2001 Ford Explorer Owners Manual

Driving

DonotexceedtheGVWRortheGAWRspecifiedonthe

certificationlabel.

Donotusereplacementtireswithlowerloadcarryingcapacitiesthanthe

originalsbecausetheymaylowerthevehicle’sGVWRandGAWR

limitations.Replacementtireswithahigherlimitthantheoriginalsdo

notincreasetheGVWRandGAWRlimitations.

TheSafetyCertificationLabel,foundonthedriver’sdoorpillar,lists

severalimportantvehicleweightratinglimitations.Beforeaddingany

additionalequipment,refertotheselimitations.Ifyouareaddingweight

tothefrontofyourvehicle,(potentiallyincludingweightaddedtothe

cab),theweightaddedshouldnotexceedthefrontaxlereservecapacity

(FARC).Additionalfrontalweightmaybeaddedtothefrontaxlereserve

capacityprovidedyoulimityourpayloadinotherways(i.e.restrictthe

numberofpassengersoramountofcargocarried).

Alwaysensurethattheweightofpassengers,cargoandequipmentbeing

carriediswithintheweightlimitationsthathavebeenestablishedfor

yourvehicleincludingbothgrossvehicleweightandFrontandrear

grossaxleweightratinglimits.Undernocircumstanceshouldthese

limitationsbeexceeded.Exceedinganyvehicleweightratinglimitation

couldresultinseriousdamagetothevehicleand/orpersonalinjury.

Special loading instructions for owners of pickup trucks and

utility-type vehicles

Forimportantinformationregardingsafeoperationofthistype

ofvehicle,seethePreparingtodriveyourvehiclesectionin

theDrivingchapterofthisownerguide.

Loadedvehicles,withahighercenterofgravity,mayhandle

differentlythanunloadedvehicles.Extraprecautions,suchas

slowerspeedsandincreasedstoppingdistance,shouldbetakenwhen

drivingaheavilyloadedvehicle.

Yourvehiclehasthecapabilitytohaulmorecargoandpeoplethanmost

passengercars.Dependinguponthetypeandplacementoftheload,

haulingcargoandpeoplemayraisethecenterofgravityofthevehicle.

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Model Year	2001
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