So the work around is just reaching in and pressing unlock? That really makes trunk items (assuming you even have a cover back there) insecure and the entire thing a non-issue. Just reach in to unlock the tailgate.So yeah I noticed this the other day. I had my 2 kids in the back so we had the doors off in the front and doors in the back (kits are in car seats).
Well yeah I got out and noticed the rear doors were still locked. I'm like "okay let me hit the unlock button" but yeah NO DOOR! No unlock button. So I reached in to unlock it (you can also do it from the fob).
But yeah it's a WEIRD flaw/bug I think. The doors should unlock when you jump out. Now there MIGHT be an option on the dash to unlock all doors when you stop the truck. I'm pretty sure that might actually be an option.
I would be surprised if the fob range was long enough to start the car with the fob in the trunk. On our '19 Ranger we cant start the car if the fob is anywhere in the bed of the truck. It's a SCAB, so our back seat is only 1/2 sized as well, can barely get the truck to start if the fob is against the rear cabin wall.I have more of a problem that you can start the vehicle with it in the back. So what if you have a safe, back or console? Evidently anyone can just start it and take off then?
Uh maybe don't leave the key in your vehicle with no doors in it?I have more of a problem that you can start the vehicle with it in the back. So what if you have a safe, back or console? Evidently anyone can just start it and take off then?
Well we had the front doors off and rear doors on (had my kids with me). It was odd to drive somewhere, park the truck, turn the truck off, get out and attempt to open rear doors and i COULD NOT. Usually when you have the doors on and put the truck in park, turn key off, get out all the doors unlock. In this case, no front doors, so it didn't UNLOCK the back. I either had to reach in through the front door and unlock the back door OR reach into my pocket and press the key fob.So the work around is just reaching in and pressing unlock? That really makes trunk items (assuming you even have a cover back there) insecure and the entire thing a non-issue. Just reach in to unlock the tailgate.
I would be surprised if the fob range was long enough to start the car with the fob in the trunk. On our '19 Ranger we cant start the car if the fob is anywhere in the bed of the truck. It's a SCAB, so our back seat is only 1/2 sized as well, can barely get the truck to start if the fob is against the rear cabin wall.
Range on these fobs is tailored to what they design the spec as.
That is NOT a range issue, that's Ford not wanting you to lose your key.So the work around is just reaching in and pressing unlock? That really makes trunk items (assuming you even have a cover back there) insecure and the entire thing a non-issue. Just reach in to unlock the tailgate.
I would be surprised if the fob range was long enough to start the car with the fob in the trunk. On our '19 Ranger we cant start the car if the fob is anywhere in the bed of the truck. It's a SCAB, so our back seat is only 1/2 sized as well, can barely get the truck to start if the fob is against the rear cabin wall.
Range on these fobs is tailored to what they design the spec as.
I am actually a little surprised that Ford didn't put lock sensors in the rear door handles, since apparently there's more than a few weirdos who drive around with only 50% of their doors removed.Well we had the front doors off and rear doors on (had my kids with me). It was odd to drive somewhere, park the truck, turn the truck off, get out and attempt to open rear doors and i COULD NOT. Usually when you have the doors on and put the truck in park, turn key off, get out all the doors unlock. In this case, no front doors, so it didn't UNLOCK the back. I either had to reach in through the front door and unlock the back door OR reach into my pocket and press the key fob.
That is NOT a range issue, that's Ford not wanting you to lose your key.
And since I don't see an actual unlock button on the Bronco back doors, I'm guessing he reached in and pulled the door handle, which probably left the tailgate locked. So if you did have an enclosure back there, it would probably still be secure. That is, as secure as you can possibly expect the trunk of a vehicle with no front doors to be.
There isn't an unlock switch in the center console, is there? The window and mirror controls are there, but the unlock switches are on the front doors.
I'm the weirdo that disables adaptive cruise control, any function which causes the steering wheel to shake, any sensor-activated braking or steering the car can do for you in any capacity, hates electric e-brakes and proximity sensors and also uses the key fob as a direct key.
In this case you just reach in and unlock a door (your method), or possibly use the unlock switch in the center console (method I mentioned)..... Pretty sure you could recoup both lost seconds of your life from this tedious manual labor by having more accurate lane management on a single drive to Anywhere, USA.
I want to either do this or add a solenoid valve on the fuel line with a hide-out switch. Do you have a hack or schematic on where his cut-off needs to be? Or do you put it on the main power lead?... Unless of course you installed a battery shut off switch hidden somewhere.