Tag: Ford

Can Your Car Windows Open on Their Own??

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Why Are My Windows Open? If you’ve ever walked out to your car and found all the windows open, this is our subject.  We’re going to discuss a feature found in cars from a number of manufacturers that catches people with their pants down. Or their windows down. This is not about a fault or …

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Ford Dashboard Symbols and Warning Lights

Ford Symbols So, what is that light on your dashboard? What follows is easily the most complete list available of symbols and warnings that may appear in and on your car’s dashboard or instrument cluster. The following are warning lights and indicators found in vehicles built by Ford. Click the link to the right of …

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Does Your Owner’s Manual Have a Troubleshooting Guide?

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How Deep Is Your Owner’s Manual? We’ve done a couple of owner’s manual rants and got to thinking about where the average driver might look in their respective manual if they ran into trouble, specifically with dead or dying key fobs. So, we examined a sampling of owner’s manuals from BMW and Mini, Fiat Chrysler, …

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Why Are All My Windows Down??

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Who Opened the Windows? Here, we discuss a feature found in cars from a number of manufacturers that catches people with their pants down. Or rather with their windows down. So, this is not about a fault or a system failure or a warning light, but about something working exactly as it is supposed to, …

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U.S. Cars Sold Overseas Leave Drivers in the Dark

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Drivers in the Dark, Part 1 Over the last several months we have been contacted by two drivers of U.S. cars sold and likely built overseas who could not find a back-up spot to drop the key fob in the event of the fob’s battery dying. Well, a good deal of sleuthing and a hunch …

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Ford Videos: How to Handle Dead Key Fob Batteries

How to Open, Start and Replace Fob Batteries in Ford Vehicles Twenty Videos We now have twenty videos offering help to Ford drivers with Help for Key Not Working. There is some crossover with Lincoln models, but they have their own page here! 2021 SUV Update This video updates (in 2021) keyless start Ford SUVs …

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Key Fob Battery Replacement Videos (Remote Controls. Smart Keys)

How to Replace Batteries in Key Fobs. Video Help We post videos here of us replacing batteries in key fobs or remotes. Manufacturers are listed in alphabetical order. All GM, Stellantis (FCA (except Wagoneer)), Nissan, and Toyota Motors made vehicles are grouped together under their parent company names. Acura Fobs Acura latest key fob A …

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