Resetting TPMS alert threshold
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Resetting TPMS alert threshold
Bit of a toss-up today as I asked two different dealers to reset the TPMS alert threshold for me. The first dealer argued that it couldn't be done and when I challenged him on it, he finally acknowledged that it could be but that FMC and the Utah Highway Patrol wouldn't let him. 
He could not refer to any document or specific instruction from Ford or the UHP but held firm to his position that he would get in trouble if he did. Ultimately, he took the position that 63 psi is the correct alert point because the door sticker says the tires should be inflated to 65 front and 80 rear. Again, when I challenged him that my Toyo MT's have a max rating of 65 psi and are E rated, are are perfectly safe and suited for my type of driving, he wouldn't budge. He suggested I take advantage of his $79.95 nitrogen air service and fill the tires with nitrogen gas so the pressure wouldn't fluctuate. This service department, by the way, is the same one that insisted I leave my truck with them for 4 hours for the 10B17 flash. I'm done with them.
So I stopped by a second dealer who didn't know about the new TPMS reset feature in the IDS system but said, "Hey, I'll take your word for it. If it's there, I'll reset it for you." What a breath of fresh air. 10 minutes later he gives me back my keys and said, "There you go. Your alert threshold is now at 55 psi."
If anyone else runs into this, you can help the service department understand that the feature is new and is somewhat obscure in the IDS software. I can personally confirm that it can be done if the dealer is willing.
He could not refer to any document or specific instruction from Ford or the UHP but held firm to his position that he would get in trouble if he did. Ultimately, he took the position that 63 psi is the correct alert point because the door sticker says the tires should be inflated to 65 front and 80 rear. Again, when I challenged him that my Toyo MT's have a max rating of 65 psi and are E rated, are are perfectly safe and suited for my type of driving, he wouldn't budge. He suggested I take advantage of his $79.95 nitrogen air service and fill the tires with nitrogen gas so the pressure wouldn't fluctuate. This service department, by the way, is the same one that insisted I leave my truck with them for 4 hours for the 10B17 flash. I'm done with them.So I stopped by a second dealer who didn't know about the new TPMS reset feature in the IDS system but said, "Hey, I'll take your word for it. If it's there, I'll reset it for you." What a breath of fresh air. 10 minutes later he gives me back my keys and said, "There you go. Your alert threshold is now at 55 psi."
If anyone else runs into this, you can help the service department understand that the feature is new and is somewhat obscure in the IDS software. I can personally confirm that it can be done if the dealer is willing.
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Bit of a toss-up today as I asked two different dealers to reset the TPMS alert threshold for me. The first dealer argued that it couldn't be done and when I challenged him on it, he finally acknowledged that it could be but that FMC and the Utah Highway Patrol wouldn't let him. He could not refer to any document or specific instruction from Ford or the UHP but held firm to his position that he would get in trouble if he did. Ultimately, he took the position that 63 psi is the correct alert point because the door sticker says the tires should be inflated to 65 front and 80 rear. Again, when I challenged him that my Toyo MT's have a max rating of 65 psi and are E rated, are are perfectly safe and suited for my type of driving, he wouldn't budge. He suggested I take advantage of his $79.95 nitrogen air service and fill the tires with nitrogen gas so the pressure wouldn't fluctuate. This service department, by the way, is the same one that insisted I leave my truck with them for 4 hours for the 10B17 flash. I'm done with them.
So I stopped by a second dealer who didn't know about the new TPMS reset feature in the IDS system but said, "Hey, I'll take your word for it. If it's there, I'll reset it for you." What a breath of fresh air. 10 minutes later he gives me back my keys and said, "There you go. Your alert threshold is now at 55 psi."
If anyone else runs into this, you can help the service department understand that the feature is new and is somewhat obscure in the IDS software. I can personally confirm that it can be done if the dealer is willing.
He could not refer to any document or specific instruction from Ford or the UHP but held firm to his position that he would get in trouble if he did. Ultimately, he took the position that 63 psi is the correct alert point because the door sticker says the tires should be inflated to 65 front and 80 rear. Again, when I challenged him that my Toyo MT's have a max rating of 65 psi and are E rated, are are perfectly safe and suited for my type of driving, he wouldn't budge. He suggested I take advantage of his $79.95 nitrogen air service and fill the tires with nitrogen gas so the pressure wouldn't fluctuate. This service department, by the way, is the same one that insisted I leave my truck with them for 4 hours for the 10B17 flash. I'm done with them.So I stopped by a second dealer who didn't know about the new TPMS reset feature in the IDS system but said, "Hey, I'll take your word for it. If it's there, I'll reset it for you." What a breath of fresh air. 10 minutes later he gives me back my keys and said, "There you go. Your alert threshold is now at 55 psi."
If anyone else runs into this, you can help the service department understand that the feature is new and is somewhat obscure in the IDS software. I can personally confirm that it can be done if the dealer is willing.
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Aren't we supposed to check if the subject content has already been covered BEFORE posting??? Check here - https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...ressure-2.html
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Please tell me that the Ed Kenley dealership wasn't the one who jerked you around!! That is where I just bought my truck
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Sarge, no worries. EK has been really great. They were the ones that did the flash for me and let me film it in the service bay. It was Willey Ford in Bountiful that reset my TPMS for me. I just stopped by them on my way north from the dreaded SLC service dept. If Willey had given me any guff, EK would have been next.
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PM me and I'll provide the dealer's name. I personally have not read the "federal law" that supposedly prohibits resetting the threshold but I firmly believe there is more than one interpretation. Bottom line, the current sporadic enforcement is impractical and unreasonable at best. Retarded at worst. What kind of law would require stetting only to the door sticker standard when clearly there are perfectly safe tires in the market that don't even allow such high pressures? If I was a tire manufacturer, I'd be up in arms about this silliness. Must be Obama's fault.
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Epic, I've been told it is the TREAD Act. Here's a cut-and-paste of some stuff I found on it.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
49 CFR Part 571
[Docket No. NHTSA 2000-8572]
RIN 2127-AI33
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards;
Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems; Controls and Displays
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
49 CFR Part 571
[Docket No. NHTSA 2000-8572]
RIN 2127-AI33
Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems; Controls and Displays
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based on the regulation posted above, the dealer could feasibly get in trouble for *refusing* to update the tpms threshold. more on point, it seems that the tire installer should be on the hook for making sure this is done.
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Standard F350 and above, (above 10,000 GVW), this does not even apply. TPMS is not required...
It's just there...