If your Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) is not working or presenting a tire pressure sensor fault message on your Ford Focus, you may have to retrain or reset the system using these steps.
Note: If you are using a spare tire, the low tire pressure warning light will remain illuminated the entire time you are utilizing the spare.
Contents
1998 – 2023 Models
Tire Monitor Option
- Inflate all tires to the recommended psi. Usually, it’s 40 psi (including your spare).
- Use the controls on the left side of your steering wheel to enter the “Settings” menu.
- Choose “Driver Assist.”
- Select “Tire Monitor.”
- Press and hold the “OK” button until the message “Tire pressure stored” appears.
Tire Relearn Mode (with Tool)
- Turn the key to ON or press the Start button to turn the car ON.
- Press the Hazards button 6x. You will hear the car horn chirp once. This means the car is in Relearn Mode.
- Set up your Tool to learn the tire sensors according to the Tool directions.
- Start at the front left tire, place the tool near the valve, and follow the Tool directions. The machine should beep, and the car horn chirp when the sensor has been learned.
- Continue this process with the front right, rear right, and rear left tires. Follow this order exactly.
TPMS Reset Tool
Some models may require you to use a TPMS Reset Tool to train the system. In that case, use these steps.
- Inflate all tires to the recommended psi. Usually, it’s 40 psi—that includes your spare.
- With the vehicle parked and the engine off, press and release the brake pedal.
- Turn the ignition from “OFF” to the “ON” position three times. Button or smart-key ignition models will require you to press the button once to turn it on to go from “OFF” to “ACC.” Do this a total of 3 times. Do not start the engine.
- Press the Brake pedal down for 2 seconds.
- Switch the ignition back to “OFF.”
- Turn the ignition from “OFF” to the “ON” position three times. Button or smart-key ignition models will require you to press the button once to turn it on to go from “OFF” to “ACC.” Do this a total of 3 times. Do not start the engine.
- If all steps above were done correctly, the horn will briefly honk.
- Place the TPMS Reset Tool on the tire walls in the following order wall near the air stem and activate it until the horn sounds.
- Left-front tire wall
- Right-front tire wall
- Right-back front tire wall
- Left-back tire wall
- It may take up to two minutes of driving before the tire pressure sensor fault light goes off.
Low Tire Pressure/Spare Tire in Use/New Sensor
- If the tire is low, inflate the tire to the correct PSI, as shown on the edge of the Driver’s side door. If the spare tire is in use, fix the normal tire and replace it on the vehicle. If the sensor is dead, install a new sensor.
- Drive the vehicle for about 2 minutes above 20 mph. The vehicle will automatically update the TPMS.
Note: If nothing resets the TPMS, have your vehicle examined by a certified mechanic or authorized dealership.
That’s it! Hopefully, all worked well for you, and you have completed resetting the TPMS on the Ford Focus.
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