Roadside Emergencies
General information
WARNING:Failuretofollowtheseguidelinescouldresultinan
increasedriskoflossofvehiclecontrol,injuryordeath.
Donotattempttorepairpunctureslargerthan ⁄ inch(6.4mm)or
1
4
damagetothetire’ssidewall.Thetiremaynotcompletelyseal.
Note:Donotusethetemporarymobilitykitifatirehasbecome
severelydamagedbydrivingthevehiclewithatirethathasinsufficient
airpressure.Onlypuncturedareaslocatedwithinthetiretreadcanbe
sealedwiththetemporarymobilitykit.
Lossofairpressuremayadverselyaffecttireperformance.Forthis
reason:
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Donotdrivethevehicleabove50mph(80km/h).
Donotdrivefurtherthan120miles(200km).Driveonlytothe
closestFordMotorCompanyauthorizeddealerortirerepairshopto
haveyourtireinspected.
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Drivecarefullyandavoidabruptsteeringmaneuvers.
Periodicallymonitortireinflationpressureintheaffectedtire;ifthe
tireislosingpressure,havethevehicletowed.
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ReadtheinformationintheTipsforuseofthetemporarymobility
kitsectiontoensuresafeoperationofthetemporarymobilitykitand
yourvehicle.
Tips for use of the temporary mobility kit
Readthefollowinglistoftipstoensuresafeoperationofthetemporary
mobilitykit:
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Beforeoperatingthetemporarymobilitykit,makesureyourvehicleis
safelyofftheroadandawayfrommovingtraffic.Turnonthehazard
lights.
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Alwayssettheparkingbraketoensurethevehicledoesn’tmove
unexpectedly.
Donotremoveanyforeignobjects,suchasnailsorscrews,fromthe
tire.
Whenusingthetemporarymobilitykit,leavetheenginerunning
(onlyifthevehicleisoutdoorsorinawell-ventilatedarea)so
thecompressordoesn’tdrainthevehicle’sbattery.
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Donotallowthecompressortooperatecontinuouslyformorethan
15
minutes;thiswillhelppreventthecompressorfromoverheating.
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2008
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Focus Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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