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    1 3 4 2 3 2009 FORD TAURUS 2009 FORD TAURUS 1 2 4 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEATING 10 6 9 8 7 6 5 5 6 8 7 9 11 10 12 13 14 15 16 This Quick Reference Guide is not intended to replace your vehicle Owner's Guide which contains more detailed information concerning the
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    for front and side crash tests, your new Ford Taurus is rated as the safest full-size car in America. Now that's something. It's listing as a 'top safety pick' is no surprise with features like the Safety Canopy™ system, the Personal Safety system™, optional All Wheel Drive and AdvanceTrac™ with
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FORDTAURUS
2009QUICKREFERENCEGUIDE
9G1J19G217AA
MAY2008
FIRSTPRINTING
QUICKREFERENCEGUIDE
FORDTAURUS
LITHOINU.S.A.
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’sGuidecarefullyasyoubeginlearningaboutyournewvehicle
andrefertotheappropriatesectionswhenquestionsarise.
AllinformationcontainedinthisQuickReferenceGuidewasaccurateat
thetimeofduplication.Wereservetherighttochangefeatures,operation
and/orfunctionalityofanyvehiclespecificationatanytime.YourForddealer
isthebestsourceforthemostcurrentinformation.
Fordetailedoperatingandsafetyinformation,pleaseconsultyour
Owner’sGuide.
ADDITIONALINFORMATION
2009FORDTAURUS
CLIMATECONTROL
AUDIOSYSTEMS
NAVIGATIONSYSTEM
(IFEQUIPPED)
Yourvehiclemaybe
equippedwithanavigation
system.Formoreinformation,
pleaserefertotheNavigation
supplement(ifequipped).
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
(IFEQUIPPED)
Yourvehiclemaybe
equippedwithaFamily
EntertainmentDVDSystem.
Pleasereferto“Family
EntertainmentSystem”in
yourOwner’sGuidefor
furtherinformationonthe
operationofyoursystem.
ADJUSTABLEPEDALS
(IFEQUIPPED)
Pressthetopofthecontrolto
movethepedalsfurtheraway
fromyouorpressthebottom
ofthecontroltomovethe
pedalsclosertoyou.The
pedalsshouldonlybe
adjustedwhenthevehicle
isstoppedandinPark(P).
INSTRUMENTPANEL
STORAGE
COMPARTMENT
Thestoragecompartment
maybeusedtosecure
sunglassesorsimilar
sizedobjects.Pressthe
controltoopenthe
storagecompartment.
DRIVERANDPASSENGER
TEMPERATURE
Pressthebluesideofthe
controltodecreaseorthe
redsideofthecontrolto
increasethetemperature
forthedriver
or
passenger
side
ofthevehicle
.
DUAL
PressDUAL
toactivate
dualzonewherethedriver
andpassengercanselect
theirindividualtemperature
settings.Pressagainto
returntosinglezonewhere
thedriversidetemperature
controldeterminesthe
temperaturefortheentire
vehiclecabin.
AUTO
PressAUTO
toengage
automatictemperature
control.Setthedesired
temperature.Thesystem
willthenautomatically
determinefanspeed,
airflowlocation,A/Conor
offaswellasusingoutside
orrecirculatedairtoheat
orcoolthevehicletoreach
thedesiredtemperature.
MAXA/C
Toreachmaximum
coolingperformancewhen
inautomaticoperation
(AUTO),simplyusethe
temperaturecontrols
or
tosettothe
desiredtemperature.If
youarenotinAUTO
mode,select
or
,
A/C
and
and
setthetemperatureto
60°F(16°C).Setthefan
speed
tothehighest
settinginitially,thenadjust
forcomfort.
DEFROST
Press
distributeoutside
airthroughthewindshield
defrosteranddemister
ventsandtoclearthinice
andfogfromthewindshield
.
AIRFLOWDIRECTION
CONTROL(IFEQUIPPED)
Press
repeatedly
toselectthedesired
airflowdirection.
DEFOGGING/DEMISTINGIN
COLDWEATHER
Select
.SelectA/Cand
adjustthetemperature
control
tomain
comfort.Setthefanto
thehighestspeedand
directtheouterinstrument
panelventstowardthe
sidewindows.
HEATEDSEATS
Press
tocyclethrough
availablesettingsofhigh
heat(2lights),lowheat
(1light),andoff(nolights).
1
5
8
4
4
3
6
7
9
1
2
10
1
DUALZONEAUTOMATICTEMPERATURECONTROLWITHHEATEDSEATS
(IFEQUIPPED)
PREMIUM/AUDIOPHILEIN-DASH6-CD/MP3SATELLITECOMPATIBLESOUNDSYSTEM
(IFEQUIPPED)
ON/OFF/VOLUMECONTROL
Press
toturnthesystem
onoroff.Turntoincreaseor
decreasevolume.
