1998 Ford Taurus SHOFACTORY OEM SERVICE PROCEDURE

Component Locations

COMPONENT LOCATIONS

Component Location
All Door Lock Relay (1) Under Instrument Panel, To Right Of Steering Column
All Door Unlock Relay (1) Under Instrument Panel, To Right Of Steering Column
Data Link Connector (1) Mounted On Instrument Panel, Below Steering Column
Driver's Door Unlock Relay (2) On Instrument Panel Fuse Box
Door Lock Actuators Lower Rear Of Appropriate Door, Behind Door Panel
Door Lock Switches On Appropriate Door Panel
Generic Electronic Module (GEM) (1) Attach To Under Side Of Instrument Panel Fuse Box
Interior Light Relay (2) On Instrument Panel Fuse Box
Liftgate Unlock Relay (Wagon) Under Instrument Panel, To Right Of Steering Column
Passive Anti-Theft System (PATS) Module (1) Center Of Instrument Panel, Behind Integrated Control Panel
Remote Anti-Theft Personality (RAP) Module (1) Above Accelerator Pedal
Trunk Lid Release Relay (1) Under Center Of Instrument Panel
Trunk Lid Release Switch On Instrument Panel, Below Headlight Switch
(1) See Fig 1 .
(2) See Fig 2 .
Fig 1: Component Locations
G98E01799Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
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