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That’s a good question. It might not have stopped the vehicle damage, but it might have scared the thief off, or at least alerted the authorities after the fact, depending on how quickly the vehicle’s owner responded to the app notification.Btw, is this something that the latest Fordpass update (SecuriAlert) would help prevent?
I just activated that feature with the last OTA software update. I didn’t think anything about activating it or deactivating it, since my Bronco is stored in my home garage at night. Imagine my surprise when I opened the tailgate last night to check an internal measurement for a potential mod installation inside my cargo bay, and my phone dinged with an immediately alert from the FordPass app. I looked at the phone, read the alert, put it away, and said to myself, “Cool! It actually works!”
Then the app notified me again today as I was moving some stuff in and out of my console vault, later left for the grocery store, and then opened my tailgate to load my grocery bags before driving home. Each time I received an app notification, I chuckled to myself, because I never turned the system off after the initial OTA download. When I returned home and read this thread, I opened the app to read the last notification for more details.
This is what you see in the app after notifications occur and when you open the subsequent screens to see the latest notification for more details. The app tells you which door was opened, shows you where the vehicle is located on a small map, and lists the vehicle’s last known street address. It also gives you various options to: lock the doors, activate the horn/lights, report the incident, or dismiss the alert.
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Since it was me opening the vehicle each time, I obviously didn’t report the incident, but it is nice to know that the feature works and the option was available.
To be honest, I really like this feature, and I think I’m going to keep it turned on for now, even if it is frequently notifying me of my own innocuous actions. I would rather keep it on and deal with all the notifications than leave it off accidentally and wish I had left it on after a real incident occurs.
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