ignition FORD F-150 2021 Owners Manual

Power Outlet - Vehicles With:
Pickup Bed Power Generator
Outlet
What Is the Power Outlet .........................216
Power Outlet Precautions - Vehicles With: 2kW ...................................................
216
Power Outlet Precautions - Vehicles With: 2.4kW/7.2kW ..................................
217
Locating the Power Outlets .....................
218
Power Outlet Indicators - Vehicles With: 2kW ...............................................................
218
Power Outlet Indicators - Vehicles With: 2.4kW/7.2kW .............................................
219
What Is Utility Idle Mode - Vehicles With: Flip Key ........................................................
219
Switching Utility Idle On and Off - Vehicles With: Flip Key ..........................
219
What Is Generator Mode .........................
220
Switching Generator Mode On and Off ........................................................................\
220
Resetting Ground Fault Detection .......
220
Resetting the Circuit Breaker - Vehicles With: 7.2kW ................................................
221
Power Outlet – Troubleshooting ...........
222
Power Outlet - Vehicles With: 120V Power Outlet
What Is the Power Outlet ........................
225
Power Outlet Precautions .......................
225
Power Outlet Limitations .........................
225
Locating the Power Outlets ....................
225
Power Outlet Indicators ...........................
226
Power Outlet - Vehicles With: 12V Power Outlet
What Is the Power Outlet .........................
227
Power Outlet Precautions ........................
227
Locating the Power Outlets ....................
227Center Console Work Surface
Using the Center Console Work Surface
- Vehicles With: Column Shift ............
228
Using the Center Console Work Surface - Vehicles With: Console Shift ...........
229
Center Console Work Surface – Troubleshooting ......................................
230
Wireless Accessory Charger
What Is the Wireless Accessory Charger ........................................................................\
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231
Wireless Accessory Charger Precautions ........................................................................\
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231
Locating the Wireless Accessory Charger ........................................................................\
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231
Charging a Wireless Device ......................
231
Storage
Cup Holders ..................................................
232
Glove Compartment ..................................
232
Under Seat Storage ....................................
233
Glasses Holder .............................................
235
Starting and Stopping the Engine
Starting and Stopping the Engine – Precautions ...............................................
236
Ignition Switch .............................................
236
Push Button Ignition Switch ...................
237
Starting the Engine .....................................
237
Engine Block Heater ..................................
240
Stopping the Engine ...................................
241
Police Engine Idle - Police Responder ........................................................................\
242
Automatic Engine Stop - Vehicles With: Keyless Entry and Push Button Start
........................................................................\
243
Accessing the Passive Key Backup Position ......................................................
244
Starting and Stopping the Engine – Troubleshooting ......................................
244
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Then
If
The Belt-Minder feature will not activate.
You and the front seat passenger buckle
your seatbelts before you switch the igni-
tion on or less than 1– 2 minutes elapse after
you switch the ignition on...
The Belt-Minder feature activates, the
seatbelt warning lamp illuminates and an
indicator tone sounds for 6 seconds every
25 seconds, repeating for about 5 minutes
or until you and the front seat passenger
buckle your seatbelts.
You or the front seat passenger do not
buckle your seatbelts before your vehicle
reaches at least 6.0 mph (9.7 km/h) and
1– 2 minutes elapse after you switch the
ignition on...
The Belt-Minder feature activates, the
seatbelt warning lamp illuminates and an
indicator tone sounds for 6 seconds every
25 seconds, repeating for about 5 minutes
or until you and the front seat passenger
buckle your seatbelts.
The seatbelt for the driver or front
passenger is unbuckled for about 1 minute
while the vehicle is traveling at least
6.0 mph (9.7 km/h)
and more than 1–
2
minutes elapse after you switch the ignition
on...
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SEATBELT REMINDER
INDICATORS
A warning lamp illuminates if the ignition
is on, a front seat is occupied and the
seatbelt has not been fastened.
The warning lamp illuminates
until you fasten your seatbelt.
SEATBELT REMINDER AUDIBLE
WARNINGS
A warning tone sounds if the warning lamp
illuminates and your vehicle exceeds a
relatively low speed.
The warning tone sounds for up to five
minutes or until you fasten your seatbelt.
