Wheels And Tires; General Information; Tire Care - Ford EXPLORER Supplemental Owner's Manual

GENERAL INFORMATION

The recommended tire inflation pressures
are on the tire information label on the
driver side B-pillar.
Check and set the tire pressure at the
ambient temperature in which you are
intending to drive your vehicle and when
the tires are cold.
Note: Check your tire pressures regularly to
optimize fuel economy.
Only use approved wheel and tire sizes.
Using other sizes could damage your
vehicle and could make the National Type
Approval invalid.
Installation of any tires that are not the
original equipment tire size can cause the
speedometer to display incorrect vehicle
speed.

TIRE CARE

Glossary of Tire Terminology
*Tire label: A label showing the original
equipment tire sizes, recommended
inflation pressure and the maximum
weight the vehicle can carry.
*Tire Identification Number (TIN): A
number on the sidewall of each tire
providing information about the tire brand
and manufacturing plant, tire size and date
of manufacture. Also referred to as DOT
code.
*Inflation pressure: A measure of the
amount of air in a tire.
*Standard load: A class of P-metric or
Metric tires designed to carry a maximum
load at set pressure. For example: For
P-metric tires 2.4 bar (35 psi) and for
Metric tires 2.5 bar (36 psi). Increasing the
inflation pressure beyond this pressure will
not increase the tire's load carrying
capability.
Explorer (CTW) Vehicles Built From: 27-09-2021, CG3954en enGBR, Edition date: 202107, First-Printing

Wheels and Tires

*Extra load: A class of P-metric or Metric
tires designed to carry a heavier maximum
load at 2.9 bar (42 psi). Increasing the
inflation pressure beyond this pressure will
not increase the tire's load carrying
capability.
*kPa: Kilopascal, a metric unit of air
pressure.
*PSI: Pounds per square inch, a standard
unit of air pressure.
*Cold tire pressure: The tire pressure
when the vehicle has been stationary and
out of direct sunlight for an hour or more
and prior to the vehicle being driven for
1.6 km (1 mi).
*Recommended inflation pressure: The
cold inflation pressure found on the Safety
Compliance Certification Label (affixed to
either the door hinge pillar, door-latch post,
or the door edge that meets the door-latch
post, next to the driver's seating position),
or Tire Label located on the B-Pillar or the
edge of the driver door.
* B-pillar: The structural member at the
side of the vehicle behind the front door.
*Bead area of the tire: Area of the tire
next to the rim.
* Sidewall of the tire: Area between the
bead area and the tread.
*Tread area of the tire: Area of the
perimeter of the tire that contacts the road
when mounted on the vehicle.
*Rim: The metal support (wheel) for a tire
or a tire and tube assembly upon which the
tire beads are seated.
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