2016 FORD FLEX Owners Manual

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FORD FLEX 2016 1.G Owners Manual •
With your foot on the brake, shift
through all the gears while the engine
is running.
• We recommend that you change the
engine oil before you use your vehicle
again.
Fuel system
• Fill the fu

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FORD FLEX 2016 1.G Owners Manual GENERAL INFORMATION
Use only approved wheel and tire sizes,
using other sizes could damage your
vehicle. If you change the diameter of the
tires from that fitted at the factory, the
speedometer may no

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FORD FLEX 2016 1.G Owners Manual Utility vehicles and trucks handle
differently than passenger cars in the
various driving conditions that are
encountered on streets, highways and
off-road. Utility vehicles and trucks are not
designe

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FORD FLEX 2016 1.G Owners Manual As a result of the above dimensional
differences, Sport utility vehicles and
trucks often will have a higher center of
gravity and a greater difference in center
of gravity between the loaded and
unlo

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FORD FLEX 2016 1.G Owners Manual U.S. Department of
Transportation Tire quality
grades:  The U.S. Department of
Transportation requires Ford
Motor Company to give you the
following information about tire
grades exactly as the governm

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FORD FLEX 2016 1.G Owners Manual Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard No. 139. Grades B and A
represent higher levels of
performance on the laboratory
test wheel than the minimum
required by law.
Glossary of Tire Terminology
*Tire l

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FORD FLEX 2016 1.G Owners Manual Information Contained on the
Tire Sidewall
Both United States and Canada
Federal regulations require tire
manufacturers to place
standardized information on the
sidewall of all tires. This
information

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FORD FLEX 2016 1.G 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