Description And Operation: Anti-Theft: Notes

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2008 Ford RV Cutaway, 2008 Ford Econoline, 2008 Ford E450 Super Duty, and 2008 Ford Cutaway. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

NOTE: The passive anti-theft system (PATS) is available on this vehicle as an option. The vehicle must be ordered with or without PATS by the customer. It is not a dealer-installed option.

NOTE: If the instrument cluster (IC) or the PCM is being replaced (or both), the parameters must be reset in both modules or the vehicle will experience a PATS no-start. This will occur even if the vehicle is not equipped with PATS. PATS vehicles and non-PATS vehicles have parameters in the IC and the PCM and they must be reset whenever either (or both) module(s) is (are) replaced. Refer to Passive Anti-Theft System (PATS) Parameter Reset .

PATS vehicles consist of the following components:

Anti-theft indicator (located in the IC)
Encoded ignition key(s) (the key contains a transponder)
PATS transceiver
IC
PCM

Non-PATS vehicles consist of the following components:

Anti-theft indicator (located in the IC)
Non-PATS ignition key(s) (conventional ignition key)
IC
PCM

PATS uses radio frequency identification technology to deter a drive-away theft. Passive means that it does not require any activity by the user.