I'll be disappointed if this cannot be done anymore. I know a couple guys with new F-150's...I'll see what they know as well.

 

I had read in another thread where someone said that there was a false bottom under the false bottom of the driver's side half of the cup holder section and in it was a foam insert that has a cutout that fits the key. I think that's your answer.

 

That would be big news indeed. Thanks!

 

I think someone speculated they would make their own false bottom for the key. I doubt there would be a publicized option for a hide a key in a factory produced spot. What would the sense of having any key?

 

No, I think that is correct about the key-holder space. The 2011-2016 Super Duty has a hidden tray underneath the removable cup holders. Remove them, and a little plastic floor can be removed, revealing a small space to "hide" a cell phone or wallet.

 

Not sure what kind of special place the Lincoln has but on the F150 you don't hide your key there.
You open the sliding door at the front of the console and remove the rubber sheet. Underneath is an indentation that your key fits in. If the battery in your FOB is dead you place the key here and a RFID chip (which doesn't require power) will let your truck start.

 

So I guess if you walk away from your truck and leave it unlocked anyone can get in and drive away. I do not like that idea at all. What if someones kid jumps in at a party when you did not want to leave the windows up and locked on a 95 degree day? This is essentially leaving your vehicle unlocked with the key in the ignition. No thanks. But I am in the minority and will still have to use the key in the Lariat. I do like the pushbutton start and proximity unlock features. I just would not want to leave a vehicle permanently ready to start.

 

Just don't leave the key in it.

 

I think the idea is to take the key with you; just keep it in your pocket at all times.

How different would it be leaving the normal ignition key in the car, unlocked and with the windows down, as you describe? Some kid could hop right in and drive away.

If that is going to be a problem, just make a small box or container with a lid; completely cover everything with a couple of layers of aluminum foil, and then put the key in there and lock the car using the keypad. The aluminum foil should block the car from recognizing the key.

 

I always had a spare key somewhere in my truck in case of emergencies. When I got this new push button start F150 obviously I could not leave the key in the truck or somebody could just get in it and press the button to start it.
So what I did was I took the battery out of the spare key fob. I now hide the key fob somewhere in the truck. Now the thief has to find the key fob and know to open that little door, remove the rubber mat and place it in the slot. Problem solved!

 

Essentially that is what I am saying. The other thread had a couple of indications of leaving a viable key in the vehicle at all times and I was pondering the comments here about the special place to put the key as if it were the same thing, always ready to activate and start the vehicle. Thanks for the responses and I hope others reading this will take heed in the wisdom and thoughts here re: hidden active key.

I will just be happy for the outside key pad so I can finally eliminate my magnetic hide a key which would have been banished to the salt zone of the frame by the aluminum body.

 

for those of you worried about keeping your fob in your car. Invest in a faraday pouch of some sort. That way your key can be in the car but the car won't know it...

Here is an example of one. They can be found much cheaper OR you could just make your own.
https://mosequipment.com/products/mi...FQKSaQodJ_cFgw
How to build a Faraday cage wallet | ZDNet

 

The push button start in the new Super Duty should be the same as it is in the F-150. In that case, the remote start has excellent range. If you push the start button, it will double honk to warn you that you've left the can with the fob. It's actually quite annoying. Then if you leave it idle for too long it will shut the engine off. The interval in which it does that can be changed I believe. 5 minutes, 10 minutes, or 15 minutes should be the intervals. You also will not be able to drive off with the vehicle. The fob is calibrated for the precise dimensions of the cab. It's this way on the 2015-2016 and probably the 2017 Mustangs. If you have the fob in the door pocket and you open the door, it doesn't detect the key.


It's a good system. That said, I lost it when I traded my 2015 F-150 Lariat 501A for my 2016 F-250 SD Lariat Ultimate. To be honest, I could take it or leave it. It's nice not to have to get your keys out of your pocket but I've had so many vehicles and have been driving for so long that the use of a key is automatic. It's muscle memory. I had push button start for over a year in the F-150 and I still do in the Mustang. In those vehicles I'd always go to put a key in the column out of habit. My F-150 had a console shifter. I'd still reach for the column occasionally. Right up to the week I traded it in. So going to the old school 2016 Super Duty actually felt very natural to me.

 

Exactly what I was thinking. Thanks Fidel.

 

For what it's worth I bought a couple of the VW scandal cars to see if I'd get any money out of it for a 2017 Super Duty down payment (I am) and they have push-button start. I actually like it. As one poster said just keep the key in your pocket. One time I put my key in my bag at work and needed to run in before I took the bag and the trunk would not close. It kept beeping and it took me a second to figure out what is going on. You can walk away and leave the vehicle running but it flashes a key light at you. I imagine it will shut down before long. (I dropped my wife off in her car and she left with the key in her purse.)

The main reason I like it is no more issues like I had with my Cobalt where the ignition cylinder broke and I had to pull the battery cable off to turn the car off.