Driving
WARNING:IfthemessageSERVICEPOWERSTEERINGis
displayedinthemessagecenter,theEPSsystemhasdetecteda
problemwiththesystemfunction.Onthenextkeycyclethemessage
SERVICEPOWERSTEERINGNOWwillbedisplayedandsteering
assistwillberemoveduntilthesteeringsystemisserviced.Haveyour
vehicletakentothenearestdealerassoonaspossible.
3.5LV6
system.
engine:Yourvehicleisequippedwithahydraulicsteering
Tohelppreventdamagetothepowersteeringsystem,neverholdthe
steeringwheelatitsfurthestturningpoints(untilitstops)formorethan
afewsecondswhentheengineisrunning.Ifthepowersteeringsystem
breaksdown(oriftheengineisturnedoff),youcansteerthevehicle
manually,butittakesmoreeffort.
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Donotoperatethevehiclewithalowpowersteeringpumpfluidlevel
(belowtheMINmarkonthereservoir).
Somenoiseisnormalduringoperation.Ifexcessive,checkforlow
powersteeringpumpfluidlevelbeforeseekingservicebyyour
authorizeddealer.
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Heavyorunevensteeringeffortsmaybecausedbylowpowersteering
pumpfluidlevel.Checkforlowpowersteeringpumpfluidlevelbefore
seekingservicebyyourauthorizeddealer.
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DonotfillthepowersteeringpumpreservoirabovetheMAXmarkon
thereservoir,asthismayresultinleaksfromthereservoir.
IfthesteeringwandersorpullsequippedwitheitherEPSorHydraulic
steeringsystem,checkfor:
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animproperlyinflatedtire
uneventirewear
looseorwornsuspensioncomponents
looseorwornsteeringcomponents
impropervehiclealignment
Ahighcrownintheroadorhighcrosswindsmayalsomakethesteering
seemtowander/pull.
BRAKE-SHIFT INTERLOCK
Thisvehicleisequippedwithabrake-shiftinterlockfeaturethatprevents
thegearshiftleverfrombeingmovedfromP(Park)whentheignitionis
intheonpositionunlessthebrakepedalispressed.
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2010
Taurus(500)
OwnersGuide,3rdPrinting
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Manuals, Ford Taurus Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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