Driving
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
andtestedtoprovidepredictableperformancewhetherloadedorempty
anddurableloadcarryingcapability.Forthisreason,FordMotor
Companystronglyrecommendsthatyoudonotmakemodificationssuch
asaddingorremovingparts(suchasliftkitsorstabilizerbars)orby
usingreplacementpartsnotequivalenttotheoriginalfactoryequipment.
Anymodificationstoavehiclethatraisethecenterofgravitycanmake
itmorelikelythevehiclewillrolloverasaresultofalossofcontrol.
FordMotorCompanyrecommendsthatcautionbeusedwithanyvehicle
equippedwithahighloadordevice(suchasladderracksorpickupbox
cover).
Failuretomaintainyourvehicleproperlymayvoidthewarranty,increase
yourrepaircost,reducevehicleperformanceandoperationalcapabilities
andadverselyaffectdriverandpassengersafety.Frequentinspectionof
vehiclechassiscomponentsisrecommendedifthevehicleissubjectedto
heavyoff-roadusage.
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| Model Year | 2003 |
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