2020 FORD FUSION User Manual

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Important Use of Spare Wheel

A dissimilar spare wheel and tire assembly is a spare wheel and tire assembly

that is different in brand, size or appearance from the road tires and wheels and

can be one of three types:

Types of Spare Wheels

T-type mini-spare.

Full-size dissimilar spare with label on wheel.

Full-size dissimilar spare without label on wheel.

This spare tire begins with the letter T for tire size and may have Temporary Use Only

molded in the sidewall.

This spare tire has a label on the wheel that states: THIS WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY

FOR TEMPORARY USE ONLY.

Driving with a T-type Mini-spare or Full-

size Dissimilar Spare with Label on Wheel

Do not:

• Exceed 50 mph (80 km/h).

• Load the vehicle beyond maximum

vehicle load rating listed on the Safety

Compliance Label.

• Tow a trailer.

• Use snow chains on the end of the

vehicle with the dissimilar spare tire.

• Use more than one dissimilar spare tire

at a time.

• Use commercial car washing

equipment.

• Try to repair the dissimilar spare tire.

Use of the above dissimilar spare wheel at

any one wheel location can lead to

impairment of the following:

• Handling, stability and braking

performance.

• Comfort and noise.

• Ground clearance and parking at curbs.

• Winter weather driving capability.

• Wet weather driving capability.

• All-wheel driving capability, if

applicable.

Driving with a Full-size Dissimilar Spare

Wheel and Tire Assembly

Do not:

• Exceed 70 mph (113 km/h).

• Use more than one dissimilar spare

wheel and tire assembly at a time.

• Use commercial car washing

equipment.

• Use snow chains on the end of the

vehicle with the dissimilar spare wheel

and tire assembly.