Tires, Wheels and Loading
TIRE CARE
Inspecting your tires and wheel valve stems
Periodicallyinspectthetiretreadsforunevenorexcessivewearand
removeobjectssuchasstones,nailsorglassthatmaybewedgedinthe
treadgrooves.Checkthetireandvalvestemsforholes,cracks,orcuts
thatmaypermitairleakageandrepairorreplacethetireandreplace
thevalvestem.Inspectthetiresidewallsforcracking,cuts,bruisesand
othersignsofdamageorexcessivewear.Ifinternaldamagetothetireis
suspected,havethetiredemountedandinspectedincaseitneedstobe
repairedorreplaced.Foryoursafety,tiresthataredamagedorshow
signsofexcessivewearshouldnotbeusedbecausetheyaremorelikely
toblowoutorfail.
Improperorinadequatevehiclemaintenancecancausetirestowear
abnormally.Inspectallyourtires,includingthespare,frequently,and
replacethemifoneormoreofthefollowingconditionsexist:
Tire wear
Whenthetreadisworndownto
1/16th
ofaninch(2mm),tiresmust
bereplacedtohelppreventyour
vehiclefromskiddingand
hydroplaning.Built-intreadwear
indicators,or“wearbars”,which
looklikenarrowstripsofsmooth
rubberacrossthetreadwillappear
onthetirewhenthetreadisworn
downto1/16thofaninch(2mm).
Whenthetiretreadwearsdownto
thesameheightasthese“wearbars”,thetireiswornoutandmustbe
replaced.
Damage
Periodicallyinspectthetiretreadsandsidewallsfordamage(suchas
bulgesinthetreadorsidewalls,cracksinthetreadgrooveand
separationinthetreadorsidewall).Ifdamageisobservedorsuspected
havethetireinspectedbyatireprofessional.Tirescanbedamaged
duringoff-roaduse,soinspectionafteroff-roaduseisalso
recommended.
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2010
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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