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2005 Ford Taurus SEL, 4D Sedan

Principles of Operation

2005 Ford Taurus SEL, 4D SedanSECTION Principles of Operation
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The instrument cluster uses different types of sounds to alert the driver of various vehicle conditions as follows:

  • Safety belt warning (repetitive chime)
  • Safety belt minder warning (repetitive chime after a delay and after the safety belt chime is completed)
  • Key-in-ignition warning (repetitive chime)
  • Headlamps on warning (repetitive chime)
  • Door ajar warning (single tone chime)
  • Turn signal on warning (repetitive chime after 3.2 km [2.0 miles])
  • Turn signal tone (tic-tock chime)
  • Parking brake warning (repetitive chime)
  • Air bag secondary warning chime (repetitive chime)
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