FORD 2005 Escape v.1 - Manual (Page 78)

Door key unlocking/locking
Two step door unlocking
1. Turn the key in the door cylinder to unlock the driver’s door. Note:
The interior lamps will illuminate if the control on the overhead lamp is
in the DOOR position, the flashers will flash twice, and the perimeter
alarm system (if equipped) will deactivate. For more information, refer
to Illuminated entry later in this chapter.
2. Turn the key in the door cylinder again within three seconds to unlock
the passenger doors, the liftgate and liftgate glass.
Locking the doors
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 start the
arming process. For more information concerning the perimeter alarm,
refer to Perimeter alarm system (if equipped) later in this chapter.
If any of the doors or the hood are not properly closed the park lamps
will not flash.
Autolock (if equipped)
This feature will automatically lock all the doors when:
• all the doors are closed,
• the ignition key is in the 3 (RUN) position,
• the gearshift lever is shifted into, then out of, R (Reverse) and then
• the brake pedal is released.
This feature will also automatically relock all the doors when:
• the ignition is in the 3 (RUN) position and any door is opened then
closed, and
• you put the vehicle in motion by releasing the brake pedal.
2005 Escape (204)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
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