Driving
withOutdoorAppliances.ЉNeveruseanindoorextensioncord
outdoors;itcouldresultinanelectricshockorfirehazard.
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Usea16gaugeoutdoorextensioncord,minimum.
Useasshortanextensioncordaspossible.
Donotusemultipleextensioncords.Instead,useoneextensioncord
whichislongenoughtoreachfromtheengineblockheatercordto
theoutletwithoutstretching.
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Makecertainthattheextensioncordisinexcellentcondition(not
patchedorspliced).Storeyourextensioncordindoorsat
temperaturesabove32°F(0°C).Outdoorconditionscandeteriorate
extensioncordsoveraperiodoftime.
Toreducetheriskofelectricalshock,donotuseyourheaterwith
ungroundedelectricalsystemsortwopronged(cheater)adapters.
Alsoensurethattheblockheater,especiallythecord,isingood
conditionbeforeuse.
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Makesurethatwheninoperation,theextensioncordplug/engine
blockheatercordplugconnectionisfreeandclearofwaterinorder
topreventpossibleshockorfire.
Besurethatareaswherethevehicleisparkedarecleanandclearof
allcombustiblessuchaspetroleumproducts,dust,rags,paperand
similaritems.
Besurethattheengineblockheater,heatercordandextensioncord
aresolidlyconnected.Apoorconnectioncancausethecordto
becomeveryhotandmayresultinanelectricalshockorfire.Besure
tocheckforheatanywhereintheelectricalhookuponcethesystem
hasbeenoperatingforapproximatelyahalfhour.
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Finally,havetheengineblockheatersystemcheckedduringyourfall
tune-uptobesureit’singoodworkingorder.
Howtousetheengineblockheater
Ensurethereceptacleterminalsarecleananddrypriortouse.Toclean
them,useadrycloth.
Dependingonthetypeoffactoryinstalledequipment,yourengineblock
heatersystemmayconsumeanywherebetween400wattsor1000watts
ofenergyperhour.Yourfactoryinstalledblockheatersystemdoesnot
haveathermostat;however,maximumtemperatureisattainedafter
approximately3hoursofoperation.Blockheateroperationlongerthan3
hourswillnotimprovesystemperformanceandwillunnecessarilyuse
additionalelectricity.
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2008
Taurus(500)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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