SWITCHING THE SEATBELT
REMINDER ON AND OFF WARNING: While the system
allows you to deactivate it, this system
is designed to improve your chances of
being safely belted and surviving an
accident. We recommend you leave the
system activated for yourself and others
who may use the vehicle.
Note: The driver and front passenger
warnings switch off independently. When
you perform this procedure for one seating
position, do not buckle the other position as
this cancels the process.
Note: If you are using MyKey, you cannot
disable the seatbelt reminder. Also, if the
seatbelt reminder has been previously
disabled, it will be re-enabled during the use
of MyKey. See
MyKey ™ (page 98).
Read Steps 1 - 4 before proceeding with
the programming procedure. Make sure that:
•
The parking brake is set.
• The transmission is in park (P).
• The ignition is off.
• The driver and front passenger
seatbelts are unfastened.
1. Switch the ignition on. Do not start the
engine.
2. Wait about one minute until the seatbelt warning light switches off.
After Step 2, wait an additional five
seconds before proceeding with Step
3. Once you start Step 3, you must
complete the procedure within 30
seconds.
3. For the seating position you are switching off, buckle then unbuckle the
seatbelt three times at a moderate
speed, ending in the unbuckled state.
After Step 3, the seatbelt warning light
switches on.
4. When the seatbelt warning light is on, buckle then unbuckle the seatbelt.
After Step 4, the seatbelt warning light
flashes for confirmation.
This switches the feature off for that
seating position if it is currently on.
This switches the feature on for that
seating position if it is currently off.
CHECKING THE SEATBELTS
Check the seatbelts and child restraints
periodically to make sure they work
properly and are not damaged. Make sure
there are no nicks, tears or cuts. Replace if
necessary.
Check the following seatbelt assemblies
after a crash.
• Retractors.
• Buckles.
• Front seatbelt buckle assemblies.
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Children must always be properly
restrained. Accident statistics suggest that
children are safer when properly restrained
in the rear seating positions than in the
front seating position. Failure to follow
these instructions may increase the risk of
injury in a crash.
If two adults and a child occupy a vehicle
without rear seats, properly restrain the
child in the center front seat unless doing
so would interfere with driving your vehicle.
This provides lap and shoulder belt
protection for all occupants, and airbag
protection for the adults. A child or infant
properly restrained in the center front seat
should have a reduced risk to serious injury
from the airbags.
FRONT PASSENGER SENSING
SYSTEM
WHAT IS THE FRONT PASSENGER
SENSING SYSTEM
This system detects a properly seated
occupant and determines if the front
passenger airbag should be enabled. HOW DOES THE FRONT
PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM
WORK
The system uses a passenger airbag status
indicator which illuminates indicating that
the front passenger frontal airbag is either
enabled or disabled.
Note:
When you first switch the ignition on,
the passenger airbag status indicator off
and on lamps illuminate for a short period
to confirm they are functional. The indicator lamps are in the overhead
console.
The front passenger sensing system is
designed to disable the front passenger
frontal airbag under these conditions:
•
The front passenger seat is
unoccupied.
• The system determines an infant is
present in a child restraint.
• A passenger takes their weight off of
the seat for a period of time.
• If there is a problem with the airbag
system or the passenger sensing
system.
Even with this technology, parents are
strongly encouraged to always properly
restrain children in the rear seat.
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CRASH SENSORS AND
AIRBAG INDICATOR
WARNING: Modifying or adding
equipment to the front of your vehicle
could affect the performance of the
airbag system, increasing the risk of
injury. This includes the hood, bumper
system, frame, front body structure, tow
hooks, hood pins, push bar and
snowplows.
Your vehicle has a collection of crash and
occupant sensors. These sensors provide
information to the restraints control
module which activates the following:
• Front seatbelt pretensioners.
• Driver airbag.
• Passenger airbag.
• Knee airbag(s).
• Seat mounted side airbags.
• Safety Canopy.
Based on the type of crash, the restraints
control module deploys the appropriate
safety devices.
The restraints control module also
monitors the readiness of the above safety
devices plus the crash and occupant
sensors. The readiness of the safety
system is indicated by a warning indicator
light in the instrument cluster or by a
backup tone if the warning light is not
working. Routine maintenance of the
airbag is not required.
A difficulty with the system is indicated by
one or more of the following: The readiness light will not
illuminate immediately after you
switch the ignition on. •
The readiness light either flashes or
stays on.
