Driving
WARNING:Donotdriveyourvehicleuntilyouverifythatthe
brakelampsareworking.
WARNING:Alwayssettheparkingbrakefullyandmakesure
thegearshiftislatchedinP(Park).Turntheignitiontotheoff
positionandremovethekeywheneveryouleaveyourvehicle.
WARNING:Iftheparkingbrakeisfullyreleased,butthebrake
warninglampremainsilluminated,thebrakesmaynotbe
workingproperly.Seeyourauthorizeddealerassoonaspossible.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATION
Automatic transmission adaptive learning
Yourtransmissionisequippedwithanadaptivelearningstrategyfoundin
thevehiclecomputer.Thisfeatureisdesignedtoincreasedurabilityand
provideconsistentshiftfeeloverthelifeofthevehicle.Anewvehicleor
transmissionmayhavefirmand/orsoftshifts.Thisoperationis
considerednormalandwillnotaffectfunctionordurabilityofthe
transmission.Overtime,theadaptivelearningprocesswillfullyupdate
transmissionoperation.Additionally,wheneverthebatteryis
disconnectedoranewbatteryinstalled,thestrategymustberelearned.
Understanding the gearshift positions of the 6–speed automatic
transmission with transmission control switch (if equipped)
Yourvehiclehasbeendesignedtoimprovefueleconomybyreducing
fuelusagewhilecoastingordecelerating.Whenyoutakeyourfootoff
theacceleratorpedalandthevehiclebeginstoslowdown,thetorque
converterclutchlocksupandaggressivelyshutsofffuelflowtothe
enginewhiledecelerating.Thisfueleconomybenefitmaybeperceived
asalighttomediumbrakingsensationwhenremovingyourfootfrom
theacceleratorpedal.
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2011
Taurus
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2011 |
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