Tires, Wheels and Loading
Under-inflationisthemostcommoncauseoftirefailuresand
mayresultinseveretirecracking,treadseparationorЉblowoutЉ,
withunexpectedlossofvehiclecontrolandincreasedriskofinjury.
Under-inflationincreasessidewallflexingandrollingresistance,
resultinginheatbuildupandinternaldamagetothetire.Italsomay
resultinunnecessarytirestress,irregularwear,lossofvehiclecontrol
andaccidents.Atirecanloseuptohalfofitsairpressureandnot
appeartobeflat!
AlwaysinflateyourtirestotheFordrecommendedinflationpressure
evenifitislessthanthemaximuminflationpressureinformationfound
onthetire.TheFordrecommendedtireinflationpressureisfoundon
theSafetyComplianceCertificationLabelorTireLabelwhichislocated
ontheB-Pillarortheedgeofthedriver’sdoor.Failuretofollowthetire
pressurerecommendationscancauseuneventreadwearpatternsand
adverselyaffectthewayyourvehiclehandles.
MaximumPermissibleInflationPressureisthetiremanufacturer’s
maximumpermissiblepressureand/orthepressureatwhichthe
maximumloadcanbecarriedbythetire.Thispressureisnormally
higherthanthemanufacturer’srecommendedcoldinflationpressure
whichcanbefoundontheSafetyComplianceCertificationLabelorTire
LabelwhichislocatedontheB-Pillarortheedgeofthedriver’sdoor.
Thecoldinflationpressureshouldneverbesetlowerthanthe
recommendedpressureontheSafetyComplianceCertificationLabelor
TireLabel.
Whenweathertemperaturechangesoccur,tireinflationpressuresalso
change.A10°F(6°C)temperaturedropcancauseacorresponding
dropof1psi(7kPa)ininflationpressure.Checkyourtirepressures
frequentlyandadjustthemtotheproperpressurewhichcanbefound
ontheSafetyComplianceCertificationLabelorTireLabel.
Tocheckthepressureinyourtire(s):
1.
Makesurethetiresarecool,meaningtheyarenothotfromdriving
evenamile.
Ifyouarecheckingtirepressurewhenthetireishot,(i.e.drivenmore
than1mile[1.6km]),never“bleed”orreduceairpressure.Thetiresare
hotfromdrivinganditisnormalforpressurestoincreaseabove
recommendedcoldpressures.Ahottireatorbelowrecommendedcold
inflationpressurecouldbesignificantlyunder-inflated.
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2007
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Focus Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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