TUNER/DISCSELECTOR
Press
or
▲
/
▼
to
manuallygoupordown
theradio
frequencyband
ortoselectadesireddisc.
BASS/TREBLE/BALANCE/FADE
Press
MENUrepeatedly
untilthedesiredsetting
appearsinthedisplay.
Adjustusingthe
or
▲
/
▼
controls.
LOAD
ToloadaCDintothesystem,
press
LOAD.When
prompted,selectthedesired
slot(1-6)usingthememory
presetsandinserttheCDinto
thesystem.Pressandholdto
autoloaduptosixCDs.
CD
Press
toenterCDmode.
IfaCDisalreadyloadedinto
thesystem,theCDwillbegin
playingwhereitlastended.
SHUFFLE
Press
toplayCDtracksin
randomorder.
CDFASTFORWARD/REVERSE
Press
REWor
FFto
reverseoradvancewithina
CD/MP3track.
CDEJECT
Press
toejectaCD.
Pressandholdtoautoeject
allloadedCDs.
AM/FM
Press
toselectAMorFM
frequencybands.
SCANFUNCTION
Press
SCANforabrief
samplingofradiostations
orCDtracks.Pressagain
tostop.
SEEKFUNCTION
Press
or
SEEKto
accesstheprevious/next
strongstationortrack.
MP3TRACK/FOLDERMODE
InTrackmode,press
or
SEEKtoscroll
throughalltracksonthedisc.
InFoldermode,pressing
or
SEEKtoscroll
throughtrackswithina
selectedfolder.
Press
or
FOLDERto
accessnextorprevious
folderonMP3discs.
SATELLITERADIO
(IFEQUIPPED)
Yourvehiclemaybe
equippedwithSIRIUS
satelliteradio.PressAUX
repeatedlytocyclethrough
SAT1,SAT2andSAT3.Press
MENUrepeatedlyuntil
SATELLITERADIOMENU
appearsinthedisplay.Press
OKandthenpress
▲
/
▼
to
cyclethroughCategory,Save
Song,DeleteSong,DeleteAll
SongsandEnable/Disable
Alertsoptions.Refertoyour
Owner’sGuideformore
information.SIRIUSSatellite
Radioisasubscription
basedsatelliteradioservice
thatbroadcastsmusic,sports,
newsandentertainment
programming.Formore
informationandacomplete
listofSIRIUSsatelliteradio
channels,visitwww.sirius.com
intheUnitedStates,
www.sirius-canada.cain
Canada,orcallSIRIUSat
1–888–539–7474.
SETTINGMEMORYPRESETS
Tosetastation:Press
to
selectAMorFMfrequency
band,tunetoastation,then
pressandholdapresetbutton
(1-6)untilthesoundreturns.
SETTINGTHECLOCK
Press
MENUuntilSELECT
HOURSorSELECTMINSis
displayed.Press
or
▲
/
▼
toincrease/decreasethe
time.Press
MENUagain
todisengageclockmode.
7
15
14
11
9
11
9
12
13
2
4
3
4
16
7
8
3
8
11
9
10
4
1
6
3
8
5
SPLIT-FOLDING
REARSEAT
Oneorbothoftherearseats
canbefoldeddowntoprovide
additionalcargospace.
Tolowertheseatbacks,pull
thestraplocatedonthe
outboardsideoftheseat
backtoreleaseit,andthen
foldtheseatbackdown.
Whenraisingtheseat
back(s),makesuretofirmly
lockthemintoplaceandtug
forwardtoensurethatthey
arefullylatched.
SEATING
1
4
5
2
3
4
6
7
9
12
13
14
15
16
10
8
11
10
3
7
8
9
6
5
6
2
1
FRONTPASSENGER
FOLDFLATSEATBACK
Thefrontpassengerseat
backcanbefoldeddown
toahorizontalpositionto
allowroomforalongload.
Ensurethattheseatisin
therearmostpositionand
theheadrestraintisfully
down,priortopullingthe
straplocatedontheback
oftheseat.
ADDITIONALINFORMATION
2009FORDTAURUS
INTEGRATEDKEYHEAD
TRANSMITTER(IKT)AND
REMOTEENTRYSYSTEM
Yourvehiclecomesequipped
withtwoprogrammed
IntegratedKeyhead
Transmitters(IKTs)whichare
bothaprogrammedignition
keyandaremotekeyless
entrytransmitter.Handlethe
IKTcarefullywhenstarting
thecartoavoidaccidentally
pressinganyoftheremote
entrybuttons.Press
once
tounlockthedriver’sdoor.
Theinteriorlampswililuminate.
Press
twicetounlockall
thedoors.Press
onceto
lockallthedoors.Theturn
lampswillflash.Press
twicetoconfirmallthedoors
andtrunkareclosed.The
doorswilllockagain,thehorn
willchirpandtheturnlamps
willflashonceifallthedoors
andtrunkareclosed.
