2020 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL key

Electronic door handles are on each door.
Gently depress the switch inside the exterior
door handle to unlock and open the door.
An unlock symbol illuminates on the door
window trim indicating you have unlocked
your vehicle. Locking sensors are on both front doors.
When the intelligent access key is within 3 ft
(1 m) of your vehicle you can lock your
vehicle by touching the locking sensor below
the keyless entry keypad. Doing so causes
a lock symbol to illuminate on the door
window trim indicating you have locked your
vehicle and you can no longer release the
door using the exterior door handle switches.
Touching the locking sensor when the
intelligent access key is not within
3 ft (1 m)
causes the lock status to display, but does
not lock the doors.
Swipe across the locking sensor to display
the current lock status of your vehicle. The
lock status also displays when you open a
door or when the lock status changes.
Note: You cannot use the locking sensors
to unlock your vehicle.
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At the Luggage Compartment
Press the exterior release button. Remote Control
You can use the remote control at any time.
When you press the lock button on the
remote control, all exterior door handle
switches do not release the doors. When you
press the unlock button, all exterior door
handle switches release the doors.
Unlocking the Doors
Press the button. The direction
indicators flash. You can then use
the exterior door handle switch to
unlock the door.
Press and hold both the lock and unlock
buttons on the remote control for three
seconds to change between driver door or
all doors unlock mode. The direction
indicators flash twice to confirm the change.
Driver door mode only unlocks the driver
door when you press the unlock button
once. All door mode unlocks all doors when
you press the unlock button once. The unlocking mode applies to the remote
control, keyless entry keypad and intelligent
access. You can also change between the
unlocking modes using the information
display controls. See General Information
(page 117).
Locking the Doors Press the button. The direction
indicators flash. You can no longer
use the exterior door handle switch
to release the door.
Press the button again within three seconds
to confirm that all the doors have closed. If
all the doors and the luggage compartment
have closed, a tone sounds and the direction
indicators flash.
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Mislock
If any door is open, or if the luggage
compartment or hood is open, a tone sounds
and the direction indicators do not flash. The
exterior lock status display also flashes if any
door does not lock. You can switch this
feature on or off using the information display
controls. See General Information (page
117).
Locking and Unlocking the Doors from
Inside Unlock.
A
Lock.B Locking the Doors
Press the lock switch on the door interior trim
panel. You can no longer release the doors
using the exterior door handle switches and
the luggage compartment locks.
Unlocking the Doors
Press the unlock switch on the door interior
trim panel. You can release the doors using
the exterior door handle switches.
Emergency Locking
Each door has a backup power system that
allows the door to function if your vehicle
has no power. The system has a limited
number of operations before the power
depletes and turns off. When the system
turns off, the door remains open and
unlatched and does not close.
If your vehicle has no power and the backup
power system turns off, you can close and
secure your vehicle by manually resetting
each door latch using a key in the position
shown.
Left-Hand Side
Turn clockwise to reset the latch.
Right-Hand Side
Turn counterclockwise to reset the latch.
When you have reset the latch, you are then
able to fully close and latch the door.
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Note:
You cannot open the door again
without a fully charged and operational
vehicle battery.
Unlocking the Driver Door with the Key
Blade
If your vehicle has no power and the backup
power system disables, you can manually
unlock the driver door using a key in the
position shown. 1. Remove the key blade from the
transmitter.
2. Insert the key blade into the lock cylinder.
3. Turn the key clockwise to unlock the driver door.
Note: All other doors remain locked. Smart Unlocks for Intelligent Access
Keys
This feature helps to prevent you from
locking your intelligent access key inside
your vehicle
’s passenger compartment or
rear cargo area.
When you electronically lock your vehicle
with any door open, the transmission is in
park (P) and the ignition is off, the system
searches for an intelligent access key inside
your vehicle after you close the last door. If
the system finds a key, all the doors
immediately unlock and the horn sounds
twice, indicating that a key is inside.
You can override the smart unlock feature
and intentionally lock the intelligent access
key inside your vehicle.
To do this, lock your vehicle after you have
closed all the doors by:
• Using the keyless entry keypad.
• Pressing the lock button on another
intelligent access key.
• Touching the locking sensor on the door
window trim with another intelligent
access key in your hand.
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Battery Saver
If you leave the courtesy lamps, interior
lamps or headlamps on, the battery saver
shuts them off 10 minutes after you switch
the ignition off.
Battery Saver for Intelligent Access Keys
If you leave the ignition switched on, it shuts
off when it detects a certain amount of
battery drain, or after 45 minutes.
Opening the Luggage Compartment
From Inside Your Vehicle
Press the button on the instrument
panel to open the luggage
compartment.
