2008 Ford Taurus Owners Manual

Driving
D(Drive)withOverdrive
Thenormaldrivingpositionforthebestfueleconomy.Transaxle
operatesingearsonethroughsix.
D(Drive)withOverdriveCancelandGradeAssist
Pressingthetransmissioncontrol
switchonthesideofthegearshift
leveractivatestwofeaturesatthe
sametime:OverdriveCanceland
GradeAssist.
1.
•
•
OverdriveCancel
Overdriveisdeactivated.
Thetransaxleoperatesingearsonethroughfive.
•
TheO/DOFFlampinthe
instrumentclusterisilluminated.
O/D
OFF
2.
GradeAssist
•
Improvesdrivingexperienceinhillyterrainormountainousareasby
providingadditionalgrade(engine)brakingandextendslowergear
operationonuphillclimbs.
•
•
Providesadditionalenginebrakingthroughtheautomatictransmission
shiftstrategywhichreactstovehicleinputs(vehicleacceleration,
acceleratorpedal,brakepedalandvehiclespeed).
Allowsthetransmissiontoselectgearsthatwillprovidethedesired
enginebrakingbasedonthevehicleinputsmentionedabove.Thiswill
increaseengineRPMduringenginebraking.
OverdriveCancelwithGradeAssistisdesignedtoprovideoptimalgear
selectioninhillyterrainormountainousareas.Itisrecommendedthat
youreturntoO/D(overdrivemode)onflatterraintoprovidethebest
fueleconomyandtransmissionfunction.
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2008
Taurus(500)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesFord Manuals, Ford Taurus Manuals
Model Year2008
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Robert Pipia on Aug 12, 2018. Useful

Helped me to understand the Message Center and many other things.