Roadside Emergencies
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Ensurethatthehold-strapcontainsthejackandtoolsbeforesnapping
thebuckle.
Ensurethatthejackandtoolsareorientedasillustrated.
Stowingtheflat/sparetire
Note:Failuretofollowsparetirestowageinstructionsmayresultin
failureofcableorlossofsparetire.
Ifyouarestowingatirethatrequiresreattachingittothe
vehiclewithatether,performthesestepsfirst,thenproceedwith
thestepsfollowing.
1.
Placetireonendwithvalvestem
facingrearward,awayfromvehicle.
2.
Placetetherintoboltholesin
wheelandattachlugnutusinglug
wrench.
3.
Laythetireonthegroundwiththevalvestemfacingdown.Ifyour
vehicleisequippedwithaluminumwheels,removethewheelornament.
4.
Slidethewheelpartiallyunderthevehicleandinstalltheretainer
throughthecenterofthewheel.
5.
Turnthejackhandleclockwiseuntilthetireisraisedtoitsoriginal
positionunderneaththevehicle.Theefforttoturnthejackhandle
increasessignificantlyasthetirecontactstheframe.Thesparetire
carrierwillratchetwhenthetireisinthefullystowedposition.The
sparetirecarrierhasabuilt-inratchetfeaturethatwillnotallowyouto
overtighten.Ifthesparetirecarrierratchetswithverylittleeffort,take
thevehicletoyourauthorizeddealerforassistanceatyourearliest
convenience.Ifyourvehicleisequippedwithatrailerhitch,guide
thetirewithonehand;keeptherearofthetiretilteddownuntil
thetireclearsthebumper.
6.
Checkthatthetireliesflatagainsttheframeassembly.Pushagainst
thetiretomakesureitistightlyseatedunderthevehicle.Loosenand
retighten,ifnecessary.Failuretoproperlystowthesparetiremayresult
infailureofthewinchcableandlossofthesparetire.(Makesurethat
thetiredoesnotcontactthebumper.)
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2007
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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