2013 Ford Taurus Owner Manual Printing 3 - Page 96

Lighting The high beams will switch off if: 95 • An approaching vehicle's headlights or a preceding vehicle's tail lamps are detected. • The vehicle speed falls below 19 mph (30 km/h). • The ambient light level is high enough that high beams are not needed. • Severe rain, snow or fog is detected. • The camera is blocked. Activating the system Switch the system on within the information display. See Information displays. Turn the lighting control to the autolamps position. Manually overriding the system When the automatic control has activated high beams, pushing or pulling the stalk will provide a temporary override to low beam. To permanently deactivate the system use the information display menu or turn the lighting control switch from autolamps to headlamps. 2013 Taurus Owners Guide gf, 3rd Printing, December 2012 USA (fus)