TPMS Reset: Ford Focus 2007-2016 Tire Pressure Sensor
Ford Focus 2007-2016 Tire Pressure Monitoring System TPMS Reset
Quick to follow procedure on how to reset/relearn the TPMS service maintenance indicator warning light on Ford Focus for the year 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2016.
A TPMS Tool, or another properly formatted TPMS scan tool, is required to perform this procedure.
Relearn Procedure for Models WITH STANDARD IGNITION
1. Inflate all tires to pressure listed on vehicle placard.
2. Leave the driver’s door open during the relearn procedure.
3. Turn ignition to OFF position and press and release brake pedal.
4. Cycle ignition from the OFF to RUN position 3 times, ending in the RUN position.
5. Press and release brake pedal.
6. Turn ignition to OFF position.
7. Cycle ignition from the OFF to RUN position 3 times, ending in the RUN position.
8. Horn will sound once, and the TPMS telltale will blink once, indicating train mode is initiated. If equipped with a message center, it will display TRAIN LF TIRE.
9. Starting with the LF tire, use your TPMS Tool to scan each sensor in the following order: LF, RF, RR, LR (and full size spare if equipped). The horn will sound once each sensor has been recognized.
10. After training LR tire, the message center will display TRAINING MODE COMPLETE. If the vehicle is not equipped with the message center display, successful completion can be verified by turning the ignition to the OFF position and not hearing the horn sound. If the horn sounds, then the training procedure must be repeated.
11. Turn ignition to the OFF position.
Relearn Procedure for Models WITH PUSH-BUTTON IGNITION
NOTE: some models require the ignition button to be pressed twice, without pressing the brake, to enter the RUN mode (Ignition ON/Engine OFF). If this is the case, then modify steps 4 and 6 as noted.
1. Inflate all tires to pressure listed on vehicle placard.
2. Leave the driver’s door open during the relearn procedure.
3. With the vehicle OFF, press and release the brake pedal.
4. Press the IGNITION BUTTON 5 times (NOTE: 8 times if 2x-to-RUN).
5. Press and release the brake pedal.
6. Press the IGNITION BUTTON 6 times (NOTE: 9 times if 2x-to-RUN). Horn will sound once, and the TPMS telltale will blink once, indicating train mode is initiated. If equipped with a message center, it will display TRAIN LF TIRE.
7. Starting with the LF tire, use your TPMS Tool to scan each sensor in the following order: LF, RF, RR, LR (and full size spare if equipped). The horn will sound once after each sensor has been recognized.
8. After training LR tire, the message center will display TRAINING MODE COMPLETE. If the vehicle is not equipped with the message center display, successful completion can be verified by turning the ignition to the OFF position and not hearing the horn sound. If the horn sounds, then the training procedure must be repeated.
9. Press the IGNITION BUTTON 1 time to turn the vehicle OFF.
About Ford Focus
The Ford Focus is a compact car (C-segment in Europe) manufactured by the Ford Motor Company and created under Alexander Trotman’s Ford 2000 plan, which aimed to globalize model development and sell one compact vehicle worldwide. The original Focus was primarily designed by Ford of Europe’s German and British teams.
The Focus was released in July 1998 in Europe, succeeding the Ford Escort, and replaced the Mazda Familia-derived Ford Laser in Asia and Oceania along with the Laser-based North American Escort. Wayne Stamping & Assembly started producing the Focus for North America with sales beginning in 1999. The last North American-produced Focus rolled off the line at the Michigan Assembly Plant on May 4, 2018. Production of the fourth generation Focus began in 2018 in Germany and in China. (Source Wiki)
