Driver Controls
TheDTEfunctionwilldisplayFUELLEVELLOWandasingletone
whenyouhaveapproximately50miles(80km)toempty.IfyouRESET
thiswarningmessage,thisdisplayandtonewillreturnwithin10
minutes.
DTEiscalculatedusingarunningaveragefueleconomy,whichisbased
onyourrecentdrivinghistoryof500miles(800km).Thisvalueisnot
thesameastheaveragefueleconomydisplay.Therunningaveragefuel
economyisreinitializedtoafactorydefaultvalueifthebatteryis
disconnected.
Averagefueleconomy(AFE)
SelectthisfunctionfromtheINFO
menutodisplayyouraverage
fueleconomyinmiles/gallonor
liters/100km.
Ifyoucalculateyouraveragefuel
economybydividing100milestraveledbygallonsoffuelused
(kilometerstraveledbylitersused),yourfiguremaybedifferentthan
displayedforthefollowingreasons:
•
•
Yourvehiclewasnotperfectlylevelduringfill-up
Differencesintheautomaticshut-offpointsonthefuelpumpsat
servicestations
•
•
1.
Variationsintop-offprocedurefromonefill-uptoanother
Roundingofthedisplayedvaluestothenearest0.1gallon(liter)
Drivethevehicleatleast5miles(8km)withthespeedcontrol
systemengagedtodisplayastabilizedaverage.
2.
Recordthehighwayfueleconomyforfuturereference.
ItisimportanttopresstheRESETcontrolaftersettingthespeed
controltogetaccuratehighwayfueleconomyreadings.
FormoreinformationrefertoFuelInformationintheMaintenance
andSpecificationschapter.
Tripelapseddrivetime
SelectthisfunctionfromtheINFO
menutodisplayatimer.
TooperatetheTripElapsedDrive
Timeperformthefollowing:
1.
PressandreleaseRESETinorder
tostartthetimer.
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2008
Taurus(500)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Manuals, Ford Taurus Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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