Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2008 Mercury Mariner and 2008 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) system uses an Integrated Keyhead Transmitter (IKT). The IKT incorporates both the Passive Anti-Theft System (PATS) functions and the RKE transmitter functions in a single device.
The RKE transmitter is programmed automatically during PATS programming. During PATS programming, the Instrument Cluster (IC) obtains the Transmitter Identification Code (TIC) from the IKT and sends the TIC data over the Medium Speed Controller Area Network (MS-CAN) to the SJB.
The IKT initiates the following electronic system functions:
- Unlock the LH front door
- Unlock all doors
- Lock all doors
- Release the liftgate glass
- Activate/deactivate the panic alarm
- Command the interior lamps on (when unlocking) and off (when locking)
- Sound the horn once when LOCK is pressed twice within 3 seconds, and the doors are closed
- Sound the horn twice when LOCK is pressed twice within 3 seconds, and any door is ajar
The IKT has a normal operating range of 10 m (33 ft).