Ford 2003 Explorer Owner's Manual page 94

Each door/hood/liftgate or liftgate window is armed individually, and if
any are open, they must be closed for the system to enter the 20 second
countdown.
The parking lamps will flash once when all doors/hood/liftgate and
liftgate window are closed indicating the vehicle is locked and entering
the 20 second countdown.
DISARMING THE SYSTEM
You can disarm the system by any of the following actions:
• Unlock the doors by using the
• Unlock the doors by using your keyless entry pad.
• Unlock the driver's door with a key. Turn the key full travel (toward
the front of the vehicle) to make sure the alarm disarms.
• Turn ignition to ON.
• Press the
on the remote entry transmitter. This will only shut off
the horn and parking lamps when the alarm is sounding. The alarm
system will still be armed.
• Press the liftgate window control on the remote entry transmitter. The
liftgate and liftgate window are no longer armed, but the doors and
hood are still armed. To disarm the doors and hood, press the liftgate
power door lock control.
Pressing the power door UNLOCK trim switch within the 20 second
prearmed mode will return the vehicle to a disarmed state.
TRIGGERING THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM
The armed system will be triggered if:
• Any door, the liftgate, liftgate window or hood is opened without using
the door key, keypad or the remote entry transmitter.
Power door lock disable feature
This feature disables the power door locks and liftgate power door lock
control switches if all doors are closed and the perimeter alarm becomes
armed.
Once the locks are disabled, they only become active when the perimeter
alarm is disarmed or a door, liftgate, liftgate window or hood is open.
This feature is initially deactivated, but may be activated by taking your
vehicle to an authorized Ford dealer.
2003 Explorer (exp)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA English (fus)
Locks and Security
on the remote entry transmitter.
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