Maintenance and Specifications
WARNING:Fail-safemodeisforuseduringemergenciesonly.
Operatethevehicleinfail-safemodeonlyaslongasnecessaryto
bringthevehicletorestinasafelocationandseekimmediaterepairs.
Wheninfail-safemode,thevehiclewillhavelimitedpower,willnotbe
abletomaintainhigh-speedoperation,andmaycompletelyshutdown
withoutwarning,potentiallylosingenginepower,powersteeringassist,
andpowerbrakeassist,whichmayincreasethepossibilityofacrash
resultinginseriousinjury.
WARNING:Neverremovethecoolantreservoircapwhilethe
engineisrunningorhot.Thehotcoolantisunderpressureand
maycauseseriousburns.
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Re-starttheengineandtakeyourvehicletoaservicefacility.
Drivingthevehiclewithoutrepairingtheengineproblem
increasesthechanceofenginedamage.Takeyourvehicletoa
servicefacilityassoonaspossible.
FUEL FILTER
Yourvehicleisequippedwithalifetimefuelfilterthatisintegratedwith
thefueltank.Regularmaintenanceorreplacementisnotneeded.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
Important safety precautions
WARNING:Donotoverfillthefueltank.Thepressureinan
overfilledtankmaycauseleakageandleadtofuelsprayandfire.
WARNING:Thefuelsystemmaybeunderpressure.Ifthefuel
fillercapisventingvapororifyouhearahissingsound,wait
untilitstopsbeforecompletelyremovingthefuelfillercap.Otherwise,
fuelmaysprayoutandinjureyouorothers.
WARNING:Ifyoudonotusetheproperfuelfillercap,
excessivevacuuminthefueltankmaydamagethefuelsystem
orcausethefuelcaptodisengageinacollision,whichmayresultin
seriouspersonalinjury.
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Product Specification
Categories | Ford Manuals, Ford Taurus Manuals |
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Model Year | 2009 |
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