Ford Taurus2017 Owner's Manual page 403

Callout
A Left-hand front
seat temper-
ature:
B Heated steering
wheel:
C Defrost
D AUTO
E Power
Taurus (CPH) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, First Printing
SYNC
Item
Touch up or down to adjust the temperature.
Touch the heated steering wheel icon to switch the
heated steering wheel on and off (if equipped).
A pop up appears on the screen to display the defrost
options.
MAX
Defrost:
Defrost
Touch the button to switch on automatic operation.
Select the desired temperature using the temperature
control. The system adjusts fan speed, air distribution,
air conditioning operation, and selects outside air or
recirculated air to heat or cool the vehicle in order to
maintain the desired temperature.
Touch the button to switch the system on and off.
Switching off the climate control system prevents
outside air from entering the vehicle.
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Description
Touch the button to maximize defrosting.
Outside air flows through the windshield
vents, the fan automatically adjusts to the
highest speed and the temperature dial
returns to the full heat position. You can
use this setting to defog or clear a thin
covering of ice from the windshield. The
heated rear window also automatically
turns on when you select MAX Defrost.
Touch this button again to return to the
previous airflow selection.
Touch to clear the windshield of fog and
thin ice. Touch again to return to the
previous airflow selection. When on,
defrost provides outside air to reduce
window fogging and distributes air through
the windshield defroster vents and
demister vents.
Note: To prevent window fogging, you
cannot select recirculated air when Defrost
is on.
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