Ford Taurus 2016 - Essential Information

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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 or an E85 sticker on the fuel door
hinge, 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, we
recommend that you add as much fuel as
possible or a minimum of a 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 use E85 fuel exclusively,
we recommend filling 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 the center-rear edge
of 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
wheel storage tray. 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.
Essential Information
TIRE SEALANT
AND INFLATOR KIT*
The kit is under the load floor
of the luggage compartment.
It includes an air compressor
to inflate the tire and a
sealing compound in a
canister, eectively sealing
most punctures caused by
nails or similar objects. This
kit provides a temporary
tire repair allowing you to
drive your vehicle up to
120 miles (200 km) at a
maximum speed of 50
mph (80 km/h) to reach
a tire service location.
Note: The temporary mobility
kit canister contains enough
sealant compound for one tire
repair only. See your authorized
Ford dealer for additional
replacement sealant canisters
For vehicles with a spare wheel
and tire assembly, refer to
the Wheels and Tires chapter
of your Owner’s Manual.
TIRE PRESSURE
MONITORING
SYSTEM (TPMS)
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
You may hear a pulsing noise when only one of the
windows is open. Lower the opposite window slightly
to reduce this noise.
*if equipped