2010 Ford Escape Owners Manual

Tires, Wheels and Loading

Tocheckthepressureinyourtire(s):

Makesurethetiresarecool,meaningtheyarenothotfromdriving

evenamile.

Ifyouarecheckingtirepressurewhenthetireishot,(i.e.drivenmore

than1mile[1.6km]),never“bleed”orreduceairpressure.Thetiresare

hotfromdrivinganditisnormalforpressurestoincreaseabove

recommendedcoldpressures.Ahottireatorbelowrecommendedcold

inflationpressurecouldbesignificantlyunder-inflated.

Note:Ifyouhavetodriveadistancetogetairforyourtire(s),check

andrecordthetirepressurefirstandaddtheappropriateairpressure

whenyougettothepump.Itisnormalfortirestoheatupandtheair

pressureinsidetogoupasyoudrive.

Removethecapfromthevalveononetire,thenfirmlypressthetire

gaugeontothevalveandmeasurethepressure.

Addenoughairtoreachtherecommendedairpressure.

Note:Ifyouoverfillthetire,releaseairbypressingonthemetalstemin

thecenterofthevalve.Thenrecheckthepressurewithyourtiregauge.

Replacethevalvecap.

Repeatthisprocedureforeachtire,includingthespare.

Note:Somesparetiresoperateatahigherinflationpressurethanthe

othertires.ForT-type/mini-sparetires(seetheDissimilarspare

tire/wheelinformationsectionfordescription):Storeandmaintainat

psi(4.15bar).ForFullSizeandDissimilarsparetires(seethe

Dissimilarsparetire/wheelinformationsectionfordescription):Store

andmaintainatthehigherofthefrontandrearinflationpressureas

shownontheTireLabel.

objectsembeddedthatcouldpokeaholeinthetireandcauseanair

leak.

Visuallyinspectthetirestomakesuretherearenonailsorother

Checkthesidewallstomakesuretherearenogouges,cutsorbulges.

TIRE CARE

Inspecting your tires and wheel valve stems

Periodicallyinspectthetiretreadsforunevenorexcessivewearand

removeobjectssuchasstones,nailsorglassthatmaybewedgedinthe

treadgrooves.Checkthetireandvalvestemsforholes,cracks,orcuts

thatmaypermitairleakageandrepairorreplacethetireandreplace

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aldo on May 23, 2014.

very descriptive and helpful.