Keyless Entry System; Illuminated Entry; Autolocking Feature; Deactivating/Activating The Autolock Feature - Ford 2006 Expedition Owner's Manual

Locks and Security

Illuminated entry

The lamps illuminate when the remote entry system is used to unlock
the door(s).
The system automatically turns off after 25 seconds or when the ignition
is turned to the 2 (ACCESSORY) or 3 (ON) position. The dome lamp
control must not be set to the off position for the illuminated entry
system to operate.
Smart unlocking feature
The smart unlocking feature prevents you from locking yourself out of
the vehicle by unlocking the doors if the key is in the ignition and the
driver's door is open/ajar when the vehicle doors were locked using the
power lock/unlock control.
The smart unlocking feature operates independent of the position of the
ignition.

Autolocking feature

The autolocking feature locks all vehicle doors when the following
conditions are met:
• All doors, including the liftgate, are closed.
• The brake is pressed while the ignition is in the 3 (ON) position.
• The transmission is in either a forward or reverse gear.
• The vehicle has a speed of 5 mph (8 km/h) or greater.
This feature relocks all doors if any door is opened, the brake is pressed
after all doors are closed again and the vehicle has a speed of 5 mph
(8 km/h) or greater.

Deactivating/activating the autolock feature

For vehicles equipped with a message center, the autolock feature may
be deactivated/activated by selecting the autolock function (accessed by
pressing the SETUP control). Press the RESET control to turn the
autolock function on or off. Refer to Message center in the Driver
Controls chapter for additional information.
For vehicles not equipped with a message center, the feature may be
deactivated by taking your vehicle to an authorized Ford dealer.
KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
With the keyless entry keypad, you can:
• lock or unlock the vehicle doors without using the key,
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2006 Expedition (exd)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA (fus)