Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) Reset Procedure
If you’ve purchased a Ford vehicle recently, it’s pretty likely that your car is equipped with a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) that continually monitors psi readings in all four tires. The system works by using sophisticated sensors that are attached to the valve stem. If you’ve gotten a tire rotation done lately, you may notice your TPMS display has the tire positions all out of whack. Because the sensors are located inside each tire, you may have to reset the Tire Pressure Monitoring System and help it relearn the new positions of your tire sensors. Learn how to reset tire pressure sensors on your Ford vehicle with step-by-step instructions. For expert assistance, visit Akins Ford in Winder, GA.
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Ford Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) Reset Instructions
There are two parts to resetting your Ford vehicle’s Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPSM). For this process you will need to:
(1) activate TPMS reset mode and (2) re-train each of your vehicle’s tire pressure sensors.
Part 1: Activating Tire Pressure Monitoring System Reset Mode
- Turn the ignition key to the “On” position, but do not start the engine.
- Press and hold the TPMS reset button (usually located under the steering wheel) until the TPMS indicator light blinks slowly three times, then release.
- Start the vehicle and let it run for 20 minutes to complete the reset process.
Note: Once your vehicle enters TPMS reset mode, the horn will sound once and a message will appear in the information display. If this does not occur, repeat the sequence.
Part 2: Re-Training Your Tire Pressure Sensors
- Turn the ignition key to the “Off” position.
- Starting with the front left tire, increase or decrease the tire pressure until a horn beep sounds. This confirms that the tire sensor has been re-trained.
- Repeat this process for the front right, rear right, and rear left tires in that order.
- After the last tire has been trained, the message “Training Complete” will display on the dashboard.
Note: If at any point in the re-training process two short horn beeps are heard, the reset procedure was unsuccessful. Please try repeating the sequence from PART 1: Activating TPMS Reset Mode.
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