2008 Ford Taurus Quick Reference Guide 2nd Printing
2008 Ford Taurus Manual
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is accessible from the rear seat. AUXILIARY INPUT JACK Your vehicle is equipped with an Auxiliary Input Jack located inside the console bin. This allows you to plug and play auxiliary audio devices, including MP3 Players. Press AUX repeatedly on your audio system to access. When LINE IN appears - 2008 Ford Taurus | Quick Reference Guide 2nd Printing - Page 2
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FORDTAURUS
2008QUICKREFERENCEGUIDE
*8G1J_19G217_CA*
8G1J 19G217 CA
FORDTAURUS
SEPTEMBER2007
SECONDPRINTING
QUICKREFERENCEGUIDE
FordMotorCompany
CustomerRelationshipCenter
P.O.Box6248
Dearborn,MI48121
1-800-392-3673(FORD)
(TDDforthehearingimpaired:1-800-232-5952)
ThisQuickReferenceGuideisnotintendedtoreplaceyourvehicleOwner’s
Guidewhichcontainsmoredetailedinformationconcerningthefeaturesof
yourvehicle,aswellasimportantsafetywarningsdesignedtohelpreduce
theriskofinjurytoyouandyourpassengers.Pleasereadyourentire
Owner’sGuidecarefullyasyoubeginlearningaboutyournewvehicleand
refertotheappropriatesectionswhenquestionsarise.
AllinformationcontainedinthisQuickReferenceGuidewasaccurateatthe
timeofduplication.Wereservetherighttochangefeatures,operation
and/orfunctionalityofanyvehiclespecificationatanytime.YourForddealer
isthebestsourceforthemostcurrentinformation.
Fordetailedoperatingandsafetyinformation,pleaseconsultyour
Owner’sGuide.
ADDITIONALINFORMATION
2008FORDTAURUS
CLIMATECONTROL
AUDIOSYSTEMS
SECONDROW
POWERPOINT
Athirdrearauxiliarypower
pointislocatedontherearof
thecenterconsole.The
powerpointisaccessible
fromtherearseat.
AUXILIARYINPUTJACK
Yourvehicleisequippedwith
anAuxiliaryInputJack
locatedinsidetheconsole
bin.Thisallowsyoutoplug
andplayauxiliaryaudio
devices,includingMP3
Players.PressAUX
repeatedlyonyouraudio
systemtoaccess.When
LINEINappearsinthe
display,pluginyourauxiliary
audiodevice.Formore
information,pleaseconsult
yourOwner’sGuide.
CENTERCONSOLE
STORAGE
Theutilitycompartmentmay
haveaclamshelltrayfor
flexiblestorageofMP3
players,CDsorhandbags.
FAMILY
ENTERTAINMENT
SYSTEM(FES)
(IFEQUIPPED)
Yourvehiclemaybe
equippedwithaFamily
EntertainmentSystem(FES).
Pleasereferto“Family
EntertainmentSystem”in
yourOwner’sGuidefor
furtherinformationonthe
operationofyoursystem.
ADJUSTABLEPEDALS
(IFEQUIPPED)
Theacceleratorandbrake
pedalshouldonlybe
adjustedwhenthevehicleis
stoppedandthegearshiftis
intheP(Park)position.Press
thetopofthecontrolto
adjustthepedalsawayfrom
youorpressthebottomof
thecontroltoadjustthe
pedalstowardyou.
INSTRUMENTPANEL
STORAGE
COMPARTMENT
Thestoragecompartment
maybeusedtosecure
sunglassesorsimilarsized
objects.Pressthecontrolto
openthestorage
compartment.
DRIVERANDPASSENGER
TEMPERATURE
Setdesiredcabin
temperaturewiththe
or
blueandred
buttons.Press
for
driver’sside,
for
passenger’sside.
Recommendedsettings
72°F(22°C)to75°F(24°C).
DUALCONTROL(IFEQUIPPED)
Press
DUALto
engage/disengage
separatepassengerside
temperaturecontrol.
Forcontrolswithouta
DUALbutton,press
andhold
AUTOto
engage/disengage
separatepassengerside
temperaturecontrol.
AUTOMATICOPERATION
Setdesired
cabin
temperature.
Press
AUTObuttonfor
fullautomaticoperation.
Thesystemwill
automaticallyadjustairflow
temperature,fanspeed,
airflowdirection,A/Cand
recirculatedair,basedon
theselectedtemperatureto
heatorcoolthevehicleto
thedesiredtemperatureas
quicklyaspossible.
MAXA/COPERATION
AUTOMATICOPERATION
:
Press
AUTObuttonfor
fullautomaticoperation.
DonotoverrideA/Cor
recirculatedair.Set
temperatureto60°F
(16°C).
OVERRIDEOPERATION
:
Select
airdistribution.
Select
A/Cand
recirculatedair.Use
recirculatedairwithA/C
toprovidecolderairflow.
Settemperaturesetting
to60°F(16°C).
Initiallysettohighestfan
speed ,thenadjustto
maintaincomfort.
MANUALOVERRIDEOPERATION
Press
tosetdesired
cabintemperature.
