Maintenance and Specifications
Note:IfyourtiresshowunevenwearaskaqualifiedtechnicianataFord
orLincoln/Mercurydealershiptocheckforandcorrectanywheel
misalignment,tireimbalanceormechanicalprobleminvolvedbeforetire
rotation.
Note:Yourvehiclemaybeequippedwithadissimilarsparetire/wheel.A
dissimilarsparetire/wheelisdefinedasasparetireand/orwheelthatis
differentinbrand,sizeorappearancefromtheroadtiresandwheels.If
youhaveadissimilarsparetire/wheelitisintendedfortemporaryuse
onlyandshouldnotbeusedinatirerotation.
Note:Afterhavingyourtiresrotated,inflationpressuremustbechecked
andadjustedtothevehiclerequirements.
Tire wear
Measureandinspectthetiretreadonallyourtiresperiodically.
Advancedandunusualtirewearcanreducetheabilityoftreadtogrip
theroadinadverse(wet,snowy,etc.)conditions.Visuallycheckyour
tiresforunevenwear,lookingforhighandlowareasorunusually
smoothareas.Alsocheckforsignsoftiredamage.
Whenthetreadisworndownto
1/16th
ofaninch,tiresmustbe
replacedtopreventyourvehicle
fromskiddingandhydroplaning.
Built-intreadwearindicators,or
“
wearbars”,whichlooklikenarrow
stripsofsmoothrubberacrossthe
treadwillappearonthetirewhen
thetreadisworndownto4mm(1/16thofaninch).Whenyouseethese
“
wearbars”,thetireiswornoutandshouldbereplaced.
Inspectyourtiresfrequentlyforanyofthefollowingconditionsand
replacethemifoneormoreofthefollowingconditionsexist:
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Fabricshowingthroughthetirerubber
Bulgesinthetreadorsidewalls
Cracksorcutsonthesidewalls
Cracksinthetreadgroove
Impactdamageresultingfromuse
Separationinthetread
Separationinthesidewall
Severeabrasiononthesidewall
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2004
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USAEnglish(fus)
| Categories | Ford Focus Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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