Get Locks Guide for Ford Kuga SUV Second Generation (2013-2018)

Locks

Reprogramming the Unlocking

LOCKING AND UNLOCKING

Power Door Locks

Function in keyless vehicles

You can reprogram the unlocking function

so that only the driver’s door is unlocked.

See Remote Control (page 30).

The power door lock control is located on

the driver's and front passenger's door.

Locking the Doors

Press the button to lock all the

doors. The direction indicators

will illuminate.

Press the button again within three

seconds to confirm that all the doors are

closed. The doors will lock again, and the

direction indicators will flash if all the doors

and the luggage compartment are closed.

Note: If any door or the luggage

compartment is not closed, or if the hood is

not closed on vehicles that have an

anti-theft alarm or remote start, the

direction indicators will not flash.

A

B

Lock

Unlock

Double Locking

WARNING

Remote Control

The remote control can be used any time

your vehicle is not running.

Do not use double locking when

passengers or animals are inside your

vehicle. You will not be able to

Unlocking the Doors

unlock the doors from the inside if you have

double locked them.

Press the button to unlock the

driver’s door. The direction

indicators will flash once.

Double locking is a theft protection feature

that prevents someone from opening the

doors from the inside. You can only double

lock the doors if they are all closed.

Press the button again within three

seconds to unlock all doors. The direction

indicators will flash once.

Note: You can unlock the driver's door with

the key. Use the key when the remote

control is not functioning.

Press the button twice within

three seconds.

Note: When you lock your vehicle for

several weeks, the remote control will be

switched off. Your vehicle must be unlocked

and the engine started using the key.

Unlocking and starting your vehicle once will

enable the 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

Note: If the child safety locks are on and

Power Liftgate

you pull the interior handle, you will only

turn off the emergency locking, not the child

safety lock. You can only open the doors

using the external door handle.

WARNINGS

Make sure all passengers are clear

of the liftgate area before using the

power liftgate control.

Note: If the doors have been unlocked using

this method, the doors must be locked

individually until the central locking function

has been repaired.

Close the liftgate properly to prevent

exhaust fumes from entering your

vehicle. This will prevent passengers

and cargo from falling out. If you must drive

with the liftgate open, keep the vents open

so outside air can enter your vehicle.

Locking the Doors Individually

with the Key

Note: When the central locking function

fails to operate, lock the doors individually

using the key in the position shown.

Press twice within three seconds

to open or close the liftgate, or

to reverse the movement. See

Power Liftgate (page 36).

Note: Be careful when opening or closing

the liftgate in a garage or other enclosed

area to avoid damaging the liftgate.

Locking and Unlocking the Doors

from Inside

Use the lock and unlock buttons located

on the driver's and front passenger's door.

Locking and Unlocking the Doors

with the Key

Note: Do not leave your keys in your vehicle.

Locking with the Key

Turn the top of the key toward the front of

your vehicle.

Left-hand Side

Turn clockwise to lock.

Double Locking with the Key

Turn the key to the lock position twice

Right-hand Side

within three seconds.

Turn counterclockwise to lock.

Unlocking

Unlock the driver's door using the key. You

can unlock all other doors individually by

pulling the interior door handles.

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Opening the Liftgate

Manually

MANUAL LIFTGATE

WARNINGS

It is extremely dangerous to ride in a

cargo area, inside or outside of a

vehicle. In a crash, people riding in

these areas are more likely to be seriously

injured or killed. Do not allow people to ride

in any area of your vehicle that is not

equipped with seats and safety belts. Be

sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat

and using a safety belt properly. Failure to

follow this warning could result in serious

personal injury or death.

Make sure to close and latch the

liftgate to prevent drawing exhaust

fumes into your vehicle. This will also

prevent passengers and cargo from falling

out. If you must drive with the liftgate open,

keep the vents or windows open so outside

air comes into your vehicle. Failure to

follow this warning could result in serious

personal injury.

Press the button located in the top of the

liftgate pull cup handle to unlatch the

liftgate, and then pull on the outside

handle.

With the Remote Control

Press the button twice within

three seconds.

Note: Be careful when opening or closing

the liftgate in a garage or other enclosed

area to avoid damaging the liftgate.

Closing the Liftgate

Note: Do not hang anything, for example a

bike rack, from the glass or liftgate. This

could damage the liftgate and its

components.

Note: Do not leave the liftgate open while

driving. This could damage the liftgate and

its components.

A handle is located inside the liftgate to

help with closing.

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Locks

Liftgate Switch

POWER LIFTGATE

WARNINGS

Do not operate the liftgate unless it

is free from obstruction.

Careless opening and closing of the

liftgate can override the protection

function and cause injuries.

Do not place objects on the liftgate.

Make sure you fully close the liftgate

after operation.

Remote Control and Center Console

Switch

Operate the liftgate only when your

vehicle is stationary.

You can operate the liftgate using the

remote control, the center console switch,

the liftgate switch, the liftgate release

handle or the hands-free feature.

Note: Switch the ignition on to operate the

liftgate using the center console switch.

You will hear three chimes when the

liftgate begins to close.

Note: Make sure there is enough headroom

Five short chimes indicate a malfunction

with the open or close request. This could

be caused by one of the following:

to open the liftgate.

Note: If your vehicle has an automatic

transmission, make sure the transmission

selector lever is in park.

Note: In extreme weather conditions,

automatic opening and closing will not work

with the liftgate frozen to the seal.

Note: The liftgate will stop automatically

while opening and reverse some distance if

there is an obstacle in the way.

Note: The liftgate will stop automatically

while closing and fully open if there is an

obstacle in the way.

