Maintenance and care
Failuretofollowtheseprecautionsmayadverselyaffectthe
handlingofthevehicleandmakeiteasierforthedrivertolose
controlandrollover.
Tiresthatarelargerorsmallerthanyourvehicle’soriginaltiresmayalso
affecttheaccuracyofyourspeedometer.
SNOW TIRES AND CHAINS
Snowtiresmustbethesamesizeandgradeasthetiresyou
currentlyhaveonyourvehicle.
Thetiresonyourvehiclehaveallweathertreadstoprovidetractionin
rainandsnow.However,insomeclimates,youmayneedtousesnow
tiresandchains.Ifyouneedtousesnowtiresandchains,itis
recommendedthatsteelwheelsareusedofthesamesizeand
specificationsasthoseoriginallyinstalled.
Followtheseguidelineswhenusingsnowtiresandchains:
•
Donotusetirechainsonaluminumwheels.Chainsmaychipthe
wheels.
•
•
UseonlySAEClassSchains.
Installchainssecurely,verifyingthatthechainsdonottouchany
wiring,brakelinesorfuellines.
•
Drivecautiously.Ifyouhearthechainsruborbangagainstyour
vehicle,stopandre-tightenthechains.Ifthisdoesnotwork,remove
thechainstopreventdamagetoyourvehicle.
•
•
Ifpossible,avoidfullyloadingyourvehicle.
Donotusetirechainswith38cm(15inch)wheel/tireoptions.Using
chainsonthissizetiremaycausedamagetosteering,suspension
and/orbodycomponents.
•
•
Removethetirechainswhentheyarenolongerneeded.Donotuse
tirechainsondryroads.
Thesuspensioninsulationandbumperswillhelppreventvehicle
damage.Donotremovethesecomponentsfromyourvehiclewhen
usingsnowtiresandchains.
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| Categories | Ford Escort Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Manual Download |
| Model Year | 1999 |
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| Publisher | ford.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | Ford Escort |
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