Not so easy this time - Low tire pressure indicator
Ford WindstarIntroduced in the mid-1990s, the front-wheel-drive Ford Windstar minivan campaigned with an emphasis on, and reputation for, safety. And in the hotly contested family minivan market of the time, that was an especially solid piece of ground to be on. As long as buyers didn't need to haul adults in back on a regular basis, the Windstar served a family's needs just fine.
Not so easy this time - Low tire pressure indicator
My 2001 Windstar has a system to monitor for low tire pressure. I think it uses the wheel speed sensors to detect a difference in wheel speed when a tire gets low (Just guessing, but I don't see how else it could work.)
Anyway the switch to turn it on and off is right above the traction control switch near the center of the dashboard. The switch has an amber LED to let you know when it is off.
A couple of months ago I noticed that it was turned off. I turned it back on but when I put the van in reverse the low tire pressure system is turned off again. If I go directly from Park to Drive it stays on.
One other thing I noticed is that when I go to reverse and it is turned off I have to hit the switch twice to turn it back on. After that I can toggle it on and off by hitting the switch once.
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Not so easy this time - Low tire pressure indicator 
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