Maintenance and care
permittedtointentionallyremoveanemissioncontroldeviceorprevent
itfromworking.Informationaboutyourvehicle’semissionsystemison
theVehicleEmissionControlInformationDecallocatedonornearthe
engine.Thisdecalidentifiesenginedisplacementandgivessometuneup
specifications.
Pleaseconsultyour“WarrantyGuide”forcompleteemissionwarranty
information.
Readiness for Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) testing
Insomelocalities,itmaybealegalrequirementtopassanI/Mtestof
theon-boarddiagnosticssystem.Ifyour
indicatorison,refertothe
descriptionintheWarningLightsandChimessectionofthe
Instrumentationchapter.YourvehiclemaynotpasstheI/Mtestwith
the
indicatoron.
Ifthevehicle’spowertrainsystemoritsbatteryhasjustbeenserviced,
theon-boarddiagnosticssystemisresettoa“notreadyforI/Mtest”
condition.Toreadytheon-boarddiagnosticssystemforI/Mtesting,a
minimumof30minutesofcityandhighwaydrivingisnecessaryas
describedbelow:
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First,atleast10minutesofdrivingonanexpresswayorhighway.
Next,atleast20minutesdrivinginstop-and-go,city-typetrafficwith
atleastfouridleperiods.
Allowthevehicletositforatleasteighthourswithoutstartingthe
engine.Then,starttheengineandcompletetheabovedrivingcycle.The
enginemustwarmuptoitsnormaloperatingtemperature.Oncestarted,
donotturnofftheengineuntiltheabovedrivingcycleiscomplete.
BULBS
Replacing exterior bulbs
Checktheoperationofthefollowinglampsfrequently:
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Headlamps
Taillamps
Brakelamps
High-mountbrakelamp
Turnsignals
Backuplamps
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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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