2009 Ford Taurus Owners Manual

Tires, Wheels and Loading
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.
Thecoldinflationpressureshouldneverbesetlowerthanthe
recommendedpressureontheSafetyComplianceCertificationLabelor
TireLabel.
Whenweathertemperaturechangesoccur,tireinflationpressuresalso
change.A10°F(6°C)temperaturedropcancauseacorrespondingdrop
of1psi(7kPa)ininflationpressure.Checkyourtirepressures
frequentlyandadjustthemtotheproperpressurewhichcanbefound
ontheSafetyComplianceCertificationLabelorTireLabel.
Tocheckthepressureinyourtire(s):
1.
Makesurethetiresarecool,meaningtheyarenothotfromdriving
evenamile.
Ifyouarecheckingtirepressurewhenthetireishot,(i.e.drivenmore
than1mile[1.6km]),never“bleed”orreduceairpressure.Thetiresare
hotfromdrivinganditisnormalforpressurestoincreaseabove
recommendedcoldpressures.Ahottireatorbelowrecommendedcold
inflationpressurecouldbesignificantlyunder-inflated.
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CategoriesFord Manuals, Ford Taurus Manuals
Model Year2009
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