Tires, Wheels and Loading
PointstoRemember:
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RemembertoadjustgainsettingbeforeusingtheTBCforthefirst
time.
ReadjustGAINsettingontheTBC(accordingtoprocedureabove)
wheneverroad,weatherandtrailerorvehicleloadingconditions
changefromthosethatexistedwhenthegainwasinitiallyset.
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TheslidingleverontheTBCshouldbeusedonlyformanual
activationoftrailerbrakestoassistwithproperadjustmentofthe
GAIN.Misuse,suchasapplicationduringtrailersway,couldcause
instabilityoftrailerand/ortowvehicle.
Avoidtowinginadverseweatherconditions.TheTBCdoesnot
provideanti-lockcontrolofthetrailerwheels.Trailerwheelscan
lock-uponslipperysurfaces,resultinginreducedstabilityoftrailer
andtowvehicle.
TheTBCinteractswiththebrakesystemofthevehicle,including
ABS,inordertoreducethelikelihoodoftrailerwheellockup.
Therefore,ifthesesystemsarenotfunctioningproperlytheTBCmay
notfunctionatfullperformance.
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Whenthevehicleisturnedoff,theTBCOutputisdisabledandthe
displayisshutdown.ReactivationoftheignitionfromOFFtoRUN
willawakentheTBCmodule.
TheTBCisonlyafactoryinstalleditem.Fordisnotresponsiblefor
warrantyorperformanceoftheTBCduetomisuseorout-of-factory
installation.
Trailer lamps
Trailerlampsarerequiredonmosttowedvehicles.Makesureallrunning
lights,brakelights,turnsignalsandhazardlightsareworking.Seeyour
dealerortrailerrentalagencyforproperinstructionsandequipmentfor
hookinguptrailerlamps.
Using a step bumper (if equipped)
Therearbumperisequippedwithanintegralhitchandonlyrequiresa
ballwithaoneinch(25.4mm)shankdiameter.Thebumperhasa5,000
lb.(2,270kg)trailerweightand500lb.(227kg)tongueweightcapacity.
Ifitisnecessarytorelocatethetrailerhitchballposition,a
frame-mountedtrailerhitchmustbeinstalled.
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2005
F250/350/450/550(f23)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
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