Ford Taurus X (2009 year). Manual — part 30

Setup menu

Press this control for the following
displays:
• System Check
• Oil Life
• Language
• Units (English/Metric)
• Autolamp Delay (if equipped)
• Autolock (if equipped)
• Autounlock (if equipped)
• Power Liftgate (if equipped)

• Easy entry/exit seat (if equipped)
System check

Selecting this function from the
SETUP menu causes the message
center to cycle through each of the
systems being monitored. For each
of the monitored systems, the
message center will indicate either
an OK message or a warning message for two to four seconds.
Pressing the RESET control cycles the message center through each of
the systems being monitored.
The sequence of the system check report is as follows:
1. OIL LIFE
2. CHARGING SYSTEM
3. WASHER FLUID LEVEL
4. DOORS CLOSED
5. LIFTGATE CLOSED
6. BRAKE SYSTEM
7. TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (if equipped and warning is
present)
8. DISTANCE TO EMPTY

Oil life
An oil change is required whenever indicated by the message center.
USE ONLY RECOMMENDED ENGINE OILS.

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To reset the oil monitoring system to 100% after each oil change
(approximately 7,500 miles [12,000 km] or six months) perform the
following:

1. Press the SETUP control to enter
SYSTEM CHECK, then press SETUP
control again to display “OIL LIFE =
XXX% HOLD RESET = NEW”.

2. Press and hold the RESET
control for two seconds and release.
Oil life is set to 100% and “OIL LIFE
SET TO 100%” is displayed.

3. While “OIL LIFE SET TO 100%”
is displayed, if a lower oil life is
desired, press and release the RESET control to reduce the value. Each
press of the RESET control reduces the value by 10%.

Note: Oil life of 100% equals 7,500 miles (12,000 km) or six months. For
example, setting oil life to 60% sets the oil life value to 4,500 miles
(7,200 km) and 108 days.

Language

1. Select this function from the
SETUP menu for the current
language to be displayed.

2. Pressing the RESET control
cycles the message center through
each of the language choices.

3. Press and hold the RESET control to set the language choice.

Units (English/Metric)

1. Select this function from the
SETUP menu for the current units
to be displayed.

2. Press the RESET control to
change from English to Metric.

Autolamp delay (if equipped)

This feature keeps your headlights on for up to three minutes after the
ignition is switched off.

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1. To disable/enable the autolamp
delay feature, select this function
from the SETUP control for the
current display mode.

2. Press the RESET control to select
the new Autolamp delay values of 0,
10, 20, 30, 60, 90, 120 or 180 seconds.

Autolock (if equipped)

This feature automatically locks all vehicle doors when the vehicle is
shifted into any gear, putting the vehicle in motion.

1. To disable/enable the autolock
feature, select this function from the
SETUP control for the current
display mode.

2. Press the RESET control to turn
the autolock ON or OFF.

Autounlock (if equipped)

This feature automatically unlocks all vehicle doors when the driver’s
door is opened within 10 minutes of the ignition being turned off.

1. To disable/enable the autounlock
feature, select this function from the
SETUP control for the current
display mode.

2. Press the RESET control switch
to turn the autounlock ON or OFF.

Power liftgate (if equipped)

This feature allows users to open/close the rear liftgate at the touch of a
button.

1. To disable/enable the power
liftgate feature, select this function
from the SETUP control for the
current display mode.

2. Press the RESET control to turn
the power liftgate ON or OFF. If disabled, the outside release handle and
the rear cargo area control button are off. The instrument panel button
will continue to function the liftgate in power mode.

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Easy entry/exit seat (if equipped)

This feature automatically moves the drivers seat backwards for easy exit
from the vehicle.

1. To disable/enable the easy
entry/exit seat feature, select this
function from the SETUP control for
the current display mode.

2. Press the RESET control to turn
the easy entry/exit seat ON or OFF.

System warnings

System warnings alert you to possible problems or malfunctions in your
vehicle’s operating systems.

In the event of a multiple warning situation, the message center will
cycle the display to show all warnings by displaying each one for several
seconds.

The message center will display the last selected feature if there are no
more warning messages. This allows you to use the full functionality of
the message center after you acknowledge the warning by pressing the
RESET control and clearing the warning message.

Warning messages that have been reset are divided into three categories:
• They will not disappear until a condition is changed.
• They will reappear on the display 10 minutes from the reset.
• They will not reappear until an ignition off-on cycle has been

completed.

This acts as a reminder that these warning conditions still exist within
the vehicle.

Warnings

Status

Driver door ajar

Warning cannot be reset
(CLOSE DOOR TO RESET) will be
displayed

Passenger door ajar

Rear left door ajar

Rear right door ajar

Fuel level low

Warning returns after 10 minutes

Check charging system

Check brake system

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