Tire Care; Using Winter Tires; Using Snow Chains; Changing A Road Wheel - Ford KUGA Owner's Manual

TIRE CARE

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To make sure the front and rear tires of
your vehicle wear evenly and last longer,
we recommend that you swap the tires
from front to rear and vice versa at regular
intervals of between 3000 and 6000 miles
(5000 and 10000 kilometers).
WARNING
Do not scrub the sidewalls of the
tires when you are parking.
If you have to mount a curb, do so slowly
and approach it with the wheels at
right-angles to the curb.
Examine the tires regularly for cuts, foreign
objects and uneven wear of the tread.
Uneven wear could mean that the wheel
alignment is outside specification.
Check the tire pressures (including the
spare) when cold, every two weeks.

USING WINTER TIRES

WARNING
When you use winter tires on your
vehicle, you must make sure that you
use the correct lug nuts.
If winter tires are used, you must make sure
that you use the correct tire pressures. See
Technical Specifications (page 239).
Kuga (CBSCBS) Vehicles Built From: 15-10-2012Vehicles Built From: 15-10-2012
Wheels and Tires

USING SNOW CHAINS

Note: The anti-lock braking system will
continue to operate normally.
Only use small link snow chains.
Only use snow chains on the front wheels.
Vehicles with Stability Control
When stability control is on, your vehicle
may exhibit some unusual driving
characteristics. To reduce this, switch
traction control off. See Using Stability
Control (page 163).

CHANGING A ROAD WHEEL

Lug Nuts
You can obtain a replacement locking lug
nut key and replacement locking lug nuts
from an authorized dealer using the
reference number certificate.
Vehicles with a Spare Wheel
If the spare wheel is exactly the same type
and size as the other fitted road wheels,
you can replace the existing road wheel
with the spare wheel and continue to drive
in the normal manner.
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WARNINGS
Do not exceed 30 mph (50 km/h).
Do not use snow chains on snow-free
roads.
Only fit snow chains to specified
tires. See Technical Specifications
(page 239).
If your vehicle has wheel trims,
remove them before fitting snow
chains.