Who's adding Keyless Keypad Entry and why?

[Garbone]

It sounds useless and old school
I remember when I was like 5 years old in 2004 my dads Ford suv would have it

You sound like someone who has never parked on the beach and hit the surf..?

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[2Jeeps&PatriotX1]

Yeah, sometimes we need to lock phone, etc.. in the car. I’m in the mountains a lot where there is no service anyway.

And yet even without service I still use my phone for gps, gaia maps when in the backcountry. So Im still having a hard time figuring out what people are doing to lock both their phone or keys in the vehicle. What happens if you have to flee to safety or scramble to find help down some mountain, wouldn't it be nice to have your phone just in case? I carry a garmin inreach device but still.

 

[Beach_Bum]

Count yourselves fortunate that rely on it to work. Good for you. But besides it looking like it was manufactured 20 years ago and it is held on by a gooey, sticky, Tootsie roll, there is a known issue with the battery.

 

[2Jeeps&PatriotX1]

I agree it's a pos design and looks like an afterthought. I have no need for one but if I was getting one the only place I'd put it is inside the fuel door.

Several items on these Bronco were afterthoughts, including on the $60k Broncos.

 

[ChrisKz]

We go kayaking and it would be nice to leave my keys in the Bronco. That way on the off chance I loose the keys on the water we won't be screwed. $100 for that peace of mind is an easy trade off.

 

[Grooticus]

Exactly my thinking as well, but I didn’t realize there was an aftermarket option that could be placed in the fuel door. That’s awesome! Probably go that route.

with the weird no cap gas cap thingy going on back there would there still be room for the number pad?

 

[StaticAnalysis]

What happens if the keypad battery dies and you locked the keys in the car?

 

[centra28]

Even though it is only $100 to add I will be passing on it. I have it currently on my Ford Explorer and I haven't even used it one time. I don't even know what the code is.

 

[eyrk]

Not getting it but I've read others are so that they can lock their keys in their car. Honestly not sure if this is even possible to do. My vehicle is a 2011 and even back then if it sensed my keys IN the car, it wouldn't lock. A safety feature so that you don't lock your keys in. Saved my hide a few times tbh in these past ten years

It works by you saving a code and then you use the code to enter your car

I use this almost everyday on my 2016 f150. For me and my line of work it's a must have.

 

[linbackr99]

I will have it without a doubt. I have had nothing but Fords since the early 90's and have had the keypad on three Raptors, a fusion and Ranger. I often travel to areas for boating/hiking/biking etc where cell coverage is spotty (at best) and prefer leaving my keys in my inside the vehicle - and this allows for that, as well as leaving the phone in the vehicle as well. I think the fuel door option is excellent, and like the way it is sort of invisible on the Fusion, but - regardless of where they install it - I will have it.

 

[linbackr99]

I’m planning on adding it, but need to see how they implement it. With current vehicles, it’s usually on the door above the handle or in the b-pillar. My expedition has it in the b-pillar and you don’t even see it because they’re electrostatic buttons under the plastic that light up when you touch there. I don’t think Ford will put it on the door since the door is removable, but we’ve seen one pre-production unit with it on the door and looking really cheap and out of place so I’m sure that wasn’t the final design.

They’re a 5 digit combination code. Real handy if you need to lock up the vehicle and leave your keys and phone behind.

6 Dig Code - BTW

 

[linbackr99]

That's where the Ford Pass or Jeep Uconnect come in handy. I can remotely lock/unlock, remote start, check its location, etc. from anywhere that I have cell or wifi service.

Exactly - anywhere you have cell service or wifi . . .

 

[TXKK626]

with the weird no cap gas cap thingy going on back there would there still be room for the number pad?

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[linbackr99]

It will be on the door. The frameless windows will cover the b pillar. I like it in my super duty for when I’m camping and don’t have my keys on me to grab stuff out of my truck. With intelligent access and push button start you cannot lock the vehicle with the key inside.

You can lock the keys inside by pushing the bottom two buttons on the keypad at the same time. I do it all the time on my 150 Raptor - works great.

 

[Texas Sunshine]

I had it on my F-150 and never used it.

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