Starting
High-qualityblendsofwintergrade(E 85)ethanolwillproduce
d
satisfactorycoldweatherstartinganddrivingresults.However,fuel
compositionvaries,andsub-optimalwintergradeblendscouldproduce
increasedcrankingtimes,roughidleorhesitationattemperaturesbelow
–18
degreesC(0degreesF).Ifyouexperiencethisconditionyoumay
findthatadifferentbrandofwintergrade(E 85)(ifavailableinyour
d
area)improvestheperformanceofyourvehicle.
Coldstartingperformancecanalsobeimprovedwiththeuseofan
engineblockheater.TheengineblockheaterisavailableasaFord
optionandcanalsobeobtainedfromyourForddealer.Consultthe
engineblockheatersectionforproperuseoftheengineblockheater.
Ifyoushouldexperiencecoldweatherstartingproblemson(E 85)
d
ethanol,andneitheranalternativebrandof(E 85)ethanolnoran
d
engineblockheaterisavailable,theadditionofunleadedgasolinetoyour
tankwillimprovecoldstartingperformance.Yourvehicleisdesignedto
operateon(E 85)ethanolalone,unleadedgasolinealone,orany
d
mixtureofthetwo.
If the engine fails to start using the preceding instructions
1.
2.
3.
Presstheacceleratorpedal1/3to1/2ofthewaytofloorandhold.
TurnthekeytoSTARTposition.
Whentheenginestarts,releasethekey,thenreleasetheaccelerator
pedalgraduallyastheenginespeedsup.
4.
Iftheenginestillfailstostart,repeatstepsonethroughthree.
5.
gearshiftleveringearandreleasetheparkingbrake.Slowlyreleasethe
brakepedalanddriveawayinanormalmanner.
Aftertheenginestarts,holdyourfootonthebrakepedal,putthe
Using the engine block heater (if equipped)
Anengineblockheaterwarmstheenginecoolant,whichimproves
starting,warmsuptheenginefasterandallowstheheater-defroster
systemtorespondquickly.Useofanengineblockheaterisstrongly
recommendedifyouliveinaregionwheretemperaturesreach-23°C
(-10°F)
orbelow.
Forbestresults,plugtheheaterinatleastthreehoursbeforestarting
thevehicle.Usingtheheaterforlongerthanthreehourswillnotharm
theengine,sotheheatercanbepluggedinthenightbeforestartingthe
vehicle.
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| Categories | Ford Manuals, Ford Taurus Manuals |
|---|---|
| Document Type | Free PDF Owner's Manual Download. |
| Tags | Ford Taurus 3.0 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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| Document File Type | |
| Publisher | ford.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | Ford Taurus |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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