2001 Ford Taurus Owners Manual

Maintenance and care

Ifyourbatteryhasacover/shield,makesureitisreinstalled

afterthebatteryhasbeencleanedorreplaced.

Forlonger,trouble-freeoperation,keepthetopofthebatterycleanand

dry.Also,makecertainthebatterycablesarealwaystightlyfastenedto

thebatteryterminals.

Ifyouseeanycorrosiononthebatteryorterminals,removethecables

fromtheterminalsandcleanwithawirebrush.Youcanneutralizethe

acidwithasolutionofbakingsodaandwater.

Batteriesnormallyproduceexplosivegaseswhichcancause

personalinjury.Therefore,donotallowflames,sparksorlighted

substancestocomenearthebattery.Whenworkingnearthebattery,

alwaysshieldyourfaceandprotectyoureyes.Alwaysprovideproper

ventilation.

Whenliftingaplastic-casedbattery,excessivepressureonthe

endwallscouldcauseacidtoflowthroughtheventcaps,

resultinginpersonalinjuryand/ordamagetothevehicleorbattery.

Liftthebatterywithabatterycarrierorwithyourhandsonopposite

corners.

Keepbatteriesoutofreachofchildren.Batteriescontainsulfuric

acid.Avoidcontactwithskin,eyesorclothing.Shieldyoureyes

whenworkingnearthebatterytoprotectagainstpossiblesplashingof

acidsolution.Incaseofacidcontactwithskinoreyes,flush

immediatelywithwaterforaminimumof15minutesandgetprompt

medicalattention.Ifacidisswallowed,callaphysicianimmediately.

Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedaccessoriescontainleadand

leadcompounds.Washhandsafterhandling.

Becauseyourvehicle’sengineiselectronicallycontrolledbyacomputer,

somecontrolconditionsaremaintainedbypowerfromthebattery.When

thebatteryisdisconnectedoranewbatteryisinstalled,theenginemust

relearnitsidleandfueltrimstrategyforoptimumdriveabilityand

performance.Tobeginthisprocess:

Withthevehicleatacompletestop,settheparkingbrake.

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whitney on Mar 03, 2015. Manual

great product needed this tomn replace the fuse for my cigarette lighter

Tom Martin on Oct 12, 2012.