2009 Ford Taurus Owners Manual

Tires, Wheels and Loading
TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM  (TPMS)
Eachtire,includingthespare(if
provided),shouldbechecked
monthlywhencoldandinflatedto
theinflationpressurerecommended
bythevehiclemanufactureronthe
vehicleplacardortireinflationpressurelabel.(Ifyourvehiclehastires
ofadifferentsizethanthesizeindicatedonthevehicleplacardortire
inflationpressurelabel,youshoulddeterminethepropertireinflation
pressureforthosetires.)
Asanaddedsafetyfeature,yourvehiclehasbeenequippedwithatire
pressuremonitoringsystem(TPMS)thatilluminatesalowtirepressure
telltalewhenoneormoreofyourtiresissignificantlyunder-inflated.
Accordingly,whenthelowtirepressuretelltaleilluminates,youshould
stopandcheckyourtiresassoonaspossible,andinflatethemtothe
properpressure.Drivingonasignificantlyunder-inflatedtirecausesthe
tiretooverheatandcanleadtotirefailure.Under-inflationalsoreduces
fuelefficiencyandtiretreadlife,andmayaffectthevehicle’shandling
andstoppingability.
PleasenotethattheTPMSisnotasubstituteforpropertire
maintenance,anditisthedriver’sresponsibilitytomaintaincorrecttire
pressure,evenifunder-inflationhasnotreachedtheleveltotrigger
illuminationoftheTPMSlowtirepressuretelltale.
YourvehiclehasalsobeenequippedwithaTPMSmalfunctionindicator
toindicatewhenthesystemisnotoperatingproperly.TheTPMS
malfunctionindicatoriscombinedwiththelowtirepressuretelltale.
Whenthesystemdetectsamalfunction,thetelltalewillflashfor
approximatelyoneminuteandthenremaincontinuouslyilluminated.
Thissequencewillcontinueuponsubsequentvehiclestart-upsaslongas
themalfunctionexists.
Whenthemalfunctionindicatorisilluminated,thesystemmaynotbe
abletodetectorsignallowtirepressureasintended.TPMSmalfunctions
mayoccurforavarietyofreasons,includingtheinstallationof
replacementoralternatetiresorwheelsonthevehiclethatpreventthe
TPMSfromfunctioningproperly.AlwayschecktheTPMSmalfunction
telltaleafterreplacingoneormoretiresorwheelsonyourvehicleto
ensurethatthereplacementoralternatetiresandwheelsallowthe
TPMStocontinuetofunctionproperly.
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CategoriesFord Manuals, Ford Taurus Manuals
Model Year2009
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