Locks And Security; Keys; Power Door Locks; Power Door Trim Switch Inhibit - Lincoln 2011 Town Car Owner's Manual

Locks and Security

KEYS

Your vehicle is equipped with a master key and a valet (identified with
the word VALET) key lock system.
• The master key will access the vehicle's doors, trunk, glove box,
ignition and remote trunk release.
• The valet key will access doors and ignition only.
Before using the valet key with an attendant, lock the interior trunk
control to disable the interior trunk control located on the drivers door,
then lock the glove compartment with your master key. Do not hand
over the remote entry transmitter or the master key to the valet
attendant. For more information, refer to Interior trunk control in the
Driver Controls chapter.

POWER DOOR LOCKS

• Press the
control to unlock all
doors.
• Press the
control to lock all
doors.

Power door trim switch inhibit

This feature disables the power door locks and trunk interior release
switches if all doors are closed and the perimeter alarm becomes armed.
Once the power door trim switches are disabled, they can only become
active when perimeter alarm is disarmed.
Smart locks
With the key in the ignition, in any switch position, and either the
driver's or passenger's door open, the doors cannot be locked using the
power door lock switches.
Central locking/unlocking
• All doors are locked when the key is inserted into the driver door key
cylinder and turned to the lock position.
• The driver's door is unlocked when the key is inserted into the driver
door key cylinder and turned to the unlock position.
• If the key is turned a second time to the unlock position within five
seconds, all vehicle doors will unlock.
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