Adjustanyofthefollowing
forpersonalcomfort
preferences:
fanspeed,
airflowdirection, A/C
and
recirculatedair.
Fanspeed,A/Cand
recirculatedairoverrides
willnotturnofftheAUTO
indicatorlight.Airflow
directionoverrideswillturn
offtheAUTOindicatorlight.
AIRFLOWDIRECTION
CONTROL(IFEQUIPPED)
Press
repeatedlyto
selectairflowdirection.
DEFOGGING/DEMISTING
Press
todistribute
outsideairthroughthe
windshielddefrostervents
anddemistervents.
Toreducehumidity
buildupinthevehicle,
donotdrivewiththe
climatecontrolturnedoff.
Also,donotdrivewith
recirculatedairselected
unlessA/Cisoperating.
HEATEDSEATS(IFEQUIPPED)
Press
tocyclethrough
availablesettingsofhigh
heat(2lights),lowheat
(1light),andoff(nolights).
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7
4
4
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3
7
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8
2
2
1
2
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DUALZONEAUTOMATICCLIMATECONTROLWITHHEATEDSEATS
(IFEQUIPPED)
PREMIUM/AUDIOPHILEIN-DASH6-CD/MP3SOUNDSYSTEM
(IFEQUIPPED)
LOAD
Press
LOADtobeginthe
CDloadsequence.Press
andholdtoautoloadupto
6CDs.
2
ON/OFF/VOLUMECONTROL
Press toturnthesystem
ONorOFF.Turntoincreaseor
decreasevolume.Ifthevolume
issetaboveacertainleveland
theignitionisturnedoff,the
volumewilcomebackonata
“nominal”levelwhentheignition
switchisturnedbackon.
TUNER/DISCSELECTOR
Press
or
to
manuallygoupordownthe
radio
frequencybandorto
selectadesireddisc.Alsouse
inmenumodetoselect
varioussettings.
BASS/TREBLE
Press
MENUuntilBass
orTreblesettingsare
displayed.Adjustusingthe
or
controls.
BALANCE/FADE
Press
MENUuntil
Balanceisdisplayed.Press
toadjusttheaudiobetween
theleftandrightspeakers
usingthe or
controls.Press
againtodisplayFade.Press
the or
controlsto
adjusttheaudiobetweenthe
frontandrearspeakers.
CD
Press
toenterCDmode.
IfaCDisalreadyloadedinto
thesystem,theCDwillbegin
playingwhereitlastended.
SHUFFLE
Press
toplaytracksin
randomorder.
CDEJECT
Press
toejectaCD.
Pressandholdtoeject
allCDs.
AM/FM
Press
toselectAMorFM
frequencybands.
SCANFUNCTION
Press
SCANforabrief
samplingofradiostations
orCDtracks.Pressagain
tostop.
SEEKFUNCTION
Press
or SEEKto
accesstheprevious/next
strongstationortrack.
SETTINGMEMORYPRESETS
Tosetastation:Press
to
selectAMorFMfrequency
band,tunetoastation,then
pressandholdapreset
buttonuntilthesoundreturns.
SETTINGTHECLOCK
Press
MENUuntil
SELECTHOURorSELECT
MINSisdisplayed.Pressthe
upanddown
or
controltomanuallyincrease
ordecreasethetime.Press
MENUagaintodisengage
clockmode.
FOLDERFUNCTION
Press
or
FOLDERto
accessnextorprevious
folderonMP3discs.
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SPLIT-FOLDING
REARSEAT
Oneorbothrearseatbacks
canbefoldeddowntoprovide
additionalcargospace.
Tolowertheseatbacks,pull
thestraplocatedonthe
outboardsideoftheseatback
toreleaseit,andthenfoldthe
seatbackdown.
Note: Whenraisingtheseat
back(s),makesuretofirmly
lockthemintoplaceandtug
forwardtoensurethatthey
arefullylatched.
SEATING
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FRONTPASSENGER
FOLDFLATSEATBACK
Thefrontpassengerseat
backcanbefoldeddown
toahorizontalpositionto
allowroomforalongload.
Ensurethattheseatisin
therearmostpositionand
theheadrestraintisfully
down,priortopullingthe
straplocatedontheback
oftheseat.
ADDITIONALINFORMATION
2008FORDTAURUS
POWERMIRRORS
Toadjustyourmirrors,rotate
thecontrolclockwiseto
adjusttherightmirrorand
counterclockwisetoadjust
theleftmirror.Movethe
controlinthedirectionyou
wishtotiltthemirror.Then
rotatethecontroltothe
centerpositiontolockthe
mirrorsinplace.
INTEGRATEDKEYHEAD
TRANSMITTER(IKT)AND
REMOTEENTRYSYSTEM
Yourvehiclecomesequipped
withtwospecialyprogrammed
IntegratedKeyheadTransmitters
(IKTs).IKTsarebotha
programmedignitionkeyanda
remotekeylessentry
transmitter.HandletheIKT
carefullywhenstartingthecar
toavoidaccidentalypressing
anyoftheremoteentrybuttons.
