In most Fords that I have worked on, hitting 8 and 9 at the same time on the keypad locks all doors.I do this as well. I seem to recall that I had to use the keypad to lock though.
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In most Fords that I have worked on, hitting 8 and 9 at the same time on the keypad locks all doors.I do this as well. I seem to recall that I had to use the keypad to lock though.
I would be willing to bet that instruction is only in the interest of security. Entering a locked car is not exactly rocket science. If your car is stolen and the insurance company finds out that the FOB was inside, locked or not; they consider that a assisted theft and may not pay.In the owners manual for my 011 EL, it specifically states to NOT leave fobs in the vehicle under any circumstances, so there's that, but perhaps that's changed in the newer models
AFAIK, a fob usually describes the thing that has the physical key and the remote combined into a single device, as opposed to having the older version of a metal key as 1 piece and the remote as a separate one...I'm still wondering what "fob" we're discussing that I don't have with this car.