Ford Taurus 2012 - Advance Trac Sport Mode; Four-wheel Disc Brakes

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May 2011
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RE&T: 2012 Source Book
Taurus
Taurus
Performance/Handling
2012
Chassis cont’d
AdvanceTrac Sport Mode
• IncludedintheSHOPerformancePackage
• IncludesABSandtractioncontrolaswellas
yaw stability control
• SportModeisauniquecalibrationofAdvanceTrac
for more spirited driving while AdvanceTrac is enabled
NOTE: Additional AdvanceTrac electronic stability
control information is available in the Safety section in
the Source Book Appendices or on eSourceBook.
Four-wheel Disc Brakes
• Largebrakerotors(12.4"frontand13.0"rear)fora
large swept area and powerful braking. Front rotors
are vented for better heat dissipation to help reduce
brake fade
• Twin-pistonfrontcalipersprovidepreciseand
powerful braking performance
• Low-metallic,high-frictionbrakepadmaterialfor
durability and dust control. The results are potentially
lower maintenance costs and cleaner wheels
Flat/Neutral Towing
• Someownersmaywishtoflattow(four-wheel-down
tow) their vehicle behind a motorhome or other vehicle
• AllTaurusmodelscanbeflattowedsafely
– Maximum speed limit while towing is 70 mph
– Parking brake must be fully released
– Transmission must be in Neutral
• SeethevehicleOwnerGuideformoredetails
A CLOSER LOOK: AdvanceTrac Sport Mode Settings
Control Switch Functions Mode “Sliding
Car Off”
Icon
Message Center
Display
AdvanceTrac Traction
Control
Control switch pressed once
momentarily
Traction
Control OFF
On TRACTION
CONTROL OFF
Enabled Disabled
Control switch pressed twice rapidly,
brakes applied and no throttle apply
Sport Mode
(if equipped)
On ADVANCETRAC
SPORT MODE
Enabled Enabled
Control switch pressed and held
for more than five seconds, vehicle
speed = 0 mph, brakes applied
AdvanceTrac
Disabled
On ADVANCETRAC
OFF
Disabled Disabled