Across 7 Ford vehicles we track, 8 scan tools are verified for EPB Reset in maker coverage lists. Autel MaxiCOM MK808S is verified on 6 of the 7, XTOOL D8 on 6. Function names differ by tool: “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization”, “Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) Initialization”, “Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) Service Tools”.
| Vehicle | Tool | Status | Function (maker's wording) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021+ Ford F-150 | Autel MaxiCOM MK808S | ✓ Supported | “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization” Checked for model year 2021 |
| 2021+ Ford F-150 | TOPDON Phoenix Lite 2 | ✓ Supported | “Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) Initialization” Checked for model year 2021; version not listed by TOPDON; listed as F-Series 150-750 |
| 2021+ Ford F-150 | Launch X-431 PRO | ✓ Supported | “Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) Service Tools” Checked for model year 2021 (Launch lookup, North America, product X-431 PRO; select model/year/function on the page); listed as F-Series 150-750 |
| 2021+ Ford F-150 | XTOOL D8 | ✓ Supported | “EPB (ABS)” Checked for model year 2021; USAFORD vehicle software V17.00 (XTOOL function query, embedded in xtoolglobal.com/pages/vehicle-coverage); all 6 engines incl. 3.0L Power Stroke |
| 2021+ Ford F-150 | Autel MaxiSys MS906 Pro | ✓ Supported | “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization” Checked for model year 2021; Autel vehicle coverage, product "906Pro (MaxiSys MS906 Pro)", Ford > F-150 > 2021; systems: ABS |
| 2021+ Ford F-150 | Autel MaxiSys MS908S3 | ✓ Supported | “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization” Checked for model year 2021; Autel vehicle coverage, product "MaxiSys MS908S3", Ford > F-150 > 2021; systems: ABS |
| 2021+ Ford F-150 | Autel MaxiCheck MX900 | ✓ Supported | “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization” Checked for model year 2021; Autel vehicle coverage, product "MaxiCheck MX900", Ford > F-150 > 2021; systems: ABS |
| 2020+ Ford Explorer | Autel MaxiCOM MK808S | ✓ Supported | “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization” Checked for model year 2021 |
| 2020+ Ford Explorer | TOPDON Phoenix Lite 2 | ✓ Supported | “Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) Initialization” Checked for model year 2021; version not listed by TOPDON; module: ABS |
| 2020+ Ford Explorer | XTOOL D8 | ✓ Supported | “EPB (Electronic Parking Brake) initialization (ABS); Apply Electrical Parking Brake (ABS); Apply left EPB actuator (ABS)” Checked for model year 2020; USAFORD vehicle software V17.00 (XTOOL function query, embedded in xtoolglobal.com/pages/vehicle-coverage); engines listed: 2.3L, 3.0L, 3.3L |
| 2020+ Ford Explorer | Autel MaxiSys MS906 Pro | ✓ Supported | “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization” Checked for model year 2021; Autel vehicle coverage, product "906Pro (MaxiSys MS906 Pro)", Ford > Explorer > 2021; systems: ABS |
| 2020+ Ford Explorer | Autel MaxiSys MS908S3 | ✓ Supported | “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization” Checked for model year 2021; Autel vehicle coverage, product "MaxiSys MS908S3", Ford > Explorer > 2021; systems: ABS |
| 2020+ Ford Explorer | Autel MaxiCheck MX900 | ✓ Supported | “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization” Checked for model year 2021; Autel vehicle coverage, product "MaxiCheck MX900", Ford > Explorer > 2021; systems: ABS |
| 2020+ Ford Explorer | Launch X-431 PRO | ✓ Supported | “Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) Initialization (ABS); Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) Service Tools (ABS)” Checked for model year 2021; path: qcar: North America > Professional diagnostic > X-431 PRO > Ford > Explorer > 2021 > Special Function |
| 2020+ Ford Escape | Autel MaxiCOM MK808S | ✓ Supported | “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization” Checked for model year 2021 |
