Whats the coolest feature you didn't know your car had?

[Jesse R]

when i touch my handle it unlocks both sides. every day my room mate rides with me to the gym and as soon as i touch the handle he opens his side.

Yea mine unlocks passanger door as well. Anyway to turn it off so that I would have to unlock manually for the passanger?

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[IslandHopper]

so with this whole never take your fob out of your pocket to unlock and get in the car just by putting your hand on the handle... what if people are chasing me, i run to the safety of a locked car... but can't the people at the passenger door just pull the handle and get in?!

Quit going to those neighborhoods. ;)

 

[GT Pony]

Yea mine unlocks passanger door as well. Anyway to turn it off so that I would have to unlock manually for the passanger?

Try this ... from the owner's manual. Note the last sentence about intelligent access.

 

[ibinubu12]

Try this ... from the owner's manual. Note the last sentence about intelligent access.

This is the case for most post 2010ish Ford products. Anything with the Integrated Keyhead Transmitter can do that feature too.

 

[JGonvardi]

If you give the turn signal lever a tap (not fully pressed) in either direction, the turn signal for the selected direction will blink three times instead of stayin on. This is ideal for those lane changes.

 

[Dirtyblueshirt]

Try this ... from the owner's manual. Note the last sentence about intelligent access.

Wait... You mean there's useful information in the manual?!? Witchcraft!


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[skytop1]

If you give the turn signal lever a tap (not fully pressed) in either direction, the turn signal for the selected direction will blink three times instead of stayin on. This is ideal for those lane changes.

Factoid about directionals...

The tap feature of the directionals were first introduced by GM in 1967 in their deluxe cars and the Corvette.

 

[dgc333]

If you give the turn signal lever a tap (not fully pressed) in either direction, the turn signal for the selected direction will blink three times instead of stayin on. This is ideal for those lane changes.

Nothing new, all my cars since the early 90s had this feature.

Dave

 

[grue]

Try this ... from the owner's manual. Note the last sentence about intelligent access.

ah, yep i just read the manual. funny thing though, in another area it talks about pulling the door handle to unlock with the fob in 3ft... i originally did that, but since found that just putting my hand on the handle unlocks the door. also it works with gloves on. they also talk about the lock sensor on the handle as a separate thing - this is what i use to lock the door when i exit and go somewhere. but i can also tap that sensor to unlock. so really, you can 1. pull the handle 2. grab the handle 3. press the sensor to unlock the door. lock by pressing the sensor.

 

[OracleHCR]

Nothing new, all my cars since the early 90s had this feature.

Dave

S197's didn't have it. Had to buy a switch from Raxiom to get it on my '12 GT.

 

[Dirtyblueshirt]

S197's didn't have it. Had to buy a switch from Raxiom to get it on my '12 GT.

Until the past decade or so, it was much more common on European cars than domestics.


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[GT Pony]

ah, yep i just read the manual. funny thing though, in another area it talks about pulling the door handle to unlock with the fob in 3ft... i originally did that, but since found that just putting my hand on the handle unlocks the door. also it works with gloves on. they also talk about the lock sensor on the handle as a separate thing - this is what i use to lock the door when i exit and go somewhere. but i can also tap that sensor to unlock. so really, you can 1. pull the handle 2. grab the handle 3. press the sensor to unlock the door. lock by pressing the sensor.

I think the lock and unlock feature by touching the handle are two different functions. Listen closely when you touch the "lock" sensor on the handle. What you think is unlocking the door is actually re-locking it. Then you have to grab the inside of the handle to open it, and the door un-locks. Listen carefully when doing those actions and you'll hear what's going on.

 

[plc268]

Unlocking via the handle works about 75% of the time for me. Other times I sit there fumbling around with the sensor for a few seconds only to admit defeat and pull out the fob to unlock the car.

 

[ConqSoft]

The "key" to unlocking the door with the handle is putting your hand around/inside the handle. The sensor on top works better for locking. Just a quick touch of the ridged area will lock it. I've had 100% success using this method for the last 8 months of ownership.

 

[plc268]

The "key" to unlocking the door with the handle is putting your hand around/inside the handle. The sensor on top works better for locking. Just a quick touch of the ridged area will lock it. I've had 100% success using this method for the last 8 months of ownership.

Yea, That's what I do. Just stick my hand in and try to open the door. The car gets in a loop and just continually lock it. I suppose if I waited a few more seconds, it would reset itself and allow me to unlock, but by that time, I pull out the fob.

I'm not sure what causes this behavior, as it does work most of the time. :shrug:

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