Roadside emergencies
CHANGING THE TIRES
Ifyougetaflattirewhiledriving,donotapplythebrakeheavily.
Instead,graduallydecreaseyourspeed.Holdthesteeringwheelfirmly
andslowlymovetoasafeplaceonthesideoftheroad.
Spare tire information
Yourvehicleisequippedwithasparetirethatmaybeusedasaspareor
aregulartire.Thesparetireisnotequippedwithwheeltrim.Thewheel
trimfromtheoriginalwheel/tiremaybeusedonthespare.
Ifyourvehicleisequippedwith4WDorAWD,asparetireofa
differentsizethantheroadtiresshouldnotbeused.Suchatire
couldresultindamagetodrivelinecomponentsandmakethe
vehicledifficulttocontrol.
Location of the spare tire and tools
Thesparetireandtoolsforyourvehiclearestowedinthefollowing
locations:
Tool
Location
Sparetire
Underthevehicle,justinfrontoftherear
bumper
Jack,lugnutwrench
Jackhandle
Leftrearquarterpanelbehindinteriortrim
Behindrearseats,undercarpet
Removing the spare tire
1.
Insertthejackhandleintothe
rearbumperopening.
Thehandlewillstopmovingand
forwardresistancetoturningwillbe
feltwhenproperlyengaged.
2.
Turnthehandlecounterclockwise
untiltireisloweredtotheground,
thetirecanbeslidrearwardandthe
cableisslightlyslack.
3.
Removetheretainerfromthe
sparetire.
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| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 1998 |
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