With the Remote Control Press twice within three seconds
to open the luggage compartment. From Outside Your Vehicle Press the exterior release button. Make sure
your vehicle is unlocked or have an
intelligent access key within 3 ft (1 m) of the
luggage compartment.
To unlock and release the luggage
compartment using the keypad, enter the
factory-set code or your personal code and
then press 5-6 on the keypad.
OPENING THE DOORS
Note: When your vehicle reaches a speed
greater than 2 mph (3 km/h), you will only be
able to release the door by pressing the
unlock button and then door release button
within two seconds.
Front Doors Press the door release button on
the arm rest to release the door.
Push the door out to open the
door.
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WARNING: Keep keys out of the
reach of children. Do not allow children to
operate or play near an open or moving
power decklid. You should supervise the
operation of the power decklid at all times.
Note: Do not drive with the decklid open
unless you switch off the power feature.
Make sure you fully close the decklid before
you drive your vehicle.
You can switch the power decklid feature on
or off in the information display. See
General
Information (page 117). The remote control
and instrument panel button still operates
the decklid regardless of the setting.
Opening and Closing the Power
Decklid WARNING:
Make sure all persons
are clear of the power decklid area before
using the power decklid control. Note:
You can reverse the decklid
movement. Press the instrument panel or
decklid button again, or press the remote
control button twice.
Note: Do not push or pull on the power
decklid while it is under operation, as this
may cause damage to your vehicle.
The decklid only operates with the
transmission in park (P).
If the decklid starts to close after it has fully
opened, this indicates there may be
excessive weight on the decklid or a possible
strut failure. A repetitive tone sounds and
the decklid closes under control. Remove
any excessive weight from the decklid. If the
decklid continues to close after opening,
have the system checked by an authorized
dealer.
From Inside Your Vehicle Press the button on the instrument
panel.With the Remote Control Press the button twice within three
seconds.
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Stopping the Decklid Movement
Note:
Do not apply sudden excessive force
to the decklid while it is in motion. This could
damage the power decklid and its
components.
You can stop the decklid movement by doing
any of the following:
• Pressing the decklid control button.
• Pressing the remote control button twice.
• Pressing the button on the instrument
panel.
• Moving your foot under and away from
the center rear bumper in a single-kick
motion. *
* This method only works for vehicles with the
hands-free decklid feature.
Resetting the Power Decklid
The decklid may not operate correctly and
you may need to reset it if:
• The vehicle battery charge is low.
• You disconnect the battery.
• You manually close the decklid and leave
it unlatched. 1. Disconnect the battery for 20 seconds
then reconnect the battery.
2. Manually close the decklid making sure it is fully closed.
3. Power open the decklid using the remote
control or instrument panel button.
Obstacle Detection
When Closing
The system stops when it detects an
obstacle. A tone sounds and the system
reverses to open. Once you remove the
obstacle, you can power close the decklid.
Note: Entering your vehicle while the decklid
is closing can cause your vehicle to bounce
and activate obstacle detection. To prevent
this, let the power decklid close completely
before you enter your vehicle. Before driving
your vehicle, check the instrument cluster
for a trunk ajar or door ajar message or
warning indicator. Failure to do this could
result in unintentionally leaving the decklid
open while driving. When Opening
The system stops when it detects an
obstacle and a tone sounds. Once you
remove the obstacle, you can continue to
operate the decklid.
Hands-Free Feature (If Equipped)
The intelligent access key must be within 3 ft
(1 m)
of the decklid.
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1.
Move your foot under and away from the
rear bumper detection area in a
single-kick motion. Do not move your
foot sideways or the sensors may not
detect the motion.
2. The decklid opens or closes.
Note: Allow the power system to open the
decklid. Manually pushing or pulling the
decklid may activate the system’ s obstacle
detection feature and stop the power
operation or reverse its direction.
Note: Splashing water may cause the
hands-free decklid to open. Keep the
intelligent access key away from the rear
bumper detection area when washing your
vehicle.
SOFT CLOSING DOOR
Gently close the door until it fully latches.
The system automatically closes the door,
making sure it is fully secure.
Note: The system does not work if the
vehicle battery charge is low. Note:
The system is limited to 25 cycles
between each ignition cycle. This is to
prevent the vehicle battery from losing
charge.
Note: You can override soft close by fully
closing the door manually.
KEYLESS ENTRY
SECURICODE™ Keyless Entry Keypad
The keypad is near the driver window. It
illuminates when touched.
Note: If you enter your entry code too fast
on the keypad, the unlock function may not
work. Enter your entry code again more
slowly. You can use the keypad to do the following:
•
Lock or unlock the doors.
• Program and erase user codes.
• Arm and disarm the anti-theft alarm.
You can operate the keypad with the
factory-set five-digit entry code. The code
is on the owner's wallet card in the glove box
and is available from an authorized dealer.
You can also program up to five of your own
five-digit personal entry codes.
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