Instrument Cluster
WARNING LIGHTS AND CHIMES
Warninglightsandgaugescanalertyoutoavehicleconditionthatmay
becomeseriousenoughtocauseextensiverepairs.Awarninglightmay
illuminatewhenaproblemexistswithoneofyourvehicle’sfunctions.
Manylightswillilluminatewhenyoustartyourvehicletomakesurethe
bulbswork.Ifanylightremainsonafterstartingthevehicle,refertothe
respectivesystemwarninglightforadditionalinformation.
Serviceenginesoon:The“service
enginesoon”indicatorlight
illuminateswhentheignitionisfirst
turnedtotheonpositiontocheck
thebulbandtoindicatewhetherthevehicleisreadyfor
Inspection/Maintenance(I/M)testing.Normally,the“Serviceengine
soon”lightwillstayonuntiltheengineiscranked,thenturnitselfoffif
nomalfunctionsarepresent.However,ifafter15secondstheЉService
enginesoonЉlightblinkseighttimes,itmeansthatthevehicleisnot
readyforI/Mtesting.SeetheReadinessforInspection/Maintenance
(I/M)testingintheMaintenanceandSpecificationschapter.
SolidilluminationaftertheengineisstartedindicatestheOnBoard
DiagnosticsSystem(OBD-II)hasdetectedamalfunction.RefertoOn
boarddiagnostics(OBD-II)intheMaintenanceandSpecifications
chapter.Ifthelightisblinking,enginemisfireisoccurringwhichcould
damageyourcatalyticconverter.Driveinamoderatefashion(avoid
heavyaccelerationanddeceleration)andhaveyourvehicleserviced
immediatelybyyourauthorizeddealer.
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| Categories | Ford Manuals, Ford Taurus Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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