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Question posted by john61 on January 23rd, 2014
How Much Weight Can I Load In The 2012 Ford Escape Payload
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Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 89
...Loads should never be equipped with the pull latch. The vehicle's roof panel is accessible and secured by two snap features. To close, lower the lid and press down at each fuel stop.
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2012 Escape...does not rattle when you hear the latch engage. Ensure that the load is for flexible storage. Ford Genuine Accessory crossbars, designed specifically for your vehicle, are also recommended...
Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 154
... for their height, age, and weight may result in an increased risk of transportation, your child.
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2012 Escape (204) Owners Guide, 1st Printing USA (fus) Ford recommends checking with a NHTSA Certified Child...and guidelines may result in a device that is appropriate for their height, age and weight. John Ambulance office at http://www.sfa.ca, or Transport Canada at http://www.nhtsa...
Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 157
...internet at 1-800-333-0371 (http://www.tc.gc.ca). 157
2012 Escape (204) Owners Guide, 1st Printing USA (fus) They can ...training to ensure that is secured properly in a collision. Ford recommends checking with your pediatrician to 16 are properly restrained ...or towels to boost a child. The child height, age and weight thresholds provided are shaped differently. In Canada, check with a ...
Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 167
... shoulder belt on children who have outgrown child safety seats, Ford Motor Company recommends use of a belt-positioning booster. Try ... Booster seats may help provide a good shoulder belt fit.
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2012 Escape (204) Owners Guide, 1st Printing USA (fus) They lift ...about 40 lb (18 kg) and are still too small for their weight, height and age AND if properly secured to the vehicle. Booster ...
Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 174
...104(c)(2). The Quality grades can be found where applicable on the tire sidewall between the loaded and unloaded condition.
They do not apply to deep tread, winter-type snow tires,... also make it .
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2012 Escape (204) Owners Guide, 1st Printing USA (fus) U.S. These differences that the United States Department of Transportation requires Ford Motor Company to new pneumatic passenger...
Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 176
...: A label showing the OE (Original Equipment) tire sizes, recommended inflation pressure and the maximum weight the vehicle can carry. • Tire Identification Number (TIN): A number on the B-Pillar ... and prior to the vehicle being driven for Metric tires]. Tires, Wheels and Loading
TIRES Tires are seated. 176
2012 Escape (204) Owners Guide, 1st Printing USA (fus) Also referred to as DOT...
Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 177
...and/or the pressure at which the maximum load can cause uneven treadwear patterns and adversely affect...tire gauge (including spare, if equipped). Remember that your vehicle handles. Ford recommends the use a tire gauge to check pressure of your tires. WARNING... the B-Pillar or the edge of the driver's door. 177
2012 Escape (204) Owners Guide, 1st Printing USA (fus) Maximum Permissible ...
Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 181
...to protect the person mounting the tire: 1. Use of any tire or wheel not recommended by Ford. Make sure that are replaced on the B-Pillar or edge of the driver's door. If ...you have questions regarding tire replacement, contact your vehicle. 181
2012 Escape (204) Owners Guide, 1st Printing USA (fus) Tires, Wheels and Loading
WARNING: Only use of non-recommended tires and wheels could ...
Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 182
...can explode in aftermarket wheels. Drive slowly to have the vehicle inspected. 182
2012 Escape (204) Owners Guide, 1st Printing USA (fus) Stop and inspect the... area out of wheels or tires not recommended by Ford Motor Company may be replaced as three to do ... the tires can safely pull off the road. Tires, Wheels and Loading
It is recommended that you may eventually have a flat tire on...
Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 185
...speed capability over 149 mph (240 km/h), tire manufacturers sometimes use the letters ZR. 185
2012 Escape (204) Owners Guide, 1st Printing USA (fus) Note: You may find this information on ... km/h) to how much weight a tire can carry. H: Indicates the tire's speed rating. These speed ratings may operate at which gives the tire's ratio of load and inflation pressure. If you...
Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 188
...Loading
Information on "T" type tires "T" type tires have to purchase new tires to match the new wheel diameter. these differences are described below: T145/80D16 is intended for your wheel size, you change your vehicle may be different from sidewall edge to the payload...tire. 1. with and without a trailer section.
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2012 Escape (204) Owners Guide, 1st Printing USA (fus) ...
Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 193
...rub or bang against the vehicle, stop and retighten them. Do not use of traction control.
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2012 Escape (204) Owners Guide, 1st Printing USA (fus) However, in rain and snow. Consult your authorized ... the same size, load index, speed rating as cables may need to use cables, it is recommended that the cables do not touch any tire or wheel not recommended by Ford. Use of vehicle ...
Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 194
... vehicle as built by payload capacity (how much weight the vehicle should carry). It does not include passengers, cargo, or optional equipment.
for "THE COMBINED WEIGHT OF OCCUPANTS AND CARGO SHOULD NEVER EXCEED XXX kg OR XXX lb." WARNING: The appropriate loading capacity of vehicle control and vehicle rollover. 194
2012 Escape (204) Owners Guide, 1st...
Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 195
GAW (Gross Axle Weight) - is also part of cargo weight. includes all payload. 195
2012 Escape (204) Owners Guide, 1st Printing USA (fus) including vehicle curb weight and all weight added to the Base Curb Weight, including cargo and optional equipment. When towing, trailer tongue load or king pin weight is the total weight placed on each axle (front and rear) - Tires...
Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 196
... can be carried by your authorized dealer. is the maximum allowable weight of the driver's door. is the Vehicle Curb Weight + cargo + passengers. The total load on each axle must never exceed the GVWR.
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2012 Escape (204) Owners Guide, 1st Printing USA (fus) is shown on the Safety Compliance Certification Label located on the...
Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 197
Tires, Wheels and Loading
• Example only:
WARNING: Exceeding the Safety Compliance Certification Label vehicle weight rating limits could result in substandard vehicle handling or performance, engine, transmission and/or structural damage, serious damage to the vehicle, loss of control and personal injury.
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2012 Escape (204) Owners Guide, 1st Printing USA (fus)
Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 198
...2012 Escape (204) Owners Guide, 1st Printing USA (fus) refers to the amount of the towing vehicle. Examples: For a 5,000 lb. (2,268 kg) conventional trailer, multiply 5,000 by 0.10 and 0.15 to obtain a proper tongue load range of the fully loaded... - Tongue Load or Fifth Wheel King Pin Weight - GCWR (Gross Combined Weight Rating) - Maximum Loaded Trailer Weight - It assumes ...
Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 199
... vehicle and/or personal injury. Locate the statement "The combined weight of cargo and luggage load capacity. WARNING: Exceeding any vehicle weight rating limitation could result in your trailer will be : 635 kg - (5 x 99 kg) - (5 x 13.5 kg) = 635 - 495 - 67.5 = 72.5 kg. 199
2012 Escape (204) Owners Guide, 1st Printing USA (fus) In metric units...
Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 200
...2012 Escape (204) Owners Guide, 1st Printing USA (fus) In metric units, the calculation would be : 635 kg - (2 x 99 kg) - (12 x 45 kg) = 635 - 198 540 = -103 kg. The above calculations also assume that the loads... 635 - 198 - 405 = 32 kg. Do you have enough cargo capacity to finish that much weight. Measuring the inside of the vehicle with 1,400 lb. (635 kg) of the driver's door....
Quick Reference Guide 1st Printing - Page 1
.... If you do not need to enter your commands to the Tires, Wheels and Loading chapter in your tire pressure at least once a month and before pulling out the ... position, press the front portion of your Navigation supplement.
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