Locks -> Keyless entry for Your Ford Kuga SUV First Generation (2008-2012)

Locks  
Opening the upper luggage  
Reprogramming the unlocking  
function  
compartment lid with the remote  
control  
If the unlocking function is reprogrammed  
so that only the driver’s door is unlocked  
( See Programming the remote  
control (page 27). ), note the following:  
Press and hold button C on the remote  
control.  
Closing the luggage compartment  
lid  
When you press the unlock button either  
all the doors are unlocked or only the  
driver’s door is unlocked. Pressing the  
unlock button again unlocks all the doors.  
Upper luggage compartment lid  
KEYLESS ENTRY  
General information  
WARNING  
The keyless entry system may not  
function if the key is close to metal  
objects or electronic devices such  
as mobile phones.  
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Main luggage compartment lid  
Note: If the door handles are pulled  
repeatedly during a short period of time  
without the presence of a valid passive  
key, the system will become inoperable  
for 30 seconds.  
The passive entry system will not function  
if:  
The passive key frequencies are  
jammed.  
The passive key battery is flat.  
Note: If the passive entry system does  
not function, you will need to use the key  
blade to lock and unlock your vehicle.  
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The keyless system allows the driver to  
operate the vehicle without the use of a  
key or remote control.  
Automatic relocking  
The doors will relock automatically if you  
do not open a door within 45 seconds of  
unlocking the doors with the remote  
control. The door locks and the alarm will  
return to their previous state.  
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Locks  
Locking buttons are located on each of  
the front doors.  
To activate central locking and arm the  
alarm:  
Press a locking button once.  
To activate double locking, to arm the  
alarm and the interior sensors:  
Press a locking button twice within  
three seconds.  
Note: Once activated, the vehicle will  
remain locked for approximately three  
seconds. This is to allow you to pull a door  
handle and check if the vehicle is locked.  
When the delay period is over, the doors  
can be opened again, provided the  
passive key is within the respective  
detection range.  
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Passive locking and unlocking requires a  
valid passive key to be located within one  
of the three external detection ranges.  
These are located approximately one and  
a half metres from the driver and front  
passenger door handles and the luggage  
compartment lid.  
Luggage compartment lid  
Passive key  
Note: The luggage compartment lid  
cannot be closed and will pop back up if  
the passive key is located inside the  
luggage compartment.  
The vehicle can be locked and unlocked  
with the passive key. The passive key can  
also be used as a remote control. See  
Locking and unlocking (page 29).  
Note: If a second valid passive key is  
located within the luggage compartment  
lid detection range, the luggage  
Locking the vehicle  
compartment lid can be closed.  
Unlocking the vehicle  
Note: If the vehicle remains locked for  
longer than three days, the key free  
system will enter an energy-saving mode.  
This is to reduce the discharge of the  
vehicle battery. When the vehicle is  
unlocked while in this mode, the reaction  
time of the system may be a little longer  
than normal. Unlocking the vehicle once  
will deactivate the energy-saving mode.  
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WARNING  
The vehicle does not lock itself  
automatically. If no locking button is  
pressed, the vehicle will remain  
unlocked.  
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Locks  
Disabled keys  
Any keys left inside the vehicle interior  
when it is locked will be disabled.  
A disabled key cannot be used to turn the  
ignition on or start the engine.  
In order to use these passive keys again,  
they have to be enabled.  
To enable all your passive keys, unlock  
the vehicle using a passive key or the  
remote control unlocking function.  
All passive keys will then be enabled if the  
ignition is turned on or the vehicle is  
started using a valid key.  
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Pull one of the door handles or the  
luggage compartment lid handle.  
Locking and unlocking the  
doors with the key blade  
Note: A valid passive key must be  
located within the detection range of that  
door.  
One long flash of the direction indicators  
confirms that all the doors, the luggage  
compartment lid and the fuel filler flap  
have been unlocked and that the alarm  
has been disarmed.  
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Unlocking only the driver's door  
If the unlocking function is reprogrammed  
so that only the driver’s door is unlocked  
( See Programming the remote  
control (page 27). ), note the following:  
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If the driver’s door is the first door which  
is opened, the other doors and the  
luggage compartment lid will remain  
locked. All the other doors can be  
unlocked from inside the vehicle by using  
the unlock button next to the driver’s door  
handle. Doors can be unlocked individually  
by pulling the interior door handles on  
those doors.  
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1. Slide the release slider in the direction  
of the arrow and pull out the key blade  
with your thumb.  
2. Remove the key blade and insert it  
into the lock.  
If the front passenger door or one of the  
rear doors is the first door which is  
opened, all the doors and the luggage  
compartment lid will be unlocked.  
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