• You hear a series of five tones. The
tone pattern repeats periodically until
the problem, the light or both are
repaired.
If any of these things happen, even
intermittently, have the supplemental
restraint system serviced immediately.
Unless serviced, the system may not
function properly in the event of a crash.
The fact that the seatbelt pretensioners
or front airbags did not activate for both
front seat occupants in a crash does not
mean that something is wrong with the
system. Rather, it means the restraints
control module determined the accident
conditions (crash severity, seatbelt usage)
were not appropriate to activate these
safety devices.
• The front airbags activate only in
frontal and near-frontal crashes. Front
airbags may activate in rollovers, side
impacts or rear impacts if the crash
causes sufficient frontal deceleration.
• The seatbelt pretensioners activate in
frontal, near-frontal and side crashes,
and in rollovers.
• The knee airbag(s) deploy based on
crash severity and occupant conditions.
• The side airbags inflate in certain side
impact crashes or rollover events. Side
airbags may activate in other types of
crashes if the vehicle experiences
sufficient sideways motion or
deformation.
• The Safety Canopy inflates in certain
side impact crashes or rollover events.
The Safety Canopy may activate in
other types of crashes if the vehicle
experiences sufficient sideways motion
or deformation, or a certain likelihood
of rollover.
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CRASH SENSORS AND
AIRBAG INDICATOR - POLICE
RESPONDER
WARNING: Modifying or adding
equipment to the front of your vehicle
could affect the performance of the
airbag system, increasing the risk of
injury. This includes the hood, bumper
system, frame, front body structure, tow
hooks, hood pins, push bar and
snowplows.
Your vehicle has a collection of crash and
occupant sensors. These sensors provide
information to the restraints control
module which activates the following:
• Front seatbelt pretensioners.
• Driver airbag.
• Passenger airbag.
• Knee airbag(s).
• Seat mounted side airbags.
• Safety Canopy.
Based on the type of crash, the restraints
control module deploys the appropriate
safety devices.
The restraints control module also
monitors the readiness of the above safety
devices plus the crash and occupant
sensors. The readiness of the safety
system is indicated by a warning indicator
light in the instrument cluster or by a
backup tone if the warning light is not
working. Routine maintenance of the
airbag is not required.
A difficulty with the system is indicated by
one or more of the following: •
The readiness light either flashes or
stays on.
• You hear a series of five tones. The
tone pattern repeats periodically until
the problem, the light or both are
repaired. •
The readiness light will not illuminate
immediately after you switch the
ignition on.
If any of these things happen, even
intermittently, have the supplemental
restraint system serviced immediately.
Unless serviced, the system may not
function properly in the event of a crash.
The fact that the seatbelt pretensioners
or airbags did not activate for both front
seat occupants in a crash does not mean
that something is wrong with the system.
Rather, it means the restraints control
module determined the accident
conditions (crash severity, belt usage)
were not appropriate to activate these
safety devices.
• The front airbags activate only in
frontal and near-frontal crashes, not
rollovers, side impacts or rear impacts,
unless the crash causes sufficient
frontal deceleration.
• The seatbelt pretensioners activate in
frontal, near-frontal and side crashes
and in rollovers.
• The side airbags inflate in certain side
impact crashes and in rollovers. Side
airbags may activate in other types of
crashes if the vehicle experiences
sufficient sideways motion or
deformation.
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Sounding the Panic Alarm (If Equipped)
Press the button to sound the
panic alarm. Press the button
again or switch the ignition on to
turn it off.
Note: The panic alarm operates regardless
of the ignition position.
USING THE REMOTE CONTROL
Use your remote control to access various
vehicle systems.
Note: The buttons on your remote may vary
depending on the vehicle region or options.
Unlock Press the button to unlock all
doors. See Unlocking and
Locking the Doors Using the
Remote Control
(page 104).
Lock Press the button to lock all
doors. See
Unlocking and
Locking the Doors Using the
Remote Control
(page 104).
Remote Start
(If Equipped) Press the button to remote start.
See
Remotely Starting and
Stopping the Vehicle (page
183).
Tailgate
(If Equipped) Press the button to open the
tailgate. See
Opening the
Tailgate Using the Remote
Control
(page 127). Panic Alarm
(If Equipped) Press the button to sound the
panic alarm. See Sounding the
Panic Alarm
(page 91).
