Tires, Wheels and Loading
ChangingtireswithTPMS
Eachroadtireisequippedwith
atirepressuresensorfastened
totheinsiderimofthewheel.
Thepressuresensoriscovered
bythetireandisnotvisible
unlessthetireisremoved.The
pressuresensorislocated
opposite(180degrees)fromthe
valvestem.Caremustbetaken
whenchangingthetiretoavoid
damagingthesensor.Itis
recommendedthatyoualwayshave
yourtiresservicedbyanauthorized
dealer.
Thetirepressureshouldbechecked
periodically(atleastmonthly)using
anaccuratetiregauge,referto
Inflatingyourtiresinthischapter.
Understanding your Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
TheTirePressureMonitoringSystemmeasurespressureinyourfour
roadtiresandsendsthetirepressurereadingstoyourvehicle.TheLow
TirePressureWarningLampwillturnONifthetirepressureis
significantlylow.Oncethelightisilluminated,yourtiresareunder
inflatedandneedtobeinflatedtothemanufacturer’srecommendedtire
pressure.EvenifthelightturnsONandashorttimelaterturnsOFF,
yourtirepressurestillneedstobechecked.Visitwww.checkmytires.org
foradditionalinformation.
Whenyourtemporarysparetireisinstalled
Whenoneofyourroadtiresneedstobereplacedwiththetemporary
spare,theTPMSsystemwillcontinuetoidentifyanissuetoremindyou
thatthedamagedroadwheel/tireneedstoberepairedandputbackon
yourvehicle.
TorestorethefullfunctionalityoftheTirePressureMonitoringSystem,
havethedamagedroadwheel/tirerepairedandremountedonyour
vehicle.Foradditionalinformation,refertoChangingtireswithTPMS
inthissection.
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2009
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
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