Driving
Parking brake
Applytheparkingbrakewhenever
thevehicleisparked.Tosetthe
parkingbrake,presstheparking
brakepedaldownuntilthepedal
stops.
TheBRAKEwarninglampinthe
instrumentclusterilluminatesand
remainsilluminated(whenthe
ignitionisturnedon)untilthe
parkingbrakeisreleased.
!
BRAKE
P
WARNING:Alwayssettheparkingbrakefullyandmakesure
thatthegearshiftissecurelylatchedinP(Park).Turnthe
ignitiontothelockpositionandremovethekeywheneveryouleave
thevehicle.Forvehicleswiththepushbuttonstartsystem,removethe
IAkeywheneveryouleavethevehicle.
Theparkingbrakeisnotrecommendedtostopamovingvehicle.
However,ifthenormalbrakesfail,theparkingbrakecanbeusedtostop
yourvehicleinanemergency.Sincetheparkingbrakeappliesonlythe
rearbrakes,thevehicle’sstoppingdistancewillincreasegreatlyandthe
handlingofyourvehiclewillbeadverselyaffected.
Presstheparkingbrakepedal
downwardagaintoreleasethe
parkingbrake.Drivingwiththe
parkingbrakeonwillcausethe
brakestowearoutquicklyand
reducefueleconomy.
Note:Ifthevehicleisdrivenwith
theparkingbrakeapplied,achime
willsound.
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2011
Taurus
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
Product Specification
Categories | Ford Manuals, Ford Taurus Manuals |
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Model Year | 2011 |
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