•

You switch the ignition on and the

transmission selector lever is not in

park.

•

The battery voltage is below the

minimum operating voltage.

Your vehicle speed exceeds 3 mph (5

km/h).

To open a fully closed liftgate, you can

either:

•

Press the button on the remote control

twice within three seconds.

Note: You can manually operate the

•

Press the center console switch.

Use the liftgate release handle.

Use the hands-free feature.

liftgate.

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To fully open a partially opened liftgate,

you can either:

•

Press the button on the remote control

twice within three seconds.

•

Press the center console switch or the

liftgate switch.

•

Use the liftgate release handle.

Use the hands-free feature.

To stop the liftgate, you can either:

•

Press the button on the remote control.

A further remote control operation will

be delayed for approximately three

seconds.

•

Press the center console switch or the

The liftgate will close automatically when

it comes into contact with the vehicle body.

liftgate switch.

•

Use the liftgate release handle.

Use the hands-free feature.

Programming the Liftgate

1. Open the liftgate.

Closing the Liftgate

WARNING

2. Manually move the liftgate to the new

required position.

3. Press and hold the liftgate switch for

at least three seconds. You will hear a

chime.

The bounce-back feature will not

work and it will not detect obstacles

when the liftgate is in contact with

the vehicle body.

Hands-Free Feature

Note: Do not leave a passive key in your

vehicle when closing the liftgate. A message

will be shown in the display. See

Note: Make sure you have a remote control

within 3 feet (1 meter) of the liftgate.

1. Move your foot under and away from

the rear bumper similar to a kicking

motion. Do not move your foot

sideways or the sensors may not detect

the motion.

Information Messages (page 75).

Note: A recessed grip is located inside the

liftgate to help with closing.

You can either:

•

Press the button on the remote control

twice within three seconds.

•

Press the center console switch or the

liftgate switch.

•

Use the liftgate release handle.

Use the hands-free feature.

Manually close the liftgate

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Locks

Note: If the system does not function, you

will need to use the key blade to lock and

unlock your vehicle.

The system allows you to operate your

vehicle without the use of a key or remote

control.

2. The liftgate will power open or close.

Note: Manually pushing or pulling the

liftgate may enable the bounce-back

feature and stop the liftgate from opening

or closing.

Note: Splashing water may cause the

liftgate to open. Keep the remote control

away from the rear bumper detection area

when washing your vehicle.

Passive locking and unlocking requires a

valid passive key to be located within one

of the three external detection ranges.

These are located approximately five feet

(1.5 meters) from the front door handles

and the liftgate.

Note: This feature may not function

Passive Key

correctly if your vehicle has a tow ball.

Your vehicle can be locked and unlocked

with the passive key. You can use the

passive key as a remote control. See

Locking and Unlocking (page 33).

KEYLESS ENTRY

General Information

Locking Your Vehicle

Note: Your vehicle does not automatically

lock. If you do not touch a locking sensor

your vehicle will remain unlocked.

WARNING

The system may not function if the

key is close to metal objects or

electronic devices such as cell

phones.

The system will not function if:

•

Your vehicle battery has no charge.

The passive key frequencies are

jammed.

•

The passive key battery has no charge.

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Unlocking Your Vehicle

One long flash of the direction indicators

confirms that all the doors and the liftgate

have been unlocked and that the alarm

has been disarmed.

Note: When your vehicle remains locked

for longer than three days, the system will

enter an energy-saving mode. This is to

prevent the vehicle battery running out of

charge. When your vehicle is unlocked while

in this mode, the reaction time of the system

may be a little longer than normal. To exit

the energy-saving mode, unlock your

vehicle.

The locking sensors are on the front door

handles.

Note: A valid passive key must be located

within the detection range of that door.

Touch a locking sensor once to lock your

Unlocking Only the Driver's Door

vehicle and arm the alarm.

You can program the system so that only

the driver door is unlocked. See Remote

Control (page 30).

Touch a locking sensor twice within three

seconds to double lock your vehicle and

arm the alarm.

If the unlocking function is reprogrammed

so that only the driver door is unlocked the

following will occur:

Note: When locking your vehicle, do not

grip the door handle.

Note: Keep the door handle clean to make

•

If the driver’s door is the first door

which is opened, the other doors will

remain locked. All the other doors can

be unlocked from inside your vehicle

by pressing the unlock button located

on the driver's and front passenger's

door. Doors can be unlocked

sure the system operates correctly.

Note: Your vehicle will remain locked for

a few seconds. When the delay period is

over, you can open the doors again, provided

the passive key is within the respective

detection range.

Two short flashes of the direction

indicators confirms that all the doors and

the liftgate have been locked and that the

alarm has been armed.

individually by pulling the interior door

handles on those doors.

•

If the front passenger's door is the first

door which is opened, all the doors and

the liftgate will be unlocked.

Liftgate

Disabled Keys

The liftgate will not fully close if a passive

key is located inside the luggage

Any keys left inside your vehicle interior

compartment with the doors locked.

when it is locked will be disabled.

Note: If a second passive key is located

within the liftgate detection range, the

liftgate can be fully closed.

You cannot use a disabled key to switch

the ignition on or start the engine.

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Locks

You must enable all passive keys again in

order to use them.

To enable all your passive keys, unlock your

vehicle using a passive key that has not

been disabled or the remote control

unlocking function.

All passive keys will then be enabled if you

switch the ignition on or you start your

vehicle with a valid key.

Locking and Unlocking the Doors

with the Key Blade

1. Carefully remove the cover.

2. Remove the key blade and insert it into

the lock.

Note: Only the driver's door handle has a

lock cylinder.

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