Ford 1999 Taurus Automobile User Manual


 
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RefertotheMaintenanceSchedulebookletfor
additionalinformation.
TheVehicleMessageCentermaybemanuallyreset
bydepressingtheOilChangeResetSwitchforfive
seconds.
Protectyourskinbywashingwithsoapandwater.
WARNING
ContinuouscontactwithUSEDmotor
oilhascausedcancerinlaboratory
mice.
BrakeFluid
Undernormalcircumstances,yourvehicleshould
notuseupbrakefluidrapidly.However,expectthe
levelofthebrakefluidtoslowlyfallasyouput
moremileageonyourvehicleandthebrakelinings
wear.
Youshouldcheckthebrakefluidatevery
scheduledengineoilchange,butbesuretocheck
itatleastonceayear.Youcandothisbylooking
atthefluidlevelintheplasticreservoironthe
mastercylinder.(SeeTheEngineTypeinthis
chaptertolocatethemastercylinder.)Thefluid
levelshouldbebetweentheMAXandMINmark.
WARNING
Brakefluidistoxic.
Ifbrakefluidcontactseyes,flusheyeswithrunning
waterfor15minutes.Getmedicalattentionif
irritationpersists.Iftakeninternally,drinkwater
andinducevomiting.Getmedicalattention
immediately.
Ifthefluidislow,carefullycleanandremovethe
capfromthereservoir.Fillthereservoirtothe
MAXlinewithFordHighPerformanceDOT3
BrakeFluidC6AZ-19542-ABorequivalentDOT3
fluidmeetingFordspecificationESA-M6C25-A.
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Update:Thu Jun 20 14:28:32 1996