2009 Ford Taurus Owners Manual

Maintenance and Specifications
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2.
Withthevehicleatacompletestop,settheparkingbrake.
PutthegearshiftinP(Park),turnoffallaccessoriesandstartthe
engine.
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6.
Runtheengineuntilitreachesnormaloperatingtemperature.
Allowtheenginetoidleforatleastoneminute.
TurntheA/Conandallowtheenginetoidleforatleastoneminute.
Releasetheparkingbrake.Withyourfootonthebrakepedalandwith
theA/Con,putthevehicleinD(Drive)andallowtheenginetoidlefor
atleastoneminute.
7.
Drivethevehicletocompletetherelearningprocess.
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Thevehiclemayneedtobedriven10miles(16km)ormoreto
relearntheidleandfueltrimstrategy.
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Ifyoudonotallowtheenginetorelearnitsidletrim,theidle
qualityofyourvehiclemaybeadverselyaffecteduntiltheidle
trimiseventuallyrelearned.
Ifthebatteryhasbeendisconnectedoranewbatteryhasbeeninstalled,
theclockandradiosettingsmustberesetoncethebatteryis
reconnected.
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Alwaysdisposeofautomotive
batteriesinaresponsiblemanner.
Followyourlocalauthorized
standardsfordisposal.Callyour
localauthorizedrecyclingcenter
tofindoutmoreaboutrecycling
automotivebatteries.
RECYCLE
ENGINE COOLANT
Checking engine coolant
Theconcentrationandlevelofenginecoolantshouldbecheckedatthe
intervalslistedinscheduledmaintenanceinformation.Thecoolant
concentrationshouldbemaintainedat50/50coolantanddistilledwater,
whichequatestoafreezepointof-34°F(-36°C).Coolantconcentration
testingispossiblewithahydrometerorantifreezetester.Thelevelof
coolantshouldbemaintainedattheFULLCOLDlevelorwithinthe
COLDFILLRANGEinthecoolantreservoir.Ifthelevelfallsbelow,add
coolantpertheinstructionsintheAddingenginecoolantsection.
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Product Specification
CategoriesFord Manuals, Ford Taurus Manuals
Model Year2009
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