Tires, Wheels and Loading
INFLATING YOUR TIRES
Safeoperationofyourvehiclerequiresthatyourtiresareproperly
inflated.Rememberthatatirecanloseuptohalfofitsairpressure
withoutappearingflat.
Everydaybeforeyoudrive,checkyourtires.Ifonelookslowerthanthe
others,useatiregaugetocheckpressureofalltiresandadjustif
required.
Atleastonceamonthandbeforelongtrips,inspecteachtireandcheck
thetirepressurewithatiregauge(includingspare,ifequipped).Inflate
alltirestotheinflationpressurerecommendedbyFordMotorCompany.
Youarestronglyurgedtobuyareliabletirepressuregauge,asautomatic
servicestationgaugesmaybeinaccurate.Fordrecommendstheuseofa
digitalordial-typetirepressuregaugeratherthanastick-typetire
pressuregauge.
Usetherecommendedcoldinflationpressureforoptimumtire
performanceandwear.Under-inflationorover-inflationmaycause
uneventreadwearpatterns.
WARNING:Under-inflationisthemostcommoncauseoftire
failuresandmayresultinseveretirecracking,treadseparation
orЉblowoutЉ,withunexpectedlossofvehiclecontrolandincreasedrisk
ofinjury.Under-inflationincreasessidewallflexingandrolling
resistance,resultinginheatbuildupandinternaldamagetothetire.It
alsomayresultinunnecessarytirestress,irregularwear,lossof
vehiclecontrolandaccidents.Atirecanloseuptohalfofitsair
pressureandnotappeartobeflat!
AlwaysinflateyourtirestotheFordrecommendedinflationpressure
evenifitislessthanthemaximuminflationpressureinformationfound
onthetire.TheFordrecommendedtireinflationpressureisfoundon
theSafetyComplianceCertificationLabelorTireLabelwhichislocated
ontheB-Pillarortheedgeofthedriver’sdoor.Failuretofollowthetire
pressurerecommendationscancauseuneventreadwearpatternsand
adverselyaffectthewayyourvehiclehandles.
MaximumPermissibleInflationPressureisthetiremanufacturer’s
maximumpermissiblepressureand/orthepressureatwhichthe
maximumloadcanbecarriedbythetire.Thispressureisnormally
higherthanthemanufacturer’srecommendedcoldinflationpressure
whichcanbefoundontheSafetyComplianceCertificationLabelorTire
LabelwhichislocatedontheB-Pillarortheedgeofthedriver’sdoor.
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