Wheels and Tires
USING SNOW CHAINS - ST
WARNING: Do not carry out any
tire repairs on a spare wheel.
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.
WARNING: Do not switch off
stability control or select sport mode,
when using a temporary spare wheel or
after inflating a tire using the temporary
mobility kit.
WARNING:Do not use snow chains
If a tire deflates when your vehicle is
moving, do the following:
on snow-free roads.
WARNING: Only fit snow chains to
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Firmly hold the steering wheel.
Avoid heavy braking.
Gradually reduce the vehicle speed and
stop your vehicle as soon as it is safe
to do so.
specified tires.
WARNING: If your vehicle is fitted
with wheel trims, remove them before
fitting snow chains.
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Fully apply the parking brake.
Switch the ignition off.
Only use snow chains on the front wheels.
Only use snow chains on the following
The spare wheel, vehicle jack, towing eye,
lug nut tool and wheel trim remover are in
the luggage compartment under the floor
covering or in the side panel.
If the spare wheel is exactly the same type
and size as the other fitted road wheels,
you can replace the existing road wheel
with the spare wheel and continue to drive
in the normal manner. We recommend that
you have the damaged road wheel and tire
repaired or replaced as soon as possible.
specified tire sizes:
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215/50R17.
Do not use snow chains greater
than 7 mm (0.3 in).
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Maintain correct tire pressures. See Tire
Pressures (page 457).
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).
Dissimilar Spare Wheel and Tire
Assembly Information
Note: The anti-lock brake system continues
WARNING: Failure to follow these
guidelines could result in an increased
risk of loss of vehicle control, injury or
death.
to correctly operate.
CHANGING A ROAD WHEEL
WARNING:If you are not sure what
type of spare wheel your vehicle has, do
not exceed 80 km/h (50 mph).
WARNING: Do not fit more than
one spare wheel on your vehicle at any
one time.
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Focus (CGE) Vehicles Built From: 15-03-2021, CG3784en enGBR, Edition date: 202012, First-Printing
