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I have a 2012 xlt and I just recently got a set of take off stock wheels from a guy on Craigslist. I drove about 20 minutes to a place and on my way back about halfway I got the fault message. I checked all the tire pressures they are fine. I didn't pair the sensors in anyway was I supposed to. How do I do that. If they don't even have the sensors how do I clear the message.
With Standard Ignition.
1. Inflate all tires to pressure listed on tire placard
2. Turn ignition to OFF position and press and release brake pedal.
3. Cycle ignition from OFF to RUN position 3 times, ending in RUN position.
4. Press and release brake pedal.
5. Turn ignition to OFF position.
6. Cycle ignition from OFF to RUN position 3 times, ending in RUN position.
7. Horn will sound once and TPMS telltale will blink once train mode is initiated. If equipped with message center, it will display TRAIN LF TIRE. Place antennae of learn tool on sidewall of LF tire 180 degrees from valve stem to activate sensor. Horn will sound once sensor has been recognized, Repeat step for RF, RR, and LR tires.
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, the training procedure must be repeated.
**WITH INTEGRATED KEY FOB (ACTUAL KEY CONTAINED IN KEY FOB) PUSH BUTTON START:
1. With vehicle off, press and release the brake pedal.
2. Using the push button, press and hold the button until the vehicle is in acessory mode (ACC mode).
WARNINGl DO NOT PUSH RELEASE TOO QUICKLY. PUSH - WAIT FOR SOUND - RELEASE.
3. Power off by pushing the button 1 time.
4. Repeat 2 more times, ending in ACC mode.
5. Press and release the brake pedal, then turn vehicle off.
6. Using the push button, press and hold the button until the vehicle is in acessory mode.
7. Power off by pushing the button 1 time.
8. Repeat 2 more times, ending in ACC mode.
9. Horn will sound once and TPMS telltale will blink once train mode is initiated.
10. Starting at LF tire, decrease air pressure until horn chirps. Repeat procedure for remaining tires in the following order: RF, RR, and LR. If equipped with banded sensors, place antennae of learn tool on sidewall of LF tire 180 degrees from valve stem to activate sensor. Horn will sound once sensor has been recognized. Repeat step for RF, RR, and LR tires.
11. After successfully programming the LR tire, the message center should display “TRAINING COMPLETE’
12. Inflate all tires to pressure listed on placard.
***WITH INTELLIGENT ASSIST IGNITION SYSTEM (NO ACTUAL KEY CONTAINED IN KEY FOB):
1. With vehicle off, press and release the brake pedal.
2. Using the push button, press once to turn on, then press again to put vehicle into ACC mode, then press again to turn vehicle off.
3. Repeat 2 more times, ending in ACC mode.
4. Press and release the brake pedal, then turn vehicle off.
5. Using the push button, press once to turn on, then press again to put vehicle into ACC mode, then press again to turn vehicle off.
6. Repeat 2 more times, ending in ACC mode.
7. Horn will sound once and TPMS telltale will blink once train mode is initiated. If equipped with message center, it will display TRAIN LF TIRE.
8. Starting at LF tire, decrease air pressure until horn chirps. Repeat procedure for remaining tires in the following order: RF, RR, and LR. If equipped with banded sensors, place antenne of learn tool on sidewall of LF tire 180 degrees from valve stem to activate sensor. Horn will sound once sensor has been recognized. Repeat step for RF, RR, and LR tires.
9. After successfully programming the LR tire, the msessage center should display “TRAINING COMPLETE”
10. Inflate all tires to pressure listed on tire placard.
If they don't have the Sensors the light will stay on. Not sure if you can turn them off with Forscan or not.
If the "set of take off stock wheels from a guy on Craigslist" are from a gen'13 F-150 (2015+) the TPMS sensors are incompaible with your gen'12 F-150 TPMS system and no amount of setting/resetting is possible. You will either have to swap-in your sensors -OR- opt for new TPMS-12 sensors.
Given that your sensors are 6 years old and that the battery life is ~7years, would recommend *new*.
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It was from a 2014.The tires have been changed I know this because some idiot put the right front tire on the side without the white lettering but the rest has white lettering. The error went away. I guess unplugging my phone charger worked like some YouTube videos said.
Battery life on the sensors is rated at 5-10 years, mine were 7 and I was starting to get almost monthly warnings. I replaced mine when I had new tires and wheels installed. I had someone give me a Ford TPMS tool ($20-40 ebay and several on-line parts stores) and used it to program my new sensors as per the "standard ignition" procedure. I have heard you are supposed to reprogram them every time you rotate your tires but have not actually confirmed that info, now that I have a tool I may just start doing that.
I have heard you are supposed to reprogram them every time you rotate your tires but have not actually confirmed that info, now that I have a tool I may just start doing that.
I can confirm that fact, one may not get an error right away but it will eventually. In my case I replaced all my oem wheels with aftermarket wheels also the sensors. I drove my truck for almost 2 years with no error message. Then one day it popped up and would not go away until I retrained the system.
My commute is less than 2 miles on a daily basis so I'm thinking that is why it took so long to register the fault. (Swag)
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With FORScan I know it will show individual tire pressures (done it). Can it reprogram after a tire rotation? I've never thought of this until now. I rotate my tires every spring when the snows come off. No sensors in the snows.
Are you supposed to reprogram after rotation on stockers only or is this only for aftermarket? I’ve rotated mine and never had an issue or warning. Only when I aired down 3 years ago cus I had aired down.
Tire pressure system
