Ford Taurus Owners Manual: Towing

Load limit
Vehicle Loading – With and Without a Trailer This section will guide you in the proper loading of your vehicle and/or trailer, to keep your loaded vehicle weight within its design rating capabili ...

Trailer towing
WARNING: Do not exceed the GVWR or the GAWR specified on the certification label. WARNING: Towing trailers beyond the maximum recommended gross trailer weight exceeds the limit of your vehicle and ...

Other materials:

Sunshade
The power rear sunshade covers the rear window of the vehicle. The control is located in the center console access bin. Press the control to move the sunshade up or down. Note: Do not try to manually move the sunshade. The sunshade has a one-touch down feature. Press and release the cont ...

Instrument Cluster and Panel Illumination
DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION Instrument Cluster and Panel Illumination Overview Dimmable Backlighting Dimmable illumination provides backlighting to certain switches and control components when the parking lamps are on. The level of backlighting intensity is adjusted by instrument panel dimmer switch ...

Child seat positioning
WARNING: Airbags can kill or injure a child in a child seat. Never place a rear-facing child seat in front of an active airbag. If you must use a forward-facing child seat in the front seat, move the vehicle seat upon which the child seat is installed all the way back. When possible, all c ...