2008 FORD C MAX lock

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 Slide the release slider in the directionof the arrow and pull out the keyblade with your thumb.
Push the button on the side of theignition switch and pull out thecontainer.
Insert the spare key blade into thecontainer until it clicks. Make sure theblade is inserted the right way up.
To release the spare key blade fromthe container, press the upper partof the button.
Insert the spare key blade back intothe passive key until it clicks.
Insert the container back into theignition switch.
Disabled passive keys
Note:All your passive keys will beenabled, regardless of whether theyare located inside the vehicle or not.
If one or more passive keys are leftinside the vehicle interior when it islocked, the passive keys inside thevehicle will be disabled. In order touse these passive keys again, theyhave to be enabled.
To enable all your passive keys:
Using an enabled passive key,depress the clutch pedal (manualtransmission) or brake pedal(automatic transmission), push theignition switch in and turn it to positionII.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine If you only have a disabled passivekey:
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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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine GLOBAL OPENING AND
CLOSING
You can also operate the electricwindows with the ignition off via theglobal opening and global closingfunction.
Note:Global closing will only operateif you have set the memory correctlyfor each window. See Electricwindows (page 84).
Global opening
To open all the windows, press andhold the unlock button for at leastthree seconds. Press either the lockor the unlock button again to stopthe opening function.
Global closing
Vehicles without the key freesystem
WARNING
Take care when using globalclosing. In an emergency, pressa button immediately to stop.
To close all the windows, press andhold the lock button for at leastthree seconds. Press any buttonagain to stop the closing function.The anti-trap function is also activeduring global closing.
Vehicles with the key freesystem
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Take care when using globalclosing. In an emergency, pressthe button on the driver’s doorhandle to stop.
Note:Global closing can beactivated using the button on thedriver’s door handle. Global openingand closing can also be activatedusing the buttons on the passive key.
To close all the windows, press andhold the button on the driver’s doorhandle for at least two seconds. Theanti-trap function is also active duringglobal closing.
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The system is armed as soon as thevehicle is locked and acts as adeterrent to unauthorised personswho attempt to open the doors,bonnet or luggage compartment, orremove the audio system.
The alarm sounds for 30 seconds ifan unauthorised person opens adoor, the luggage compartment orthe bonnet. The hazard flasher lightswill flash for five minutes.
Any attempt to start the enginewithout a valid key or to remove theaudio system sounds the alarmagain.
Automatic arming delay
The 20 seconds arming delay beginswhen the bonnet, luggagecompartment and all doors areclosed.
Interior sensors
WARNING
This system functions correctlyonly if all windows and thesunroof are completely closed. Inaddition to this, the sensors locatedin the interior lamp unit must not becovered up. The system should notbe activated if any persons, animalsor other moving objects are insidethe vehicle.
Note:The interior sensors will notoperate if the convertible top is open.
This system acts as a deterrentagainst unauthorised intrusion bysensing any movement within thevehicle.
Unauthorised entry into the vehicle’sinterior will trigger the alarm in thesame way as the anti-theft system.
The sensors are located in the interiorlamp unit.
Convertible only
The interior sensors are automaticallydisabled if the convertible top is open.
All except Britain and Ireland
The interior sensing alarm is armedtogether with the double lockingsystem.
Britain and Ireland only
The interior sensing alarm is armedtogether with the central lockingsystem.
To deactivate the interior sensors:
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