Tires, Wheels and Loading
thereforeitmaytakeuptoaminuteforthelighttoturnoffafteryou
havefilledyourtirestotherecommendedtirepressure.
•
Ifyourvehiclehasbeenparkedforover15minutes,thesensorsgo
intoalowpowermodetoconservebatterylifeandthereforeonly
transmitaboutonceanhour.Ifyouinflateyourtiresunderthese
conditions,thelightcouldtakeuptoanhourtoturnoffafteryou
havefilledyourtirestotherecommendedtirepressure.
Forthesereasons,thelowtirewarninglightisNOTasubstitutefor
usinganaccuratetiregaugewhencheckingandfillingyourtires.The
bestwaytoturnoffthelowtirewarninglightistofillyourtirestothe
recommendedtirepressureanddriveyourvehicle—thetirepressure
sensorsinyourwheelswillupdateyourvehiclewiththeupdatedtire
pressurewhenyourvehiclereachesaspeedof20mph(32km/h)forat
leastaminute.
Howtemperatureaffectsyourtirepressure
TheTirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)monitorstirepressurein
eachpneumatictire.Thepressureineachtireisdependentuponseveral
factors,oneofthembeingthecontainedairtemperature(temperatureof
theairinsidethetire).Asthecontainedairtemperatureincreases,the
tirepressurealsoincreases.Whiledrivinginanormalmanner,atypical
passengertireinflationpressuremayincreaseapproximately2to4psi
(14
to28kPa)fromacoldstartsituation.Thisincreaseintirepressure
isduetoanincreaseinthecontainedairtemperature.Containedair
temperatureisdependentuponseveralfactorssuchasrateoftire
rotation,tiredeflection,amountofbraking,etc.Insimilarmanner,the
tirepressurewilldecreaseifthecontainedairtemperaturedecreases.
Forexample,ifthevehicleisstationaryovernightwiththeoutside
temperaturesignificantlylowerthanthedaytimetemperature,thetire
pressuremaydecreaseapproximately3psi(20.7kPa)foradropof30°
F(16.6°C)inambienttemperature.Thislowerpressurevaluemaybe
detectedbytheTPMSasbeingsignificantlylowerthanthecoldpressure
indicatedonyourvehiclesSafetyComplianceCertificationLabel,and
activatetheTPMSwarningforlowtirepressure.Ifthelowwarninglight
ison,visuallycheckeachtiretoverifythatnotireisflat.Ifoneormore
tiresareflat,repairasnecessary.Ifalltiresappeartobeinflated,
carefullydrivethevehicletothenearestlocationwhereaircanbeadded
tothetires.Turntheignitiontothe“off”position.Inflateallthetiresto
therecommendedcoldpressure.
TheTirePressureMonitoringSystemcomplieswithpart15oftheFCC
rulesandwithRS-210ofIndustryCanada.Operationissubjecttothe
followingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmful
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2005
Explorer(exp)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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