Maintenance and Specifications
Donotreplaceyourtireswith“highperformance”tiresorlarger
sizetires.
Failuretofollowtheseprecautionsmayadverselyaffectthe
handlingofthevehicle,andincreasetheriskoflossofvehicle
control,vehiclerolloverand/orpersonalinjury.
Tiresthatarelargerorsmallerthanyourvehicle’soriginaltiresmayalso
affecttheaccuracyofyourspeedometer.
SNOW TIRES AND CHAINS
Snowtiresmustbethesamesizeandgradeasthetiresyou
currentlyhaveonyourvehicle.
Thetiresonyourvehiclehaveallweathertreadstoprovidetractionin
rainandsnow.However,insomeclimates,youmayneedtousesnow
tiresandchains.Ifyouneedtousechains,itisrecommendedthatsteel
wheels(ofthesamesizeandspecifications)beused,aschainsmaychip
aluminumwheels.
Followtheseguidelineswhenusingsnowtiresandchains:
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UseonlySAEClassSchains.
Installchainssecurely,verifyingthatthechainsdonottouchany
wiring,brakelinesorfuellines.
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Drivecautiously.Ifyouhearthechainsruborbangagainstyour
vehicle,stopandre-tightenthechains.Ifthisdoesnotwork,remove
thechainstopreventdamagetoyourvehicle.
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Ifpossible,avoidfullyloadingyourvehicle.
Removethetirechainswhentheyarenolongerneeded.Donotuse
tirechainsondryroads.
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Thesuspensioninsulationandbumperswillhelppreventvehicle
damage.Donotremovethesecomponentsfromyourvehiclewhen
usingsnowtiresandchains.
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| Categories | Ford F-150 F-250 F-350 F-450 F-550 Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Tags | Ford F-150 |
| Model Year | 2003 |
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