Maintenance and Specifications
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Acoolantconcentrationof60%willprovidefreezepoint
protectiondownto-62°F[-52°C].Increasedenginecoolant
concentrationsabove60%willdecreasetheoverheat
protectioncharacteristicsoftheenginecoolantandmaycause
enginedamage.
Ifavailable,refertothechartonthecoolantcontainerto
ensurethecoolantconcentrationinyourvehiclewillprovide
adequatefreezeprotectionatthetemperaturesinwhichyou
driveinthewintermonths.
Ifyoudriveinextremelyhotclimates:
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Itisstillnecessarytomaintainthecoolantconcentration
above40%.
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NEVERdecreasethecoolantconcentrationbelow40%.
Acoolantconcentrationof40%willprovidefreezepoint
protectiondownto-12°F[-24°C].Decreasedenginecoolant
concentrationsbelow40%willdecreasethecorrosion/freeze
protectioncharacteristicsoftheenginecoolantandmaycause
enginedamage.
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Ifavailable,refertothechartonthecoolantcontainerto
ensurethecoolantconcentrationinyourvehiclewillprovide
adequateprotectionatthetemperaturesinwhichyoudrive.
Vehiclesdrivenyear-roundinnon-extremeclimatesshouldusea50/50
mixtureofenginecoolantanddistilledwaterforoptimumcoolingsystem
andengineprotection.
What you should know about fail-safe cooling
Iftheenginecoolantsupplyisdepleted,thisfeatureallowsthevehicleto
bedriventemporarilybeforeincrementalcomponentdamageisincurred.
The“fail-safe”distancedependsonambienttemperatures,vehicleload
andterrain.
Howfail-safecoolingworks
Iftheenginebeginstooverheat:
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Theenginecoolanttemperaturegaugewillmovetothered(hot)area.
Theserviceenginesoon indicatorwillilluminate.
Iftheenginereachesapresetover-temperaturecondition,theengine
willautomaticallyswitchtoalternatingcylinderoperation.Eachdisabled
cylinderactsasanairpumpandcoolstheengine.
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2011
Taurus
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2011 |
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