All-Wheel Drive (If Equipped) 204
All wheel drive .......................................204
Brakes 211
Brakes .............................................211
Hints on driving with anti-lock brakes ......................212
Parking brake........................................212
Traction Control 213
TractionControl™....................................213
Stability Control 214
AdvanceTrac® .......................................216
Parking Aids 217
Sensing system.......................................217
Active park assist .....................................219
Rear-view camera system ...............................223
Cruise Control 227
Using cruise control ...................................227
Using Adaptive Cruise Control............................228
Driving Aids 237
Blind Spot Information System (BLIS) with Cross Traffic
Alert(CTA).........................................237
Collision warning system ................................242
Steering ............................................245
Load Carrying 247
Cargo net...........................................247
Vehicle loading .......................................247
Towing 255
Trailertowing........................................255
Wrecker towing ......................................259
Recreational towing ...................................260
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2013 Taurus
Owners Guide gf, 3rd Printing, December 2012
USA (fus)