Driver Controls
ELECTRONIC COMPASS (IF EQUIPPED)
Thecompassheadingisdisplayedinthecenterintegrateddisplay(CID).
Thecompassreadingmaybeaffectedwhenyoudrivenearlarge
buildings,bridges,powerlinesandpowerfulbroadcastantenna.Magnetic
ormetallicobjectsplacedin,onornearthevehiclemayalsoaffect
compassaccuracy.
Usually,whensomethingaffectsthecompassreadings,thecompasswill
correctitselfafterafewdaysofoperatingyourvehicleinnormal
conditions.Ifthecompassstillappearstobeinaccurate,amanual
calibrationmaybenecessary.RefertoCompasscalibration
adjustment.
Mostgeographicareas(zones)haveamagneticnorthcompasspointthat
variesslightlyfromthenortherlydirectiononmaps.Thisvariationisfour
degreesbetweenadjacentzonesandwillbecomenoticeableasthe
vehiclecrossesmultiplezones.Acorrectzonesettingwilleliminatethis
error.RefertoCompasszoneadjustment.
Compass zone adjustment
1.
Determinewhichmagneticzone
youareinforyourgeographic
locationbyreferringtothezone
map.
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4
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2.
Turnignitiontotheonposition.
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3.
Pressandholdthe7and9radio
presetbuttonstogetherfor
approximatelyfivesecondsuntil
ZONEXXappearsintheCID.
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2011
Taurus
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
Product Specification
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Model Year | 2011 |
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