How to check tire pressure?

[Hiker221]

Can't figure out how to find tire pressure. Took me a year to figure it on my 2022. On my 2025 I found it once by luck. But don't remember how I found it. I think some young kids are doing the programing so us old parts can't find anything

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[Scott Asheville]

I use the Ford Pass app to check my pressure. Or like you I stumble though the poorly organized dash menu. And it's not your age. I spent thirty years in software with an emphasis on GUI. Ford's Sync system is a classic hierarchical menu disaster. It's exactly what a second-rate corporate programmer untrained in GUI would create.

I have a pet peeve about tire pressure, especially with TPMS. This is one of the most important things in a vehicle - it's literally 4 little patches where the rubber meets the road to keep you alive. So my pet peeve is that with all this screen real estate, both in front of the driver and on the center dash - tire pressure isn't part of the standard default display? Instead engineers choose to show absolutely trivial stuff. And make you go find it.

Yea, I get that it alerts when low - but only when significantly low. TPMS should always display tire pressure, color code by green, yellow, red.

An alternative. As the single driver in the car, the software shows me the seat belts with an OK button, and this goes away after a few minutes. I'd rather see the frigging tire pressure, thank you very much. I'll wager the seat belt alert was mandated by Ford's legal team.

 

[SLINGSHOT]

I use the Ford Pass app to check my pressure. Or like you I stumble though the poorly organized dash menu. And it's not your age. I spent thirty years in software with an emphasis on GUI. Ford's Sync system is a classic hierarchical menu disaster. It's exactly what a second-rate corporate programmer untrained in GUI would create.

I have a pet peeve about tire pressure, especially with TPMS. This is one of the most important things in a vehicle - it's literally 4 little patches where the rubber meets the road to keep you alive. So my pet peeve is that with all this screen real estate, both in front of the driver and on the center dash - tire pressure isn't part of the standard default display? Instead engineers choose to show absolutely trivial stuff. And make you go find it.

Yea, I get that it alerts when low - but only when significantly low. TPMS should always display tire pressure, color code by green, yellow, red.

An alternative. As the single driver in the car, the software shows me the seat belts with an OK button, and this goes away after a few minutes. I'd rather see the frigging tire pressure, thank you very much. I'll wager the seat belt alert was mandated by Ford's legal team.

MANY years ago, I did my programming in DOS BASIC. Even that was better than Sync.

 

[Cherokee]

Correct tire pressures are listed on the driver side door jam. Set it properly, the In dash stuff is ok but not accurate. Sometimes It's just ball park. It often shows TP five or six psi Higher once tires are warmed up but then my digital gage shows them 3 psi over cold not six.

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

I have several different tire pressure gauges I use and none of them agree with each other.

 

[d7602002]

Yea, I get that it alerts when low - but only when significantly low. TPMS should always display tire pressure, color code by green, yellow, red.

I like this idea. Green meaning they're optimal, yellow meaning they're okay but just keep an eye on them and red meaning hey put some air in your tire. And if you're like me when they're yellow you could check them and put them to the optimal pressure.

 

[colinl]

I have several different tire pressure gauges I use and none of them agree with each other.

my chinese cheapie inflator like that sets 35psi and an hour or so later when I check Fordpass, it actually does read 35, so that's close enough for me!

I didn't see the OP's question actually answered yet, though. I am not sure if the 4" screen Mavericks can do it, but mine definitely can. Hit the menu button on the right side of the steering wheel, then start scrolling until you find the screen where it lets you choose displays and one of them is tire pressure. there is a max # of screens so you might have to uncheck one. and btw, if you only have trip 1, this is where you would turn on trip 2.

 

[Optimus]

I have a pet peeve about tire pressure, especially with TPMS. This is one of the most important things in a vehicle - it's literally 4 little patches where the rubber meets the road to keep you alive. So my pet peeve is that with all this screen real estate, both in front of the driver and on the center dash - tire pressure isn't part of the standard default display? Instead engineers choose to show absolutely trivial stuff. And make you go find it.

Yea, I get that it alerts when low - but only when significantly low. TPMS should always display tire pressure, color code by green, yellow, red.

An alternative. As the single driver in the car, the software shows me the seat belts with an OK button, and this goes away after a few minutes. I'd rather see the frigging tire pressure, thank you very much. I'll wager the seat belt alert was mandated by Ford's legal team.

I completely agree and wished tire info was readily available. I like info/data in general. The more the better. We have the info, and it’s super critical, so why not let us see it more easily?

Having said that, I think gauges as a whole have been removed from vehicles due to society getting too dumb to understand them. Gone are the days of having individual dial gauges for battery, engine temp, tachometer, etc…. ”TIA” I guess??? “Too Much Information” for people to handle.

