Doors and Locks for your Ford Ecosport 2012-2022
Doors and Locks
Door Lock Switch Inhibitor
LOCKING AND UNLOCKING
When you electronically lock your vehicle
while the ignition is off, the power door lock
switch will no longer operate after twenty
seconds. You must unlock your vehicle with
the remote control, or switch the ignition
on to restore function to these switches.
You can switch this feature on or off in the
information display See Information
Messages (page 96).
Note: All doors will be unlocked 10 seconds
after the airbag deploys due to impact and
following this the hazard warning flashers
will flash.
Power Door Locks
Autolock
The autolock feature will lock all the doors
when:
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all doors and swing gate are closed,
the ignition is on,
you shift into any gear putting the
vehicle in motion, and
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the vehicle attains a speed greater than
10 mph (20 km/h)
The power door lock switch is located at
the front part of the front inner handles.
If you open one or more doors, the autolock
feature will repeat when:
A
Press the top button once. The
doors will unlock.
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the vehicle speed has been less than
9.3 mph (15 km/h) for at least two
seconds; and
B
C
Door lock indication.
your vehicle meets the autolock
Press the button once. The
doors will lock.
conditions again.
Remote Control
Door Lock Indicator
You can use the remote control any time
A LED on the power door lock control
the vehicle is not running.
illuminates when you lock the door.
When the ignition is on and your vehicle
speed is at or below 3.1 mph (5 km/h), you
can use the remote control to lock and
unlock the doors.
They will remain illuminated for up to five
minutes after you switch the ignition off.
Unlocking the Doors
Note: You can unlock the driver door with
the key. Use the key when the remote
control is not functioning.
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Note: When you lock your vehicle for
Note: The direction indicators will flash as
several weeks, the remote control switches
off. Your vehicle must be unlocked and the
engine started using the key. Unlocking and
starting your vehicle once will enable the
remote control.
locking feedback only when ignition is OFF.
Automatic Relocking (If Equipped)
The doors will relock automatically if you
do not open a door within 45 seconds of
unlocking the doors with the remote
control. The door locks and the alarm will
return to their previous state.
Press this button to unlock all
doors. Turn signals will flash
once.
This feature will be disabled when you
receive the vehicle.You can switch this
feature on or off in the information display.
See Information Displays (page 93).
Reprogramming the Unlocking
Function
You can reprogram the unlocking function
to unlock only driver´s door at the first
press and unlock the others at the second
press, if this last was performed within
three seconds after the first press. To do
so, using the remote control, press and
hold lock and unlock buttons together for
four seconds. Turn signals will flash twice.
To revert, repeat the process. You can also
reprogram it using the cluster menu. See
Information Messages (page 96).
Locking and Unlocking the Doors
with the Key
Note: Do not leave your keys in your vehicle.
Locking with the Key
Turn the top of the key toward the front of
your vehicle.
Unlocking with the Key
Locking the Doors
Note: If the child safety locks are on and
you pull the interior handle, you will only
switch off the emergency locking, not the
child safety lock. You can only open the
doors using the external door handle.
Note: If the doors have been unlocked using
this method, the doors must be locked
individually until the central locking function
has been repaired.
Turn the top of the key toward the rear of
your vehicle. You can unlock all other
doors individually by pulling the interior
door handles.
Note: When the central locking function
fails to operate, lock the doors individually
using the key in the position shown.
Press the button to lock all the
doors. The direction indicators
will flash.
Press the button again within three
seconds to confirm that all the doors are
closed. The doors will lock again, the horn
will sound once and the direction indicators
will flash if all the doors and the luggage
compartment are closed.
Note: If hood or luggage compartment is
open when you press the button once, the
direction indicators will not flash. This
indicates your vehicle did not lock. If a rear
door, the luggage compartment or the hood
is open (on vehicles with an anti-theft
alarm) when you press the button again
within three seconds, the horn sounds twice
and the direction indicators will not flash.
This indicates your vehicle locked but there
is one or more items open.
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If the system finds a Intelligent Access key
(if equipped) or there's a key in the ignition
switch, all of the doors will immediately
unlock and the horn will sound twice,
indicating that a key is inside.
When you electronically lock your vehicle
with any door open and the ignition is in
RUN, the vehicle will unlock all doors and
sound the horn twice.
You can switch the horn feedback of this
feature on or off in the information display.
See Information Displays (page 93).
Autounlock
Illuminated Entry
Autounlock unlocks all the doors when all
The interior lamps and some exterior
lamps illuminate when you unlock the
doors with the remote control. The
illuminated entry system will turn off the
lights if:
of the following occur:
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The ignition is on, all the doors are
closed, and your vehicle has been
moving at a speed greater than
12.4 mph (20 km/h).
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The ignition is on.
You press the remote control lock
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Your vehicle comes to a stop and you
switch the ignition off or to the
accessory position.
You open the driver door within 10
minutes of switching the ignition off or
to accessory.
button.
After 25 seconds of illumination. The lights
will not turn off if:
•
You turn them on with the lamp
control.
Note: If you electronically lock your vehicle
after you switch the ignition off with the
driver door closed, the doors will not
autounlock.
•
Any door is open. In this case, more of
the interior lighting will illuminate and
the timer will reset.
Illuminated Exit
You can switch this feature on or off in the
information display. See Information
Displays (page 93).
The interior lamps illuminate when all
doors are closed and you switch the
ignition off. The lamps will turn off if all the
doors remain closed and:
Smart Unlock
This feature helps to prevent you from
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25 seconds have elapsed.
You switch ignition to RUN.
locking your key inside your vehicle’s
passenger compartment or rear cargo area.
When you electronically lock your vehicle
with any door open and the ignition is off,
the system searches for a keyfob inside
your vehicle after you close the last door.
