te
in fo rm ation on ho w to ch an g e
you rtir e ,re fe r to th e
R o\b dsid e Eme r\fe ncie s
ch \bp te r in you rO w ner’s G uid e.
F USESIf your electrical compo nents
are not working properly, a
fuse may have blown.
For more informat ion, ple ase
consult yourOwner's G uide .FUEL PUMP
SH UTOFF SWITCH
This devic e sto ps th e ele c tr ic
fu elp um pfr o m se n di ng fuel
to theen g in e when yo ur
ve h ic le has had asu bs tan tia l
jo lt. Aft e r an accid en t, ifth e
en gi ne cran ks bu td oes no t
star t, th is sw itc hm ay hav e
been ac tiv ate d. The fu elp um p
sh u t\bo ff sw it c h is lo cat ed in
th efrontpa ss e n g er fo o twe ll
area in th e rig htu p per co rn er.
F UEL TYPE AND
TAN KCAPACITY
Dep end ing on wheth er yo u
have aFro nt WheelD riv e
(F W D)o rA ll W heelD riv e
(A W D)ve h ic le and if yo ur
ve h ic le has a sp ecia l
e m is s io ns pac ka g e,yo ur fue l
ta nk cap ac it y w ill e it h er b e 20
g allo ns (7 5.7 L)o r2 0.5 gallo ns
(7 7.6 L). Yo ur ve h ic le is
d esig ne dto us e“R eg ul ar”
u nle ad ed gaso li ne wit h an
o cta ne ra ting of8 7. D o no tus e
gaso line la b ele d as “R eg ul ar”
in hig h alt it ud eare as th at are
s o ld wit h octa ne ra ting sle ss
th an 87. Yo ur ve h ic le was no t
desig ne dto run on E85 fue ls
t h at are ble nd ed wit h a
m axim um of8 5% eth ano l.
T IRE PRESSUREYour tirepressure isproperly
se t at th e deale rs h ip ac co rd in g
to the recommended
specifications foundon
theSafety Compliance
Certification LabelorTire
Label located onthe B\bPillar
orthe edge ofthe driver’s
door. Check yourtire
pressure atleast once a
month andbefore longtrips
(in clu d in g sp are ). A s an ad ded
sa fety feature, yourvehicle
hasbeen equipped witha
\bire Pressure Monitoring
System(\bPMS)that
illuminates alow tirepressure
warning lightwhenone
ormore ofyour tiresis
significantly under\binflated.
Improperly inflatedtir e s can
affe ctveh ic le hand li n g an d can
fa il s u d den ly , p oss ib ly
re sulting inloss ofvehicle
control. Refertothe Tires,
Wheels \bndLo\bdin\f
ch\bpter inyour Owner’s
Guide formore details and
sa fety information.RO ADSIDE ASSISTANCEYour new Ford Taurus co me s
with theassuranc eand
su p p ort o f2 4 \bh o ur em erg enc y
ro ad sid e assis ta nc e.R oad sid e
assistance includes suc h
se rv ic es as:lo cko uta ssi sta nce,
limited fueldelive ry,bat te ry
jump starts, changing aflat
t ir e ,to w in g ,a n d win ch out. To
re ceive roadside assis tanc e
inthe United State s, call
\f (800) 24\f\b3673 .In Canada,
call \f (800) 665\b2006. Fo r
m ore in fo rm atio n on co ve ra g e
period anddetails ofse rv ice,
re fer toyour Roads ide
Assistance information card.S .O .S. POST CRASH
ALERT SYSTEM
Yo ur ve h ic le isequippe dwith
th e S.O .S .P ost C ras hAle rt
sys te m. This sys te m pro vide s
audible andvis ual alarms in
th e eve nt ofa cras hwhic h
caus es th e de plo yme ntof
air b ag s orth e ac tiv a tio n ofth e
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FO RD TA UR US
You rne wFord Taurus speaks volume swithout sayingaword.
No to nl ydoe sth e Tau rus surround you with sleek, trim goo d
looksand unexp ecte d luxu ry,but itsurr ounds youwith safety
to o. Wi nni ng the Highw ayTraffic Saf ety Administration’s highest
5star rati ng for fro nt an d sid ecra sh te sts, your newFordTaurus
is rate das the safest ful l–si zecar in Ame ric a. No wthat’s
some thing .It’s list ing as a‘top safety pick’ isno surprise with
fe ature slike the Safety Cano py™ syste m,the Personal Safety
system™ ,op tio nal AllW he elDri ve and AdvanceTrac™ with
elec tro nic sta bilit y co ntr o l, the S.O. S. Post Crash AlertSystem as
well a s the SPACE ™arc hite cture (Side Protection andCabin
Enha nceme nt);whic hutiliz es adv ance dcrash force management
techn ique sto helpchan nelimp actforc es around andaway from
the passeng er cab in.Al lo fthis adds up tocomplet e5\bstar
pro tectio n in the spacious and comforta bleTaurus family
sedan. The allnew Fo rd Taurus, safety and sophistication all
rolled int oone .
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take your atte ntio noff the roa d.Your primary respo nsibility isthe
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device swhe nit is saf eto do so.
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