keyless entry FORD TAURUS 2011 6.G User Guide

PERIMETER ALARM SYSTEM
The perimeter alarm system will help protect your vehicle from
unauthorized entry.
When the following types of unauthorized entry occur:
•any door, the hood or the trunk is opened without using the keypad or
the remote entry transmitter,
•or if the ignition is turned on when using an invalid key,
the perimeter alarm will flash the turn signal lamps and sound the horn.
ARMING THE SYSTEM
The system is ready to arm whenever the ignition is off. To arm the
system, do one of the following:
•Press the
control on the remote entry transmitter.
Note:If you press the
control twice on the remote entry
transmitter within three seconds, the horn will chirponceto let you
know that all doors, the hood and the liftgate/trunk are closed. If any
of these are not closed, the horn will chirptwiceto warn you that
they are still open.
•Press the driver or passenger interior door lock control
while the
door is open, then close the door.
•Press and hold the 7•8 and 9•0 controls together on the keyless
entry pad to lock the doors (driver’s door must be closed).
After locking the doors using any of the methods above, the turn signal
lamps will flash once indicating that the perimeter alarm is in the
pre-armed mode and will become fully armed in 20 seconds.
Note:Pressing the power door unlock control within the 20-second,
pre-armed mode will disarm the system.
When fully armed (after the 20 sec pre-arm mode), any IA keys found
inside the vehicle are disabled/inoperable and will not start the engine.
Press
button to re-enable them.
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Disarming the system
To disarm the system, do any of the following:
•Unlock the doors by pressing unlock
on the remote entry
transmitter.
•Unlock the doors by using your keyless entry pad.
•Enter the vehicle using intelligent access (if equipped).
•Turn ignition the on with a valid key (if equipped with IKT only).
•Press the panic control
on the remote entry transmitter. The alarm
system will still be armed, but this shuts off the horn and turn lamps
when the alarm is sounding.
•If equipped with integrated keyhead transmitter (IKT), unlock the
driver’s door with a key, a chime will sound and the message center
will display TO STOP ALARM START VEHICLE when you open the
door. You will have 12 seconds to disarm the alarm system using any
of the actions above, otherwise the alarm will trigger.
•If equipped with intelligent access key, unlock the driver’s door with a
key. Turn the key toward the rear of the vehicle to make sure the
alarm disarms.
Perimeter alarm issues
If there seems to be a potential perimeter alarm system problem with
your vehicle, ensureALLkeys/remote entry transmitters are brought to
your authorized dealer to aid in troubleshooting.
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Homelink wireless control
system ........................................101
Hood ..........................................327
I
Ignition ...............................235, 369
Illuminated visor mirror .............78
Infant seats
(see Safety seats) .....................190
Inspection/maintenance (I/M)
testing ........................................354
Instrument panel
cleaning ...................................321
cluster ........................................12
lighting up panel
and interior ...............................67
Intelligent Access Key ..............108
Intelligent Access with push
button start ...............................122
J
Jack ............................................288
positioning ...............................288
storage .....................................288
Jump-starting your vehicle ......305
K
Keyless entry system
autolock ...................................116
keypad .....................................129
locking and
unlocking doors ......................130
programming entry code .......129
Keys ...................................107, 133
positions of the ignition .........235L
Lamps
autolamp system .......................62
bulb replacement
specifications chart ..................70
daytime running light ...............66
headlamps .................................62
headlamps, flash to pass ..........66
instrument panel, dimming .....67
interior lamps .....................69, 71
replacing bulbs .........................71
LATCH anchors .........................194
Lights, warning and indicator ....12
anti-lock brakes (ABS) ..........243
Load limits .................................224
Locks
autolock ...................................116
childproof ................................119
doors ........................................114
Lubricant specifications ...........366
Lug nuts ....................................303
Lumbar support, seats .....142, 144
M
Massage seats ............................145
Message center ...........................19
english/metric button ...............24
system check button ................24
warning messages .....................24
Mirrors ...................................85–86
automatic dimming rearview
mirror ........................................85
fold away ...................................87
heated ........................................87
programmable memory ..........124
side view mirrors (power) .......86
Moon roof ....................................99
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for adults .................162–163, 165
for children .............................186
Occupant Classification
Sensor ......................................159
warning light
and chime ........................166–167
Safety restraints - LATCH
anchors ......................................194
Safety seats for children ..........190
Safety Compliance
Certification Label ....................370
Satellite Radio Information ........47
Scheduled Maintenance Guide
Normal Scheduled
Maintenance and Log .............385
What Maintenance Schedule
Should You Follow? ................382
Seats ..........................................138
child safety seats ....................190
cleaning ...................................323
climate control ..................54, 148
easy access/easyout
feature .....................................150
front seats .......................141, 147
heated ..............................146, 156
memory seat ...................124, 149
SecuriCode keyless entry
system ........................................129
SecuriLock passive anti-theft
system ........................................131
Servicing your vehicle ..............326
Setting the clock .........................33
SOS Post Crash Alert ...............185
Spare tire
(see Changing the Tire) ...........291
Spark plugs,
specifications .....................365, 369Specification chart,
lubricants ...................................366
Speed control ..............................88
Starting your vehicle ........235–237
jump starting ..........................305
push button start system .......238
Steering wheel
controls ......................................98
tilting .........................................77
Stereo
6-CD in dash .............................32
CD-MP3 .....................................32
SYNC
..........................................50
T
Temporary mobility kit .............295
Tilt steering wheel ......................77
Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (TPMS)
Tires, Wheels and Loading ....219
Tires ...........................203–204, 288
alignment ................................211
care ..........................................207
changing ..........................288, 291
checking the pressure ............207
inflating ...................................205
label .........................................218
replacing ..................................209
rotating ....................................212
safety practices .......................210
sidewall information ...............213
snow tires and chains ............223
spare tire .................................288
Temporary mobility kit ..........295
terminology .............................204
tire grades ...............................204
treadwear ........................203, 208
Towing .......................................231
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