2005 Mercury Sable Warranty Guide 7th Printing - Page 13

Some maintenance and wear items have limited coverage, as follows: • wiper blade replacements are not beyond 12 months or 12,000 covered beyond 12 months in sermiles, whichever occurs first vice, regardless of miles driven • Brake pad/lining replacements • wheel alignments and tire balare not covered beyond 12 ancing (unless required by a warmonths or 18,000 miles, whichranty repair) are not covered ever occurs first Tire Wear or Damage The New Vehicle Limited Warranty does not cover normal wear or wornout tires. Tires will not be replaced (unless required by a warranty repair) for wear or damage including: • tire damage from road hazard such as cuts, snags, bruises, bulges, puncture, and impact breaks • tire damage due to under or over inflation, tire chain use, racing, spinning (as when stuck in snow or mud), improper mounting or dismounting, or tire repair • tire vibration or ride harshness and uneven or rapid tire wear. However, limited coverage for these conditions will be provided for the first 12 months in service or 12,000 miles, whichever occurs first, even though caused by maintenance and wear items such as wheel alignment or tire balancing. This limitation for ride harshness and uneven or rapid tire wear does not apply to tire replacement on the New Style F-150 Truck. Other Items or Conditions Not Covered The New Vehicle Limited Warranty does not cover: • vehicles that have had the odometer disconnected, altered, or inoperative for an extended period of time with the result that the actual mileage cannot be determined • vehicles that have ever been labeled or branded as ЉdismantledЉ, ЉfireЉ, ЉfloodЉ, ЉjunkЉ, ЉrebuiltЉ, ЉreconstructedЉ, or ЉsalvagedЉ; this will void the New Vehicle Limited Warranty • vehicles that have been determined to be a Љtotal lossЉ by an insurance company; this will void the New Vehicle Limited Warranty • any Ford or Mercury vehicles (except Excursion modified by a Qualified Vehicle Modifier using the XLT package with a 6.8L engine and 4:30 axle (XC3) that are converted to limousines. This will void the New Vehicle Limited Warranty. See additional information about authorized Excursion modification on page 28 • converted ambulances that are not equipped with the Ford Ambulance Prep Package, see important information about ambulance conversions (page 28) 9