Tyre Pressure Monitoring System - Ford Mondeo Owner's Handbook Manual

TYRE PRESSURE
MONITORING SYSTEM
WARNINGS
The system does not relieve you of
your responsibility to regularly check
the tyre pressures.
The system will only provide a low
tyre pressure warning. It will not
inflate the tyres.
The system may take longer to
detect low pressure in the tyres if
you have fitted snow chains.
Do not drive on significantly
under-inflated tyres. This may cause
the tyres to overheat and fail.
Under-inflation reduces fuel efficiency,
tyre tread life and may also affect your
ability to drive the vehicle safely.
CAUTIONS
Do not bend or damage the valves
when you are inflating the tyres.
Have tyres installed by properly
trained technicians.
The system monitors the pressure in the
tyres using sensors located on the wheels
and a receiver located in your vehicle.
When the system detects low pressure
in the tyres, a warning message is
displayed in the information display. See
Information messages (page 92).
If a low pressure warning message is
displayed in the information display, check
the tyre pressures as soon as possible
and inflate them to the recommended
pressure. See Technical
specifications (page 219). If this
happens frequently, have the cause
determined and rectified as soon as
possible.
Wheels and tyres
Checking the tyre pressures
Note: If the tyre pressures are greater
than or equal to 3.3 bar (48 lbf/in²), you
will see the + symbol below the pressure
value. The system only measures
pressure up to 3.3 bar (48 lbf/in²). The +
symbol indicates that the tyre pressures
may be higher.
Note: Type 3 instrument clusters have a
slightly different menu structure. Select
Settings first to access Information.
1. Press the right arrow button on the
2. Highlight Information with the up
3. Highlight Tyre Pressures with the
4. Highlight the desired setting and press
5. Press the left arrow button to exit the
Setting the vehicle load
Note: Type 3 instrument clusters have a
slightly different menu structure. Select
Settings first to access Setup.
Correct tyre pressure settings depend on
vehicle load. See Technical
specifications (page 219). The system
can only detect low pressure if you have
entered the current vehicle load.
1. Press the right arrow button on the
2. Highlight Setup with the up and down
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steering wheel to enter the main
menu.
and down buttons and press the right
arrow button.
up and down buttons and press the
right arrow button.
the OK button to confirm the setting.
menu. Hold the left arrow button
pressed to return to the trip computer
display.
steering wheel to enter the main
menu.
buttons and press the right arrow
button.