Maintenance and Specifications
WARNING:Whenliftingaplastic-casedbattery,excessive
pressureontheendwallscouldcauseacidtoflowthroughthe
ventcaps,resultinginpersonalinjuryand/ordamagetothevehicleor
battery.Liftthebatterywithabatterycarrierorwithyourhandson
oppositecorners.
WARNING:Keepbatteriesoutofreachofchildren.Batteries
containsulfuricacid.Avoidcontactwithskin,eyesorclothing.
Shieldyoureyeswhenworkingnearthebatterytoprotectagainst
possiblesplashingofacidsolution.Incaseofacidcontactwithskinor
eyes,flushimmediatelywithwaterforaminimumof15minutesand
getpromptmedicalattention.Ifacidisswallowed,callaphysician
immediately.
WARNING:Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedaccessories
containleadandleadcompounds.Washhandsafterhandling.
Becauseyourvehicle’sengineiselectronicallycontrolledbyacomputer,
somecontrolconditionsaremaintainedbypowerfromthebattery.When
thebatteryisdisconnectedoranewbatteryisinstalled,theenginemust
relearnitsidleandfueltrimstrategyforoptimumdriveabilityand
performance.Tobeginthisprocess:
1.
Withthevehicleatacompletestop,settheparkingbrake.
2.
PutthegearshiftinP(Park),turnoffallaccessoriesandstartthe
engine.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Runtheengineuntilitreachesnormaloperatingtemperature.
Allowtheenginetoidleforatleastoneminute.
TurntheA/Conandallowtheenginetoidleforatleastoneminute.
Releasetheparkingbrake.Withyourfootonthebrakepedalandwith
theA/Con,putthevehicleinD(Drive)andallowtheenginetoidlefor
atleastoneminute.
7.
Drivethevehicletocompletetherelearningprocess.
•
Thevehiclemayneedtobedriven10miles(16km)ormoreto
relearntheidleandfueltrimstrategy.
•
Ifyoudonotallowtheenginetorelearnitsidletrim,theidle
qualityofyourvehiclemaybeadverselyaffecteduntiltheidle
trimiseventuallyrelearned.
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2011
Taurus
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
Product Specification
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Model Year | 2011 |
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