2011 Ford Escape Owners Manual

Tires, Wheels and Loading
Powertrain
MaximumGCWR  MaximumTrailer
-
lb(kg)1
Weight-lb(kg)2
2WD2.5Lw/manual
transmission
5000(2268)
1500(680)
2WD2.5Lw/automatic
transmission
5060(2295)
1500(680)
4WD2.5L
2WD3.0L
4WD3.0L
5200(2359)
7140(3239)
7300(3311)
1500(680)
3500(1588)
3500(1588)
1
Forhighaltitudeoperation,reduceGCWby2%per1000ft(300m)
elevation.
2
Yourvehicleiscapableofpullingthemaximumtrailerweightas
specified;thecombinedweightofthecompletedtowingvehicleand
theloadedtrailermustnotexceedtheGCWR.
Notes:
Maximumtrailerfrontalareashouldnotexceed24ft
2(2.2m2 )if
vehicleisequippedwitha2.5Lengine;30ft2(2.8m2)ifequipped
witha3.0Lengine.
Certainstatesrequireelectrictrailerbrakesfortrailersovera
specifiedweight.Besuretocheckstateregulationsforthisspecified
weight.Themaximumtrailerweightslistedabovemaybelimitedto
thisspecifiedweight,asthevehicle’selectricalsystemdoesnot
includethewiringconnectorneededtoactivateelectrictrailerbrakes.
Preparing to tow
Usetheproperequipmentfortowingatrailerandmakesureitis
properlyattachedtoyourvehicle.Contactyourauthorizeddealerora
reliabletrailerdealerassoonaspossibleifyourequireassistance.
Hitches
Donotuseahitchthatclampsontothevehicle’sbumper;usea
load-carryinghitch.Youmustdistributetheloadinyourtrailersothat
10–15%
ofthetotalweightofthetrailerisonthetongue.
Safety chains
Alwaysconnectthetrailer’ssafetychainstothehookretainersonthe
vehicle.Toconnectthetrailer’ssafetychains,crossthechainsunderthe
trailertongueandallowslackforturningcorners.
201
2011
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesFord Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2011
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