Police Mode - delayed starting
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Police Mode - delayed starting
My 2019;F350 has “Police Mode” enabled by default where previous years required FORScan to activate it.
Today I went to hook up my 5th wheel. I left the engine running and took keys with me to unlock the 5th wheel. When I got back so I could back the truck up to hitch the trailer, the gear shift wouldn’t come out of park even though I had my keys with me.
I tried to turn the truck off and on but still wouldn’t budge. I exited the truck, locked it, unlocked in, got back in , started the engine and iThe shifter still would not budge.
i had to exit the truck, lock it and wait 5 minutes before I was able to start it and get it out of park.
Good thing I wasn’t blocking traffic.
I thought about disabling Police Mode with FORScan but decided that next time I’ll turn the truck engine off before exiting with my keys.
Today I went to hook up my 5th wheel. I left the engine running and took keys with me to unlock the 5th wheel. When I got back so I could back the truck up to hitch the trailer, the gear shift wouldn’t come out of park even though I had my keys with me.
I tried to turn the truck off and on but still wouldn’t budge. I exited the truck, locked it, unlocked in, got back in , started the engine and iThe shifter still would not budge.
i had to exit the truck, lock it and wait 5 minutes before I was able to start it and get it out of park.
Good thing I wasn’t blocking traffic.
I thought about disabling Police Mode with FORScan but decided that next time I’ll turn the truck engine off before exiting with my keys.
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Did say it couldn't detect key on the dash when you got back in? What I do is say OK, and put key in the spot to then make sure I can shift from Park. I am in and out of the truck a fair bit and have never had it not fairly quickly detect my key/FOB and let me shift. Mines a 2017 in signature, and its had this on since early 2017 in Police Mode.
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It has happened to others with earlier trucks. There is at least one thread on the issue. It may be worth your while to search for it. I don't have any recollection if there was a resolution beyond restoring the module to factory settings through Forscan since this can, as you point out, result in some major inconvenience.
I was considering turning on the feature but the issues were common enough to cause me to change my mind.
I was considering turning on the feature but the issues were common enough to cause me to change my mind.
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When my 2017 would not go into drive I did the same as you. I even left it for half an hour while shopping and came back. No change. Then out of frustration I tried everything I could think of. I put on the E brake and it shifted out of park. When I disabled it the driver's seat heat went back to normal operation. It kept turning on the heated seat by itself. Somehow things are related. I want to try it again when I will be close to home for a while.
Last edited by ForeverFixing; Mar 6, 2020 at 03:40 PM. Reason: spelling
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