Tires, Wheels and Loading
Howtemperatureaffectsyourtirepressure
TheTirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)monitorstirepressurein
eachpneumatictire.Thepressureineachtireisdependentuponseveral
factors,oneofthembeingthecontainedairtemperature(temperatureof
theairinsidethetire).Asthecontainedairtemperatureincreases,the
tirepressurealsoincreases.Whiledrivinginanormalmanner,atypical
passengertireinflationpressuremayincreaseapproximately2to4psi
(14
to28kPa)fromacoldstartsituation.Thisincreaseintirepressure
isduetoanincreaseinthecontainedairtemperature.Containedair
temperatureisdependentuponseveralfactorssuchasrateoftire
rotation,tiredeflection,amountofbraking,etc.Inasimilarmanner,the
tirepressurewilldecreaseifthecontainedairtemperaturedecreases.
Forexample,ifthevehicleisstationaryovernightwiththeoutside
temperaturesignificantlylowerthanthedaytimetemperature,thetire
pressuremaydecreaseapproximately3psi(20.7kPa)foradropof30°
F(16.6°C)inambienttemperature.Thislowerpressurevaluemaybe
detectedbytheTPMSasbeingsignificantlylowerthanthecoldpressure
indicatedonyourvehiclesSafetyComplianceCertificationLabel,and
activatetheTPMSwarningforlowtirepressure.Ifthelowtirepressure
warninglightisON,visuallycheckeachtiretoverifythatnotireisflat.
Ifoneormoretiresareflat,repairasnecessary.Checkairpressurein
theroadtires.Ifanytireisunderinflated,carefullydrivethevehicleto
thenearestlocationwhereaircanbeaddedtothetires.Turnthe
ignitiontotheOFFposition.Inflateallthetirestotherecommended
inflationpressure.
TheTirePressureMonitoringSystemisNOTasubstitutefor
manuallycheckingtirepressure.Thetirepressureshouldbe
checkedperiodically(atleastmonthly)usinganaccuratetiregauge,
seeInflatingyourtiresinthischapter.Failuretoproperlymaintain
yourtirepressurecouldincreasetheriskoftirefailure,lossofcontrol,
vehiclerolloverandpersonalinjury.
USING SNOW TIRES AND TRACTION DEVICES
Snowtiresmustbethesamesizeandgradeasthetiresyou
currentlyhaveonyourvehicle.
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2006
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
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