2018_Taurus_Owners-Manual

Index

Automatic Transmission Fluid Check - 3.5L Duratec/3.5L Ecoboost™............248 6F50/6F55 Transmission..............................248 Autowipers........................................................70 Auxiliary Power Points................................133 12 Volt DC Power Point.....................................133 Locations................................................................133 AWD See: All-Wheel Drive.........................................156 B Battery See: Changing the 12V Battery.....................253 Blind Spot Information System...............192 Switching the System Off and On...............193 System Errors.......................................................193 System Limitations............................................193 Using the System................................................192 Bonnet Lock See: Opening and Closing the Hood...........237 Booster Seats..................................................25 Types of Booster Seats......................................25 Brake Fluid Check........................................252 Brakes...............................................................163 General Information..........................................163 Breaking-In......................................................210 Bulb Specification Chart..........................258 C Cabin Air Filter................................................116 California Proposition 65..............................11 Capacities and Specifications - 2.0L EcoBoost™.................................................305 Alternative Engine Oil for Extremely Cold Climates...........................................................308 Specifications.....................................................305 Capacities and Specifications - 3.5L Duratec.........................................................308 Alternative Engine Oil for Extremely Cold Climates............................................................312 Specifications.....................................................309 Capacities and Specifications - 3.5L Ecoboost™..................................................313 Alternative Engine Oil for Extremely Cold Climates.............................................................317 Specifications......................................................314

Capacities and Specifications...............298 Car Wash See: Cleaning the Exterior...............................261 Catalytic Converter......................................149 On-Board Diagnostics (OBD-II)...................150 Readiness for Inspection andMaintenance (I/M) Testing...................................................150 Center Console..............................................134 Changing a Bulb...........................................257 Front Fog Lamp..................................................257 High-Intensity Discharge Headlamps........257 LED Lamps............................................................257 License Plate Lamp...........................................257 Changing a Fuse...........................................235 Fuses.......................................................................235 Changing a Road Wheel...........................292 Dissimilar Spare Wheel and Tire Assembly Information.....................................................292 Tire Change Procedure....................................293 Changing the 12V Battery.........................253 Battery Management System.......................254 Changing the Engine Air Filter................260 Changing the Wiper Blades.....................255 Changing the Windshield Wiper Blades...............................................................255 Checking MyKey System Status...............54 Checking the Wiper Blades......................255 Child Restraint and Seatbelt Maintenance.................................................35 Child Restraint Positioning..........................27 Child Safety.......................................................18 General Information.............................................18 Child Safety Locks.........................................28 Left-Hand Side......................................................29 Right-Hand Side...................................................29 Cleaning Leather Seats.............................265 Cleaning Products........................................261 Materials................................................................261 Cleaning the Engine....................................263 Cleaning the Exterior...................................261 Cleaning the Headlamps................................262 Exterior Chrome Parts......................................262 Exterior Plastic Parts........................................262 Stripes or Graphics............................................262 Underbody...........................................................262 Under Hood..........................................................262 Cleaning the Instrument Panel and Instrument Cluster Lens........................264

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