Tires, Wheels and Loading
onthetiresidewall).Additionally,ifyourvehiclewasoriginallyequipped
withrun-flattires,replacingthemwithtiresthatarenotidenticalto
thoseoriginallyfittedmaycausemalfunctionoftheTPMS,andisnot
recommended.Run-flattiresshouldnotbeusedtoreplaceregulartires.
AlwayscheckyourTPMSindicatorimmediatelyafterreplacingoneor
moretiresonyourvehicle.IftheTPMSindicatorisflashing,yourTPMS
ismalfunctioning.Yourreplacementtiremightbeincompatiblewithyour
TPMS,orsomecomponentoftheTPMSmaybedamaged.
Safety practices
Drivinghabitshaveagreatdealtodowithyourtiremileageandsafety.
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Observepostedspeedlimits
Avoidfaststarts,stopsandturns
Avoidpotholesandobjectsontheroad
Donotrunovercurbsorhitthetireagainstacurbwhenparking
Ifyourvehicleisstuckinsnow,mud,sand,etc.,donotrapidly
spinthetires;spinningthetirescantearthetireandcausean
explosion.Atirecanexplodeinaslittleasthreetofiveseconds.
Neverspinthetiresinexcessofthe35mph(55km/h)point
indicatedonthespeedometer.
Highwayhazards
Nomatterhowcarefullyyoudrivethere’salwaysthepossibilitythatyou
mayeventuallyhaveaflattireonthehighway.Driveslowlytothe
closestsafeareaoutoftraffic.Thismayfurtherdamagetheflattire,but
yoursafetyismoreimportant.
Ifyoufeelasuddenvibrationorridedisturbancewhiledriving,oryou
suspectyourtireorvehiclehasbeendamaged,immediatelyreduceyour
speed.Drivewithcautionuntilyoucansafelypullofftheroad.Stopand
inspectthetiresfordamage.Ifatireisunder-inflatedordamaged,
deflateit,removewheelandreplaceitwithyoursparetireandwheel.If
youcannotdetectacause,havethevehicletowedtothenearestrepair
facilityortiredealertohavethevehicleinspected.
Tire and wheel alignment
Abadjoltfromhittingacurborpotholecancausethefrontendofyour
vehicletobecomemisalignedorcausedamagetoyourtires.Ifyour
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2006
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2006 |
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