2007 Ford Explorer Owners Manual

Tires, Wheels and Loading
Atleastonceamonthandbeforelongtrips,inspecteachtireandcheck
thetirepressurewithatiregauge(includingspare,ifequipped).Inflate
alltirestotheinflationpressurerecommendedbyFordMotorCompany.
Useatiregaugetocheckthetireinflationpressure,includingthespare
(ifequipped),atleastmonthlyandbeforelongtrips.Youarestrongly
urgedtobuyareliabletirepressuregauge,asautomaticservicestation
gaugesmaybeinaccurate.Fordrecommendstheuseofadigitalor
dial-typetirepressuregaugeratherthanastick-typetirepressuregauge.
Usetherecommendedcoldinflationpressureforoptimumtire
performanceandwear.Under-inflationorover-inflationmaycause
uneventreadwearpatterns.
Under-inflationisthemostcommoncauseoftirefailuresand
mayresultinseveretirecracking,treadseparationorЉblowoutЉ,
withunexpectedlossofvehiclecontrolandincreasedriskofinjury.
Under-inflationincreasessidewallflexingandrollingresistance,
resultinginheatbuildupandinternaldamagetothetire.Italsomay
resultinunnecessarytirestress,irregularwear,lossofvehiclecontrol
andaccidents.Atirecanloseuptohalfofitsairpressureandnot
appeartobeflat!
AlwaysinflateyourtirestotheFordrecommendedinflationpressure
evenifitislessthanthemaximuminflationpressureinformationfound
onthetire.TheFordrecommendedtireinflationpressureisfoundon
theSafetyComplianceCertificationLabelorTireLabelwhichislocated
ontheB-Pillarortheedgeofthedriver’sdoor.Failuretofollowthetire
pressurerecommendationscancauseuneventreadwearpatternsand
adverselyaffectthewayyourvehiclehandles.
MaximumPermissibleInflationPressureisthetiremanufacturer’s
maximumpermissiblepressureand/orthepressureatwhichthe
maximumloadcanbecarriedbythetire.Thispressureisnormally
higherthanthemanufacturer’srecommendedcoldinflationpressure
whichcanbefoundontheSafetyComplianceCertificationLabelorTire
LabelwhichislocatedontheB-Pillarortheedgeofthedriver’sdoor.
Thecoldinflationpressureshouldneverbesetlowerthanthe
recommendedpressureontheSafetyComplianceCertificationLabelor
TireLabel.
Whenweathertemperaturechangesoccur,tireinflationpressuresalso
change.A10°F(6°C)temperaturedropcancauseacorresponding
dropof1psi(7kPa)ininflationpressure.Checkyourtirepressures
frequentlyandadjustthemtotheproperpressurewhichcanbefound
ontheSafetyComplianceCertificationLabelorTireLabel.
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2007
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesFord Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2007
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