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Old Oct 3, 2022 | 10:49 AM
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Occasional warning light

Hi,
I have this occasional warning light that goes away after a few (2 - 10) seconds. it’s like the traction control warning but that’s not it (same image but with ( ) around it). It usually comes on when accelerating from stop. 2012 F-250 6.2 4x4, 115k miles.
All the manual says is “Oooh this is bad, come to the dealership and let us rip you off”
(I’m paraphrasing)
What does this really mean?



 
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Old Oct 3, 2022 | 12:51 PM
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I believe it means you have broke traction.
 
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Old Oct 3, 2022 | 02:20 PM
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Got to read the MIL codes to see what’s causing the illumination.

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Old Oct 3, 2022 | 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Split rims
I believe it means you have broke traction.
As in a wheel is spinning?
I don’t ever accelerate hard enough to lose traction. And this is usually when towing. Manual says:


 
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Read the codes, you'll need FORSCAN.
 
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