Wheels and Tires -> Using Snow Chains-Excluding: Active/?ST for Your Ford Focus 4 Door 2023

Wheels and Tires  
To make sure the front and rear tires of  
We recommend that you use winter or  
all-season tires carrying this symbol when  
the temperature is 7°C (45°F) or lower, or  
in snow and ice conditions.  
Inflate the winter tires to the same tire  
pressures as those listed in the tire  
pressures table. See Tire Pressures (page  
457).  
your vehicle wear evenly and last longer,  
we recommend that you swap the tires  
from front to rear and vice versa at regular  
intervals between 5,000 km (3,000 mi)  
and 10,000 km (6,000 mi).  
WARNING: Do not scrub the  
sidewalls of the tires when you are  
parking.  
WARNING: Snow tires must be the  
same size, load index and speed rating  
as those originally provided by Ford. Use  
of any tire or wheel not recommended  
by Ford can affect the safety and  
performance of your vehicle, which could  
result in an increased risk of loss of  
control, vehicle rollover, personal injury  
and death. Additionally, the use of  
non-recommended tires and wheels can  
cause steering, suspension, axle, transfer  
case or power transfer unit failure.  
Follow the Ford recommended tire  
inflation pressure found on the Safety  
Compliance Certification Label (on the  
door hinge pillar, door latch post or the  
door edge that meets the door latch  
post, next to the driver seat), or Tire  
Label on the B-Pillar or the edge of the  
driver door. Failure to follow the tire  
pressure recommendations can cause  
uneven treadwear patterns and  
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 SUMMER TIRES  
The original equipment tires on your vehicle  
are designed to optimize its performance  
in dry or wet summer road conditions.  
They are not designed for winter use. Do  
not use the summer tires with snow chains.  
USING WINTER TIRES  
adversely affect the way your vehicle  
handles.  
USING SNOW CHAINS -  
EXCLUDING: ACTIVE/ST  
WARNING:Do not exceed 50 km/h  
(30 mph). Failure to follow this  
instruction could result in the loss of  
control of your vehicle, personal injury or  
death.  
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Focus (CGE) Vehicles Built From: 15-03-2021, CG3784en enGBR, Edition date: 202012, First-Printing  
Wheels and Tires  
USING SNOW CHAINS -  
ACTIVE  
WARNING:Do not use snow chains  
on snow-free roads.  
WARNING: Only fit snow chains to  
WARNING:Do not exceed 50 km/h  
specified tires.  
(30 mph). Failure to follow this  
instruction could result in the loss of  
control of your vehicle, personal injury or  
death.  
WARNING: If your vehicle is fitted  
with wheel trims, remove them before  
fitting snow chains.  
WARNING:Do not use snow chains  
Only use snow chains on the front wheels.  
on snow-free roads.  
Only use snow chains on the following  
specified tire sizes:  
WARNING: Only fit snow chains to  
specified tires.  
195/65R16.  
Do not use snow chains greater  
than 7 mm (0.3 in).  
205/60R16.  
WARNING: If your vehicle is fitted  
with wheel trims, remove them before  
fitting snow chains.  
Do not use snow chains greater  
Only use snow chains on the front wheels.  
than 10 mm (0.4 in).  
Do not use snow chains greater  
than 8 mm (0.3 in) for five spoke  
steel wheels.  
Only use snow chains on the following  
specified tire sizes:  
215/55R17.  
Do not use snow chains greater  
than 10 mm (0.4 in).  
Maintain correct tire pressures. See Tire  
Pressures (page 457).  
Maintain correct tire pressures. See Tire  
Vehicles with Stability Control  
Pressures (page 457).  
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 255).  
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 255).  
Note: The anti-lock brake system continues  
to correctly operate.  
Note: The anti-lock brake system continues  
to correctly operate.  
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Focus (CGE) Vehicles Built From: 15-03-2021, CG3784en enGBR, Edition date: 202012, First-Printing