When any door is opened, the exterior
lamps will illuminate and remain on for 25
seconds, along with the interior. Whenever
a door is opened or closed, the timer will
reset.
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Locking Using Intelligent Access
KEYLESS ENTRY (IF EQUIPPED)
General Information
Note: The system may not function if the
key is close to metal objects or electronic
devices such as cell phones.
The system will not function if:
Touch the outer door handle lock sensor
for approximately one second to lock,
being careful to not touch the unlock
sensor on the back of the door handle at
the same time. After locking, you can
immediately pull on the door handle to
confirm locking occurred without
inadvertently unlocking.
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Your vehicle battery has no charge.
The passive key frequencies are
jammed.
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The passive key battery is flat.
Note: If the system does not function, you
will need to use the key blade to lock and
unlock your vehicle.
The system allows you to operate your
vehicle without the use of a key or remote
control.
Note: Your vehicle does not lock itself
automatically. If you do not lock, your
vehicle will remain unlocked.
Note: Locking touch surfaces are located
on each of the front doors.
For central locking and to arm the alarm:
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Touch the locking surface once.
After locking the doors with the lock
sensor, there is a brief delay before you can
unlock your vehicle.
This delay lets you pull the handle to make
sure your vehicle is locked.
Note: When the delay period is over, you
can open the doors again, provided the
Intelligent Access is within the respective
detection range.
Two short flashes of the direction
indicators confirms that all the doors and
swing gate have been locked and that the
alarm (if equipped) has been armed.
Locking and unlocking requires a valid
intelligent access key to be located within
one of the there external detection ranges.
These are located approximately 5 ft (1 m)
from the front door handles and from the
swing gate handle. You can also use the
Intelligent Access key as a remote control.
See Locking and Unlocking (page 60).
UnlockingUsingIntelligentAccess
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Note: Your vehicle remains locked for
Disabled Keys
longer than three days, the system will enter
an energy-saving mode. This is to reduce
the discharge of your vehicle battery. When
your vehicle is unlocked while in this mode,
the reaction time of the system may be a
little longer than normal. To exit the
Any keys left inside your vehicle interior
when it is locked will be disabled.
You cannot use a disabled key to switch
the ignition on or start the engine.
You must enable all Intelligent Access
energy-saving mode, unlock your vehicle.
again in order to use them.
With your intelligent access key within 5 ft
(1 m) of your vehicle, touch the unlock
sensor on the back of the door handle for
a brief period and then pull on the door
handle to unlock, being careful to not
touch the lock sensor at the same time or
pulling the door handle too quickly. The
intelligent access system requires a brief
delay to authenticate your intelligent
access key fob.
To enable all your Intelligent Access,
unlock your vehicle using a passive key or
the remote control unlocking function.
All Intelligent Access will then be enabled
if you switch the ignition on or your vehicle
is started using a valid key.
Intelligent Access - Locking and
Unlocking the Doors with the Key
Blade(If Equipped)
Note: Keep the door handle clean to make
sure the system operates correctly.
Note: A valid passive key must be located
within the detection range of that door.
One long flash of the direction indicators
confirms that all the doors and swing gate
have been unlocked and that the alarm (if
equipped) has been disarmed.
Unlocking only Driver Door
If the unlocking function is reprogrammed
so that only the driver door is unlocked See
Remote Control (page 51). Note the
following:
If the driver door is the first door which is
unlocked, the other doors and swing gate
will remain locked. All the other doors can
be unlocked from inside your vehicle by
pressing the unlock button located at the
front part of the front inner handles. Doors
can be unlocked individually by pulling the
interior door handles on those doors.
1. Push the release button and pull the
key blade out.
2. Remove the key blade and insert it into
If the front passenger door is the first door
which is unlocked, all the doors will be
unlocked.
the lock.
Note: Only the driver door handle has a lock
cylinder.
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Opening the Tailgate
TAILGATE
WARNING: It is extremely
dangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside
or outside of a vehicle. In a crash, people
riding in these areas are more likely to be
seriously injured or killed. Do not allow
people to ride in any area of your vehicle
that is not equipped with seats and
seatbelts. Make sure everyone in your
vehicle is in a seat and properly using a
seatbelt. Failure to follow this warning
could result in serious personal injury or
death.
WARNING: Make sure that you
fully close the tailgate to prevent
exhaust fumes from entering your
vehicle. If you are unable to fully close
the tailgate, open the air vents or the
windows to allow fresh air to enter your
vehicle. Failure to follow this instruction
could result in personal injury or death.
A
tailgate release button.
Note: Vehicle without Intelligent Access,
you must unlock your vehicle in order to
open the tailgate.
WARNING: Make sure that you
fully close the tailgate to prevent
passengers and cargo from falling out.
Failure to follow this instruction could
result in personal injury or death.
Note: Vehicle with Intelligent Access you
can unlock your vehicle in order to open the
tailgate or if an intelligent access key is
within 3.3 ft (1 m) of the tailgate, the
tailgate unlocks when you press the tailgate
release button even if the vehicle is locked.
Note: Be careful when opening or closing
the tailgate in a garage or other enclosed
area to avoid damaging the tailgate.
Note: For vehicles with a spare wheel, when
you unlatch the tailgate and pull the exterior
handle, the mechanism fully opens the
tailgate. When closing, the mechanism
slowly closes the tailgate.
Press the release button located on the
tailgate right-hand tail lamp.
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Closing the Tailgate
If you had unlocked your vehicle prior to
opening the tailgate, it will remain
unlocked when you close the tailgate. If
the vehicle was locked and you opened the
tailgate by approaching the vehicle with
the passive key, when the tailgate is closed
the vehicle will remain locked.
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