Driving
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Theweightofthesnowplowandsupportingcomponentsdistributedto
thefrontaxlemustnotexceedtheFrontAxleAccessoryReserve
Capacity.
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Thetotalweightofthesnowplowandaftermarketequipmentmust
notexceedtheTARC.
Theweightoftheinstalledsnowplowandaftermarketequipmentmust
notloadthevehiclebeyondtheGAWR(front/rear)andGVWRlisted
ontheSafetyComplianceCertificationLabel.
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Thetotalweightofthesnowplowandaftermarketequipmentmustbe
consideredpartofthepayloadandmustnotexceedtheGCWRfor
towing.
Federalandmostlocalregulationsrequireadditionalexteriorlamps
forsnowplow-equippedvehicles.Consultyourdealerforadditional
information.
Tireshavetheirmaximuminflationpressureandassociatedloadrating
imprintedonthetiresidewall.Thispressuremayormaynotbethe
sameasthatshownasrecommendedonthevehicle.Thevehicle
operatormayhavetoadjustthetireinflationpressureto
accommodatethesnowplowandpayload.Consultyourdealeror
equipmentinstallerforhelpwithproperinflationpressures.
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Federalandsomelocalregulationsrequireadditionalexteriorlamps
forsnowplow-equippedvehicles.Consultyourdealerforadditional
information.
Afterinstallingasnowplowtothevehicle,ensurethevehicle’ sfront
toealignmentandfrontrideheightarewithinspecification(resetif
required).Thesespecificationsarelocatedinthevehicle’ sWorkshop
Manual.
Note:DonotexceedtheGVWRortheGAWRspecifiedonthe
certificationlabel.
Removing snowplow
Afterremovingasnowplowfromthevehicle,ensurethevehicle’ sfront
toealignmentandfrontrideheightarewithinspecification(resetif
required).
Snowplowing with your air bag equipped vehicle
Yourvehicleisequippedwithadriverandpassengerairbag
SupplementalRestraintSystem(SRS)TheSRSisdesignedtoactivatein
certainfrontalandoffsetfrontalcollisionswhenthevehiclesustains
sufficientlongitudinaldeceleration.
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| Tags | Ford F-150 |
| Model Year | 2003 |
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