2010 Ford Focus Owners Manual

Roadside Emergencies
CHANGING A FLAT TIRE
Ifyougetaflattirewhiledriving:
donotbrakeheavily.
graduallydecreasethevehicle’sspeed.
holdthesteeringwheelfirmly.
slowlymovetoasafeplaceonthesideoftheroad.
Yourvehiclemaybeequippedwithaconventionalsparetirethatis
differentinoneormoreofthefollowing:type,brand,size,speedrating
andtreaddesign.Ifthisisthecase,thisdissimilarsparetireisstillrated
foryourvehicleloads(GAWRandGVWR).Thistemporarysparetireis
notequippedwithatirepressuremonitoringsystem(TPMS)sensor.
Note:Thetirepressuremonitoringsystem(TPMS)indicatorlightwill
illuminatewhenthespareisinuse.Torestorethefullfunctionalityof
theTPMSsystem,allroadwheelsequippedwiththetirepressure
monitoringsensorsmustbemountedonthevehicle.
Haveaflattireservicedbyanauthorizeddealerinordertoprevent
damagetotheTPMSsensor,refertoTirePressureMonitoringSystem
(TPMS)intheTires,Wheels,andLoadingchapter.Replacethespare
tirewitharoadtireassoonaspossible.Duringrepairingorreplacingof
theflattire,havetheauthorizeddealerinspecttheTPMSsensorfor
damage.
WARNING:TheuseoftiresealantsmaydamageyourTire
PressureMonitoringSystemandshouldnotbeused.
WARNING:RefertoTirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)
intheTire,WheelsandLoadingchapterforimportant
information.Ifthetirepressuremonitorsensorbecomesdamaged,it
willnolongerfunction.
Dissimilar spare tire/wheel information
WARNING:Failuretofollowtheseguidelinescouldresultinan
increasedriskoflossofvehiclecontrol,injuryordeath.
Ifyouhaveadissimilarsparetire/wheel,thenitisintendedfor
temporaryuseonly.Thismeansthatifyouneedtouseit,youshould
replaceitassoonaspossiblewitharoadtire/wheelthatisthesamesize
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CategoriesFord Focus Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2010
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