Tires, Wheels and Loading
Ifanytireisunder-inflated,carefullydrivethevehicletothenearest
locationwhereaircanbeaddedtothetires.Inflateallthetirestothe
recommendedinflationpressure.
SNOW TIRES AND CABLES
Snowtiresmustbethesamesize,loadindex,speedratingas
thoseoriginallyprovidedbyFord.Useofanytireorwheelnot
recommendedbyFordcanaffectthesafetyandperformanceofyour
vehicle,whichcouldresultinanincreasedriskoflossofvehicle
control,vehiclerollover,personalinjuryanddeath.Additionally,the
useofnon-recommendedtiresandwheelscouldcausesteering,
suspension,axleortransfercase/powertransferunitfailure.
Thetiresonyourvehiclehaveallweathertreadstoprovidetractionin
rainandsnow.However,insomeclimates,youmayneedtousesnow
tiresandcables.Ifyouneedtousecables,itisrecommendedthatsteel
wheels(ofthesamesizeandspecifications)beused,ascablesmaychip
aluminumwheels.
Followtheseguidelineswhenusingsnowtiresandtractiondevices:
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SAEclass“S”cablesshouldONLYbeusedonthefrontaxlefor
P235/70R16tires.
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DonotusecablesorchainswithP225/65R17tires.
Installcablessecurely,verifyingthatthecablesdonottouchany
wiring,brakelinesorfuellines.
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Drivecautiously.Ifyouhearthecablesruborbangagainstthe
vehicle,stopandretightenthem.Ifthisdoesnotwork,removethe
cablestopreventvehicledamage.
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Avoidoverloadingyourvehicle.
Removethecableswhentheyarenolongerneeded.
Donotusecablesondryroads.
Donotexceed30mph(48km/h)withtirecablesonyourvehicle.
ConsultyourauthorizeddealerforinformationonotherFordMotor
Companyapprovedmethodsoftractioncontrol.
VEHICLE LOADING – WITH AND WITHOUT A TRAILER
Thissectionwillguideyouintheproperloadingofyourvehicleand/or
trailer,tokeepyourloadedvehicleweightwithinitsdesignrating
capability,withorwithoutatrailer.Properlyloadingyourvehiclewill
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2008
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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