Ford Automobile User Manual page 153

Roadside emergencies
• Do not use snow chains on this
type of wheel.
• Do not drive through an
automatic car wash.
• Vehicles with Electronic Stability
Program (ESP) may exhibit some
unusual driving characteristics.
Switch the ESP off. Refer to the
section Electronic Stability
Program (ESP), page 101
onwards.
• If the spare wheel is used on the
rear axle of vehicles with Durashift
EST, the system may not be able to
select a higher gear in automated
mode (AUTO). This is due to the
different size of the spare wheel
and the standard wheel/tyre
combination. Select manual mode
to shift into a higher gear. After
replacing the spare wheel with the
standard wheel, normal operation in
automated mode (AUTO) will
return.
The vehicle may exhibit
some unusual driving
characteristics or engine
overheating may occur if you use
the spare wheel on the rear axle
in automated mode (AUTO) for
longer than a temporary period.
Select manual mode to shift
gears.
The spare wheel is located under
the floor cover in the luggage
compartment.
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• Raise the rear of the floor cover in
the luggage compartment and
remove it.
• Completely unscrew the retaining
device anticlockwise.
• Remove the spare wheel cover.
• Lift out the spare wheel.
• Install the defective wheel in the
reverse order.