| 2020+ Ford Escape | XTOOL D8 | ✓ Supported | “Apply Electrical Parking Brake (ABS); Apply left EPB actuator (ABS); Apply right EPB actuator (ABS)” Checked for model year 2020; USAFORD vehicle software V17.00 (XTOOL function query, embedded in xtoolglobal.com/pages/vehicle-coverage); engines listed: 1.5L, 2.0L, 2.5L |
| 2020+ Ford Escape | Autel MaxiSys MS906 Pro | ✓ Supported | “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization” Checked for model year 2021; Autel vehicle coverage, product "906Pro (MaxiSys MS906 Pro)", Ford > Escape > 2021; systems: ABS |
| 2020+ Ford Escape | Autel MaxiSys MS908S3 | ✓ Supported | “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization” Checked for model year 2021; Autel vehicle coverage, product "MaxiSys MS908S3", Ford > Escape > 2021; systems: ABS |
| 2020+ Ford Escape | Autel MaxiCheck MX900 | ✓ Supported | “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization” Checked for model year 2021; Autel vehicle coverage, product "MaxiCheck MX900", Ford > Escape > 2021; systems: ABS |
| 2020+ Ford Escape | Launch X-431 PRO | ✓ Supported | “Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) Initialization (ABS); Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) Service Tools (ABS)” Checked for model year 2021; path: qcar: North America > Professional diagnostic > X-431 PRO > Ford > Escape > 2021 > Special Function |
| 2020+ Ford Escape | TOPDON Phoenix Lite 2 | ✓ Supported | “Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) Initialization; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) Service Tools” Checked for model year 2021; version not listed by TOPDON; path: TOPDON vehicle coverage > Diagnostic Functions > Phoenix Lite 2 > Ford > Escape > 2021 > Special Function (sub-function list) |
| 2021+ Ford Bronco | Autel MaxiCOM MK808S | ✓ Supported | “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization” Checked for model year 2022 |
| 2021+ Ford Bronco | XTOOL D8 | ✓ Supported | “EPB (Electronic Parking Brake) initialization (ABS); Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) Service Tool (ABS); Apply Electrical Parking Brake (ABS)” Checked for model year 2021; USAFORD vehicle software V17.00 (XTOOL function query, embedded in xtoolglobal.com/pages/vehicle-coverage); engines listed: 2.3L, 2.7L |
| 2021+ Ford Bronco | Autel MaxiSys MS906 Pro | ✓ Supported | “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization” Checked for model year 2022; Autel vehicle coverage, product "906Pro (MaxiSys MS906 Pro)", Ford > Bronco > 2022; systems: ABS |
| 2021+ Ford Bronco | Autel MaxiSys MS908S3 | ✓ Supported | “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization” Checked for model year 2022; Autel vehicle coverage, product "MaxiSys MS908S3", Ford > Bronco > 2022; systems: ABS |
| 2021+ Ford Bronco | Autel MaxiCheck MX900 | ✓ Supported | “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization” Checked for model year 2022; Autel vehicle coverage, product "MaxiCheck MX900", Ford > Bronco > 2022; systems: ABS |
| 2022+ Ford Maverick | Autel MaxiCOM MK808S | ✓ Supported | “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization” Checked for model year 2023 |
| 2022+ Ford Maverick | Autel MaxiSys MS906 Pro | ✓ Supported | “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization” Checked for model year 2023; Autel vehicle coverage, product "906Pro (MaxiSys MS906 Pro)", Ford > Maverick > 2023; systems: ABS |
| 2022+ Ford Maverick | Autel MaxiSys MS908S3 | ✓ Supported | “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization” Checked for model year 2023; Autel vehicle coverage, product "MaxiSys MS908S3", Ford > Maverick > 2023; systems: ABS |
| 2022+ Ford Maverick | Autel MaxiCheck MX900 | ✓ Supported | “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization” Checked for model year 2023; Autel vehicle coverage, product "MaxiCheck MX900", Ford > Maverick > 2023; systems: ABS |
