door lock FORD ESCORT 1997 6.G Owners Manual

OVERHEAD CONTROLS
Overhead Lamps
Move the overhead lamp switch to
the desired position:
OFF Overhead lamp off
DOOR Overhead lamp illuminates
when a door is opened
ON Overhead lamp on
Map lamps (if equipped)
Press to turn the map lamps on
and off.
DOOR MOUNTED CONTROLS
Power door locks (if equipped)
Push to lock or unlock the doors.
L All doors locked
U All doors unlockedOFF DOOR ON
L ULOCK
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Childproof locks
The rear doors can be set to
prevent children from opening the
doors from the inside. To set the
rear childproof locks:
The childproof lock must be set
separately for each door. Setting
the lock on one door will not set
the lock for both rear doors.
To return the rear doors to normal
operation, return the lever to the
raised position.
Illuminated entry (if equipped)
For more information on the
illuminated entry system, refer to
Illuminated entryunderRemote
entry systemin this chapter.
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²Right rear passenger window
To prevent passengers from
operating the power windows,
press the lock button.
Press again to unlock and allow
the passengers to operate the
power windows.
One-touch down feature
To open the driver side window
completely, press and release the
lower portion of the driver side
window switch.
To stop the window while it is in
motion, press the switch again.
Passenger controls
Press the window switch to
operate the power window at each
door position.
LOCK
L U
LOCK
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REMOTE ENTRY AND
ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM
²Sedan
²Wagon
Remote entry system (if
equipped)
The remote entry system is
available as a driver-door only or
as an all-door system. The remote
entry features only operate with
the ignition in the OFF position.
When the ignition is in ON or ACC,
the system is disarmed. If the
vehicle is left running and locked,
the system will not allow reentry
using the remote entry transmitter.
The operating range of the remote
entry system may be affected by
weather conditions (such as very
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cold temperatures) or structures
around the vehicle (buildings,
other vehicles, radio and TV
towers, etc.). Typical operating
range will allow you to be up to 10
meters (33 ft) away from your
vehicle.
Unlocking the doors and wagon
liftgate
Driver-door only system
²Press once to unlock the driver
side door.
²Press again within five seconds
to unlock the wagon liftgate (if
equipped)
²Sedan
²Wagon
All-door system
²Press once to unlock the driver
side door.
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²Press again within five seconds
to unlock passenger doors and
wagon liftgate (if equipped).
Opening the trunk (if equipped)
Press once to open the trunk.
²Sedan
Locking the doors
Driver-door only system
²Press once to lock only the
driver's door.
²Press again within five seconds
to verify system has attempted
to lock the door (horn will
sound once and parking lamps
will flash).
The remote opens and locks the
driver's door only, it will not
activate the other three doors.
A bright yellow key fob and
``DRIVER'S DOOR ONLY'' label are
provided with your remote entry
system. They provide an additional
reminder that the remote entry
system locks and unlocks only the
driver's door.
If the other doors are unlocked,
they will remain unlocked even
after the system has locked the
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driver's door. The other doors must
be locked manually.
²Sedan
²Wagon
All-door system
²Press once to lock all doors.
²Press again within five seconds
to verify doors are locked (horn
will sound once and parking
lamps will flash).
If a door is ajar, the horn will
sound twice when the LOCK
button is pressed a second time
with the all-door system.
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Sounding a panic alarm
Press once to sound an alarm
(with either the driver-door only or
all-door system).
²Sedan
²Wagon
The parking lamps flash, the horn
sounds, and the illuminated entry
system turns on.
Press a second time to turn off the
alarm.
Illuminated entry
Interior lamps illuminate when the
UNLOCK button is pressed on the
remote entry transmitter (if
equipped). The illuminated entry
function illuminates the interior
overhead lamp for approximately
20 seconds, until the key is
inserted into the ignition and
turned to ON, or until the LOCK
button is pressed on the remote
entry transmitter. The interior
overhead lamp must be set to the
DOOR position in order for the
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illuminated entry system to
activate.
Anti-theft system (if equipped)
The anti-theft system protects
against unauthorized entry into an
armed and locked vehicle. When
an unauthorized entry occurs, the
system activates and:
²flashes the parking lamps and
anti-theft indicator light
²sounds the horn
The horn and parking lamps shut
off after approximately three
minutes. The lights and horn will
remain off unless another
unauthorized entry is attempted.
Arming the system
The anti-theft system can be
armed when:
²the ignition is in the LOCK
position and the key is removed
²the panic alarm is off
²all doors are closed
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Press once to arm the anti-theft
system.
The THEFT light in the instrument
cluster illuminates until the arming
procedure is complete. After the
arming procedure is complete, the
THEFT light flashes.
Disarming an untriggered
system
Press once to disarm the
untriggered anti-theft system.
If the driver armed the system but
did not exit the vehicle, the system
can also be disarmed by inserting
the key and turning the ignition to
ON.
The system will not disarm by
using the key in any door/trunk
lock cylinder.
UN
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UN
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