TIRE \fA INTEN ANC E
VAN AN D WA\b ON QUIC K REF ER ENC ESAF ET Y\bUI DE
Th is in fo rm ation car dpro vides su pple m en ta lsa fe ty tip s fo rdri vi ng apas se ng er vanan d
wag on .\fle as ere fe r to yo ur Ow ner’s Guid e for addition al im po rta n t sa fety info rm at io n.
Every day, millio ns of peo pl e put th eir trus tin the sa fe ty an d se cu rit y of \bo rd Motor Com pan y
vehic le s. By fo llo wi ng thesafe tytips in th is refe ren ceguide, you can hel pens ure thepr ot ect ion of
youan dyou rpass en g ers whi le tr ave lin g .T h an k yo u fo r drivi ng wit h ca re an d m ak ing the ro ad ssa fe r.
Make surethis vehi cle’s tires areprop erly inflated andthetread isnot worn down. Checktirepressure and
tread wearat every fuelfill up .Recommended tirepressure canbefound onthe label inside thedriver ’sside
door ordoor frame.
Tire sde gra deover timedep endi ngonmany factors suchasweather, storageconditions, andconditions of
use(load, spe ed, inflation pressur e,etc .)the tires experience throughout theirlives. \bngeneral, tiresshould
be replaced after six yea rsrega rdless oftread wear. However, heat caused byhot climates orfrequent high
loading conditions canac celer ate theaging process andmay require tirestobe replaced morefrequently.
Yousho uld replace your sparetire when youreplace theroad tiresorafter sixyears duetoaging ifithas
no tbee nused .
Do not use replaceme nttires with lowe rload c arrying capacitiesthan theoriginal tires(forexample, E 250
and E 350 vansan dwagons are eq uipped with“E”load rated tiresandmust bereplaced with“E”load
rated tires) .Exce eding anyvehi cle weig htor load rating limitation cou ld resul tin ser ious damage tothe vehicle,
lossof vehicle control,veh icle rollove ran d/or personal injur y.(\f ote: Rep lacement tireswith ahigher limit than
that ofthe ori gina lsdo not incre ase the payl oad capac ity.)See theOwner’s Guidefor more information.
Plea se store this saf ety guide inside thevehicle alon gwith the Ow ner’s Guide materials.
August 2006
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