Tires, Wheels and Loading
LowTirePressure Possiblecause CustomerActionRequired
WarningLight
FlashingWarning
Light
Sparetireinuse Yourtemporarysparetireisin
use.Repairthedamagedroad
wheelandre-mountitonthe
vehicletorestoresystem
functionality.Foradescription
ofhowthesystemfunctions
undertheseconditions,referto
Whenyourtemporaryspare
tireisinstalledinthissection.
TPMS
malfunction
Ifyourtiresareproperly
inflatedandyoursparetireis
notinuseandtheTPMS
warninglightstillflashes,have
thesysteminspectedbyyour
authorizeddealer.
Wheninflatingyourtires
Whenputtingairintoyourtires(suchasatagasstationorinyour
garage),theTirePressureMonitoringSystemmaynotrespond
immediatelytotheairaddedtoyourtires.
Itmaytakeuptotwominutesofdrivingover20mph(32km/h)forthe
lighttoturnOFFafteryouhavefilledyourtirestotherecommended
inflationpressure.
Howtemperatureaffectsyourtirepressure
TheTirePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS)monitorstirepressurein
eachpneumatictire.Whiledrivinginanormalmanner,atypical
passengertireinflationpressuremayincreaseapproximately2to4psi
(14
to28kPa)fromacoldstartsituation.Ifthevehicleisstationary
overnightwiththeoutsidetemperaturesignificantlylowerthanthe
daytimetemperature,thetirepressuremaydecreaseapproximately3psi
(20.7
kPa)foradropof30°F(16.6°C)inambienttemperature.This
lowerpressurevaluemaybedetectedbytheTPMSasbeingsignificantly
lowerthantherecommendedinflationpressureandactivatetheTPMS
warningforlowtirepressure.Ifthelowtirepressurewarninglightis
ON,visuallycheckeachtiretoverifythatnotireisflat.(Ifoneormore
tiresareflat,repairasnecessary.)Checkairpressureintheroadtires.If
anytireisunder-inflated,carefullydrivethevehicletothenearest
locationwhereaircanbeaddedtothetires.Inflateallthetirestothe
recommendedinflationpressure.
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2008
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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