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Tom Manforte Posted on Jun 03, 2016
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Ford Freestar Message Center not visible. Need help resetting tire warning light.

I have 205K miles on My Freestar LTD. The tire pressure warning light went on and because I can't see the message center readout, I can't reset the warning light. Can someone let me know the proper sequencing of button pushes I need to do to get to the system check. I've been tinkering with various sequences and so far all I've been able to do is change from miles and fahrenheit to Km and Celsius. I'm going to assume that my first button push will clear the warning statement. Thanks -Tom

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You can't reset the tire pressure warning light (TPMS), when the pressure is adjusted or the sensor replaced (if the warning is false) the light will go out, there is no reset. Check the air pressure in all the tires, they should be about 34 PSI all around.

Testimonial: "I've always been able to reset the warning light any time it came on. I would scroll through the buttons ( INFO/SETUP/RESET) until I found the system check option. It would check the lights, oil pressure, wiper fluid, turn signals.........one option was the check tire one. It would ask if I would like to reset the light. I would hold down the button until the light went out. Since I can not see these prompts, I was looking for a little help."

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    Marvin Jun 04, 2016

    You have low tire pressure on one tire or more. The reset info you refer to is in the owners manual as well. If you have lost it then go to the Ford Fleet website and download another one and look up the procedure.

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