Maintenance and Specifications
Whenreplacingfullsizetires,nevermixradialbias-belted,or
bias-typetires.Useonlythetiresizesthatarelistedonthe
CertificationorTireLabel.Makesurethatalltiresarethesamesize,
speedrating,andload-carryingcapacity.Useonlythetirecombinations
recommendedonthelabel.Ifyoudonotfollowtheseprecautions,
yourvehiclemaynotdriveproperlyandsafely.
Makesurethatallreplacementtiresareofthesamesize,type,
load-carryingcapacityandtreaddesign(e.g.,“AllTerrain”,
“Touring”,etc.),asoriginallyofferedbyFord.
Failuretofollowtheseprecautionsmayadverselyaffectthe
handlingofthevehicle,andincreasetheriskoflossofvehicle
control,vehiclerolloverand/orpersonalinjury.
Tiresthatarelargerorsmallerthanyourvehicle’soriginaltiresmayalso
affecttheaccuracyofyourspeedometer.
SNOW TIRES AND CHAINS
Snowtiresmustbethesamesizeandgradeasthetiresyou
currentlyhaveonyourvehicle.
Thetiresonyourvehiclehaveallweathertreadstoprovidetractionin
rainandsnow.However,insomeclimates,youmayneedtousesnow
tiresandchains.Ifyouneedtousesnowtiresandchains,itis
recommendedthatsteelwheelsareusedofthesamesizeand
specificationsasthoseoriginallyinstalled.
Followtheseguidelineswhenusingsnowtiresandchains:
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Donotusetirechainsonaluminumwheels.Chainsmaychipthe
wheels.
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SAEClassSchainsmaybeusedonP185/65R14tires.
Donotusetirechainswith38cm(15inch)wheel/tireoptions.Using
chainsonthissizetiremaycausedamagetosteering,suspension
and/orbodycomponents.
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Installchainssecurely,verifyingthatthechainsdonottouchany
wiring,brakelinesorfuellines.
Drivecautiously.Ifyouhearthechainsruborbangagainstyour
vehicle,stopandre-tightenthechains.Ifthisdoesnotwork,remove
thechainstopreventdamagetoyourvehicle.
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| Model Year | 2003 |
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