lock FORD RANGER 1996 2.G Owner's Manual

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Features
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Your vehicle has a variety of features designed for your
comfort, convenience and safety. Read this chapter to find out
about standard and optional features.
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Doors
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Door Handles and Locks
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Inside handles
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Outside handles and locks
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Anti-theft front door lock knobs
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Anti-theft lock knobs are designed to preclude unlocking the
door by pulling up on the bullet type lock knob. To unlock and
open the front door from the inside of the vehicle, pull on the
inside door handle.
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Tailgate
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Tailgate operation
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When open, the tailgate load should not exceed 500 lbs
(227 kgs). If you want to load heavy items onto your vehicle,
Ford recommends that you load them one at a time, directly on
the bed floor to avoid damage to the tailgate or its supports.
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Tailgate removal
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Do not drive your vehicle with the tailgate open unless
there is a load holding it in place.
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Power Door Locks (If equipped)
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The power door lock switches are located in the front doors. To
lock all doors push the switch markeds. To unlock all doors
push the switch markeds.
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The manual door locks will override the power door lock
controls.
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Power door lock controls
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Remote Entry System (If equipped)
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If your vehicle has the remote entry system, you can lock or
unlock the vehicle doors without using a key. The remote also
has a personal alarm feature. The buttons for the system are
located on the hand held transmitter that came with your
vehicle.
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The system will work with up to four transmitters. Your vehicle
came with one transmitter. Additional transmitters can be
ordered from your dealer.
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The remote entry features only operate with the ignition in the
OFF position.
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The remote entry transmitter
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Unlocking the doors with the remote entry system
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To unlock the driver's door, press the UNLOCK button.
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To unlock the other door, press the UNLOCK button a second
time, within five seconds after the first UNLOCK.
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Locking the doors with the remote entry system
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To lock both doors, press the LOCK button. This will also arm
the factory installed Anti-Theft system.
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If you would like a signal that the doors are being locked, press
the LOCK button again within five seconds. If all doors are
completely closed, the doors will lock again, the horn will chirp,
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104and the parking lamps will flash. If a door is open or ajar, the
horn will give two short chirps warning you that a door is
open.
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Remote entry personal alarm
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If you wish to activate the remote entry system personal alarm,
press the PANIC button. This will honk the horn and flash the
lights for approximately 2 minutes 45 seconds. You can turn it
off by pressing the PANIC button again from the transmitter or
by turning the ignition to the ON or ACCESSORY position.
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When you use the remote entry UNLOCK or PANIC buttons,
the illuminated entry system turns on the vehicle's interior
lights for 25 seconds. You can turn these lights off with the
remote entry LOCK button or by turning the ignition to the ON
or ACCESSORY position.
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Arming and Disarming the Alarm System with Remote
Entry
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Your Remote Entry System will automatically arm the factory
installed Anti-Theft System when the doors are locked, and
automatically disarm it when the doors are unlocked. The
remote will also reset the anti-theft alarm (when the driver's
door is unlocked or the PANIC button is pressed on a
programmed remote entry transmitter) if it was triggered.
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Replacing the batteries
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Replacing lost transmitters
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In the event a transmitter is lost, you should take your vehicle's
transmitters to your dealer to have the remote entry system
deprogrammed for the lost transmitter. This is necessary to
prevent further unauthorized use of the lost transmitter.
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You can also purchase additional transmitters (up to 4
transmitters can be used) from your dealer. You will need to
take all your transmitters to the dealer so they can program
them to the remote entry system all at the same time.
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Illuminated Entry System (If equipped)
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This system will provide illumination of the vehicle's interior
courtesy lamps when either outside front door handle is pulled
or when the remote entry system is used to unlock the door or
sound the personal alarm. The system will automatically turn
off after approximately 25 seconds or when the ignition is
turned to the RUN or ACC position.
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NOTE: The inside lights will not turn off if you have turned
them on with the dimmer thumbwheel or if any door
is open.
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Battery Saver
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When the ignition is turned off, the vehicle will turn off battery
voltage to all of these lights after 40 minutes: glove box, engine
compartment, overhead console, mirror, courtesy and
interior (including cargo) lamps.
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This will prevent draining of the battery if these lights have
been left on inadvertently or if a door is not completely closed.
Battery voltage to these lamps will be restored when the remote
entry transmitter is used, any door is opened, or the ignition
key is turned on again.
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Anti-Theft Alarm System (If equipped)
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When armed, this system helps protect your vehicle against
break-ins or theft.
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When an unauthorized entry occurs, the system triggers and
will:
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flash the parking lamps and theft indicator lamp
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honk the horn
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disable the starting circuit to prevent the vehicle from being
started
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Arming the System
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The system is ready to arm any time the ignition switch is
turned OFF and the alarm is not triggered or sounding. Any of
the following events will prearm the anti-theft system:
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Pressing the remote entry transmitter LOCK button to lock
the doors (with the doors open or closed),
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Opening a door and pressing the power door lock button to
lock the doors.
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If a door is open, the anti-theft system is prearmed and waiting
for all doors to close. The THEFT indicator in the instrument
panel will light continuously while the system is prearmed.
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Close all doors
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Once all doors are closed, if any were open, the system will
begin a 30 second countdown to become armed. The 30 second
countdown allows people who may still be in the vehicle time
to exit without triggering the alarm. The THEFT indicator will
glow steadily until the system is armed. When the system is
armed, the THEFT indicator will begin to flash with short
flashes every 2 seconds until the system is triggered or
disarmed.
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Remember, all doors must be fully closed for the anti-theft
system to arm. If a door has been left open or ajar, and you
press the remote entry transmitter twice to confirm the doors
are locked, two short horn chirps will warn you that the
anti-theft system is not arming.
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When you get a single horn chirp by pressing the LOCK button
twice within 5 seconds on your remote entry transmitter, you
can be assured that all doors are locked and the anti-theft
system is arming.
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Disarming the System
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An armed or activated system can be disarmed if you:
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Unlock the doors by pressing the remote entry transmitter
UNLOCK button.
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Unlock any door with a key.
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Turn ignition to the ON or ACC position.
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Pressing the remote entry PANIC button will disarm the
anti-theft system only when the anti-theft alarm is triggered
and sounding.
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When unlocking the vehicle with a key, turn the key all the
way to the end of its travel or the system may not disarm.
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NOTE: The flashing lights and honking horn will shut off
automatically within 2 minutes 45 seconds after the
system is triggered. It will trigger again if another
intrusion occurs. However, the starter circuit remains
disabled until the system is disarmed.
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The anti-theft system is designed to work with the factory
installed remote entry system. It may not work with other
remote entry systems.
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Windows
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Operating the Windows Manually
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The door windows are opened and closed by turning the handle
crank.
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Manual window operation
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Sliding rear window (If equipped)
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The sliding rear window has only one sliding portion. Follow
the operating instructions shown in the following illustration.
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Seats
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Head Restraints
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If you use them properly, head restraints are intended to help
protect your head and neck in a collision.
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Adjust the head restraints so that the cushion contacts the back
of your head when you move your head rearward.
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If you have a front bench seat, you can adjust the front seat
head restraints for your comfort and protection. The head
restraints on other seats are not adjustable.
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Adjusting the head restraint
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Adjusting the Front Seat Manually
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Regular Cab
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To move the front seat forward or rearward:
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Find the adjustment lever at the lower left corner of the
front seat.
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Push the lever to the left to unlock the seat.
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Move the seat to the desired position.
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