2013 LINCOLN MKZ Owners Manual

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LINCOLN MKZ 2013  Owners Manual Customer action required
Possible cause
Low tire pressure
warning light
1. Make sure tires are at the proper
pressure. See Inflating your tires in
this chapter. 2. After inflating your
tires to the ma

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LINCOLN MKZ 2013  Owners Manual When Inflating your Tires
When putting air into your tires (such
as at a gas station or in your garage),
the tire pressure monitoring system
may not respond immediately to the
air added to your tires.

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LINCOLN MKZ 2013  Owners Manual TIRE CARE
Important information for
245/40R19 low-profile tires and
wheels If your vehicle is equipped
with 245/40R19 tires, they are
low-profile tires. These tires and
wheels are designed to give you

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LINCOLN MKZ 2013  Owners Manual Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a comparative
rating based on the wear rate of the
tire when tested under controlled
conditions on a specified government
test course. For example, a tire graded
150 w

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LINCOLN MKZ 2013  Owners Manual Glossary of Tire Terminology
•
Tire label: A label showing the OE
(Original Equipment) tire sizes,
recommended inflation pressure
and the maximum weight the
vehicle can carry.
• Tire Identificatio

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LINCOLN MKZ 2013  Owners Manual Information Contained on the
Tire Sidewall
Both U.S. and Canada Federal
regulations require tire manufacturers
to place standardized information on
the sidewall of all tires. This
information identifi

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LINCOLN MKZ 2013  Owners Manual G.
H: Indicates the tires speed rating.
The speed rating denotes the speed
at which a tire is designed to be driven
for extended periods of time under a
standard condition of load and
inflation press

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Tire Ply Composition and
Material Used: Indicates the number
of plies or the number of layers of
rubber-coated fabric in the tire tread
and sidewall. Tire manufacturers also
must indicate the ply m