MyKey -> Keyless Entry for Your Ford Explorer SUV Sixth Generation (2012-2020)

Doors and Locks  
Illuminated Exit  
The interior lamps and some exterior  
lamps illuminate when all doors close and  
you switch the ignition off.  
The lamps turn off if all the doors remain  
closed and:  
25 seconds have elapsed.  
You lock your vehicle from the outside.  
Battery Saver  
If you leave the courtesy lamps, interior  
lamps or headlamps on, the battery saver  
shuts them off 10 minutes after you switch  
the ignition off.  
E138637  
Battery Saver for Intelligent Access  
You can use the keypad to do the  
following:  
Keys (If Equipped)  
If you leave the ignition switched on and  
the engine is not running, the battery saver  
turns the ignition off when it detects a  
certain amount of battery drain, or after  
45 minutes have elapsed.  
Lock or unlock the doors.  
Program and erase user codes.  
Arm and disarm the anti-theft alarm.  
You can operate the keypad with the  
factory-set five-digit entry code. The code  
is on the owner's wallet card in the glove  
box and is available from an authorized  
dealer. You can also program up to five of  
your own five-digit personal entry codes.  
KEYLESS ENTRY(IF EQUIPPED)  
SECURICODEKeyless Entry  
Keypad  
The keypad is near the driver window. It  
Programming a Personal Entry Code  
1. Enter the factory-set five-digit code.  
illuminates when touched.  
Note: If you enter your entry code too fast  
on the keypad, the unlock function may not  
work. Enter your entry code again more  
slowly.  
2. Press 1·2 on the keypad within five  
seconds.  
3. Enter your personal five-digit code. You  
must enter each number within five  
seconds of each other.  
4. Press 1·2 on the keypad to save  
personal code 1.  
The doors lock then unlock to confirm that  
programming was successful.  
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Doors and Locks  
To program additional personal entry  
Locking and Unlocking the Doors  
codes, repeat steps 1 through 3, then for  
step 4:  
Locking All Doors  
Press 3·4 to save personal code 2.  
Press 5·6 to save personal code 3.  
Press 7·8 to save personal code 4.  
Press 9·0 to save personal code 5.  
Press and hold 7·8 and 9·0 on the keypad  
simultaneously with the driver door closed.  
You do not need to enter a code first.  
Unlocking All Doors  
Hints:  
Enter the factory-set code or your personal  
code, then press 3·4 on the keypad within  
five seconds.  
Do not set a code that uses five of the  
same number.  
Do not use five numbers in sequential  
Unlocking Only the Driver Door  
order.  
Enter the factory-set or your personal  
five-digit code. You must press each  
number within five seconds of each other.  
The interior lamps illuminate.  
Note: All doors unlock if the two-stage  
unlocking feature is turned off. See Locking  
and Unlocking (page 69).  
The factory-set code works even if you  
have set your own personal code.  
Erasing a Personal Code  
1. Enter the factory-set five-digit code.  
2. Press and release 1·2 on the keypad  
within five seconds.  
3. Press and hold 1·2 for two seconds.  
You must do this within five seconds  
of completing step 2.  
All personal codes erase and only the  
factory-set five-digit code works.  
Anti-Scan Feature  
The keypad goes into an anti-scan mode  
if you enter the wrong code seven times.  
This mode turns off the keypad for one  
minute and the keypad lamp flashes.  
The anti-scan feature turns off after any  
of the following occur:  
One minute of keypad inactivity.  
You press the unlock button on the  
remote control.  
You switch your vehicle on.  
You unlock the vehicle using intelligent  
access.  
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