2008 FORD C MAX remote control

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Tailgate
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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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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Press the upper part of the switchnext to the driver’s door handle.
Vehicles with keyless entrysystem
Press the lower part of the switchnext to the driver’s door handle.
DISARMING THE ALARM
The anti-theft alarm system can bedeactivated at any time – even whenthe alarm is sounding – by unlockingthe vehicle from the outside.
The anti-theft alarm system for thetailgate is deactivated if the tailgateis unlocked using the button on theremote control or passive key. Onvehicles with the Key Free System, itis deactivated if a passive key islocated within the tailgate detectionrange when the tailgate is opened.
After closure, the alarm is once againarmed.
Britain and Ireland only
If the vehicle is unlocked using thekey or the spare key for the keylessentry system, a 12 second delaychime starts as soon as the driver’sdoor is opened. The alarm should bedeactivated during this period.
Vehicles without keyless entrysystem
To deactivate the alarm, insert thekey into the ignition and turn it toposition II.
Vehicles with keyless entrysystem
The alarm should be deactivated inone of the following ways:
•If a valid passive key is locatedwithin the vehicle interior, depressthe clutch pedal (manualtransmission) or brake pedal(automatic transmission), pushthe ignition switch in and turn it toposition II.
•Insert the spare key into theignition switch, push the ignitionswitch in and turn it to position II.
•Press the unlock button on thepassive key.
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STEERING WHEEL
WARNING
Never adjust the steering wheelwhen the vehicle is moving.
Note:Make sure that you are sittingin the correct position. See Sittingin the correct position (page 120).
WARNING
Make sure that you fully engagethe locking lever when returningit to its original position.
HORN
The horn can also be operated whenthe ignition is off.
AUDIO CONTROL
Select radio, CD or cassette modeon the audio unit.
The following functions can beoperated with the remote control:
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