2001 Ford Taurus Owners Manual

Instrumentation
Service engine soon
Yourvehicleisequippedwitha
computerthatmonitorstheengine’s
emissioncontrolsystem.This
systemiscommonlyknownasthe
OnBoardDiagnosticsSystem(OBDII).TheOBDIIsystemprotectsthe
environmentbyensuringthatyourvehiclecontinuestomeet
governmentemissionstandards.TheOBDIIsystemalsoassiststhe
servicetechnicianinproperlyservicingyourvehicle.
The
indicatorlightilluminateswhentheignitionisfirstturnedto
theONpositiontocheckthebulb.Ifitcomesonaftertheengineis
started,oneoftheengine’semissioncontrolsystemsmaybe
malfunctioning.Thelightmayilluminatewithoutadriveabilityconcern
beingnoted.Thevehiclewillusuallybedrivableandwillnotrequire
towing.
What you should do if  the
light illuminates
Lightturnsonsolid:
ThismeansthattheOBDIIsystemhasdetectedamalfunction.
Temporarymalfunctionsmaycauseyour
Examplesare:
lighttoilluminate.
1.
Thevehiclehasrunoutoffuel.(Theenginemaymisfireorrun
poorly.)
2.
Poorfuelqualityorwaterinthefuel.
3.
Thefuelcapmaynothavebeenproperlyinstalledandsecurely
tightened.
Thesetemporarymalfunctionscanbecorrectedbyfillingthefueltank
withhighqualityfueloftherecommendedoctaneand/orproperly
installingandsecurelytighteningthegascap.Afterthreedriving
cycleswithouttheseoranyothertemporarymalfunctionspresent,
the
startupfollowedbymixedcity/highwaydriving.)Noadditionalvehicle
serviceisrequired.
lightshouldturnoff.(Adrivingcycleconsistsofacoldengine
Ifthe
lightremainson,haveyourvehicleservicedatthefirst
availableopportunity.
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whitney on Mar 03, 2015. Manual

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