Maintenance and Specifications
Easy Fuel™ “no cap” fuel system
YourfueltankisequippedwithanEasyFuel™“nocap”fuelfiller
system.Thisallowsyoutosimplyopenthefuelfillerdoorandinsertthe
fuelfillernozzleintothefuelsystem.TheEasyFuel™systemis
self-sealingandprotectedagainstdust,dirt,waterandsnow/ice.
Whenfuelingyourvehicle:
1.
2.
3.
Turntheengineoff.
Openthefuelfillerdoor.
Slowlyinsertthefuelfillernozzlefullyintothefuelsystem.Pumpfuel
asnormal.
4.
slowlyremovingthefuelfillernozzle.Thisallowsresidualfueltodrain
backintothefueltankandnotspillontothevehicle.
Afteryouaredonepumpingfuel,waitaboutfivesecondsbefore
Note:Afuelspillageconcernmayoccurifoverfillingthefueltank.Do
notoverfillthetanktothepointthatthefuelisabletobypassthefuel
fillernozzle.Theoverfilledfuelmayrundownthedrainlocatedwithin
thefuelfillerhousingandtotheground.
IfthecheckfuelfillinletlightorCHECKFUELFILLINLETmessage
comeson,thefuelfillinletmaynothaveproperlyclosed.Theinletmay
havestuckopenordebrismaybepreventingtheinletfromfullyclosing.
Atthenextopportunity,safelypullofftheroad,turnofftheengine,
openthefuelfillerdoorandremoveanyvisibledebrisfromthefuelfill
opening.Inserteitherthefuelfillnozzleorthefuelfillfunnel(see
Refillingwithaportablefuelcontainerforfunnellocation)provided
withthevehicleseveraltimestodislodgeanydebrisand/orallowthe
inlettocloseproperly.Ifthisactioncorrectstheproblem,thecheckfuel
fillinletlightorCHECKFUELFILLINLETmessagemaynotreset
immediately.Itmaytakeseveraldrivingcyclesforthecheckfuelfillinlet
lightorCHECKFUELFILLINLETmessagetoturnoff.Adrivingcycle
consistsofanenginestart-up(afterfourormorehourswiththeengine
off)followedbycity/highwaydriving.Continuingtodrivewiththecheck
fuelfillinletlightorCHECKFUELFILLINLETmessageonmaycause
theserviceenginesoonlamptoturnonaswell.
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2010
Taurus(500)
OwnersGuide,3rdPrinting
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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