User manual FORD TAURUS-2002

[. . . ] Table of Contents Introduction Instrument Cluster Warning and control lights Gauges 4 10 10 15 Entertainment Systems AM/FM stereo AM/FM stereo cassette AM/FM stereo with CD CD changer 18 18 22 28 34 Climate Controls Manual heating and air conditioning Electronic automatic temperature control 39 39 42 Lights Headlamps Turn signal control Bulb replacement 50 50 53 55 Driver Controls Windshield wiper/washer control Steering wheel adjustment Power windows Mirrors Speed control 66 66 68 69 72 73 Locks and Security Keys Locks Anti-theft system 83 83 83 84 1 Table of Contents Seating and Safety Restraints Seating Safety restraints Air bags Child restraints 97 97 101 117 123 Driving Starting Brakes Traction control/AdvanceTrac Transmission operation Vehicle loading Trailer towing Recreational towing 134 134 139 142 144 150 151 155 Roadside Emergencies Getting roadside assistance Hazard flasher switch Fuel pump shut-off switch Fuses and relays Changing tires Jump starting Wrecker towing 156 156 157 157 159 164 168 174 Customer Assistance The dispute settlement board Utilizing the mediation/arbitration Getting assistance outside the U. S. and Canada Ordering additional owner's literature Reporting safety defects (U. S. only) 175 177 180 181 182 183 2 Table of Contents Cleaning Maintenance and Specifications Hood Engine compartment Engine oil Battery Fuel information Part numbers Refill capacities Lubricant specifications Engine data Vehicle dimensions 184 190 191 192 195 198 205 224 225 226 228 228 Accessories Index 232 235 All rights reserved. Reproduction by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system or translation in whole or part is not permitted without written authorization from Ford Motor Company. [. . . ] Important child restraint precautions You are required by law to use safety restraints for children in the U. S. If small children ride in your vehicle (generally children who are four years old or younger and who weigh 18 kg [40 lbs] or less), you must put them in safety seats made especially for children. Check your local and state or provincial laws for specific requirements regarding the safety of children in your vehicle. Never let a passenger hold a child on his or her lap while the vehicle is moving. The passenger cannot protect the child from injury in a collision. 123 Seating and Safety Restraints Always follow the instructions and warnings that come with any infant or child restraint you might use. When possible, always place children under age 12 in the rear seat of your vehicle. Accident statistics suggest that children are safer when properly restrained in the rear seating positions than in the front seating positions. Children and safety belts If the child is the proper size, restrain the child in a safety seat. Children who are too large for child safety seats (as specified by your child safety seat manufacturer) should always wear safety belts. Follow all the important safety restraint and air bag precautions that apply to adult passengers in your vehicle. If the shoulder belt portion of a combination lap and shoulder belt can be positioned so it does not cross or rest in front of the child's face or neck, the child should wear the lap and shoulder belt. Moving the child closer to the center of the vehicle may help provide a good shoulder belt fit. Do not leave children, unreliable adults, or pets unattended in your vehicle. Child booster seats Children outgrow a typical convertible or toddler seat when they weigh 40 pounds and are around 4 years of age. Although the lap/shoulder belt will provide some protection, these children are still too small for lap/shoulder belts to fit properly, which could increase the risk of serious injury. To improve the fit of both the lap and shoulder belt on children who have outgrown child safety seats, Ford Motor Company recommends use of a belt-positioning booster. Booster seats position a child so that safety belts fit better. They lift the child up so that the lap belt rests low across the hips and the knees bend comfortably. Booster seats also make the shoulder belt fit better and more comfortably for growing children. When children should use booster seats Children need to use booster seats from the time they outgrow the toddler seat until they are big enough for the vehicle seat and lap/shoulder belt to fit properly. Generally this is when they weigh about 80 lbs (about 8 to 12 years old). 124 Seating and Safety Restraints Booster seats should be used until you can answer YES to ALL of these questions: · Can the child sit all the way back against the vehicle seat back with knees bent comfortably at the edge of the seat without slouching? · Does the lap belt rest low across the hips?· Is the shoulder belt centered on the shoulder and chest? [. . . ] MERCON and MERCON V type fluids are not interchangeable. Use of a transmission fluid that indicates dual usage (MERCON and MERCON V) in an automatic transmission application requiring MERCON may cause transmission damage. Use of any fluid other than the recommended fluid may cause transmission damage. ENGINE DATA Engine Cubic inches Required fuel Firing order Spark plug gap 3. 0L V6 Vulcan engine 182 87 octane 1-4-2-5-3-6 1. 07-1. 17 mm (0. 042-0. 046 inch) EDIS 9. 7:1 3. 0L FFV V6 engine 182 87 octane or Ethanol (E 85) 1-4-2-5-3-6 1. 07-1. 17 mm (0. 042-0. 046 inch) EDIS 9. 7:1 3. 0L DOHC V6 Duratec engine 183 87 octane 1-4-2-5-3-6 1. 3-1. 4 mm (0. 052-0. 056 inch) EDIS 10. 0:1 Ignition system Compression ratio VEHICLE DIMENSIONS Vehicle dimensions (1) Overall length (2) Overall width (3) Overall height (4) Wheelbase (5) Track - Front (5) Track - Rear Sedan mm (in) 5 020 (197. 6) 1 855 (73. 0) 1 426 (56. 1) 2 757 (108. 5) 1 566 (61. 6) 1 577 (62. 1) Wagon mm (in) 5 022 (197. 7) 1 855 (73. 0) 1 468 (57. 8) 2 757 (108. 5) 1 566 (61. 6) 1 570 (61. 8) 228 Maintenance and Specifications 3 5 2 4 1 229 Maintenance and Specifications 4 1 IDENTIFYING YOUR VEHICLE Certification label The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Regulations require that a Certification label be affixed to a vehicle and prescribe where the Certification label may be located. 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