2008 Ford w/ Hella TPMS
I learned something a while back that I forgot to share, and I am looking for a solution...
The 2008 Ford comes with a TPMS, but with wheel changes (required with the SMB 4x4) you lose that system and they replace it with the Hella TPMS. I understand that some tires are being run at a pressure that may be too high for that system... but we have a different issue.
Since the Ford system is still there, even though it is not being used, I understand that the little tire cross-section with exclamation point will be flashing whenever the van is on. (OUCH) I saw this to be the case yesterday when I got a chance to start McBeast up.
I don't really want to pay for someone to tear into the dash to remove the one light bulb or LED behind that, but I don't really want to watch that forever either. I am afraid a little piece of black tape won't work either.
Since I don't own my SMB yet, I have no Ford documentation, but I am hoping that there is a fuse for the TPMS and that this fuse is for nothing else. ...in which case we pull the fuse....
Any suggestions? ideas? possible solutions?
Thanks,
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Greg in Austin
2008 Ford 6.0PSD EB/E-PH SMB 4X4 Aluminess f/r bumpers (13.5mpg avg, 15mpg hwy) 52k miles [Texas McBeast]
2006 Toyota Prius (48 to 68 mpg) 120k miles [Penelope]
2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon (15 to 18 mpg) [Johnnie]
2012 Mitsubishi MiEV (no gas required) ($.50/day in electricity) [Evie]
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