2008 Ford Explorer Owners Manual

Tires, Wheels and Loading
refillingyourrearaxlewithsyntheticgearlubeifnotalreadyso
equipped.RefertotheMaintenanceandSpecificationschapterfor
thelubricantspecification.Rememberthatregardlessoftherearaxle
lubeused,donottowatrailerforthefirst1,000miles(1600km)ofa
newvehicle,andthatthefirst500miles(800km)oftowingbedone
atnofasterthan70mph(113km/h)withnofullthrottlestarts.
Afteryouhavetraveled50miles(80km),thoroughlycheckyour
hitch,electricalconnectionsandtrailerwheellugnuts.
Toaidinengine/transmissioncoolingandA/Cefficiencyduringhot
weatherwhilestoppedintraffic,placethegearshiftleverinP(Park).
Vehicleswithtrailersshouldnotbeparkedonagrade.Ifyoumust
parkonagrade,placewheelchocksunderthetrailer’swheels.
Launching or retrieving a  boat
Disconnectthewiringtothetrailerbeforebackingthetrailer
intothewater.Reconnectthewiringtothetrailerafterthe
trailerisremovedfromthewater.
Whenbackingdownarampduringboatlaunchingorretrieval:
donotallowthestaticwaterleveltoriseabovethebottomedgeof
therearbumper.
donotallowwavestobreakhigherthan6inches(15cm)abovethe
bottomedgeoftherearbumper.
Exceedingtheselimitsmayallowwatertoentervehiclecomponents:
causinginternaldamagetothecomponents.
affectingdriveability,emissionsandreliability.
Replacetherearaxlelubricantanytimetheaxlehasbeensubmergedin
water.Rearaxlelubricantquantitiesarenottobecheckedorchanged
unlessaleakissuspectedorrepairrequired.
RECREATIONAL TOWING
Followtheseguidelinesifyouhaveaneedforrecreational(RV)towing.
Anexampleofrecreationaltowingwouldbetowingyourvehiclebehind
amotorhome.Theseguidelinesaredesignedtoensurethatyour
transmissionisnotdamaged.
2WDvehicles:Donottowyourvehiclewithanywheelsontheground,
asvehicleortransmissiondamagemayoccur.Itisrecommendedtotow
yourvehiclewithallfour(4)wheelsoffthegroundsuchaswhenusinga
car-haulingtrailer.Otherwise,norecreationaltowingispermitted.
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CategoriesFord Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2008
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