Tires, Wheels and Loading
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Staywithinyourvehicle’sloadlimits.
Useextracautionwhendrivingwhiletrailertowing.RefertoDriving
whileyoutowinthischapter.
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Serviceyourvehiclemorefrequentlyifyoutowatrailer.Referto
SpecialoperatingconditionsintheScheduledMaintenanceGuide
chapter.
Forloadspecificationtermsfoundonthelabelandinstructionson
calculatingyourvehicle’sload,refertoVehicleloading-withand
withoutatrailerinthischapter.Remembertofigureinthetongueload
ofyourloadedvehiclewhenfiguringthetotalweight.
WARNING:DonotexceedtheGVWRortheGAWRspecifiedon
thecertificationlabel.
WARNING:Towingtrailersbeyondthemaximumrecommended
grosstrailerweightexceedsthelimitofthevehicleandcould
resultinenginedamage,transmissiondamage,structuraldamage,loss
ofvehiclecontrol,vehiclerolloverandpersonalinjury.
Preparing to tow
Usetheproperequipmentfortowingatrailerandmakesureitis
properlyattachedtoyourvehicle.Contactyourauthorizeddealerora
reliabletrailerdealerassoonaspossibleifyourequireassistance.
Hitches
Donotuseahitchthatclampsontothevehicle’sbumper;usea
load-carryinghitch.Youmustdistributetheloadinyourtrailersothat
10–15%
ofthetotalweightofthetrailerisonthetongue.
Safety chains
Alwaysconnectthetrailer’ssafetychainstotheframeorhookretainers
ofthevehiclehitch.Toconnectthetrailer’ssafetychains,crossthe
chainsunderthetrailertongueandallowslackforturningcorners.
Ifyouusearentaltrailer,followtheinstructionsthattherentalagency
givestoyou.
Donotattachsafetychainstothebumper.
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2011
Taurus
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2011 |
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