Roadside Emergencies
Dissimilar spare tire/wheel information
Failuretofollowtheseguidelinescouldresultinanincreased
riskoflossofvehiclecontrol,injuryordeath.
Ifyouhaveadissimilarsparetire/wheel,thenitisintendedfor
temporaryuseonly.Thismeansthatifyouneedtouseit,youshould
replaceitassoonaspossiblewitharoadtire/wheelthatisthesamesize
andtypeastheroadtiresandwheelsthatwereoriginallyprovidedby
Ford.Ifthedissimilarsparetireorwheelisdamaged,itshouldbe
replacedratherthanrepaired.
Adissimilarsparetire/wheelisdefinedasasparetireand/orwheelthat
isdifferentinbrand,sizeorappearancefromtheroadtiresandwheels
andcanbeoneofthreetypes:
1.
T-typemini-spare:Thissparetirebeginswiththeletter“T”fortire
sizeandmayhave“TemporaryUseOnly”moldedinthesidewall
2.
alabelonthewheelthatstates:“THISTIREANDWHEELFOR
TEMPORARYUSEONLY”
Full-sizedissimilarsparewithlabelonwheel:Thissparetirehas
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
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2008
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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