Tires, Wheels and Loading
Howtemperatureaffectsyourtirepressure
TheTirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)monitorstirepressurein
eachpneumatictire.Whiledrivinginanormalmanner,atypical
passengertireinflationpressuremayincreaseapproximately2to4psi
(14
to28kPa)fromacoldstartsituation.Ifthevehicleisstationary
overnightwiththeoutsidetemperaturesignificantlylowerthanthe
daytimetemperature,thetirepressuremaydecreaseapproximately3psi
(20.7
kPa)foradropof30°F(16.6°C)inambienttemperature.This
lowerpressurevaluemaybedetectedbytheTPMSasbeingsignificantly
lowerthantherecommendedinflationpressureandactivatetheTPMS
warningforlowtirepressure.Ifthelowtirepressurewarninglightis
ON,visuallycheckeachtiretoverifythatnotireisflat.(Ifoneormore
tiresareflat,repairasnecessary.)Checkairpressureintheroadtires.If
anytireisunder-inflated,carefullydrivethevehicletothenearest
locationwhereaircanbeaddedtothetires.Inflateallthetirestothe
recommendedinflationpressure.
SNOW TIRES AND CHAINS
Snowtiresmustbethesamesize,loadindex,speedratingas
thoseoriginallyprovidedbyFord.Useofanytireorwheelnot
recommendedbyFordcanaffectthesafetyandperformanceofyour
vehicle,whichcouldresultinanincreasedriskoflossofvehicle
control,vehiclerollover,personalinjuryanddeath.Additionally,the
useofnon-recommendedtiresandwheelscouldcausesteering,
suspension,axleortransfercase/powertransferunitfailure.
Thetiresonyourvehiclehaveallweathertreadstoprovidetractionin
rainandsnow.However,insomeclimates,youmayneedtousesnow
tiresandchains.Ifyouneedtousechains,itisrecommendedthatsteel
wheels(ofthesamesizeandspecifications)beused,aschainsmaychip
aluminumwheels.
Followtheseguidelineswhenusingsnowtiresandchains:
•
UseonlySAEclass“S”cablesorequivalentonthefrontaxlefor
P215/60R17equippedvehicles.SAEclass“S”chainsorother
conventionallinkchainsmaycausedamagetothevehicleswheel
houseand/orbody.Useofoptionalspikespidertypetractiondevices
orequivalentisalsoacceptable.
•
Donotinstalltirechains,cables,oroptionaltractiondevicesonthe
reartires.Thiscouldcausedamagetothevehicle’swheelhouseor
body.
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2008
Taurus(500)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
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