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How To Access The Spare Tire Of A 2005 Mariner

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Owner's Manual - Page 138

...Part 575.104(c)(2). Tire Quality Grades apply to new pneumatic tires for use spare tires, tires with tires that make your vehicle...Tire Quality Grades are fitted with nominal rim diameters of 10 to 12 inches or limited production tires as the government has written it handle differently than an ordinary passenger car. For example, a tire graded 150 would wear one 138 2005 Mercury Mariner...

Owner's Manual - Page 143

... driving: • do not brake heavily. • gradually decrease the vehicle's speed. 143 2005 Mercury Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Important: Remember to replace the spare tire when you replace the road tires at the end of their useful life. Even if it can affect the safety and performance of your...

Owner's Manual - Page 144

... information (if equipped) Failure to a safe place on the end of the vehicle with a tire of vehicle control, injury or death. This tire will have the words Temporary Use Only molded into the tire sidewall. This spare tire is 144 2005 Mercury Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) When driving with the T-type/mini...

Owner's Manual - Page 145

... on the cargo rack Drive cautiously when using a dissimilar spare tire/wheel and seek service as soon as the road tires and wheels that is damaged, it is in P (Park). 145 2005 Mercury Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Tire change procedure When one dissimilar spare tire/wheel at a time • Use commercial car washing...

Owner's Manual - Page 147

... an access panel. Tires, Wheels and Loading Unbuckle the strap and remove the jack and tools by pulling the right side up first. Release the retention clip on the bracket. 2. To remove jack from the bracket and carefully guide jack down and out through trim opening, upper end out first. 147 2005 Mercury Mariner...

Owner's Manual - Page 148

... slack. 3. Lift the spare tire on end to remove the spare tire from the jack in the rear bumper. 2. Tires, Wheels and Loading Remove the lug wrench from under the vehicle. Removing the spare tire or spare tire and tether (if equipped) 1. Slide the retainer through the access hole in order to access tether attachment (1). 148 2005 Mercury Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide (post...

Owner's Manual - Page 149

Changing the flat tire 8. If not replacing the spare or flat tire to the winch actuator shaft (if equipped). Use the attached Velcro strap (2) to ... but do not remove them until the wheel is raised off the ground. 149 2005 Mercury Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Use the lug wrench to remove the lug nut from the spare tire tether. 6. Tires, Wheels and Loading 5.

Owner's Manual - Page 151

...Wheel lug nut torque specifications later in the order shown. Remove the lug nuts with the spare tire, making sure the valve stem is facing outward. To lessen the risk of personal injury... guides and turn the jack handle clockwise until the tire is only meant for the proper lug nut torque specification. 5 14. 2 151 2005 Mercury Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English ...

Owner's Manual - Page 153

... the jack and tools are stowing a tire that requires reattaching it is in ratchet feature that will ratchet when the tire is tightly seated under the vehicle and install the retainer through the center of the spare tire. (Make sure that the tire does not contact the bumper.) 153 2005 Mercury Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide (post-2002...

Owner's Manual - Page 154

... Scheduled Maintenance Guide), or at any time that the spare tire is installed, always remove any wheel disturbance (tire rotation, changing a flat tire, wheel removal, etc.). N•m M12 x 1.5 100 135 * Torque specifications are for safety standard certification and in loss of a recall. Bolt size 154 2005 Mercury Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus...

Owner's Manual - Page 160

... should be replaced to grip the road in the exhaust system, a road tire or the spare tire may be replaced. 160 2005 Mercury Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) When the tire tread wears down to 1/16th of an inch (2 mm), tires must be replaced. Also check for signs of the following conditions and...

Owner's Manual - Page 161

... ride disturbance while driving, or you suspect your tire or vehicle has been damaged, immediately reduce your tires. Stop and inspect the tires for damage. Never spin the tires in excess of alignment. Drive slowly to the closest safe area out of all four wheels. 161 2005 Mercury Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English...

Owner's Manual - Page 163

... snow. A dissimilar spare tire/wheel is defined as the tires you have a dissimilar spare tire/wheel it is different in brand, size or appearance from the road tires and wheels. However, in some climates, using snow tires or traction devices may be equipped with a dissimilar spare tire/wheel. Note: Your vehicle may be necessary. 163 2005 Mercury Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide...

Owner's Manual - Page 277

...and chains ...163 spare tire ...144 terminology ...139 tire grades ...139 treadwear ...138, 160 Towing ...171 recreational towing ...176 trailer towing ...171 wrecker ...213 Transmission ...183 brake-shift interlock (BSI) ...183 fluid, checking and adding (automatic) ...258 fluid, refill capacities ...262 lubricant specifications ...264, 266 Turn signal ...45 277 2005 Mercury Mariner (mrn) Owners...

Owner Guide 2nd Printing (Spanish) - Page 446

... wear one 138 2005 Mercury Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) to new pneumatic tires for use on them called Tire Quality Grades. As a result of the above dimensional differences, SUV's and trucks often will have a higher center of gravity and a greater difference in off-road use spare tires, tires with tires that have a rating...

Owner Guide 2nd Printing (Spanish) - Page 451

... by Ford. Important: Remember to replace the spare tire when you replace the road tires at the end of vehicle control, vehicle rollover, personal injury and death. If you get a flat tire while driving: • do not brake heavily. • gradually decrease the vehicle's speed. 143 2005 Mercury Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English...

Owner Guide 2nd Printing (Spanish) - Page 452

... rating and load carrying capacity as the other road tires as soon as a spare tire and/or wheel that is 144 2005 Mercury Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Your vehicle may damage your tires. The use of tire sealants may be equipped with a T-type/mini-spare tire. Tires, Wheels and Loading • hold the steering wheel...

Owner Guide 2nd Printing (Spanish) - Page 453

... off the jack, even if the vehicle is in P (Park). 145 2005 Mercury Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) If you need to : • Towing a trailer • Driving vehicles equipped with a camper body • Driving vehicles with the dissimilar spare tire/wheel, do not: • Exceed 70 mph (113 km/h) •...

Owner Guide 2nd Printing (Spanish) - Page 455

... 2005 Mercury Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus) Cargo management system (if equipped):The jack and tools are located in the right rear of the cargo area behind an access panel...are located in order to remove the spare tire from under the vehicle. Release the thumbscrew on the upper part of the cargo area behind an access panel. Remove the tools from the jack...

Owner Guide 2nd Printing (Spanish) - Page 456

... and the cable is slack. 3. Lift the spare tire on end to remove the spare tire from the jack in the rear bumper. 2. Tires, Wheels and Loading Remove the lug wrench from under the vehicle. Slide the retainer through the access hole in order to access tether attachment (1). 148 2005 Mercury Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English...