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Old 05-27-2018, 07:51 PM
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Lock/Unlock When putting in park

On my 16' 350, I could set all the doors to unlock when I put the truck in park. On my 18' I can't seem to get the same setting. I have to manually unlock with the button so my wife an kids can get out. I tried the Easy access settings, can't remember what its called. What am I missing?
 
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Old 05-27-2018, 07:55 PM
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Settings -> vehicle -> locks -> auto lock/unlock. Should work for you I think?
 
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Old 05-27-2018, 08:07 PM
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Just went out and double checked. I have both auto lock and autoUnlock checked. I checked the child locks on the back doors as well. Both are unlocked.
 
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Old 05-27-2018, 08:14 PM
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The passenger doors won’t unlock until you unlock the driver’s door by pulling the handle or pushing the button on the door.
The only other setting you can change is how many times you have to press the button on the remote to unlock all doors.
 
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Wow... Ok well there's a big Ford fail right there. Has none of their engineers ever dropped anyone off? Making it doubly worse is the lock/unlock button on the drivers' door is in an awkward position. Hopefully someone can find a Forescan option for this.
 
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Old 05-27-2018, 11:44 PM
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It's annoying. Especially until you remember to unlock when you hop out to drop the tailgate....
 
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Originally Posted by honda250xtitan
It's annoying. Especially until you remember to unlock when you hop out to drop the tailgate....
Exactly! And when you get out to open the back door to get the baby out of the car seat only to realize the door is still locked.
 
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Old 05-28-2018, 07:50 AM
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Yes annoying. I also own a Ford Fiesta and its the same way.
 
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Old 05-28-2018, 09:52 AM
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One of the safety tips that is continually stressed at my job is NEVER SET IN AN UNLOCKED VEHICLE. I think Ford has decided to go with safety. Just because you stop and put it in Park is not a definite indication that you are ready to let someone enter your vehicle. Yes, it’s inconvienient sometimes, but, IMO, worth it to mitigate the risks.
 
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Yeah that would mean you'd have to sit in an unlocked car everyone you put it in park which can be dangerous. We should have the option though.
 
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I was just outside doing stuff and reached my limit on dealing with this issue. Came in to post the question and saw this thread on page 1. While I appreciate Ford thinking about my safety, I wish they gave us the option. I put my truck in park in a dangerous part of town way less than in a safe area. I own a black truck on the Gulf Coast so I leave the truck running a lot when I get out for the a/c. A good compromise would be if Truck is running in park and you open driver’s door the rest unlock. Oh well. Someday I guess I’ll develop the habit of pushing the unlock button when I get out. Old dog learning new tricks not so easy.
 
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Originally Posted by Lees350
Wow... Ok well there's a big Ford fail right there. Has none of their engineers ever dropped anyone off? Making it doubly worse is the lock/unlock button on the drivers' door is in an awkward position. Hopefully someone can find a Forescan option for this.
On the settings control panel for the lock/unlock feature, there is an option for "Remote". Click on that and choose "all doors" instead of "Driver". See if that works for you.
 
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Why don't you just lock the door with the remote when you get out if its running? That's what I do.
 
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Originally Posted by k7lvo
One of the safety tips that is continually stressed at my job is NEVER SET IN AN UNLOCKED VEHICLE. I think Ford has decided to go with safety. Just because you stop and put it in Park is not a definite indication that you are ready to let someone enter your vehicle. Yes, it’s inconvienient sometimes, but, IMO, worth it to mitigate the risks.
If someone comes at your vehicle with a gun or a baseball bat, what good is having the doors locked going to do? Let Ford have it the way it is now by "default" but put an option in settings.
 
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