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I usually just turn up the stereo and give the dude honking at me the finger. Your mileage may vary.
What specific "alerts" are you referring to?
What specific "alerts" are you referring to?
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Ah, that. It's a quick and easy settings change in Forscan, if you have the ability or know someone who does. Otherwise, your dealer can make the tweak on your next visit.
Search YouTube using "Forscan double honk" and you'll find several videos demonstrating how to remove the double honk when exiting the vehicle with the engine running. Most are for the F150 but the procedure is the same.
It requires a laptop with Windows operating system, an OBDII to USB cable, and download of the Forscan program.
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Will this also work if I intentionally lock my keys inside? I leave my keys hidden inside and use the key code when I return. It forces itself to unlock and honks twice reminding me that the keys are inside.
My response to it unlocking itself and honking is always. “I know, shut up!”
I’d like to avoid drawing attention to myself when intentionally locking my keys inside.
My response to it unlocking itself and honking is always. “I know, shut up!”
I’d like to avoid drawing attention to myself when intentionally locking my keys inside.
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Don't lock the door before exiting with the fob inside. Close the door then press the bottom two numbers on the keypad to lock the door.
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The ONLY way to lock the car with the key inside is by pressing the bottom two buttons on the keypad at the the same time, and it doesn't honk. If you lock your car when you get out and shut the door, it automatically unlocks and beeps.
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Just turn it off when you hop out ,back on when you hop back in. Or leave the fob in the car. The honk is a safety feature. It's meant to alert you that you left the car running. This is a problem if you park in an attached garage. There have been cases where people forget to shut their car off and have died from carbon monoxide getting into the house from the garage. Yes, annoying, but as I get older I can see that happening. Hell I'll walk into a room and forget why I went in there LOL!
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I believe you can also lock it with the fob inside using the Ford pass app.
Haven't tried that, you may be right .
Try this and let us know if it solves the double honk for the scenario you described:
If you want to leave the vehicle running without the double honk: before you get out, put vehicle in park and set the emergency brake and do not close the door when you do get out.
I tried it. Using the key fob wont work as I thought, but you can lock and unlock with the fob inside the car using the Ford Pass App. Also with the key fob inside you can remote start with the App.
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