| 2018+ Ford Expedition | Autel MaxiCOM MK808S | ✓ Supported | “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization” Checked for model year 2021 |
| 2018+ Ford Expedition | XTOOL D8 | ✓ Supported | “EPB (Electronic Parking Brake) initialization (ABS)” Checked for model year 2018; USAFORD vehicle software V17.00 (XTOOL function query, embedded in xtoolglobal.com/pages/vehicle-coverage); engines listed: 3.5L |
| 2018+ Ford Expedition | Autel MaxiSys MS906 Pro | ✓ Supported | “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization” Checked for model year 2021; Autel vehicle coverage, product "906Pro (MaxiSys MS906 Pro)", Ford > Expedition > 2021; systems: ABS |
| 2018+ Ford Expedition | Autel MaxiSys MS908S3 | ✓ Supported | “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization” Checked for model year 2021; Autel vehicle coverage, product "MaxiSys MS908S3", Ford > Expedition > 2021; systems: ABS |
| 2018+ Ford Expedition | Autel MaxiCheck MX900 | ✓ Supported | “Electric Parking Brake (EPB) service tools; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) initialization” Checked for model year 2021; Autel vehicle coverage, product "MaxiCheck MX900", Ford > Expedition > 2021; systems: ABS |
| 2018+ Ford Expedition | Launch X-431 PRO | ✓ Supported | “Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) Initialization (ABS); Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) Service Tools (ABS)” Checked for model year 2021; path: qcar: North America > Professional diagnostic > X-431 PRO > Ford > Expedition > 2021 > Special Function |
| 2018+ Ford Expedition | TOPDON Phoenix Lite 2 | ✓ Supported | “Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) Initialization; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) Service Tools” Checked for model year 2021; version not listed by TOPDON; path: TOPDON vehicle coverage > Diagnostic Functions > Phoenix Lite 2 > Ford > Expedition > 2021 > Special Function (sub-function list) |
| 2015-2024 Ford Edge | XTOOL D8 | ✓ Supported | “Enter Electric Parking Brake Maintenance Mode (ABS); Exit Electric Parking Brake Maintenance Mode (ABS)” Checked for model year 2015; USAFORD vehicle software V17.00 (XTOOL function query, embedded in xtoolglobal.com/pages/vehicle-coverage); engines listed: 2.0L, 2.7L, 3.5L |
| 2015-2024 Ford Edge | Foxwell NT809 | ✓ Supported | “EPB (service function)” Checked for model year 2015; Foxwell NT809 service-function list, FORD software, listed as Edge 2015; Foxwell names only the service category, not a sub-function |
| 2015-2024 Ford Edge | TOPDON Phoenix Lite 2 | ✓ Supported | “Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) Initialization; Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) Service Tools” Checked for model year 2020; version not listed by TOPDON; path: TOPDON vehicle coverage > Diagnostic Functions > Phoenix Lite 2 > Ford > Edge > 2020 > Special Function (sub-function list) |
Tools not listed are not yet verified for this job on these vehicles, which is not the same as unsupported.
By tool: Autel MaxiCOM MK808S (same list: Autel MaxiSys MS906 Pro, Autel MaxiSys MS908S3, Autel MaxiCheck MX900) · Launch X-431 PRO · TOPDON Phoenix Lite 2 · XTOOL D8
Retracting the rear caliper motors into service mode before pad work, then re-applying and often calibrating afterwards. Some vehicles have a pedal-and-switch service mode; many need a scan tool.
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Verified in maker coverage lists: Autel MaxiCOM MK808S (6 of 7 Ford vehicles), XTOOL D8 (6 of 7 Ford vehicles), Autel MaxiSys MS906 Pro (6 of 7 Ford vehicles), Autel MaxiSys MS908S3 (6 of 7 Ford vehicles), Autel MaxiCheck MX900 (6 of 7 Ford vehicles), TOPDON Phoenix Lite 2 (5 of 7 Ford vehicles), Launch X-431 PRO (4 of 7 Ford vehicles), Foxwell NT809 (1 of 7 Ford vehicles).
2021+ Ford F-150, 2020+ Ford Explorer, 2020+ Ford Escape, 2021+ Ford Bronco, 2022+ Ford Maverick, 2018+ Ford Expedition, 2015-2024 Ford Edge.
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