Tires, Wheels and Loading
followingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmful
interference,and(2)Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,
includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
TheTirePressureMonitoringSystemisNOTasubstitutefor
manuallycheckingtirepressure.Thetirepressureshouldbe
checkedperiodically(atleastmonthly)usingatiregauge,see
Inflatingyourtiresinthischapter.Failuretoproperlymaintainyour
tirepressurecouldincreasetheriskoftirefailure,lossofcontrol,
vehiclerolloverandpersonalinjury.
ChangingtireswithTPMS
Eachroadtireisequippedwith
atirepressuresensorfastened
totheinsiderimofthewheel.
Thepressuresensoriscovered
bythetireandisnotvisible
unlessthetireisremoved.The
pressuresensorislocated
opposite(180degrees)fromthe
valvestem.Caremustbetaken
whenchangingthetiretoavoid
damagingthesensor.Itis
recommendedthatyoualwayshave
yourtiresservicedbyanauthorized
dealer.
Thetirepressureshouldbechecked
periodically(atleastmonthly)using
anaccuratetiregauge,referto
Inflatingyourtiresinthischapter.
Understanding your Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
TheTirePressureMonitoringSystemmeasurespressureinyourfour
roadtiresandsendsthetirepressurereadingstoyourvehicle.TheLow
TirePressureWarningLampwillturnONifthetirepressureis
significantlylow.Oncethelightisilluminated,yourtiresareunder
inflatedandneedtobeinflatedtothemanufacturer’srecommendedtire
pressure.EvenifthelightturnsONandashorttimelaterturnsOFF,
yourtirepressurestillneedstobechecked.Visitwww.checkmytires.org
foradditionalinformation.
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2008
Taurus(500)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
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