Ford 2015 TAURUS - Essential Information

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
LOCATION OF SPARE
TIRE AND TOOLS
Your spare tire and tools are
in your trunk underneath
your cargo cover. The
spare tire is designed for
emergency use only and
should be replaced as soon
as possible. For complete
details on changing your
tire, refer to the Wheels
and Tires chapter of
your Owner’s Manual.
Note: Some Taurus SHO
vehicles are equipped with a
tire mobility kit and no spare
tire. Refer to your Owner’s
Manual for information
on how to use this kit.
TIRE PRESSURE
MONITORING SYSTEM
Your vehicle has a tire
pressure monitoring
system that shows a low
tire pressure warning light
in your information
display when one or
more of your tires are
significantly under-inflated.
If this happens, stop and
check your tires as soon as
possible. Inflate them to the
proper pressure. Refer to the
Wheels and Tires chapter
of your Owner’s Manual
for more information.
ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE
Your new Ford vehicle
comes with the assurance
and support of 24-hour
emergency roadside
assistance. To receive
roadside assistance in
the United States, call
1-800-241-3673. In Canada,
call 1-800-665-2006.
REAR WINDOW
BUFFETING
When one or both of your
rear windows are open,
you may hear a pulsing
noise. To alleviate this,
lower a front window
approximately 2 to 5 inches
(5 to 8 centimeters).
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
FUEL TANK CAPACITY
AND FUEL INFO
Your vehicle has a 19.0
gallon (71.9L) fuel tank
capacity. If your vehicle has
a yellow ring around the fuel
inlet, you have a flex fuel
vehicle. You can use either
regular unleaded fuel, E85
ethanol fuel or any mixture
of the two.
It is best not to alternate
repeatedly between gasoline
and E85. If you do switch
fuels, it is recommended
that you add as much fuel
as possible, at least half a
tank. Do not add less than
5 gallons (18.9L) when
refueling. You should drive
the vehicle immediately aer
refueling for at least 5 miles
(8 km) to allow the vehicle
to adapt to the change in
ethanol concentration. If you
exclusively use E85 fuel,
it is recommended to fill
the fuel tank with regular
unleaded gasoline at each
scheduled oil change.
If the fuel inlet includes this
symbol
, then your
vehicle uses only “Regular”
unleaded gasoline with an
octane rating of 87 or higher.
Do not use E85 fuels
because your vehicle
was not designed to run
on fuels with more than
15%ethanol.
Refer to the Fuel and
Refueling chapter of
your Owner’s Manual
for more details.
EASY FUEL
®
SYSTEM
When refueling your vehicle:
1. Switch the engine o.
2. Push on the fuel door
to open.
3. Slowly insert the fuel filler
nozzle and begin fueling.
4. When finished pumping
fuel, wait approximately
5-10 seconds before
removing the fuel filler
nozzle. This allows the
residual fuel to drain
into the tank.
Note: When using a portable
fuel container, use the fuel
funnel, located in the spare
tire compartment. Slowly
insert the fuel funnel into the
fuel system and then pour
the fuel into the funnel.
Do not use aermarket
funnels as they do not work
with the Easy Fuel system
and may cause damage.
Properly clean or dispose of
the funnel aer each use.
TOWING YOUR VEHICLE
Towing your vehicle behind
an RV or any other vehicle
may be limited. Refer to
Towing the Vehicle on Four
Wheels section in the
Towing chapter of your
Owner’s Manual.
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