2012 Ford Explorer Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 137

Locks and Security Activating intelligent access at the front doors: If your IA key is within 3 feet (1 meter) of the front doors you can activate your intelligent access system by pulling a front exterior door handle. The door(s) will automatically unlock and the door can be opened. To lock the doors, press and hold for half a second the lock area (black button) on either front door handle. Activating intelligent access at the liftgate: If your IA key is within 3 feet (1 meter) of the liftgate, you can activate your intelligent access system by pressing the exterior liftgate release button, hidden in the handle below the license plate. The liftgate will release and open. Push button start: The push button start system allows you to start your vehicle without using a key. Refer to Push button start system in the Driving chapter. Unlocking the doors/two-stage unlock 1. Press and release to unlock the driver's door. Note: The interior lamps and turn signal lamps will illuminate. and release again within three seconds to unlock all the 2. Press doors. The turn signals will flash. The remote entry system activates the illuminated entry feature; this feature turns on the lamps for 25 seconds or until the ignition is turned on. The battery saver feature will turn off the lamps 10 minutes after the ignition is turned off. Two-stage unlocking may be disabled or enabled by simultaneously and controls on the transmitter for four seconds pressing the (disabling two stage unlock allows all vehicle doors to unlock simultaneously). The turn signal lamps will illuminate twice to indicate that two-stage unlock was enabled or disabled. The unlocking mode will be applied to remote entry, keyless entry and intelligent access (if equipped). Two-stage unlocking may also be disabled or enabled through the message center if this is an available message center option or by your authorized dealer. Refer to Message center in the Instrument Cluster chapter. If equipped with an IA key, when two-stage unlocking is disabled, intelligent access at the driver's door results in an unlock of all doors (not just the driver door). 137 2012 Explorer (exp) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus)