Tires, Wheels and Loading
Under-inflationisthemostcommoncauseoftirefailuresand
mayresultinseveretirecracking,treadseparationorЉblowoutЉ,
withunexpectedlossofvehiclecontrolandincreasedriskofinjury.
Under-inflationincreasessidewallflexingandrollingresistance,
resultinginheatbuildupandinternaldamagetothetire.Italsomay
resultinunnecessarytirestress,irregularwear,lossofvehiclecontrol
andaccidents.Atirecanloseuptohalfofitsairpressureandnot
appeartobeflat!
AlwaysinflateyourtirestotheFordrecommendedinflationpressure
evenifitislessthanthemaximuminflationpressureinformationfound
onthetire.TheFordrecommendedtireinflationpressureisfoundon
theSafetyComplianceCertificationLabelwhichislocatedontheB-Pillar
ortheedgeofthedriver’sdoor.Failuretofollowthetirepressure
recommendationscancauseuneventreadwearpatternsandadversely
affectthewayyourvehiclehandles.
MaximumPermissibleInflationPressureisthetiremanufactures’
maximumpermissiblepressureand/orthepressureatwhichthe
maximumloadcanbecarriedbythetire.Thispressureisnormally
higherthanthemanufacturer’srecommendedcoldinflationpressure
whichcanbefoundoneithertheSafetyComplianceCertificationLabel
whichislocatedontheB-Pillarortheedgeofthedriver’sdoor.Thecold
inflationpressureshouldneverbesetlowerthantherecommended
pressureontheSafetyComplianceCertificationLabel.
Whenweathertemperaturechangesoccur,tireinflationpressuresalso
change.A10°F(6°C)temperaturedropcancauseacorresponding
dropof1psi(7kPa)ininflationpressure.Checkyourtirepressures
frequentlyandadjustthemtotheproperpressurewhichcanbefound
ontheSafetyComplianceCertificationLabel.
Ifyouarecheckingtirepressurewhenthetireishot,(i.e.drivenmore
than1mile[1.6km]),never“bleed”orreduceairpressure.Thetiresare
hotfromdrivinganditisnormalforpressurestoincreaseabove
recommendedcoldpressures.Ahottireatorbelowrecommendedcold
inflationpressurecouldbesignificantlyunder-inflated.
Tocheckthepressureinyourtire(s):
1.
Makesurethetiresarecool,meaningtheyarenothotfromdriving
evenamile.
Note:Ifyouhavetodriveadistancetogetairforyourtire(s),check
andrecordthetirepressurefirstandaddtheappropriateairpressure
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2005
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2005 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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