Driving
Ifdrivingthroughdeeporstandingwaterisunavoidable,proceedvery
slowly.Neverdrivethroughwaterthatishigherthanthebottomofthe
hubs(fortrucks)orthebottomofthewheelrims(forcars).
Oncethroughthewater,alwaystrythebrakes.Wetbrakesdonotstopthe
vehicleaseffectivelyasdrybrakes.Dryingcanbeimprovedbymoving
yourvehicleslowlywhileapplyinglightpressureonthebrakepedal.
Drivingthroughdeepwaterwherethetransmissionventtubeis
submergedmayallowwaterintothetransmissionandcause
internaltransmissiondamage.
TRAILER TOWING
Yourvehicleisclassifiedasalightdutytowingvehicle.Theamountof
weightyoucansafelytowdependsonthetypeofengineyouhaveinyour
vehicle.Yourvehicledoesnotcomefromthefactoryfullyequippedtotow.
NotowingpackagesareavailablethroughFordorMercury/Lincolndealers.
Donottowatraileruntilyourvehiclehasbeendrivenatleast800km(500
miles).Iftowingwithastationwagon,inflatethereartiresto35psi.
Towingatrailerplacesanadditionalloadonyourvehicle’sengine,
transaxle,brakes,tiresandsuspension.Inspectthesecomponents
carefullyaftertowing.
Inordertoidentifyyourvehicle’sengine,refertoIdentifyingcomponents
intheenginecompartmentintheMaintenanceandCarechapter.
Theamountofweightthatyoucantowdependsonthetypeofenginein
yourvehicle.Seethefollowingcharts:
3.0L
2-ValveVulcanEngine
Model
PassengerLoad- LuggageLoad- MaxTrailer
#/kg
5/340(750)
(lbs.)
kg(lbs.)
0
Wt.-kg(lbs.)
365(800)
Sedan
4/270
2/135
2/135
(600)
(300)
(300)
70(150)
70(150)
0
0
365(800)
500(1100)
565(1250)
365(800)
Wagon
4/270(600)
2/135
2/135
(300)
(300)
70(150)
0
430(950)
500(1100)
TheabovechartisbasedonthespecifiedvehicleatamaximumGCW
(Vehicleweight+Trailerweight)equalto2245kg(4950lbs.).
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Categories | Ford Manuals, Ford Taurus Manuals |
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Document Type | Free PDF Owner's Manual Download. |
Tags | Ford Taurus 3.0 |
Model Year | 2000 |
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Publisher | ford.com |
Wikipedia's Page | Ford Taurus |
Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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