2002 Ford Escape Owners Manual

Driving
Ifyouneverthelessdecidetoequipyour4x4foroff-roadusewithtires
largerthanwhatFordrecommends,youshouldnotusethesetiresfor
highwaydriving.
Ifyouuseanytire/wheelcombinationnotrecommendedbyFord,itmay
adverselyaffectvehiclehandlingandcouldcausesteering,suspension,
axleortransfercasefailure.
Donotuse”aftermarketliftkits”orothersuspensionmodifications,
whetherornottheyareusedwithlargertiresandwheels.
These“aftermarketliftkits”couldadverselyaffectthevehicle’shandling
characteristics,whichcouldleadtolossofvehiclecontrolorrollover
andseriousinjury.
Tirescanbedamagedduringoff-roaduse.Foryoursafety,tiresthatare
damagedshouldnotbeusedforhighwaydrivingbecausetheyaremore
likelytoblowoutorfail.
Youshouldcarefullyobservetherecommendedtireinflationpressure
foundonthesafetycompliancecertificationlabelattachedtotheleft
frontdoorlockfacingordoorlatchpostpillar.Failuretofollowtire
pressurerecommendationscanadverselyaffectthewayyourvehicle
handles.DonotexceedtheFordrecommendedpressureevenifitisless
thanthemaximumpressureallowedforthetire.
Eachdaybeforeyoudrive,check
yourtires.Ifonelookslowerthan
theothers,useatiregaugetocheck
pressureofalltires,andadjustif
required.Checktirepressurewitha
tiregaugeeveryfewweeks
(includingspare).Safeoperation
requirestiresthatareneither
underinflatednoroverloaded.
Periodicallyinspectthetiretreadsandremovestones,nails,glassor
otherobjectsthatmaybewedgedinthetreadgrooves.Checkforholes
orcutsthatmaypermitairleakagefromthetireandmakenecessary
repairs.
Inspectthetiresidewallsforcuts,bruisesandotherdamage.Ifinternal
damagetothetireissuspected,havethetiredemountedandinspected
incaseitneedstoberepairedorreplaced.
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CategoriesFord Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2002
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