Tires, Wheels and Loading
Hitches
Donotusehitchesthatclampontothevehicle’sbumperorattachtothe
axle.Youmustdistributetheloadinyourtrailersothat10%–15%ofthe
totalweightofthetrailerisonthetongue.
Weight distributing hitch
Whenhookingupatrailerusingaloadequalizinghitch,alwaysusethe
followingprocedure:
1.
Parktheunloadedvehicleonalevelsurface.Withtheignitiononand
alldoorsclosed,allowthevehicletostandforseveralminutessothatit
canlevel.
2.
Measuretheheightofareferencepointonthefrontandrearbumpers
atthecenterofthevehicle.
3.
Attachthetrailertothevehicleandadjustthehitchequalizerssothat
1
⁄ ”(13mm)ofthereferencepoint.
thefrontbumperheightiswithin
2
Afterproperadjustment,therearbumpershouldbenohigherthanin
Step2.
Note:Adjustingaweightdistributinghitchsotherearbumperofthe
vehicleishigherthanitwasunloadedwilldefeatthefunctionofthe
weightdistributinghitchandmaycauseunpredictablehandling.
Safety chains
Alwaysconnectthetrailer’ssafetychainstotheframeorhookretainers
ofthevehiclehitch.Toconnectthetrailer’ssafetychains,crossthe
chainsunderthetrailertongueandallowslackforturningcorners.
Ifyouusearentaltrailer,followtheinstructionsthattherentalagency
givestoyou.
Donotattachsafetychainstothebumper.
Trailer brakes
Electricbrakesandmanual,automaticorsurge-typetrailerbrakesaresafeif
installedproperlyandadjustedtothemanufacturer’sspecifications.The
trailerbrakesmustmeetlocalandFederalregulations.
Donotconnectatrailer’shydraulicbrakesystemdirectlytoyour
vehicle’sbrakesystem.Yourvehiclemaynothaveenough
brakingpowerandyourchancesofhavingacollisiongreatlyincrease.
Thebrakingsystemofthetowvehicleisratedforoperationatthe
GVWRnotGCWR.
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2007
F-150(f12)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
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| Tags | Ford F-150 4.2, Ford F-150 4.6, Ford F-150 5.4 |
| Model Year | 2007 |
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