I sure do!!

I have a 2002 SCrew and use the truck around the "farm" quite a bit.

Is there any way to disable the automatic door locking feature?

I don't need it. I don't want it. I WANT TO KILL IT.

NOTE: I want to keep the power lock feature though.

Otherwise, I'm pretty happy with my truck

 

Look in your owners manual. There is a procedure to disable it. I have done it on a couple of F-150's.

 

Duh!!

Ya mean it's that easy??

I'll do it before sun down!

Thanks!

 

Oops.

The truck is a 2003 and the manual directs me to the dealer for the change.

The local dealer wants $25 to make the change.



Computer engine control is good but these computer controls on everything is ridiculous.

Is there any I can change this setting without the dealer?

 

Courtesy of Buschman:
1. Turn the ignition key to ON.
2. Press the power door unlock control three times.
3. Turn the ignition key from ON to OFF.
4. Press the power door unlock control three times.
5. Turn the ignition back to ON. The horn will chirp.
6. Press the unlock control, then press the lock control. The horn will chirp once if autolock was deactivated or twice (one short and one long chirp) if autolock was activated.
7. Turn the ignition to OFF. The horn will chirp once to confirm the
procedure is complete.

SL

 

If that method doesn't work and you have an outer keypad, try this one:
1. key off
2. close all doors
3. enter 5-digit entry code
4. press and hold 3/4 key. While holding, press the 7/8 key
5. release the 3/4 key
6. release the 7/8 key
The horn will chirp once when the system has been successfully deactivated. The horn will chirp twice (one short and one long chirp) when the system has been successfully reactivated.

If you don't have an outer keypad, what the he** are you waiting for? Put one in before you lock yourself out.

SL

 

Sanppylips, Did you add your keypad? I've been considering this mod on my '99 and was just wondering how difficult it was. Does everything just plug and play or did you have wire the keypad in? Thanks in advance--DIY

 

I like the autolock feature on my 04, but I wonder if there is a way to program it so the doors automatically UNlock when I switch off the ignition???

TIA
R...

 

My 2005 FX4 automatically locks at 5mph and unlocks when shifted into park...does no one else have this feature?

 

The first thing I've done to every new Ford I've owned is deactivate that feature.

As for how? It's amazing what you can find in the owner's manual...

-Joe

 

I'm waiting for my pre-painted handle to arrive. Apparently, Ford only offers paint to match keypad handles anymore, but I Googled the black part number and tracked one down. The keypad is still available from Ford as well as online Ford suppliers. The whole install was very well documented.
Go to http://www.svtlightnings.com/ , click on "How to" Click on "Keyless keypad". Read up on it.
To answer your questions:
1. No, but will be soon.
2. Looks easy enough.
3. XLT's and up are already wired

SL

 

I like the auto door lock feature. I don't understand what the big deal is. Just pull the handle to unlock. I have never had any problems with it.

 

That works great... except for when you stop and have to get out, walk around to the other side of the vehicle, pull on the handle to drop the kids off, only to realize that it automatically locked, but didn't unlock because your particular model only has the autoLOCK feature, not the autoUNlock, then you have to walk around to the driver's door, open it, unlock everything, then run back around to the other side because the kids are starting to fight before you can open the door... it's a major hassle IMHO... I'm not a fan. If it hadn't locked the doors in the first place, I wouldn't have this issue, hence the reason I disable it.

 

LOL

Sorry. I get it now.

I never had that problem. I'm single with no kids.

 

So am I... But I dated a woman with a 3-year-old for a couple of years, and she had a niece that was two... I used to pick them up from day care periodically.

But even being single I hated it... In the Explorer and the F-150 I have, they only have the autoLOCK feature, not the Unlock. When the Ex was two weeks old, I had an ultimate slurpee flop out of the useless cupholder in the center console of the Ex.... and, of course, it rolled directly to the passenger side door, completely out of reach, and the lid popped off upon impact with the passenger door. So I whip into the first drive, slam it into park, bolt around to the passenger side only to find the door was locked, which, of course, resulted in the same one-man Chinese fire-drill and a permanent brown coke syrup stain in the nice new beige carpet.

Needless to say, I deactivated it right then and there!!