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Old Jan 15, 2006 | 01:47 PM
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DSC and traction lights on

my check engine light came on today when i started my car up after eating lunch so i got home un hooked the battery hooked it back up and the engine light went off but now i have a flashing DSC light and a solid traction control light on and cant get rid of them any ways i can get rid of this without going to a dealership the car is all stock
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Old Jan 15, 2006 | 02:43 PM
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Yeah, you need to recalibrate the DSC anytime the battery power is removed. It's in the owners manual in one of those Note boxes and it's a simple procedure.

EDIT: Page 5-22 of the US manual. BTW, you should have had the DTC error code pulled before you cleared it. If you recently got gas, check to make sure your cap is on tight. That is a common cause of CELs in this car. If the CEL comes back, have the code pulled by the dealer.

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Old Jan 15, 2006 | 02:57 PM
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thanks i will look for it i just got in the car and the lights are all off now so im not sure what the deal is. i work at a ford dealership so i will just pull the codes at work tommorrow
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Old Jan 15, 2006 | 03:10 PM
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Hmmmmm. You should probably run through the calibration routine anyway. Hope the codes did not get cleared.
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 08:05 PM
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i ran through the calibration and it is all cleared thanks for the help
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 06:21 AM
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i ran through the calibration and it is all cleared thanks for the help
Sure. Did you pull the DTC codes?
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 08:47 AM
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I have aftermarket rims with no TPMS. My light was flashing like normal for the past 2 months, now all of a sudden it just comes on solid all the time. Any ideas?
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 01:13 PM
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I have aftermarket rims with no TPMS. My light was flashing like normal for the past 2 months, now all of a sudden it just comes on solid all the time. Any ideas?
Yeah, take a piece of electricians tape and cover the light. That's about the only thing you can do. There is a DIY (see the DIY section) on how to disable the light, but as I recall, no simple solution has been found.
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 06:49 PM
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Yeah I know that, but usually the light flashes when there are no TPMS. However what I am saying is as of last week the light is now solid for some reason. The question was why is it solid all of a sudden.
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