2021 FORD TRANSIT Owners Manual

2.
Pull the upper release lever toward you
or slide the lower release lever
downward to open the door. 3.
Pull the release lever to open the other
door. Rear Emergency Exit
Wagon and Bus
1. Lift the locking button up.
2. Pull the interior handle up to open the
door in an emergency.
Autolock (If Equipped)
Autolock locks all the doors when all of the
following occur:
• All doors are closed.
• The ignition is on.
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•
You shift into any gear putting your
vehicle in motion.
• Your vehicle reaches a speed greater
than 5 mph (8 km/h).
Use the interior door unlock button or
switch the ignition off and use the key or
remote control to unlock the rear or sliding
door.
Autounlock
Autounlock unlocks all doors within 10
minutes of the end of a drive cycle, when
the driver door is opened and the ignition
is off.
Switching Autounlock On and Off
1. Using the information display controls on the steering wheel, select Settings.
2. Select
Vehicle Settings.
3. Select
Locks.
4. Switch
Autounlock on or off.
One-Stage Unlocking
You can switch on this function using the
information display.
If you have switched on this function, you
unlock all doors including the rear doors
and the sliding door.
You unlock all of the doors when you:
• Press the unlock button on the remote
control once.
• Press the interior unlock button once.
Two-Stage Unlocking
You unlock the front doors when you:
• Press the unlock button on the remote
control once.
• Press the interior unlock button once. You unlock the front doors and cargo area
when you:
•
Press the unlock button on the remote
control once.
• Press the unlock button on the remote
control twice within three seconds.
Zone Re-Locking
(If Equipped)
If you enable zone re-locking and open one
door, all other doors remain locked. See an
authorized dealer for further information.
The locks on van, bus or wagon have two
zones, cabin and cargo. For van, the cargo
area includes the rear doors and the sliding
door. For bus or wagon, the cargo area
includes the rear doors.
• Exit your vehicle and press the lock
button.
• Press the unlock button or the cargo
area unlock button once to open the
respective zone.
If you now open a door within the unlocked
zone, the other doors in that zone
automatically lock.
Configurable Unlocking
Configurable unlocking is set when you
purchase your vehicle. It allows you to
select which doors unlock when you press,
once or twice, the unlock button or the
cargo area unlock button on your remote
control. You cannot switch this feature
back on if you had it switched off. See an
authorized dealer for further information.
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SLIDING DOOR PRECAUTIONS
WARNING: Fully close the sliding
door before driving, to prevent
passengers and cargo from falling out.
Failure to follow this instruction could
result in personal injury or death. WARNING:
Do not open or close
the sliding door when your hands are
near the tracks or rollers. Failure to
follow this instruction could result in
personal injury.
Note: Do not leave the sliding door open
when you are driving. This could damage
the sliding door and its components.
OPENING THE SLIDING DOOR
OPENING THE SLIDING DOOR
FROM INSIDE YOUR VEHICLE Pull the interior door handle to open the
sliding door. OPENING THE SLIDING DOOR
FROM OUTSIDE YOUR VEHICLE
Pull the exterior door handle to open the
sliding door.
CLOSING THE SLIDING DOOR
CLOSING THE SLIDING DOOR
FROM INSIDE YOUR VEHICLE
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1.
Pull the interior door handle to release
the door check feature.
2. Slide the door to close.
CLOSING THE SLIDING DOOR
FROM OUTSIDE YOUR VEHICLE 1.
Pull the exterior door handle to release
the door check feature.
2. Slide the door to close.
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SLIDING DOOR PRECAUTIONS
WARNING: Fully close the power
sliding door before driving, to prevent
passengers and cargo from falling out.
Failure to follow this instruction could
result in personal injury or death. WARNING:
Do not open or close
the power sliding door when your hands
are near the tracks or rollers. Failure to
follow this instruction could result in
personal injury. WARNING:
When closing the
power sliding door, verify that it is free of
obstruction and make sure that people
and pets are not in the proximity of the
sliding door opening.
Note: Do not leave the sliding door open
when you are driving. This could damage
the sliding door and its components.
Note: If you operate the sliding door often
during a short period of time, the system
could become not available for a certain
time to prevent damage due to overheating.
Allow the system to open the sliding door.
Do not manually push or pull the sliding
door when it is moving. This could damage
the sliding door and its components.
OPENING THE SLIDING DOOR
OPENING THE SLIDING DOOR
FROM INSIDE YOUR VEHICLE
Opening the Sliding Door From
Inside Your Vehicle Using the
Instrument Panel Button Press the button on the
instrument panel twice to open
the sliding door. Opening the Sliding Door From
Inside Your Vehicle Using the
Sliding Door Handle
1. Lift the locking button up.
2.
Pull and release the interior sliding door
handle to open the sliding door.
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OPENING THE SLIDING DOOR
FROM OUTSIDE YOUR VEHICLE
Pull and release the exterior door handle
to open the sliding door.
OPENING THE SLIDING DOOR
WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL
Press the button on the remote
control twice within three
seconds.
CLOSING THE SLIDING DOOR
CLOSING THE SLIDING DOOR
FROM INSIDE YOUR VEHICLE
Closing the Sliding Door From
Inside Your Vehicle Using the
Instrument Panel Button Press the button on the
instrument panel to close the
sliding door. A tone sounds when
the sliding door begins to close. Closing the Sliding Door From
Inside Your Vehicle Using the
Sliding Door Handle
Pull and release the interior sliding door
handle to close the sliding door.
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CLOSING THE SLIDING DOOR
FROM OUTSIDE YOUR VEHICLE
Pull and release the exterior door handle
to close the sliding door.
CLOSING THE SLIDING DOOR
WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL
Press the button on the remote
control twice within three
seconds. A tone sounds when
the sliding door begins to close. STOPPING THE SLIDING DOOR
MOVEMENT
You can stop the sliding door movement
by doing any of the following:
•
Pressing the sliding door button on the
remote control twice within three
seconds.
• Pressing the sliding door button on the
instrument panel.
• Pulling the sliding door interior or
exterior door handle.
RESETTING THE POWER
SLIDING DOOR
Make sure that you complete the
procedure within 10 seconds.
To reset the power sliding door do the
following:
1. Manually close the sliding door.
Note: Make sure that the sliding door is fully
closed.
2. Pull the interior door handle in closing direction three times within three
seconds.
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SLIDING DOOR – TROUBLESHOOTING
SLIDING DOOR – INFORMATION MESSAGES
Action
Message
The system has malfunctioned. Manually close the power
sliding door. Pull and release the power sliding door handle
to open the power sliding door.
If the message continues to appear, have your vehicle
checked as soon as possible.
Right Power Sliding Door
Calibration Needed
Left Power Sliding Door
Calibration Needed
The system has malfunctioned. Reset the power sliding door.
See Resetting the Power Sliding Door (page 84).
If the message continues to appear, have your vehicle
checked as soon as possible.
Right Rear Door Motor
Disconnected See
Manual
Left Rear Door Motor
Disconnected See
Manual
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