2023 Ford E-350 Locking and Unlocking User Manual

2023 Ford E-350 Locking and Unlocking

LOCKING AND UNLOCKING

You can use the power door lock control or the remote control to lock and unlock your vehicle.
Note: Do not use the door latch assembly to attach any accessory, such as handles or steps, as this can cause damage to your vehicle.

Power Door Locks (If Equipped)

The power door lock control is on the driver and front passenger door panels.

• A Lock.
• B Unlock

Remote Control (If Equipped)

You can use the remote control at any time when the ignition is off.

Unlocking the Doors (Two-Stage Unlock)

• Press the button to unlock the driver’s door
• Press the button again within three seconds to unlock all doors. The direction indicators will flash

Note: The driver door can be unlocked with the key if the remote control is not functioning.
Note: When you leave your vehicle unattended for several weeks, the remote control turns off. Your vehicle must be unlocked and started. Unlocking and starting your vehicle once enables the remote control.

Reprogramming the Unlocking Function

Note: When you press the unlock button, either all the doors are unlocked or only the driver door is unlocked. Pressing the unlock button again unlocks all the doors.

• You can reprogram the unlocking function so that only the driver door is unlocked.
• Press and hold the unlock and lock buttons on the remote control simultaneously for at least four seconds with the ignition off.
• The direction indicators flash twice to confirm the change.
• To return to the original unlocking function, repeat the process.

Locking the Doors

• Press the button to lock all doors. The direction indicators will flash.
• Press the button again within three seconds to confirm that all the doors are closed. The doors lock again, the horn sounds and the direction indicators flash if all the doors are closed

Note: If any door is open, the horn sounds twice and the direction indicators do not flash.

Autolock

The auto-lock feature locks all the doors when:

• All doors are closed.
• The ignition is on.
• You shift into any gear putting your vehicle in motion.
• The ignition is on, all the doors are closed and your vehicle has been in motion at a speed greater than 12 mph (20 km/h).

Auto unlock

The auto-unlock feature unlocks all the doors when:

• Your vehicle comes to a stop and you switch the ignition off or to an accessory.
• You open the driver door within 10 minutes of switching the ignition off or to accessory.

Note: If you electronically lock your vehicle after you switch the ignition off with the driver door closed, the doors do not auto-unlock.

Enabling or Disabling Autolock and Autounlock (If Equipped)

You can enable or disable the auto-lock and auto-unlock features independently of each other.

To enable or disable the auto-lock, do the following

1. Switch the ignition on.
2. Press the power door to unlock the control three times.
3. Switch the ignition off.
4. Press the power door to unlock control three times.
5. Switch the ignition on. The horn sounds indicate your vehicle is in programming mode.
6. Press the power door to unlock control and within five seconds, press the power door lock control. The horn sounds once if disabled or twice if enabled.
7. Switch the ignition off. The horn sounds indicating programming is complete.

Note: You can also switch this feature on or off using the information display. See Information Displays (page 65).

To enable or disable auto-unlock, do the following:

1. Switch the ignition on.
2. Press the power door to unlock the control three times.
3. Switch the ignition off.
4. Press the power door to unlock the control three times.
5. Switch the ignition on. The horn sounds indicate your vehicle is in programming mode.
6. Press the power door lock control and within five seconds, press the power door unlock control. The horn sounds once if disabled or twice if enabled.
7. Switch the ignition off. The horn sounds indicating programming is complete.

Note: You can also switch this feature on or off using the information display. See Information Displays (page 65).

Illuminated Entry

The interior lamps and some exterior lamps illuminate when you unlock the doors with the remote control.

The lamps turn off if

• The ignition is on.
• You press the lock button on the remote control.
• 25 seconds have elapsed.

The lamps do not turn off if

• You switch them on with the lighting control.
• Any door is open.