2010 Ford Taurus Owners Manual

Tires, Wheels and Loading
Lowtirepressure   Possiblecause  Customeractionrequired
warninglight
Flashingwarning
light
Sparetireinuse   Yourtemporarysparetireisin
use.Repairthedamagedroad
wheelandre-mountitonthe
vehicletorestoresystem
functionality.Foradescription
ofhowthesystemfunctions
undertheseconditions,referto
Whenyourtemporaryspare
tireisinstalledinthissection.
TPMS
malfunction
Ifyourtiresareproperly
inflatedandyoursparetireis
notinuseandtheTPMS
warninglightstillflashes,
contactyourauthorizeddealer
assoonaspossible.
Wheninflatingyourtires
Whenputtingairintoyourtires(suchasatagasstationorinyour
garage),thetirepressuremonitoringsystemmaynotrespond
immediatelytotheairaddedtoyourtires.
Itmaytakeuptotwominutesofdrivingover20mph(32km/h)forthe
lighttoturnoffafteryouhavefilledyourtirestotherecommended
inflationpressure.
Howtemperatureaffectsyourtirepressure
Thetirepressuremonitoringsystem(TPMS)monitorstirepressurein
eachpneumatictire.Whiledrivinginanormalmanner,atypical
passengertireinflationpressuremayincreaseapproximately2to4psi
(14
to28kPa)fromacoldstartsituation.Ifthevehicleisstationary
overnightwiththeoutsidetemperaturesignificantlylowerthanthe
daytimetemperature,thetirepressuremaydecreaseapproximately3psi
(21
kPa)foradropof30°F(17°C)inambienttemperature.Thislower
pressurevaluemaybedetectedbytheTPMSasbeingsignificantlylower
thantherecommendedinflationpressureandactivatetheTPMSwarning
forlowtirepressure.Ifthelowtirepressurewarninglightison,visually
checkeachtiretoverifythatnotireisflat.(Ifoneormoretiresareflat,
repairasnecessary.)Checkairpressureintheroadtires.Ifanytireis
under-inflated,carefullydrivethevehicletothenearestlocationwhere
aircanbeaddedtothetires.Inflateallthetirestotherecommended
inflationpressure.
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2010
Taurus(500)
OwnersGuide,3rdPrinting
USA(fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesFord Manuals, Ford Taurus Manuals
Model Year2010
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