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Resetting the service light of the Ford Focus

Model: Ford Focus MK 4 - Years 2018-2025
Part: Service warning light

Below we will discover the instructions that will allow us to reset the routine maintenance (service) alert of the Ford Focus. First, we get into the car and start pressing and holding down the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal for about twenty seconds; then we turn off the instrument panel and release the pedals, waiting a few seconds before turning the panel and the engine back on, as shown in the video. At this point, all that's left is to check the correct resetting of the maintenance light on the instrument panel display, thus completing the reset operation!

Posted on 30 August 2025 by ScegliAuto

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