OPENING AND CLOSING THE
FLIP KEY
Opening Your Flip Key
Press the round button on the remote
control to extend the flip key. Note:
Inspect the key blade for debris.
Periodically clean with a brush.
Closing Your Flip Key
Press and hold the round button on the
remote control to fold the key blade when
not in use.
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REMOVING THE KEY BLADE
Push the release button on your passive
key and pull the key blade out.
SOUNDING THE PANIC ALARM
Press the button to sound the
panic alarm. Press the button
again, or switch the ignition on
to turn it off. Note:
The panic alarm only operates when
the ignition is off.
LOCATING YOUR VEHICLE Press the lock button twice
within three seconds. The turn
signal lamps flash.
Note: We recommend you use this method
to locate your vehicle.
CHANGING THE REMOTE
CONTROL BATTERY - POLICE
RESPONDER WARNING: Keep batteries away
from children to prevent ingestion.
Failure to follow this instruction could
result in personal injury or death. If
ingested, immediately seek medical
attention. WARNING:
If the battery
compartment does not securely close,
stop using the remote control and
replace it as soon as possible. In the
meantime, keep the remote control away
from children. Failure to follow this
instruction could result in personal injury
or death.
The remote control uses one coin-type
three-volt lithium battery CR2032 or
equivalent. Make sure you dispose of old
batteries in an environmentally
friendly way. Seek advice from
local authorities about recycling old
batteries.
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Programming Backup Location
1. Place the first programmed remote in
the backup slot inside the cup holder
or center console with your foot off the
brake pedal, press and release the push
button ignition switch.
2. Wait five seconds and then press and release the push button ignition switch
again.
3. Remove the remote control.
4. Within 10 seconds, place a second programmed remote control in the
backup slot. Press and release the
push button ignition switch.
5. Wait five seconds and then press and release the push button ignition switch
again. Keep the ignition on for at least
three seconds, but no more than 10
seconds.
6. Remove the remote control. 7. Place the unprogrammed remote
control in the backup slot and press
and release the push button ignition
switch.
Programming is now complete. With your
foot on the brake pedal, press the push
button ignition switch to verify the remote
control functions operate and your vehicle
starts with the new remote control.
If programming was not successful, wait
10 seconds and repeat Steps 1 through 7.
If you are still unsuccessful, take your
vehicle to an authorized dealer.
PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE
CONTROL - VEHICLES WITH:
FLIP KEY
General Information
You can program your own remote control
to your vehicle. This procedure programs
both the engine immobilizer keycode and
the remote entry portion of the remote
control to your vehicle.
Only use remote controls with an
integrated mechanical key.
You must have two previously
programmed coded remote controls and
the new un–programmed remote readily
accessible. Contact an authorized dealer
to have the spare remote control
programmed if the two previously
programmed coded remote controls are
not available.
Read and understand the entire procedure
before you begin.
Steps for Programming Your Spare
Remote Control
1. Insert the first previously programmed
coded key into the ignition.
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2.
Switch the ignition from off to on. Keep
the ignition on for at least three
seconds, but no more than 10 seconds.
3. Switch the ignition off and remove the
first coded key from the ignition.
4. After three seconds but within 10 seconds of switching the ignition off,
insert the second previously coded key
into the ignition.
5. Switch the ignition from off to on. Keep
the ignition on for at least three
seconds, but no more than 10 seconds.
6. Switch the ignition off and remove the
second previously programmed coded
key from the ignition.
7. After three seconds but within 10 seconds of switching the ignition off
and removing the previously
programmed coded key, insert the new
un–programmed key into the ignition. 8.
Switch the ignition from off to on. Keep
the ignition on for at least six seconds
until you hear the door locks cycle.
9. Remove the newly programmed coded
key from the ignition.
The key starts the engine if programming
is successful. You can operate the keyless
remote entry system with the new remote
control with integrated key.
If programming was not successful, wait
20 seconds and repeat Steps 1 through 8.
If you are still unsuccessful, take your
vehicle to an authorized dealer.
Note: You can program a maximum of six
coded remote controls to your vehicle.
KEYS AND REMOTE CONTROLS – TROUBLESHOOTING
KEYS AND REMOTE CONTROLS – INFORMATION MESSAGES Action
Message
Replace remote control battery.
Key Battery Low Replace
Soon
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