Tires, Wheels and Loading
5.
Repeatthisprocedureforeachtire,includingthespare.
Note:Somesparetiresrequirehigherinflationpressurethantheother
tires.CheckthetirelabelontheBpillarortheedgeofthedriver’sdoor
fortherecommendedsparetirepressure.
6.
objectsembeddedthatcouldpokeaholeinthetireandcauseanair
leak.
Visuallyinspectthetirestomakesuretherearenonailsorother
7.
Checkthesidewallstomakesuretherearenogouges,cutsorbulges.
TIRE REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS
Yourvehicleisequippedwithtiresdesignedtoprovideasaferideand
handlingcapability.
Onlyusereplacementtiresandwheelsthatarethesamesize
andtype(suchasP-metricversusLT-metricorall-seasonversus
all-terrain)asthoseoriginallyprovidedbyFord.Useofanytireor
wheelnotrecommendedbyFordcanaffectthesafetyand
performanceofyourvehicle,whichcouldresultinanincreasedriskof
lossofvehiclecontrol,vehiclerollover,personalinjuryanddeath.
Additionallytheuseofnon-recommendedtiresandwheelscouldcause
steering,suspension,axleortransfercase/powertransferunitfailure.If
youhavequestionsregardingtirereplacement,seeanauthorizedFord
orLincolnMercurydealer.
Makesurealltiresandwheelsonthevehicleareofthesamesize,type,
treaddesign,brand,load-carryingcapacityandspeedratingbecauseit
canaffectthesafetyandperformanceofyourvehicle,whichcouldresult
inanincreasedriskoflossofvehiclecontrol,vehiclerollover,personal
injuryanddeath.
Important:Remembertoreplacethesparetirewhenyoureplacethe
roadtiresonyourvehicle.Evenifithasneverbeenused,thesparetire
shouldbereplacedbecausetiresdegradeovertime.
Important:Remembertoreplacethewheelairvalveswhentheroad
tiresarereplacedonyourvehicle.
CHANGING A FLAT TIRE
Ifyougetaflattirewhiledriving:
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donotbrakeheavily.
graduallydecreasethevehicle’sspeed.
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2005
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
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