Tires, Wheels and Loading
NOTICE TO UTILITY VEHICLE AND TRUCK OWNERS
Utilityvehiclesandtruckshandle
differentlythanpassengercarsin
thevariousdrivingconditionsthat
areencounteredonstreets,
highwaysandoff-road.Utility
vehiclesandtrucksarenotdesigned
forcorneringatspeedsashighas
passengercarsanymorethan
low-slungsportscarsaredesigned
toperformsatisfactorilyunder
off-roadconditions.
Utilityvehicleshaveasignificantlyhigherrolloverratethan
othertypesofvehicles.Toreducetheriskofseriousinjuryor
deathfromarolloverorothercrashyoumust:
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Avoidsharpturnsandabruptmaneuvers;
Driveatsafespeedsfortheconditions;
Keeptiresproperlyinflated;
Neveroverloadorimproperlyloadyourvehicle;and
Makesureeverypassengerisproperlyrestrained.
Inarollovercrash,anunbeltedpersonissignificantlymorelikely
todiethanapersonwearingaseatbelt.Alloccupantsmust
wearseatbeltsandchildren/infantsmustuseappropriaterestraintsto
minimizetheriskofinjuryorejection.
StudyyourOwner’sGuideandanysupplementsforspecificinformation
aboutequipmentfeatures,instructionsforsafedrivingandadditional
precautionstoreducetheriskofanaccidentorseriousinjury.
VEHICLE CHARACTERISTICS
4WD and AWD Systems (if equipped)
AvehicleequippedwithAWDor4WD(whenselected)hastheabilityto
useallfourwheelstopoweritself.Thisincreasestractionwhichmay
enableyoutosafelydriveoverterrainandroadconditionsthata
conventionaltwo-wheeldrivevehiclecannot.
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| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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