Roadside Emergencies
Adissimilarsparetire/wheelisdefinedasasparetireand/orwheelthat
isdifferentinbrand,sizeorappearancefromtheroadtiresandwheels
andcanbeoneofthreetypes:
1.
T-typemini-spare:Thissparetirebeginswiththeletter“T”fortire
sizeandmayhave“TemporaryUseOnly”moldedinthesidewall
2.
Full-sizedissimilarsparewithlabelonwheel:Thissparetirehas
alabelonthewheelthatstates:“THISTIREANDWHEELFOR
TEMPORARYUSEONLY”
Whendrivingwithoneofthedissimilarsparetireslistedabove,donot:
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Exceed50mph(80km/h)
Loadthevehiclebeyondmaximumvehicleloadratinglistedonthe
SafetyComplianceLabel
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Towatrailer
Usesnowchainsontheendofthevehiclewiththedissimilarspare
tire
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Usemorethanonedissimilarsparetireatatime
Usecommercialcarwashingequipment
Trytorepairthedissimilarsparetire
Useofoneofthedissimilarsparetireslistedaboveatanyonewheel
locationcanleadtoimpairmentofthefollowing:
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Handling,stabilityandbrakingperformance
Comfortandnoise
Groundclearanceandparkingatcurbs
Winterweatherdrivingcapability
Wetweatherdrivingcapability
Forvehiclesequippedwith4WD,itisnotrecommendedthatthevehicle
beoperatedin4WDmodeswithatemporaryemergencysparetire.If
4WDoperationisnecessary,donotoperateabovespeedsof10mph
(16
km/h)orfordistancesabove50miles(80km).
Full-sizedissimilarsparewithoutlabelonwheel
Whendrivingwiththefull-sizedissimilarsparetire/wheel,donot:
3.
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Exceed70mph(113km/h)
Usemorethanonedissimilarsparetire/wheelatatime
Usecommercialcarwashingequipment
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2007
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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