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Old Sep 23, 2021 | 08:51 PM
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Any ideas what the hell these things are in the over head console. Truck is an XLT 2020 F250.


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Old Sep 23, 2021 | 09:14 PM
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Old Sep 23, 2021 | 09:52 PM
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Whaaaat? Lol what the hell is motion detectors for?
 
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Old Sep 23, 2021 | 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by EXTREME_SD
Whaaaat? Lol what the hell is motion detectors for?
For the alarm. Will detect if there are children left in seats as well.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2021 | 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by EXTREME_SD
Whaaaat? Lol what the hell is motion detectors for?
Hmm...
Let's see, what are motion sensors for?
Uh...maybe to sense something in motion?
Seems reasonable to me.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2021 | 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by RubenZ
For the alarm. Will detect if there are children left in seats as well.
That's awesome thanks for the great info!

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Hmm...
Let's see, what are motion sensors for?
Uh...maybe to sense something in motion?
Seems reasonable to me.
No **** huh... How could I have not known what the literal function of a motion sensor is. Thanks for the input man
 
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Old Sep 23, 2021 | 10:38 PM
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I assumed they were microphones for the hands free phone
 
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Supposedly If you leave the truck parked with the doors locked but the windows down, the alarm (horn) will go off if someone reaches in through the window. You'll notice that there are four sensors, one pointing at each side window.
 
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Originally Posted by EXTREME_SD
Whaaaat? Lol what the hell is motion detectors for?
FYI……If you ever find the alarm going off when the windows are up, doors locked and the alarm set……more than likely there’s a bug either crawling or flying around inside your truck.

The sensors will pick up the movement and set off the alarm.
 
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Test drove several trucks before selecting a dealer and sales guy. On the first drive I asked the sales guy "how do you get these little LEDs to come on?"

He didn't know either.
 
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They are moth detectors!!! It took me awhile to figure out why my truck alarm was going off for no reason until I learned that during moth season make sure to only engage perimeter alarm when shutting off and locking my truck!
 
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My dogs have set it off a couple of times when I didn’t change the setting.
 
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Originally Posted by F250 Bushman
Supposedly If you leave the truck parked with the doors locked but the windows down, the alarm (horn) will go off if someone reaches in through the window. You'll notice that there are four sensors, one pointing at each side window.
Three Sensors, One is a dead space. And the Microphone is the slotted opening in the front by the lights.
 
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Originally Posted by EXTREME_SD
Any ideas what the hell these things are in the over head console. Truck is an XLT 2020 F250.


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Say something bad about the gov't and you'll find out.
 
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Since on the topic of those sensors. Dealership said I had a faulty one and was preventing the remote start to operate properly… anyone had this issue ?
 
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