4WD FORD FREESTAR 2005 1.G Owners Manual

•Rear Wheel Drive (RWD)
vehicles/Four Wheel Drive
(4WD)/ All Wheel Drive (AWD)
vehicles (front tires at top of
diagram)
Sometimes irregular tire wear can be corrected by rotating the tires.
Note:If your tires show uneven wear ask a qualified technician at a
Ford or Lincoln/Mercury dealership to check for and correct any wheel
misalignment, tire imbalance or mechanical problem involved before tire
rotation.
Note:Your vehicle may be equipped with a dissimilar spare tire/wheel. A
dissimilar spare tire/wheel is defined as a spare tire and/or wheel that is
different in brand, size or appearance from the road tires and wheels. If
you have a dissimilar spare tire/wheel it is intended for temporary use
only and should not be used in a tire rotation.
Note:After having your tires rotated, inflation pressure must be checked
and adjusted to the vehicle requirements.
LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING (IF EQUIPPED)
Your vehicle may be equipped with one of two types of Low Tire
detection systems; Direct (Metal valve stem) or Indirect (Rubber valve
stem). If your vehicle has the Direct system refer to theTire pressure
monitoring system—directsection found in this chapter. If you have
the Indirect system refer to theLow tire warning—indirectsection
found in this chapter.
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2005 Freestar(win), Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)(own2002),
Market:USA_English(fus)
Tires, Wheels and Loading
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