Maintenance and care
Replacing the tires
Replacethetireswhenthewear
bandisvisiblethroughthetire
treads.
Whenreplacingfullsizetires,nevermixradialbias-belted,or
bias-typetires.Useonlythetiresizesthatarelistedonthe
CertificationLabel.Makesurethatalltiresarethesamesize,speed
rating,andload-carryingcapacity.Useonlythetirecombinations
recommendedonthelabel.Ifyoudonotfollowtheseprecautions,
yourvehiclemaynotdriveproperlyandsafely.
Makesurethatallreplacementtiresareofthesamesize,type,
load-carryingcapacityandtreaddesign(e.g.,“AllTerrain”,etc.),
asoriginallyofferedbyFord.
Failuretofollowtheseprecautionsmayadverselyaffectthe
handlingofthevehicleandmakeiteasierforthedrivertolose
controlandrollover.
Tiresthatarelargerorsmallerthanyourvehicle’soriginaltiresmayalso
affecttheaccuracyofyourspeedometer.
SNOW TIRES AND CHAINS
Snowtiresmustbethesamesizeandgradeasthetiresyou
currentlyhaveonyourvehicle.
Thetiresonyourvehiclehaveallweathertreadstoprovidetractionin
rainandsnow.However,insomeclimates,youmayneedtousesnow
tiresandchains.Ifyouneedtousesnowtiresandchains,itis
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| Categories | Ford Escort Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Document Type | User and Operator's Vehicle Manual Guide. Free Auto PDF Manual Download |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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| Publisher | ford.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | Ford Escort |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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