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,
contactyourauthorizeddealer
assoonaspossible.
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
(21
kPa)foradropof30°F(17°C)inambienttemperature.Thislower
pressurevaluemaybedetectedbytheTPMSasbeingsignificantlylower
thantherecommendedinflationpressureandactivatetheTPMSwarning
lightforlowtirepressure.Ifthelowtirepressurewarninglightison,
visuallycheckeachtiretoverifythatnotireisflat.(Ifoneormoretires
areflat,repairasnecessary.)Checkairpressureintheroadtires.Ifany
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2011
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Escape Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2011 |
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