Press
oncetounlockthe
driver’sdoor.Theinteriorlamps
wililuminate.Press
twiceto
unlockalthedoors.Press
oncetolockalthedoors,the
turnlampswillflash.
Press
twicewithinthree
secondstoconfirmallthe
doorsandtrunkareclosed.
Thehornwilchirpandtheturn
signallampswillflashonceifal
thedoorsandthetrunkare
closed.Press
toactivate
thepanicalarm.Pressagainor
turnthekeyintheignitionto
deactivatethepanicalarm.
Press
twicewithin3
secondstoactivatethecar
finderfeature;yourhornwil
chirpandyourturnsignallamps
wilflash.Itisrecommendedthat
thismethodbeusedtolocate
yourvehicle,ratherthanusing
thepanicalarm.Press
twice
within3secondstoopenthe
trunk.Ensurethatyoukeepthe
IKTadhesivesecuritylabelina
safeplaceforfuturereference.
Replacementsareonlyavailable
throughanauthorizeddealer.
KEYLESSENTRY
KEYPAD
Thekeylessentrykeypadcan
beusedtolockorunlockthe
doorswithoutusingakey.It
canalsocontrolthememory
seat,powermirrorsand
adjustablepedals(ifequipped).
Formoreinformation,please
consultyourOwner’sGuide.
AUTOLOCK
Yourvehicleisequippedwith
anautolockfeature.The
autolockfeaturewill
automaticallylockalldoors
whenyourvehicleisinmotion
andmeetsasetofconditions,
asdescribedinyourOwner’s
Guide.Yourvehiclecomes
withthisfeatureenabled.
Youcanenableordisable
thisfeaturebyfollowingthe
activationordeactivation
procedureoutlinedinyour
Owner’sGuide.
HOMELINK®
(IFEQUIPPED)
TheHomeLink±Wireless
ControlSystemonthe
driver'svisorprovidesa
convenientwaytoreplaceup
tothreehandheld
transmitterswithasingle
device.Thisfeaturewill
operatemostgaragedoors,
entrygateoperators,security
systems,andhomeoroffice
lighting.Forprogramming,
pleaseconsultyour
Owner'sGuide.
MEMORYFEATURE
(IFEQUIPPED)
Thisfeaturewilalowyoutoset
twopositionsforthedriver’sseat,
powermirrorsandadjustable
pedals(ifequipped).Setthe
positionbypressingtheSET
button(indicatorwililuminate)then
pressthe1or2buttontosetthe
positiontoeitherDriver1orDriver
2.Thismemorysettingcanthen
berecaledwhenyoupressthe
1or2button,andwithyourremote
entrytransmitterorwithyour
keylessentrypad(iftheyare
programmedtoamemory
position).Apositioncanberecaled
inanygearshiftpositionifthe
ignitionisnotintheRUNpositionor
onlyinP(Park)orN(Neutral)ifthe
ignitionisintherunposition.
REVERSESENSING
SYSTEM
(IFEQUIPPED)
TheReverseSensingSystem
(RSS)soundsatonetowarn
thedriverofobstaclesnear
therearbumperwhen
R(Reverse)isselectedand
thevehicleismovingat
speedslessthan3mph
(5km/h).Thesystemisnot
effectiveatspeedsabove
3mph(5km/h)andmaynot
detectcertainangularor
movingobjects.
ADVANCETRAC®
(IFEQUIPPED)
TheAdvanceTrac±system
helpsthedrivermaintainthe
stabilityandsteer-abilityof
thevehicle.Thesystem
integratesanti-lockbraking
system(ABS)andTraction
Control™andamore
advancedfunctiontofurther
enhancethestabilityofthe
vehicle.TheAdvanceTrac±
systemautomaticallyturns
onwhentheengineisstarted.
However,thesystemdoes
notfunctionwhenthevehicle
istravelinginR(Reverse).
USBPORT
(IFEQUIPPED)
Yourvehiclemaybe
equippedwithaUSBport
insideyourcenterconsole.
Thisfeatureallowsyouto
pluginmediaplaying
devicesamongother
options.Formoredetailed
information,pleasereferto
“UsingyourUSBport”in
theSYNCorNavigation
Supplement(ifequipped).
SYNC
Yourvehiclemaybe
equippedwithSYNC–a
hands-freecommunications
andentertainmentsystem
withspecialphoneand
mediafeatures.Formore
information,pleasereferto
theSYNCsupplementorto
theSYNCsectioninthe
NavigationSupplement.
Pleasealsofeelfreetovisit
www.SyncMyRide.com.
MENU
CDFASTFORWARD
Press FFtomanualy
advanceinaCDtrack.
CDREWIND
Press
REWtomanually
reverseinaCDtrack.
NAVIGATIONSYSTEM
(IFEQUIPPED)
Pleaserefertoyour
NavigationSupplementfor
moreinformationonthe
NavigationSystem.
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MP3TRACK/FOLDERMODE
InTrackmode,pressing
or
SEEKwillscroll
throughalltracksonthedisc.
InFoldermode,pressing
or
SEEKwillscroll
onlythroughtrackswithina
selectedfolder.
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