2008 FORD C MAX Door

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Opening the tailgate
Note:If there is a cut in the powersupply e.g. the battery isdisconnected, it is not possible toopen the tailgate. To open thetailgate, the vehicle must first beunlocked with the key or remotecontrol.
To open the luggage compartment,press the switch. The driver’s doormust be unlocked.
Closing the tailgate
A recessed grip is incorporated insidethe tailgate to facilitate closing.
Central and double locking
Left-hand drive
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WARNING
Double locking should not beactivated when persons areinside the vehicle.
Note:Only vehicles without remotecontrol are equipped with a lockcylinder in the passenger’s door.
The central locking system can beactivated from the driver’s door. Itoperates only when the front doorsare closed. It is activated from theoutside with the key or remotecontrol, or from inside by depressingthe locking button on the driver’sdoor handle.
On vehicles without remote control,it can also be activated from outsidewith the key at the passenger’s dooror using the locking button on thatdoor.
Double locking is an additional theftprotection feature which preventsthe vehicle’s doors being openedfrom inside the vehicle. Doublelocking is possible only if the frontdoors are closed.
Unlocking the vehicle
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine With the key: Turn the key in thedriver’s or front passenger’s door toposition 1.
WARNING
If a failure occurs in the vehicle’selectrical system the driver’sdoor can still be individually unlockedwith the key.
With the remote control: Pressthe unlock button once.
One long flash of the directionindicators confirms that all the doors,the tailgate and the fuel filler flap havebeen unlocked and that the anti-theftalarm system has been disarmed.
Automatic relocking
To prevent the vehicle being leftunlocked inadvertently, centrallocking and the anti-theft alarmsystem will be reactivatedautomatically 45 seconds after theunlock button is pressed if thefollowing occurs during this period:
•No door is opened.
•The luggage compartment is notopened.
•The ignition is not switched on.
Unlocking the tailgate
To unlock only the tailgate when thevehicle is locked, press the unlockbutton twice within three seconds.
Locking the vehicle
To activate central locking and armthe anti-theft alarm system:
With the key: Turn the key in thedriver’s or front passenger’s door toposition 2.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine With the remote control: Pressthe lock button once.
On vehicles without double locking,the direction indicators will flash twiceas confirmation.
Double locking the vehicle
Left-hand drive
Right-hand drive
With the key: Turn the key in thedriver’s door to position 2 twicewithin three seconds.
With the remote control: Pressthe lock button twice within threeseconds.
The direction indicators will flashtwice as confirmation.
KEYLESS ENTRY
General information
The key free system allows the driverto operate the vehicle without theuse of a key or remote control.
The advantages of the key freesystem are:
•the vehicle can be locked andunlocked without having to inserta key into the door lock or pressany buttons on a remote control.
•the engine can be started withoutthe need to insert a key into theignition. See Starting theengine (page 141).
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Note:If the door handles are pulledrepeatedly during a short period oftime without the presence of a validpassive key, the system mightbecome inoperable for a certain time.
To unlock or lock the vehicle, thepassive key must be located withinone of the three external detectionranges. These are locatedapproximately one and a half metresfrom the driver’s and frontpassenger’s door handles and thetailgate.
Passive key
WARNING
Do not store the passive keywith metal objects or electronicdevices such as mobile phones asthis could cause interference with thekey free system.
The vehicle is operated by means ofa passive key See Type approvals(page 255). . The passive key can alsobe used as a remote control. SeeLocking and unlocking (page40).
Spare key
A spare key is provided for thefollowing situations:
•If the passive key frequencies arejammed.
•If the passive key battery is flat.
•If the key free function has beendeactivated using the informationdisplay.
•When the vehicle is being towed.
•To reactivate a deactivatedpassive key.
The spare key can be used in thefollowing ways:
•To open the bonnet. SeeOpening and closing thebonnet (page 189).
•To lock and unlock the vehicle.
•To start the engine. SeeStarting the engine (page 141).
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Insert the spare key into the ignitionswitch.
Push the ignition switch in and turn itto position II.
As soon as the ignition is turned toposition II, all your passive keys willbe enabled.
Unlocking the vehicle
Note:If the vehicle is not unlockedfor longer than five days, the key freesystem will enter an energy-savingmode. This is to prevent the batteryfrom discharging. When the vehicleis unlocked while in this mode, thereaction time of the system may bea little longer than normal. Unlockingthe vehicle once will deactivate theenergy-saving mode.
Pull any door handle to unlock all thedoors and the tailgate and disarm thealarm.
Note:A valid passive key must belocated within the detection range ofthat door.
One long flash of the directionindicators confirms that all the doors,the tailgate and the fuel filler flap havebeen unlocked and that the alarmhas been disarmed.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine If the passive key is located within thetailgate detection range, only thetailgate can be opened. The otherdoors will remain locked.
Unlocking only the driver'sdoor
If the unlocking function isreprogrammed so that only thedriver’s door is unlocked ( SeeProgramming the remotecontrol (page 35). ), note thefollowing:
If the driver’s door is the first doorwhich is opened, the other doors andthe tailgate will remain locked. All theother doors can be unlocked frominside the vehicle by pressing theunlock button next to the driver’sdoor handle. Doors can be unlockedindividually by pulling the interior doorhandles on those doors.
If the front passenger’s door or oneof the rear doors is the first doorwhich is opened, all the doors andthe tailgate will be unlocked.
Tailgate
Note:The tailgate cannot be closedand will pop back up if the passivekey is located inside the luggagecompartment. PASSIVE KEY INLUGG. COMP. will appear in theinformation display.
Note:If a second valid passive keyis located within the tailgate detectionrange, the luggage compartment canbe closed.
To open the luggage compartment,press the tailgate release switch.
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WARNING
The vehicle does not lock itselfautomatically. If no lockingbutton is pressed, the vehicle willremain unlocked.
Note:Before leaving the vehicle,ensure that the ignition switch ispulled out. See Ignition switch(page 141).
Note:A valid passive key must belocated within the detection range ofthe respective door. If locking fromthe tailgate, the passive key must bewithin the tailgate detection range.
Note:Once activated, the vehiclewill remain locked for approximatelythree seconds, even if the passivekey is within the detection rangeduring this delay period. This is toallow you to pull a door handle andcheck if the vehicle is locked. Whenthe delay period is over, the doorscan be opened again, provided thepassive key is within the respectivedetection range. The delay periodcan be set to zero by an expert.
Note:If a passive key is left insidethe vehicle PASSIVE KEY LEFTINSIDE appears in the informationdisplay. Remove the passive keyfrom the vehicle interior. All passivekeys left inside the vehicle when it islocked will be disabled.
To activate central locking and armthe alarm:
•Press the locking button on oneof the front doors or the tailgateonce.
•On vehicles without doublelocking, the direction indicatorswill flash twice as confirmation.
To activate double locking, to armthe alarm and the interior sensors:
•Press the locking button on oneof the front doors or the tailgatetwice within three seconds.
•The direction indicators will flashtwice as confirmation.
Deactivating the key freefunction
The key free function can bedeactivated using the informationdisplay. See Information displays(page 96).
Once it is deactivated:
•the vehicle can only be lockedand unlocked using the spare keyin the lock cylinder on the driver’sdoor or using the buttons on thepassive key.
•the engine can only be startedwith the spare key.
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