1997 FORD EXPLORER Owners Manual

KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM
(IF EQUIPPED)
You can lock or unlock the vehicle
doors without using a key by using
the drivers door keypad.
See alsoRemote entry system (if
equipped)in this chapter.
The computer code that operates
the keyless system is located on
your owners wallet card found in
the glove compartment.
When any button on the driver's
door keypad is pressed the system
will:
²turn on the interior lights for
approximately 25 seconds and
²light up the keypad controls for
five seconds.
Do not push the control keypad
with any hard object that could
damage the controls.
Locking the doors with the
keyless entry system
To lock all the doors, press 7/8 and
9/0 at the same time. It is not
necessary to first enter the keypad
code.
Unlocking the doors with the
keyless entry system
The driver door must be unlocked
before any other. If more than five
seconds pass between pressing
numbers, enter the code again.
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The system has shut down if the
keypad light is out. If the keyless
entry system does not work, use
the key or remote entry
transmitter(s).
1. To unlock the driver door, enter
one of the two codes. After
pressing the fifth number, the
driver door unlocks.
2. To unlock the passenger door(s)
and liftgate, press the 3/4 button
within five seconds of unlocking
the driver door.
Programming your own entry
code
This code does not replace the
permanent code from the
dealership.
To program your own code:
1. Select five digits for your
personal code.
2. Enter the permanent code that
the dealership gave you.
3. Within five seconds, press 1/2.
4. Within five seconds of pressing
1/2, enter your personal code,
pressing each digit within five
seconds of the previous digit.
You can now use either code. The
system remembers only one
personal code at a time.
To erase your personal code:
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1. Enter the original permanent
code.
2. Press 1/2 within five seconds of
step one.
3. Wait six seconds.
For maximum security, do not set
a code that presents the numbers
in sequential order or uses the
same button five times.
Operating your perimeter
anti-theft system (if equipped)
from the keyless entry pad
The keyless entry system arms by
pressing 7/8 and 9/0.
To disarm or reset a triggered
anti-theft alarm, enter the five digit
code.
All doors must be fully closed for
the anti-theft system to arm. Refer
to theAnti-theft systemsection, if
equipped, in this chapter for more
details.
Autolock (if equipped)
The autolock feature is part of
your remote keyless entry system
which locks all of the doors when:
²all vehicle doors are closed
²the ignition key is turned to the
ON position
²the brake pedal is pressed
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²you shift through R (reverse)
²one second has elapsed after the
brake pedal is released.
The autolock feature repeats when:
²a door is opened and then all
doors are closed
²the brake pedal is released.
The autolock feature can be
disabled (or reenabled) by using
the keyless entry system:
1. Enter your permanent five-digit
entry code (not the user code you
may have set).
2. Within five seconds, press and
hold 7/8.
3. Within five more seconds, press
and release 3/4.
4. Release 7/8.
To reactivate the system, repeat
the system deactivating
instructions.
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HEAD RESTRAINTS
Rear seat head restraints
Push to lower the head restraint.
Rear seat four-way head
restraints (if equipped)
Push or pull the head restraint to
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SEATING
Adjusting bench seating
Folding rear seats (if equipped)
If your vehicle is equipped with a
built-in child safety seat, the
seatback cannot be folded down
unless the built-in child seat is
fully stowed.
1. Press the lower release control
downward to unlatch the seatback.
2. Rotate the seatback downward
into the load floor position.
3. Press down on the top outboard
area of the seatback until a click is
heard. The seat is now latched in
the load floor position.
Returning to the upright
position
1. Press downward on the upper
outboard corner of the seatback
and hold.
2. Pull the release handle upward
to unlatch the seat.
3. Rotate the seatback upward
until the seatback latches in the
upright position. The seatback will
click when it is locked into
position.
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Manually adjusting the captain's
chair
Lift to move the seat forward or
backward.
Pull up to recline the seat.
Adjusting the power front seats
(if equipped)
Pull up to recline the seat.
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Press to tilt the front of the seat
up or down.
Press in the desired direction for
seat adjust or to move the seat
forward or back.
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