Triggering The Anti-Theft System - Ford Taurus 2010 Owner's Manual

Locks and Security
• Press and hold the 7 • 8 and 9 •
0 controls on the keyless entry
pad at the same time to lock the
doors (driver's door must be
closed).
There is a 20 second countdown
when any of the above actions occur
before the vehicle becomes armed.
Each door, the hood or the trunk is
armed individually, and if any are
open, they must be closed for the
system to enter the 20 second
countdown.
The turn signal lamps will flash once
when all doors, the hood or the trunk 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 your transmitter.
• Unlock the doors by using your keyless entry pad.
• Turn ignition to the on position with a valid programmed SecuriLock™
key or integrated keyhead transmitter (IKT).
• If equipped with intelligent access key, unlock the driver's door with a
key. Turn the key toward the rear of the vehicle to make sure the
alarm disarms.
Pressing the power door unlock control within the 20 second pre-armed
mode will return the vehicle to a disarmed state.
If equipped with integrated keyhead transmitter (IKT), if using a key in
the driver's door to unlock the vehicle, a chime will sound and the
message center will display TO STOP ALARM START VEHICLE when
you open the door. You will have 12 seconds to disarm the alarm system
using any of the actions above, otherwise the alarm will trigger.

Triggering the anti-theft system

The armed system will be triggered if:
• Any door, the hood or the trunk is opened without using the door key,
keypad, integrated keyhead transmitter or intelligent access key.
• Turn the ignition on with an invalid SecuriLock key or IKT (if
equipped).
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