Ford Taurus Owners Manual: Vehicle certification label

The National Highway Traffic Safety


The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Regulations require that a Safety Compliance Certification Label be affixed to a vehicle and prescribe where the Safety Compliance Certification Label may be located. The Safety Compliance Certification Label shall be affixed to either the door hinge pillar, the door latch post, or the edge of the door near the door latch, next to the driver’s seating position.

    Vehicle identification number
    The vehicle identification number is located on the driver’s side instrument panel. Please note that in the graphic, XXXX is representative of your vehicle identification number. The Vehic ...

    Transmission code designation
    You can find a transmission code on the Safety Compliance Certification Label. The following table tells you which transmission each code represents. ...

    Other materials:

    Anti-Theft - Passive Anti-Theft System (PATS), Without Intelligent Access (IA)
    DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION Anti-Theft Overview PATS deters the vehicle from theft by preventing the engine from starting unless a programmed PATS key is in the ignition. PATS does not disable an already running engine. System Operation System Diagram Network Message Chart ...

    Removal and Installation
    Seat - Front NOTE: Refer to the installation steps for tightening sequence and torque specification. NOTE: Passenger seat shown, driver seat similar. Removal NOTE: The Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) must be fully operational and free of faults before releasing the vehicle to ...

    General Procedures
    Headlamp Adjustment Special Tool(s) Headlamp Adjustment Screw Location Headlamp Aiming The headlamp aiming procedure depends on what type of beam pattern the headlamp is equipped with. Vehicles may come equipped with visually optically aligned left (VOL) or visually optically aligned right ( ...