2005 Ford Taurus Owners Manual

Maintenance and Specifications
Anticipate stopping; slowing  down may eliminate  the need to stop.
Sudden or hard  accelerations may reduce  fuel economy.
Slow down gradually.
Driving at reasonable  speeds (traveling at  55 mph [88 km/h]  uses 15%
less fuel than  traveling at 65  mph [105 km/h]).
Revving the engine  before turning it  off may reduce fuel  economy.
Using the air  conditioner or defroster  may reduce fuel economy.
You may want  to turn off  the speed control in  hilly terrain if
unnecessary shifting between  third and fourth  gear occurs.
Unnecessary shifting of  this type could  result in reduced fuel
economy.
Warming up a  vehicle on cold  mornings is not required  and may
reduce fuel economy.
Resting your foot  on the brake  pedal while driving may  reduce fuel
economy.
Combine errands and  minimize stop-and-go driving.
Maintenance
Keep tires properly  inflated and use  only recommended size.
Operating a vehicle  with the wheels  out of alignment will  reduce fuel
economy.
Use recommended engine  oil. Refer toLubricantspecifications     in
this chapter.
Perform all regularly  scheduled maintenance items.  Follow the
recommended maintenance schedule  and owner maintenance  checks
found inscheduledmaintenanceinformation.
Conditions
Heavily loading a  vehicle or towing  a trailer may reduce  fuel economy
at any speed.
Carrying unnecessary weight  may reduce fuel  economy (approximately
1
mpg [0.4 km/L]  is lost for  every 400 lb [180  kg] of weight  carried).
Adding certain accessories  to your vehicle  (for example bug
deflectors, rollbars/light bars,  running boards, ski/luggage  racks) may
reduce fuel economy.
Using fuel blended  with alcohol may  lower fuel economy.
Fuel economy may  decrease with lower  temperatures during the first
8–10
miles (12–16 km)  of driving.
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Model Year2005
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Pete on Aug 13, 2017. Owners Manual

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Michael Paul on Aug 02, 2016. 2005 Taurus owners manual

Your manual was great, however difficult to locate power window fuse location due to Ford's descriptions.


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