Having said that, I can see false alarms happening if vehicle owners saw their tire psi in realtime. People might freak out as the temp goes up/down frequently due to multiple variables. A tire can drop 1-2psi for every 10F drop in outdoor aur temperature. When I pull out my nice 50F heated garage and park somewhere outside for the day at a daily high of -10F, that’s a solid -6psi+ drop right there for me. But if given the choice to at least turn tire psi on or off at a main screen somewhere, I would be all for turning it on in my truck! Feature request Ford—hint hint!

I own a hybrid, but does the Ecoboost even have a boost pressure gauge anywhere? (Never been in one)

 

[colinl]

I own a hybrid, but does the Ecoboost even have a boost pressure gauge anywhere?

nope. you can display it with a variety of gauge tools that connect to the obd2 diagnostic port such as a Banks or Scan Gauge. several tuning devices have a handheld that shows it also, like a Cobb Tuning accessport.

 

[Optimus]

nope. you can display it with a variety of gauge tools that connect to the obd2 diagnostic port such as a Banks or Scan Gauge. several tuning devices have a handheld that shows it also, like a Cobb Tuning accessport.

Figured as much…. Who would care about boost???

 

[colinl]

Figured as much…. Who would care about boost???

honestly, I datalog it and I have it on my AP but I don't really look at it when driving at all. definitely not when driving fast for any particular reason.

my bronco has it on 2 screens in the driver's panel (like how we pick from trip computer, intelligent awd status, now playing, etc) and I stopped looking at it after like 2 weeks.

I do look at transmission temp and charge temp (air intake temp coming out of intercooler) regularly and I look at knock octane modifier to a) see when it's moving off zero which is when the engine is warm enough to give it hell and b) make sure it reaches 1.000 and if it doesn't I have a fuel quality / octane issue.

 

[Mabcim]

It is under the “My View” menu.
In there you can pick which screens (now called cards) to see.
From within My View, you press the Menu button to get it to show the cards on the dash, then you can scroll through the cards you have checked.
It seems to show the My View cards when you toggle between no cards showing and showing the cards, until you turn off the truck. The next time it shows the factory cards, you have to go back to My View and press menu to see them.

 

[Tim d]

I use the Ford Pass app to check my pressure. Or like you I stumble though the poorly organized dash menu. And it's not your age. I spent thirty years in software with an emphasis on GUI. Ford's Sync system is a classic hierarchical menu disaster. It's exactly what a second-rate corporate programmer untrained in GUI would create.

I have a pet peeve about tire pressure, especially with TPMS. This is one of the most important things in a vehicle - it's literally 4 little patches where the rubber meets the road to keep you alive. So my pet peeve is that with all this screen real estate, both in front of the driver and on the center dash - tire pressure isn't part of the standard default display? Instead engineers choose to show absolutely trivial stuff. And make you go find it.

Yea, I get that it alerts when low - but only when significantly low. TPMS should always display tire pressure, color code by green, yellow, red.

An alternative. As the single driver in the car, the software shows me the seat belts with an OK button, and this goes away after a few minutes. I'd rather see the frigging tire pressure, thank you very much. I'll wager the seat belt alert was mandated by Ford's legal team.

I probably shouldn't tell I just recently replaced the 30 year old tires on my antique cuda. The bf goodriches still looked and performed like new. Of course it's always stored inside and the tires prolly had 15,000 miles on them.

 

[jmatchco]

Can't figure out how to find tire pressure. Took me a year to figure it on my 2022. On my 2025 I found it once by luck. But don't remember how I found it. I think some young kids are doing the programing so us old parts can't find anything

On my '24, I can toggle down with the steering wheel switch and get the pressure display on the screen in front of the driver. I forget if you have to enable that screen from the menu, but it's super easy.

 

[Bbisis13]

I use the Ford Pass app to check my pressure. Or like you I stumble though the poorly organized dash menu. And it's not your age. I spent thirty years in software with an emphasis on GUI. Ford's Sync system is a classic hierarchical menu disaster. It's exactly what a second-rate corporate programmer untrained in GUI would create.

I have a pet peeve about tire pressure, especially with TPMS. This is one of the most important things in a vehicle - it's literally 4 little patches where the rubber meets the road to keep you alive. So my pet peeve is that with all this screen real estate, both in front of the driver and on the center dash - tire pressure isn't part of the standard default display? Instead engineers choose to show absolutely trivial stuff. And make you go find it.

Yea, I get that it alerts when low - but only when significantly low. TPMS should always display tire pressure, color code by green, yellow, red.

An alternative. As the single driver in the car, the software shows me the seat belts with an OK button, and this goes away after a few minutes. I'd rather see the frigging tire pressure, thank you very much. I'll wager the seat belt alert was mandated by Ford's legal team.

Very well said!

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