Note
:
Ifanydoororthetrunkisnot
closed,thehornwillchirp
twiceandthelampswillnot
flash.Press
toactivate
thepanicalarm.Thehornwill
soundandtheturnlampswill
flash.Press
againorturn
theignitionontodeactivate
thepanicalarm.Press
to
unlockthetrunk.
Car
finder
:Press
twicewithin
threeseconds.Thehornwill
chirpandtheturnlampswill
flash.Itisrecommendedto
usemethodtolocateyour
vehicle,ratherthanusingthe
panicalarm.
Note
:Ensure
thatyoukeeptheadhesive
securitylabelsinasafe
placeforfuturereference.
Replacementsareonly
availablethroughan
authorizeddealer.
KEYLESSENTRY
KEYPAD
Thekeylessentrykeypadcan
beusedtolockorunlockthe
doorsoropenthetrunk
withoutusingakey.Itcan
alsorecallthepositionsofthe
memoryseat,powermirrors
andadjustablepedals(if
equipped),ifthememory
featurehasbeenactivated.
Formoreinformation,please
consultyourOwner’sGuide.
HOMELINK®
(IFEQUIPPED)
TheHomeLink±Wireless
ControlSystem,locatedon
thedriver'svisor,providesa
convenientwaytoreplace
uptothreehandheld
transmitterswithasingle
device.Thisfeaturewill
operatemostgaragedoors,
entrygateoperators,security
systems,andhomeoroffice
lighting.Forprogramming,
pleaseconsultyour
Owner'sGuide.
REVERSESENSING
SYSTEM
(IFEQUIPPED)
TheReverseSensingSystem
(RSS)soundsatonetowarn
youofobstaclesneartherear
bumperwhenthevehicleisin
Reverse(R)andistraveling
lessthan3mph(5km/h).
Thesystemisnoteffective
atspeedsabove3mph
(5km/h)andmaynotdetect
certainangularormoving
objects.RefertoyourOwner’s
Guideformoreinformation.
ADVANCETRAC®
Yourvehicleisequippedwith
theAdvanceTrac±stability
enhancementsystem.This
systemconsistsof:Traction
control,whichhelpsavoid
wheelspinandlossoftraction,
andElectronicStabilityControl,
whichhelpsavoidskidsor
lateralslides.Thesefeatures
worktogethertohelpyouto
maintainstabilityandsteerability
ofyourvehicleduringavariety
ofroadconditions.Ifyour
vehiclebecomesstuckinthe
snow,mudorsand,tryturning
offtheAdvanceTrac±system
toallowwheelspinandhelp
increasemomentumtodig
thevehicleout.Thesystem
defaultstoonandthecontrol
willilluminatewhenturnedoff.
USBPORT
(IFEQUIPPED)
Yourvehiclemaybe
equippedwithaUSBport
insideyourcenterconsole.
Thisfeatureallowsyouto
pluginmediaplaying
devicesamongother
options.Formoredetailed
information,pleasereferto
yourSYNCorNavigation
supplement(ifequipped).
SYNC
(IFEQUIPPED)
Yourvehiclemaybe
equippedwithSYNC–a
hands-freecommunications
andentertainmentsystem
withspecialphoneand
mediafeatures.Formore
information,pleasereferto
theSYNCsupplementorto
theSYNCsectioninthe
Navigationsupplement.
Pleasealsofeelfreetovisit
www.SyncMyRide.com.
POWERMIRRORS
Rotatethecontrolclockwise
toadjusttherightmirrorand
counterclockwisetoadjust
theleftmirror.Movethe
controlinthedirectionyou
wishtotiltthemirror.Rotate
thecontroltothecenter
positiontolockthemirrors
inplace.
MOONROOF
(IFEQUIPPED)
Yourvehiclemaybe
equippedwithamoonroof
whichhasanautomatic,
one-touchexpressopening
andclosingfeature.Toopen
themoonroof,pressthe
SLIDEcontrol.Pressagainto
close.Tostopmotionatany
timeduringtheone-touch
operation,pressthecontrol
asecondtime.Toventthe
moonroof,presstheTILT
control.Themoonroofhas
abuilt-inshadewhichcanbe
manuallyopenedorclosed
whentheglasspanelisclosed.
MEMORYFEATURE
(IFEQUIPPED)
Thememoryfeatureenablesthe
vehicleto‘remember’yourseat,
mirror,andadjustablepedals
position(ifequipped).Toset,
positiontheseat,mirrorsand
adjustablepedals(ifequipped)
whereyouwantthem.Press
andholdeitherthe1or2control
onthedriver’sdoorpaneluntil
youheartwotones.Withinthree
seconds,press
onthe
remotetransmitter.Another
tonewilsoundwhenthe
processiscomplete.Onceset,
pressing
onthesameIKT
wilautomaticalymovethe
seat,mirrorsandadjustable
pedalstothechosenmemory
position.Formorecomplete
information,pleaserefertoyour
Owner’sGuide.