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Locks and security – FORD 2003 Escape v.1 User Manual

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Locking the doors

1. Turn the key in the door cylinder to lock all the doors. The park lamps
will flash once and the perimeter alarm (if equipped) will be start the
arming process. For more information concerning the perimeter alarm,
refer to Perimeter alarm system (if equipped) later in this chapter.

2. Turn the key in the door cylinder again within three seconds to
confirm that all the doors are closed and locked. Note: the doors will
lock again, the horn will chirp once, and the park lamps will flash.

If any of the doors or the hood are not properly closed the horn will not
sound and the park lamps will not flash.

Smart unlocking feature

The smart unlocking feature prevents you from locking yourself out of
the vehicle by unlocking the doors if the key is in the ignition and the
driver’s door is open/ajar when the vehicle doors were locked using the
power lock/unlock control.

The smart unlocking feature operates independent of the position of the
ignition.

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