Ford Taurus Service Manual: Instrumentation and Warning Systems

Removal and Installation
Air Conditioning (A/C) Compressor - 2.0L GTDI Material Removal and Installation NOTICE: If installing a new Air Conditioning (A/C) compressor due to an internal failure of the old unit, either ...

Instrument Cluster and Panel Illumination
DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION Instrument Cluster and Panel Illumination Overview Dimmable Backlighting Dimmable illumination provides backlighting to certain switches and control components when the park ...

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Crash sensors and airbag indicator
WARNING: Modifying or adding equipment to the front end of your vehicle (including frame, bumper, front end body structure and tow hooks) may affect the performance of the airbag system, increasing the risk of injury. Do not modify the front end of your vehicle. Your vehicle has a collection of ...

Starting a gasoline engine
When you start the engine, the idle speed increases, this helps to warm up the engine. If the engine idle speed does not slow down automatically, have your vehicle checked by an authorized dealer. Note: You can crank the engine for a total of 60 seconds (without the engine starting) before the ...

Diagnosis and Testing
Information and Entertainment System Special Tool(s) DTC Chart(s) NOTE: For SYNC related concerns, REFER to the SYNC Symptom Chart before connecting the scan tool and beginning DTC-based diagnostics. Diagnostics in this manual assume a certain skill level and knowledge of Ford-specific diagn ...