2008 Ford Explorer Owners Manual

Roadside Emergencies
graduallydecreasethevehicle’sspeed.
holdthesteeringwheelfirmly.
slowlymovetoasafeplaceonthesideoftheroad.
Note:Thetirepressuremonitoringsystem(TPMS)indicatorlightwill
illuminatewhenthespareisinuse.Torestorethefullfunctionalityof
themonitoringsystem,allroadwheelsequippedwithtirepressure
monitoringsensorsmustbemountedonthevehicle.
Haveaflatservicedbyanauthorizeddealerinordertopreventdamage
totheTPMSsensor,refertoChangingtireswithTPMSintheTires,
WheelsandLoadingchapter.Replacethesparetirewitharoadtireas
soonaspossible.
TheuseoftiresealantsmaydamageyourTirePressure
MonitoringSystemandshouldnotbeused.
RefertoTirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)inthe
Tires,WheelsandLoadingchapterforimportantinformation.If
thetirepressuremonitorsensorbecomesdamaged,itwillnolonger
function.
Dissimilar spare tire/wheel information
Failuretofollowtheseguidelinescouldresultinanincreased
riskoflossofvehiclecontrol,injuryordeath.
Note:Turnoffthepowerrunningboards(ifequipped)beforedriving
withadissimilarsparetire/wheel.RefertoRunningboardsinthe
DriverControlschapter.
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
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CategoriesFord Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2008
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