Driving
Tirescanbedamagedduringoff-roaduse.Foryoursafety,tiresthatare
damagedshouldnotbeusedforhighwaydrivingbecausetheyaremore
likelytoblowoutorfail.
Youshouldcarefullyobservetherecommendedtireinflationpressure
foundonthesafetycompliancecertificationlabelattachedtotheleft
frontdoorlockfacingordoorlatchpostpillar.Failuretofollowtire
pressurerecommendationscanadverselyaffectthewayyourvehicle
handles.DonotexceedtheFordMotorCompanyrecommendedpressure
evenifitislessthanthemaximumpressureallowedforthetire.
Eachdaybeforeyoudrive,check
yourtires.Ifonelookslowerthan
theothers,useatiregaugetocheck
pressureofalltires,andadjustif
required.Checktirepressurewitha
tiregaugeeveryfewweeks
(includingspare).Safeoperation
requirestiresthatareneither
underinflatednoravehiclewhichis
overloaded.
Periodicallyinspectthetiretreadsandremovestones,nails,glassor
otherobjectsthatmaybewedgedinthetreadgrooves.Checkforholes
orcutsthatmaypermitairleakagefromthetireandmakenecessary
repairs.
Inspectthetiresidewallsforcuts,bruisesandotherdamage.Ifinternal
damagetothetireissuspected,havethetiredemountedandinspected
incaseitneedstoberepairedorreplaced.
MaintenanceandModifications
Thesuspensionandsteeringsystemsonyourvehiclehavebeendesigned
andtestedtoprovidebothreliableandreasonablypredictable
performancewhetherloadedoremptyanddurableloadcarrying
capability.Forthisreason,FordMotorCompanystronglyrecommends
thatyoudonotmakemodificationssuchasaddingorremovingparts
(suchasliftkitsorstabilizerbars)orbyusingreplacementpartsnot
equivalenttotheoriginalfactoryequipment.
Anymodificationstoavehiclethatraisethecenterofgravitycanmake
itmorelikelythevehiclewillrolloverasaresultofalossofcontrol.
FordMotorCompanyrecommendsthatcautionbeusedwithanyvehicle
equippedwithahighloadordevice(suchasladderracksorpickupbox
cover).
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| Categories | Ford Manuals, Ford Ranger Manuals |
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| Tags | Ford Ranger 2.3, Ford Ranger 3.0, Ford Ranger 4.0 |
| Model Year | 2002 |
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